Will you be getting it?
Apart from the anticipated arrival of Pokémon Legends: Z-A this week, Nintendo has also released a new Switch 2 bundle.
Here’s your reminder that it’s now available in stores for $499.99 / £429.99 (or your regional equivalent). It comes packed with Nintendo’s new hardware and everything else required, as well as a full game download for the new entry in the series.
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Pokémon Legends: Z-A is now available on the Switch and Switch 2, and the first Mystery Gift distribution event has officially gone live.
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Download it today.
It’s been years since Splatoon 2 received an update, but today that’s all changed with Nintendo releasing a small patch.
This bumps the game up to Version 5.5.2, and according to the patch notes, it fixes an issue with League Battles tied to Switch 2 and Switch users. Here’s the full rundown, courtesy of Nintendo’s official support page:
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Serving up on Kickstarter.
We’ve seen a fair few game-inspired cookbooks in our time, though few have looked quite as delicious as Paper Plates, a newly-revealed recipe book that’s absolutely rammed with Paper Mario sweetness.
This one comes from JobJobLLC, the team behind the Zelda-inspired culinary venture ‘The Legend’s Cookbook‘, and ‘Brawl in the Family‘ artist Matthew Taranto. It promises 35 recipes, all with a Paper Mario twist, and enough of the series’ iconic art stylings that you’d assume it’s been plucked from the backdrop of an unassuming Thousand-Year Door locale.
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Switch 2 is frankly a bargain by comparison.
Ahead of its release on 16th October 2025 (yes, tomorrow), the ROG Xbox Ally X has received a whole bunch of reviews, and it sounds like this thing might be the new king of PC handhelds.
Heck, at £799 / $999, you’d hope so, wouldn’t you?
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Get on it.
Nintendo has announced its next game trial for Nintendo Switch Online users, and this one is a doozy.
Yes, if it wasn’t obvious from the above image, Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance will be available to download for free for NSO members from 16th to 22nd October 2025.
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So much tat!
Are you a fan of Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus? Well, you should be, it’s bloomin’ great. If you are, then you might be keen to check out a new upcoming physical edition from Limited Run Games.
Pre-orders open on 17th October 2025 and close on 16th November 2025, and you can choose between three available SKUs: Standard, Steelbook, and Collector’s Edition.
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Another update has landed.
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound got off to a solid start when it arrived on the Switch in July, and since then, it’s received multiple updates, including a 60fps mode.
Now, ahead of the release of Ninja Gaiden 4 on Xbox and other platforms next week, the 2D title Ragebound will be celebrating with an exclusive Yakumo skin. This update is completely “free” and is based on the young ninja prodigy in the fourth major entry. Here’s the full rundown, and another look:
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Ready up, trainers.
We heard last week how the upcoming release Pokémon Legends: Z-A had already received an update on the Switch and Switch 2, and since then, it’s gone live.
If you’ve already got this game digitally pre-loaded on your system, the update should already be applied. As for the content of this update, it appears to unlock the game’s online features. Here’s a rough translation of the official patch notes, courtesy of the Japanese Pokémon website:
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Get in, we’re going to Lumiose City.
The release of another major Pokémon entry is upon us, and the reviews are beginning to roll in. Now that we’ve heard from the critics, it’s got us wondering what Pokémon and Nintendo fans are planning to do when we hit the launch date on 16th October 2025.
Have the reviews for Pokémon Legends: Z-A sold you, or do you still need to find out more about this latest entry in Game Freak’s long-running series before you commit? If you haven’t already seen it, here’s a quick sample from our own review here on Nintendo Life:
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