Nintendo provided a deeper look into its upcoming single-player take on Splatoon, getting into the nitty gritty of weapon customization, enemies, and — most important of all — fashion. Personally I can’t wait to wield a beyblade that sprays ink. You can watch the entire presentation below (skip ahead to the 30 minute mark).
Nintendo’s next big Switch 2 exclusive drops at the end of July, and tomorrow the company will be showing off a little more of Splatoon Raiders with a 15-minute-long Direct. It starts streaming at 10AM ET.
To celebrate Pokémon Unite’s fifth anniversary, The Pokémon Company is releasing a live-action short drama inspired by the game, which isn’t all that wild given that the franchise’s mainline anime just took a detour to Aeos Island.
It’s been a bad day for tech and gaming, but you wouldn’t know it from Nintendo — which often goes its own way. At least Star Fox seems good.
With solid hardware and a huge library of games, it’s the perfect device to slip in your carry-on.
It will launch on the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 on June 22nd. I played The Drifter last year on my Steam Deck, and it sucked me in like a gripping novel — I’d guess it will be just as compelling on Nintendo’s consoles.
If you want your on-the-go Nintendo Switch 2 TV dock to actually hold your console you might want to wait for GuliKit’s new accessory it recently teased on X. It appears to be a new version of its TV Docking Station for Switch that trades a plastic case for aluminum and adds cooling vents on the underside.
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If you can’t start your day without the sounds of a simian rampage, Nintendo has added a new Donkey Kong theme to its Alarmo clock as well as 7 new alarm sounds from the Switch 2’s Donkey Kong Bananza. You can preview a few samples of them on Nintendo Japan’s website.
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I’m downloading it right now on my console. I grabbed it from the Switch 2’s eShop.
The first single-player Splatoon game launches in July, and Nintendo shared a bunch of details on the weapons and other tools you’ll be using during the game. More details are coming in a Splatoon Raiders-focused Direct on June 30th.
Just in time for Splatoon Raiders, Nintendo is launching some new tones for its controllers.
It launches on June 24th, and will be a free update. The first four chapters were excellent, so I can’t wait to jump into Chapter 5.
We still don’t know much about the multiplayer title, but sometime soon, it’s getting some kind of test. It’s going to be an exclusive game for the Switch 2, and it’s set to launch this year.
I promise that string of letters and numbers makes sense. Square Enix just announced the first FF game to utilize its distinct HD-2D graphics. It’s called Final Fantasy Resonance, and it launches on the Switch 2 on October 22nd.
The game, a remake of Star Fox 64, launches for Switch 2 on June 25th, but if you want a teaser, try the free demo that will be available today.
According to Nintendo Switch Sports Resort, a new sports game from Nintendo, it is. The game also includes sports like tennis, table tennis, archery, volleyball, golf, skateboarding, and, of course, bowling. It’s launching on October 22nd for Nintendo Switch 2.
In addition to teasing the next game in the sci-fi RPG series — called Xenoblade Genesis, and launching in 2027 — Nintendo also announced that three past Xenoblade titles are getting enhanced Switch 2 editions. The first is available today, XC2 launches on July 30th, and XC3 is out on December 3rd.
If you’re a Nintendo Switch Online member, try them out starting today. They’ll be available through September 1st.
One of the best action games of the last decade is coming to the Switch 2 on June 23rd.
After being announced last September, Nintendo will finally release the next mainline Fire Emblem game on September 17th for Switch 2. In a new trailer, Nintendo also went into detail on the four main characters and teased some of the game’s story.
One Piece: Grand Gourmet has you cooking and managing a restaurant with the help of the Straw Hats. I’m not caught up on all 1,000-plus episodes of One Piece, but I think Sanji will forgive me. It’ll be available on the Switch and Switch 2 on October 23rd.
Pokopia is getting a free update in August that introduces underwater spaces to explore and build in. Meanwhile, Nintendo is also launching a multipart expansion pass of paid updates, the first of which also drops in August.
Based on my demo I got to play earlier this year, the proximity chat-based co-op multiplayer game from the makers of Untitled Goose Game should be a good time. It will also launch on PS5 and Steam on the same day.
Dragon’s Dogma 2, a Capcom game designed for complete sickos (complimentary), is out on Nintendo hardware on October 9th.
Nintendo showed a bunch of new footage of Rhythm Heaven Groove, including a mode where you play RPG-like battles as well as some multiplayer games. Looks great. It launches on July 2nd for Nintendo Switch, and it’s playable on Switch 2 as well.
Ahead of this morning’s Nintendo Direct, Square Enix announced some unexpected news: The remaster of Final Fantasy X / X-2 is on the way to the Switch 2, launching on July 23rd.
It’s almost time for Nintendo to tell us just what’s up with the Switch 2 over the second half of the year. You can tune in live at 10AM ET.
It’s the first film of 2026 to rake in more than a billion dollars, and on a budget of only $110 million. It’s unlikely to be the last movie to cross that threshold this year, however, with two Marvel movies and Toy Story 5 on the horizon.
