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News Tetris 99 Discounts 41 Collab Themes In New Limited-Time Event
Get any you missed
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News Nintendo Store Adds New Splatoon Raiders And Super Mario Rewards
A memo pad and desktop metal display
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Guide Splatoon Raiders Guide, Tips & Tricks
Raiders gunna Raid
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TodayFri, 24th Jul 2026
News Tetris 99 Discounts 41 Collab Themes In New Limited-Time Event
Get any you missed
Tetris 99 has released all sorts of themes over the years, and the latest event allows players to purchase select ones at a discounted ticket price. Between now and 17th August 2026, you can get 41 collaborative themes for just 2 tickets instead the usual price. You won't need to earn points to unlock them, either. Here are some...
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Out next week
Nintendo is gearing up for the return of Xenoblade Chronicles 2, with the arrival of the Switch 2 Edition next week on 30th July 2026. To prepare fans, it's today released a brand new overview trailer, detailing what exactly to expect. This includes enhancements including 60fps, 4k resolution in TV mode and full HD in handheld mode...
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News Nintendo Store Adds New Splatoon Raiders And Super Mario Rewards
A memo pad and desktop metal display
Nintendo has added some new themed physical rewards to its North American storefront this week. First up is a memo pad for 550 platinum points that's based on the new Switch 2 release Splatoon Raiders. Here's a look, along with the official description and dimensions: Splatoon Raiders - Memo Pad
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YesterdayThu, 23rd Jul 2026
Guide Splatoon Raiders Guide, Tips & Tricks
Raiders gunna Raid
Whether you're a series veteran or still fresh around the gills, Splatoon Raiders is packed with gameplay, mechanics and upgrades to get your head around. But worry not, we're here to lend a hand. In the following Splatoon Raiders guide, we'll be sharing some hints and tips for surviving the Spirhalite Islands, recommending the...
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Guide Splatoon Raiders: All amiibo Unlocks
Fresh Drip
Nintendo has shown no sign of letting up on amiibo just yet, and Splatoon Raiders keeps the unlockables coming with a range of outfits available to all those who scan 'em. In this guide, we'll run through what every amiibo unlocks in Splatoon Raiders, including the new tie-in Deep Cut figures. Splatoon Raiders: All amiibo Unlocks:...
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Nintendo Download 23rd July (North America)
Splatoon Raiders! Xenotilt! Syvalion!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop - Highlights: Splatoon Raiders (Nintendo, 23rd Jul,...
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Burrowing from the greats
Late last year, Yacht Club Games founder Sean Velasco described Mina The Hollower as "make or break" for the studio. After a long development process and a last-minute delay, Yacht Club needed Mina to hit if it was going to have a future. Two months since launch, and it's fair to say that it's hit. The game shifted a...
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Japanese Charts Rhythm Heaven Groove Maintains Its Solid Lead
Groove Armada
The latest Japanese boxed charts data is in from Famitsu, and Rhythm Heaven Groove has once again taken the top spot with another 76,786 copies sold. There are a few newcomers again this week, including eBaseball: PRO SPIRIT 2026 on the PS5 along with Kyoto Xanadu, 70s-style Robot Anime Geppy-X, and
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News Pokémon TCG Pocket Finally Welcomes Mega Rayquaza Next Week
Blade, Laser, Rayquaza
It's the penultimate Thursday of the month, so The Pokémon Company is on hand to show us what's next for the Trading Card Game Pocket app. As those who were paying attention a few weeks back will no doubt know, the Ruler of the Skies expansion is next in line, flying our way on 30th July at 1am BST / 2am CET / 6pm PT (29th)...
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News Resident Evil Movie Trailer Is Already Putting Past Adaptations To Shame
The first great RE film? Could be
A new trailer for Zach Cregger's Resident Evil has been released, giving us a further glimpse at what's to come when it releases on 18th September 2026. Focusing on our protagonist Bryan (Austin Abrams), we catch brief peeks at some iconic Resident Evil items, including the typewriter, first-aid kit, shotgun ammo,...
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Time Extension Phil Harnage shares some memories of the Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
While the Super Mario Brothers had certainly appeared in animated projects prior to the launch of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, for many people growing up in the West, the latter proved to be the first time they ever saw the game's cast of characters represented outside of...
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PSA Splatoon Raiders' Tank Limiter Not Working? You May Be Pressing The Button Wrong
Have a little patience
Splatoon Raiders is out today, and we're sure that a bunch of you are already diving into the Spirhalite Islands and seeing what the spinoff has to offer. However, Nintendo has flagged that a bunch of people seem to be having trouble with the level-up system, and no, it's not a bug. Nintendo took to its Community Support...
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News Shigeru Miyamoto "Not Really Thinking About" Directing Another Game
"there might come a time when I want to do it"
In news that will surely shock you to your very core, Shigeru Miyamoto has stated that he is "not really thinking about" directing another game. As reported by Nintendo Everything, this is another snippet from Miyamoto's big interview with Famitsu in which he discusses his future and plans. He says...
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News 'Maestro' Has You Conducting Music With Your Joy-Con, And It Looks Wild
Magnifico
In what could be a delightful throw-back to the gimmicky days of the Wii, Maestro is heading to the Switch and Switch 2 on 17th September 2026. Developed by Double Jack, Maestro was originally released as a VR game and has been repurposed for the Switch. The idea is simple: you use your Joy-Con to follow along with the on-screen prompts,...
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News Shigeru Miyamoto Defends Nintendo's Production Of Remakes
No worries, Shigsy
Nintendo puts out a lot of games. This year alone it's released Splatoon Raiders, Rhythm Heaven Groove, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, Pokémon Pokopia, and Mario Tennis Fever. Yet with this year's
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News Super Mario Galaxy Movie Directly Led To New Star Fox And Yoshi Games, Miyamoto Confirms
When worlds collide
Shigeru Miyamoto has confirmed that The Super Mario Galaxy Movie directly led to the production of both Star Fox and Yoshi and the Mysterious Book for the Switch 2. As covered by Nintendo Everything, Miyamoto recently participated in a huge interview for Famitsu in
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News Splatoon Raiders Added To Nintendo Music As A 'Special Release'
Listen to nine tracks now
Nintendo Music has been updated with nine tracks from Splatoon Raiders in a new special release. Coinciding with the launch of the new spin-off on Switch 2, the OST sample should give you a small taste of what the full game has to offer in terms of its excellent music. Splatoon has always been known for its upbeat, funky...
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News Xenoblade Chronicles Studio Monolith Soft Helped Out With Splatoon Raiders
It also worked on the previous releases
Splatoon Raiders is a new take on the series, and it seems Nintendo called on the talented team at Monolith Soft to help out. Yes, you read correctly - the Xenoblade Chronicles developer, who has also assisted with multiple other first-party Nintendo projects in between its popular role-playing series, has...
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News Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream Switch Update 1.0.3 Is Now Live
Improving island life
Nintendo has released multiple patches for Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream since its arrival on the Switch in April, and today the title has been bumped up to Version 1.0.4. This latest patch comes with some fixes to address various issues and enhance the overall gameplay experience. Here are the official notes about this...
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News Donkey Kong Arcade LEGO Set Officially Revealed, Available August 2026
A legendary DK player has already put it to the test
After all sorts of leaks, LEGO and Nintendo have now officially revealed the Donkey Kong Arcade set. Pre-orders are live on Lego's website, and set is releasing on 1st August 2026. It comes with 1371 pieces and costs $199.99 / £149.99 (or your regional equivalent). As noted in the description,...
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News Avatar's New Fighting Game On Switch Won't Have Crossplay At Launch
An "important update" for the Nintendo community
We're now entering a rather busy time of the year for game releases, and this week sees the arrival of Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game. If you are planning on picking up the original Switch version, there's one thing you might want to know. In a last-minute announcement, the development team has...
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News Splatoon Raiders Switch 2 Launch Update Out Now, Here Are The Patch Notes
The hunt begins
The new adventure Splatoon Raiders is out exclusively for the Switch 2 this week, and like many other first-party Nintendo releases nowadays, there's a launch update. The patch notes aren't available locally just yet, but according to Nintendo's Japanese website, it comes with some adjustments as well as bug fixes to improve the...
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News Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Has Been Updated To Version 3.0.0
The Switch 2 Edition arrives next week
In case you somehow missed it, Nintendo recently announced the Xenoblade Chronicles trilogy would be getting Nintendo Switch 2 Editions. It's already released the Switch 2 version of the first game, and now it's gearing up for the return of the second title with a new software update. This bumps Xenoblade...
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Wednesday22nd Jul 2026
Guide 88 Switch 1 & 2 Games You Should Check Out In Nintendo's eShop Summer Sales (Europe)
Every game we scored 9/10 or higher, plus a personal pick
Summer is officially in full swing, and what better way to enjoy the warmer weather than with a good old eShop sale? Nintendo has kicked off its latest wave of discounts across the European eShop, and you've got until 2nd August to make the most of it. Of course, there are a lot of titles...
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News Hasbro Shares Sneak Peek Of Its Official Legend Of Zelda Toy Line
It will include multiple scale figures
Last week, the entertainment company Hasbro announced it was teaming up with Nintendo to release a Legend of Zelda toy line. As we've already noted, his new multi-year collaboration will be officially unveiled at this week's San Diego Comic-Con, taking place between 23rd - 26th July 2026. Now, in an update,...
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News Hyperkin Is Re-Releasing Its 15-Year-Old Portable SNES In Two New Designs
Time Extension Crimson and Prime
This is 2018's SupaBoy SFC, the previous iteration of the handheld Hyperkin has announced that it is re-releasing its SupaBoy portable SNES clone in two new designs. Launching this fall, the SupaBoy will come in 'Crimson' and 'Prime' designs. The former evokes memories of the Famicom's colour scheme, while the latter uses the PAL...
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News Here's How Final Fantasy X On Switch 2 Compares To Switch 1
Plus some direct gameplay footage of X & X-2
Final Fantasy X | X-2 Remaster is about to launch on Switch 2 on 23rd July, and you might well have the same question that we did when it was announced a few weeks back: why? The compilation already looks pretty great on the Switch and, in what has become the unfortunate norm for Square Enix, there's no...
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News Hasbro Reveals Its New Legend Of Zelda Toys, And Yeah, We Want Them
Wanna play?
After a brief tease, Hasbro has now fully revealed its new line of Legend of Zelda: Heroes of Hyrule toys (thanks, IGN). They're pretty much exactly what we were expecting, too. Three figures make up the first batch of toys, and these include Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf. What's perhaps more surprising is that they're based on
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News Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2's Resolutions & Frame Rates Revealed
Switch 1 players are capped at 30fps
Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2's resolution and frame rate details for its two main games - Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker - have been revealed. The headline is the Switch 2 edition will see 60 frames per second in both games across TV and handheld mode,...
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News Select Mario, Zelda, & Animal Crossing Lego Sets To Be Retired Next Week
And a Sonic set, too
A whole bunch of Lego sets based on Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Animal Crossing, and Sonic the Hedgehog are set to be retired next week. You can check out Lego's own 'Retiring Soon' section to check out the products still in stock, but Brick Fanatics also details additional sets that are unfortunately sold out at the time...
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News Sonic Frontiers - Sonic The Hedgehog F4F Statue Pre-Orders Now Live
Sonic and Super Sonic statues available
As part of Sonic the Hedgehog's 35th anniversary celebrations, Sega recently shadow-dropped Sonic Frontiers - Definitive Edition on the Switch 2. Now, to join in on the birthday celebrations, First 4 Figures has shared a sneak peek of its Sonic Frontiers statue. This statue will be available to pre-order on...
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Guide The Duskbloods Network Test Sign Up Dates, Times & How To Join
Sign ups are now open ahead of (hopefully) playing in August
The Duskbloods Network Test is your chance to play FromSoftware's Switch 2 exclusive ahead of release. It'll take place in late August, and due to the closed nature of the test, interested participants must first apply in a sign up period during July. Developer FromSoftware - who also...
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News Ball X Pit Is Rolling Out Its "Final Free Update" Soon
"We're back with even more balls"
The team behind the additive 2025 release BALL x PIT has announced it's back with "even more balls" in the game's "final free update". This update, officially titled The Naturalist Update, is "coming soon". Although this is the final free update, it doesn't rule out future paid updates and DLC. Here's the...
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News Two Point Hospital: Full Health Collection Will See You In September
Stay in the waiting room for now
Sega and Two Point Studios have announced that Two Point Hospital: Full Health Collection will launch digitally on Switch 2 on 16th September 2026. A physical launch is expected to follow for Switch 2 and PS5 on 6th November 2026. As the title implies, this is basically the complete package for Two Point Hospital,...
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Video Splatoon Raiders Gets New Overview Trailer Ahead Of This Week's Release
Get ready to explore the Spirhalite Islands
Splatoon Raiders is out this week, and Nintendo's marketing push is now underway with not only promotional posters and an 'Ask the Developer' interview, but also a brand-new overview trailer. It provides another look at the mysterious Spirhalite Islands and details everything you can expect from this new...
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News Pokémon World Championships Exclusive Plush Officially Revealed
Catch 'em at the pop-up Pokémon Center
Ahead of the 2026 Pokémon World Championships this August, The Pokémon Company has revealed new plush. These will be available "exclusively" at this event (and the new event PokémonXP, taking place alongside the World Championships at the Moscone Center). This year's Pokémon Center pop-up store will stock...
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Tuesday21st Jul 2026
Review Splatoon Raiders (Switch 2) - The Best Single-Player Splatoon Has Fantastic Multiplayer
Salmon point
Whilst it wasn’t part of the original release 11 years ago (yikes), Salmon Run has become a core part of the Splatoon experience, as important as Turf Wars and bizarre single player adventures. Splatoon Raiders is Salmon Run to an extent, but it feels to me like a side mode from 'Splatoon 4' that simply… got out of hand. If...
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News Latest Physical Sales Data Proves The Format Is, In Fact, Dying
Oof... Big oof
When Sony recently announced it would be ending the production of physical media for the PS5 (and presumably the PS6) from January 2028, the gaming community was quite rightly up in arms. Yet despite the ongoing backlash, the actual data indicating how poorly physical media sells these days doesn't lie. And it's looking grim, indeed...
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News Nintendo Asks Court To Dismiss U.S. Tariff Refund Lawsuit
Customers received what they "bargained for"
Back in April, it emerged that two gamers in the U.S. filed a lawsuit against Nintendo, claiming that the company had an obligation to refund customers after it was deemed that tariffs affecting prices were actually illegal. Nintendo raised prices for the original Switch along with a bunch of Switch 2...
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News Nintendo All But Confirms That Splatoon 4 Is On The Way
Turf War fans, rejoice
With Nintendo launching Splatoon Raiders this week, you might be wondering whether the company plans to work on a proper mainline entry in the series, A.K.A. Splatoon 4. Well, according to a new 'Ask the Developer' interview, Nintendo has no intention of deviating from the competitive gameplay that Splatoon is known for. When...
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News Donkey Kong Arcade LEGO Set Official Images Surface, Already In-Store
Announcement incoming...
Earlier this month, the Donkey Kong Arcade LEGO set was leaked online. Now, in an update, the first official images have been revealed ahead of schedule. Not only is there another look at the box and set details, but there are also some official Lego screenshots showing the entire build and play features. These images...
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Round Up "Incredibly Compelling" - The Splatoon Raiders Reviews Are In
Or should that be "Ink-redibly Compelling'
Splatoon Raiders, the new single-player (with lots of multi-player) spin-off Switch 2, is right around the corner. You know what that means: it's time to check out some reviews! Before we crack on, let's remind ourselves of what the lovely Alex Olney said in his review right here on Nintendo Life:...
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Review Moss: The Forgotten Relic (Switch 2) – A Port That Doesn't Fall Flat On A Flatscreen
Where there’s a Quill, there’s a way
When I first played Moss on PSVR in 2018, it was the game that truly sold me on virtual reality. Here was an adventure with the ambition and polish of a console release that used VR to draw the player into its world in a genuinely compelling way. At the time, it felt like developer Polyarc had finally cracked...
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News Stellar Blade Has Been Rated For Switch 2
It's arriving "this year"
One of the many surprises of last month's Nintendo Direct was the announcement Stellar Blade would be coming to the Switch 2 this year. Although there's no update about the release date just yet, an ESRB rating for the action-adventure featuring fast-paced combat and role-playing elements has now gone live. It's rated 'M'...
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PSA Disney Speedstorm - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Now Available
Update: Here's the official Switch 2 trailer
Gameloft has this week released a dedicated Switch 2 Edition of its free-to-play racing title Disney Speedstorm on the eShop. As highlighted in the official announcement, this version of Speedstorm offers improved resolution in docked mode. Existing Switch users can also up
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News Nintendo Music Updated With More Mario Kart World 'Free Roam' Songs
Featuring music from Super Circuit & Double Dash!!
Since the arrival of the Mario Kart World album on Nintendo Music last month, Nintendo has updated it with multiple "Free Roam" songs from the Switch 2 game. This week's update for the app has now added Free Roam songs based on the GameCube title Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and GBA release, Mario...
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Monday20th Jul 2026
News UK Retailer GAME Entered Administration Owing A Staggering £16 Million
Update: more details emerge
UK retailer GAME has reportedly filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators in a clear sign that the firm is once again on the brink of collapse. As reported by Bloomberg and The Business Desk, GAME – which is owned by Frasers Group – has appointed law firm RPC to oversee the 10-day protection period from...
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News Casio Launches 'Mother 3' Watch For Game's 20th Anniversary
It's yellow
Watch manufacturer Casio has launched a new G-Shock product in Japan to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Mother 3. Released on 20th April 2006, Mother 3 unfortunately never made it to western shores, but an unofficial fan translation led by Clyde "Tomato" Mandelin has allowed fans to experience the GBA sequel. Thankfully, those in the...
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Review The Mermaid's Mask (Switch 2) - A Stylish Mystery That's All Killer, No Filler
Sub-lime
SFB Games’ Detective Grimoire series has gone from strength to strength as it has plotted its course from flash game to iOS to consoles. This time, the sleuthing twosome, Sally and Grimoire, arrive on Switch 2 with The Mermaid Mask, putting a fresh new murder mystery straight into your hands. It’s a classic setup: a pair of detectives...
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Poll How Would You Rate Nintendo's Switch Online Offering In 2026?
NSOMG
Nintendo Switch Online is approaching its ninth year soon (yes), having launched on 18th September 2018 and steadily built a library of games and features spanning both Switch 1 and its successor. Compared to online services on other consoles, an NSO subscription is significantly cheaper and arguably easier to parse, with just two tiers...
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