Bandai Namco has announced that it’s bringing Once Upon a KATAMARI, last year’s excellent brand-new entry in the beloved series, to the Nintendo Switch 2 on October 8, 2026. The Switch 2 edition of the game will feature “improved” visuals along with higher frame rates and Joy-Con 2 mouse controls, and will be compatible with […]
Square Enix has announced that it’s releasing native Switch 2 versions of its critically-acclaimed HD-2D RPG, Octopath Traveler, along with its sequel, Octopath Traveler II, on the very appropriate date of October 1, 2026. Unless you’re in Japan, where they’re already available now. These versions will apparently come with “improved” resolution and framerate, and will
Nintendo has just dropped three new Classics titles on the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, dipping into the catalogues of both the Nintendo Game Boy and Nintendo Game Boy Advance for a few gems. Subscribers to the regular flavour of Nintendo Switch Online get these three Game Boy titles: And those living in the lap
Fitting out my original Nintendo Switch with a “grip” style case that changed the in-hand shape of the console while adding handy features, in this case the debut effort from CRKD, was almost life-changing. As svelte and sleek as the Switch family of consoles are, they’re not always the most ergonomic for long stretches of
Following early reports that Nintendo would be releasing a revised model of its Nintendo Switch 2 console and Joy-Con 2 controllers in Europe, sporting removable batteries to comply with European battery regulations, the company has confirmed that the updated products will start to be rolled out in the coming months and through to early 2027.
After three full playthroughs of Xenoblade Chronicles, a game that wowed me on the Nintendo Wii, kept me occupied on the New Nintendo 3DS and then got its hooks into me once again on the last-generation Switch, I thought it was time for me to put down the Monado. Cue the surprise release of Xenoblade
Already one of the best video games of 2025, The Drifter is an Australian export that (unsurprisingly) picked up a wealth of accolades – including Game of the Year – at multiple awards shows after its initial release on PC. Among everything that the game did superbly, one of its great achievements was offering multiple
With the Nintendo Switch 2 having recently celebrated its first birthday, my personal console has been going strong since day one inside what is still one of the best carry cases around, the Belkin Switch 2 Gaming Charging Case – though a more recent version has since launched that I’ll likely update to at some
Among a stacked Nintendo Direct showcase for June 2026, which already featured plenty of hugely-exciting news for RPG fans, Nintendo went ahead and also announced a whole new Xenoblade game. Titled Xenoblade Genesis, yes, we’re sans the “Chronicles” part this time, this essentially looks to be a fresh start for the franchise – probably as
Announced during today’s stacked Nintendo Direct showcase, we’ve finally got the first look at a new first-party sports compilation exclusively coming to the Nintendo Switch 2, the aptly-titled Nintendo Switch Sports Resort. The game is set to launch on October 22, 2026. Take a look at the reveal trailer below: This new entry takes players back to
