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Street Fighter 6 Year 4 Revealed, Tifa From Final Fantasy Confirmed

Here come the new challengers.Apart from the big news Final Fantasy VII Revelation is coming to the Switch 2 in Spring 2027, Capcom and Square Enix also confirmed the Final Fantasy character Tifa Lockhart would be coming to Street Fighter 6.She'll be released as part of the fighting game's Season 4 DLC pass alongside Yasmine, Arjun and Bosch. We'll update this post with more details soon.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Final Fantasy VII Revelation Officially Unveiled For Switch 2, Out Spring 2027

"The final chapter" of the remake project.At the Summer Game Fest 2026, Square Enix has officially unveiled the third and final part in the Final Fantasy remake trilogy. It's officially titled Final VII Revelation.This next chapter, following Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, will be a simultaneous release across all platforms including the Switch 2.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Final Fantasy VII Revelation Officially Unveiled For Switch 2

Part three in the trilogy.At the Summer Game Fest 2026, Square Enix has officially unveiled the third and final part in the remake trilogy. It's officially titled Final VII Revelation.This next chapter, following Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, will be a simultaneous release across all platforms including the Switch 2.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Street Fighter 6 Year 4 Officially Revealed, Tifa From Final Fantasy Confirmed

Here come the new challengers.Breaking: Yasmine, Arjun, Bosch and Tifa have been announced for Street Fighter 6's Season 4 DLC Fighter Pass. More details soon...Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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We've Finally Got A Look At Alien: Isolation 2, And It's Confirmed For Switch 2

Here's your first full trailer.After that creepy teaser back in April, Creative Assembly has revealed our first proper look at the long-awaited Alien: Isolation 2, and confirmed that it's coming to Switch 2.Admittedly, it's another trailer all about vibes — if you're looking for concrete information, you won't find a lot of it here — but gosh, they are impeccable vibes.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Resident Evil Veronica Confirmed For Switch 2 Next Year

Claire obscuRE.Capcom has revealed a remake of Resident Evil: Code Veronica for modern platforms, including Switch 2, coming in 2027.The first reveal during the Summer Game Fest 2026 showcase, Resident Evil Veronica "revisits a classic title from the Resident Evil universe, reimagining the experience for today's players," according to Geoff Keighley following the reveal trailer.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Watch: Summer Game Fest 2026 Opening Showcase - Live!

Deep breath, Geoff.Another year, another Geoff Fest. While the showcases may have been rolling in thick and fast this week, tonight is when Summer Game Fest 2026 officially gets underway with its big Opening Showcase.The event is set to begin in just a few minutes, streamed live from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. This year's show promises "two hours of announcements, surprises and more," according to host Geoff Keighley, so let's hope that there's some Switch-relevant stuff in there too.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Vampire Survivors "Wet Update" Is Coming Soon, Here's Everything Included

Better pack your swimsuit.Poncle has rolled out an impressive number of Vampire Survivors updates since launch, and it's showing no sign of slowing down.The ver. 1.15 'Lycaeum' update (or the "Wet Update", as the reveal thumbnail calls it) is "coming soon" to consoles, and as you might expect with a nickname like that, it's a rather water-based one.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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New Elden Ring Footage Seemingly Showcases Switch 2 Performance, And It Looks Good

Nothing tarnished about this.We've gone a whole year with hardly a peep from Bandai Namco and FromSoftware about Switch 2's Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition, and then just like that, on a random Thursday, we get a release date and some new footage. What a treat!We now know Elden Ring will be dodge rolling onto the Nintendo hybrid on 28th August, and to mark the occasion, the game's Japanese website has been updated with some fresh Switch 2 footage — at least, it looks like Switch 2 footage. The best part is that it looks good.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Guide: The Best Nintendo Switch 2 Games

The best Switch 2 games to play right now.Switch 2 is now one year old, and over those first 12 months the system has slowly and steadily built up a fantastic library. In honour of its first anniversary, we're republishing this reader-ranked top 50 of the system's finest software so far...<related ids="200729">Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Guide: Last Chance To Get These Discounted Switch Gems In Nintendo's eShop 'Indie Sale' (North America)

Every game we scored 9/10+.With all the Star Fox preview and Summer Game Fest excitement over the last week or so, you may have missed that Nintendo is running an "Indie Sale" on North American eShops.It runs until 11:59pm PT on Sunday, 7th June, which means you've still got the weekend to peruse the discounted indie gems and perhaps tick off some of that wishlist.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Feature: Nintendo Switch 2: Year One - Looking Back, How Would You Rate It So Far?

Switch 2 365.5th June 2026 marks the first anniversary of Switch 2, the console we had known was coming for many months — years, even — before Nintendo officially unveiled it in January 2025.With US tariffs, global economic uncertainty, RAM-ageddon, and rising prices affecting all the platform holders, it's been a challenging period for the games industry, not least for a company launching hardware. And not just any hardware - the follow-up to Nintendo's best-selling console of all time.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Guide: Summer Game Fest 2026: Times, Dates, Events & How To Watch

Summer Lovin'.Summer is almost upon us, and you know what that means...Yes, Summer Game Fest is right around the corner! Mr Keighley is back with yet another weekend of gaming, bringing us various announcements and showcases straight from Los Angeles.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Yacht Club Games Teases Some "Very Secret Things" In Mina The Hollower

But some playthroughs are missing up to "50 percent of the game".Yacht Club's new title Mina The Hollower is filled with all sorts of surprises and secrets, but according to the lead programmer David D'Angelo, the average amount of items discovered in each playthrough right now is only "around 50 to 70 percent".Speaking to Eurogamer, D'Angelo explained how this means some players are effectively "missing 50 percent" of what the game has to offer.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Rumour: Persona 6 Images Supposedly Leak Online

"Sega believed to be behind the takedowns".If you're a Persona fan, there appears to be some updates regarding the next major entry in the Atlus role-playing series.Ahead of the Summer Game Fest livestream, leaked images of supposed "Persona 6" character designs have reportedly surfaced online, followed by takedowns. While this is still under the rumour tag for now, IGN notes how Sega is "believed to be behind the takedowns".Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Amazon Shares Statement About The Future Of James Bond Video Games

"James Bond will return".A story from earlier this week about Amazon publishing future James Bond games has reportedly led to some confusion and concern about IO Interactive's involvement going forward.Amazon Game Studios has now issued an official response and although it's apparently "still too early to discuss future projects", the studio says it has a "great relationship" with the developer of 007 First Light, who already has more content planned for the new title.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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EA Sports Madden NFL 27 Is On Its Way To Switch 2

Update: Here's the official reveal trailer.:Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Pikachu 1996 Style Plush Now Available At The Pokémon Center

Fingers crossed for restocks.Earlier this year, The Pokémon Company released a special retro-style Pikachu plush in Japan to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Pokémon series. This was followed by confirmation the plush (and a key chain based on the same design) would be getting a local release in the future.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Japanese Charts: Switch Sales Plummet As Price Increase Comes Into Play

Mo' money, Mii problems.Famitsu has given us an updated look at the Japanese charts as the first week of Switch price increases comes into play in the region.Those with a Switch console already in hand obviously weren't deterred by the price change and continued picking up Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream in droves. The game nabbed an extra ~52,000 sales this week, even keeping 007 First Light's PS5 release from the top spot.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Donkey Kong Bananza's Next DLC Event Begins Next Week

Kong Returns.With the 'Rattlin' Snake Bananza' event firmly in the rear-view, Nintendo has announced what's next for Donkey Kong Bananza's DLC challenges.Next up is the 'Kong Bananza Returns' event, which gets underway next week, on 9th June, and will be sticking around until 16th.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Hades 2's Next Update Launches On Switch 1 & 2 Soon, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

Apollogise.Supergiant Games is back with another Hades II hotfix in its second post-launch patch.'Hotfix 3' is already live on PC, though an accompanying Bluesky post from the dev confirmed that it'll also be "coming to the console versions as well", so keep an eye out for the Switch 1 & 2 drop.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition Will Finally Rise On Switch 2 This August

'Erd(tree) it through the grape vine.After over a year of waiting (and one delay), Bandai Namco has finally given us a release date for Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition on Switch 2: 28th August 2026."Your journey to the Erdtree begins here. Rise, Tarnished," the accompanying caption reads on the announcement's social posts, and rise we shall.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Nintendo Download: 4th June (North America)

Little Nightmares! Rollercoaster Tycoon! River City Saga!The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop. 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 - HighlightsFINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH (SQUARE ENIX, 3rd Jun, $49.99) - The fate of the Planet is in your hands in the second entry in the FINAL FANTASY VII remake series. Cloud Strife and his comrades escape the city of Midgar into the world beyond in search of Sephiroth, a haunting figure from Cloud’s past bent on ruling the planet. As the story unfolds, you’ll ride chocobos, sprint across sweeping plains, and explore a vast world with new features and encounters to be had. - Read our FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH reviewRead the full article on nintendolife.com

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Talking Point: One Year On, How Pristine Is Your Switch 2?

Scratch that.If you picked up a Switch 2 on launch day, then you've been caring for your console for almost a whole year now. Compared to those launch-day Switch 1s that some of us still have kicking around, I know that a measly 364 days is small potatoes, but it's still a mighty long time to keep your tech in tip-top condition.And that's the exact topic I want to get to today. Much like its predecessor, Switch 2's portability means that it's constantly in and out of bags, docks and cases, and that can take a toll on a few pieces of plastic and metal.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Review: Donkey Kong 64 - Kicks Some Serious Tail, But Goes Too Far

C'mon Cranky, take it to the fridge.This review was originally published in April 2015 alongside the Wii U eShop's Virtual Console release. We're updating and republishing it to mark the arrival of the game in the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack N64 library.At the mere mention of Nintendo's 64-bit console, many of us find it difficult not to get swept up by a wave of nostalgia. We drift through countless memories of flickering TV screens and eye-popping graphics, washing up on the shores of 3D gaming's first bold steps onto a Nintendo platform. While it was Super Mario who first triple-jumped his way to the forefront of this revolution, it wasn't long until the competition got...hairy.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Nintendo Confirms Switch 2 Revision For Europe

Allowing users to "easily" replace the battery.In March, there was a report from Japanese outlet Nikkei about Nintendo working on a new Switch 2 revision to comply with European Union rules, which allows users to replace batteries in consumer electronics themselves.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Crystal Dynamics Comments On Its Use Of AI In Tomb Raider: Legacy Of Atlantis

Its goal is to "empower" creativity & flexibility of its teams.Following the news Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis would be coming to the Switch 2, fans of Lara Croft have spotted an "AI-generated content disclosure" on the game's Steam page.Crystal Dynamics has now released an official response about its use of AI in this reimagining of the original 1996 release. A representative of the developer shared the following comment with Eurogamer, explaining its goal to "empower" teams. It was also noted that the "finished content" in final products is "human-crafted".Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes Of Heaven R Has Been Rated For Switch 1 & 2

Is a remaster on the way?There appears to have been another ratings board leak, and this time it's for Switch and Switch 2 versions of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven R.JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven, an arena-style brawler mixed featuring tag-team fighting, was previously released on PlayStation 3 & 4 in 2015 and 2016, and was developed by CyberConnect 2 and published by Bandai Namco. The new classification that's surfaced comes from the Brazilian ratings board.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Nintendo Expands Switch Online's N64 Library With Another Game

Update: DK64 is back!If you were a fan of Donkey Kong 64, you'll be pleased to hear it's finally back to kick some tail next week. Nintendo has today announced the 1999 title, developed by Rare, will be added to the Switch Online + Expansion Pack service on 4th June 2026.It comes loaded with not only the famous DK Rap, but also a bunch of Kongs you may or may not be familiar with. Nintendo's PR also confirms multiplayer and split-screen action. Here's exactly what you can expect from this adventure as you cross isles with the Kongs and face off against King K. Rool:Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game Has Been Slightly Delayed

The team plans to cook up some "previously unplanned" content.Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game was on track for an early release in July, but fans of the series (and fighting game genre) will now have to wait a little longer.In an update via the game's official social media account, the developer behind the title has announced it's shifting the release date from 2nd July 2026 to 23rd July 2026. According to the statement, this will give the team some extra time to "cook up an exceptional Avatar adventure" and even add some "previously unplanned" content.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Street Fighter 6 Year 4 Revealed, Tifa From Final Fantasy Confirmed

Final Fantasy VII Revelation Officially Unveiled For Switch 2, Out Spring 2027

Final Fantasy VII Revelation Officially Unveiled For Switch 2

Street Fighter 6 Year 4 Officially Revealed, Tifa From Final Fantasy Confirmed

We've Finally Got A Look At Alien: Isolation 2, And It's Confirmed For Switch 2

Resident Evil Veronica Confirmed For Switch 2 Next Year

Watch: Summer Game Fest 2026 Opening Showcase - Live!

Vampire Survivors "Wet Update" Is Coming Soon, Here's Everything Included

New Elden Ring Footage Seemingly Showcases Switch 2 Performance, And It Looks Good

Guide: The Best Nintendo Switch 2 Games

Guide: Last Chance To Get These Discounted Switch Gems In Nintendo's eShop 'Indie Sale' (North America)

Feature: Nintendo Switch 2: Year One - Looking Back, How Would You Rate It So Far?

Guide: Summer Game Fest 2026: Times, Dates, Events & How To Watch

Yacht Club Games Teases Some "Very Secret Things" In Mina The Hollower

Rumour: Persona 6 Images Supposedly Leak Online

Amazon Shares Statement About The Future Of James Bond Video Games

EA Sports Madden NFL 27 Is On Its Way To Switch 2

Pikachu 1996 Style Plush Now Available At The Pokémon Center

Japanese Charts: Switch Sales Plummet As Price Increase Comes Into Play

Donkey Kong Bananza's Next DLC Event Begins Next Week

Hades 2's Next Update Launches On Switch 1 & 2 Soon, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition Will Finally Rise On Switch 2 This August

Nintendo Download: 4th June (North America)

Talking Point: One Year On, How Pristine Is Your Switch 2?

Review: Donkey Kong 64 - Kicks Some Serious Tail, But Goes Too Far

Nintendo Confirms Switch 2 Revision For Europe

Crystal Dynamics Comments On Its Use Of AI In Tomb Raider: Legacy Of Atlantis

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes Of Heaven R Has Been Rated For Switch 1 & 2

Nintendo Expands Switch Online's N64 Library With Another Game

Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game Has Been Slightly Delayed

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