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LEGO Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight Finally Punches Up Switch 2 Release Date

Joining a particularly stacked month.We have been permanently standing in a state of 'Squidward window meme' since LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight launched on every platform but Switch 2 last month, but Warner Bros. Games finally has some release date news for us.As revealed in a new trailer (above), LEGO Batman will arrive on Switch 2 on 18th September, and pre-orders are now open!Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Rumour: A Nintendo Direct Might Come Our Way As Soon As Next Week

A Direct? In mid-June? Groundbreaking.June has only just arrived, but the rumour mill has already started turning with rumblings of an upcoming Nintendo Direct (thanks, Nintendo Everything).It all started last month, when Giant Bomb's Jeff Grubb made the ground-breaking prediction that there would be a Nintendo Direct by "mid-June" on an episode of the Giant Bombcast, though he didn't know whether it'd be a 'full' or a Partner Direct at the time.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Pokémon Champions Launches On Mobile This Month, With A Special Distribution To Celebrate

Raichu are.Pokémon Champions has been out on Switch for a couple of months now, and in the coming weeks, it'll launch on mobile too.The Pokémon Company has announced that the battle-focused game will arrive on iOS and Android on 17th June, with pre-registrations going live today. Cross-save support is available in this one, for those who have been putting in the hours on Switch, so don't worry about losing your precious 'mon.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Random: This Zelda X Wallace & Gromit Parody Is The Mash Up We Didn't Know We Needed

The Goron Trousers.When we initially heard about the Zelda live-action movie, there was a group of us that firmly believed Link's big-screen debut would be better suited to animation. At the time, we meant something hand-drawn or otherwise Ghibli-esque, but now we take that all back. A Legend of Zelda movie should be full stop-motion claymation. And set in Wigan.This burst of inspiration is all thanks to a fan-made parody, 'The Hero of Cheese', from the YouTube channel ultratom07, which mashes up the worlds of Zelda and Aardman's Wallace & Gromit in the best way imaginable.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Crocs Expands Nintendo Collab With Super Mario Collection This July

Available next month.Last year, the casual footwear maker Crocs teamed up with Nintendo to release a special Animal Crossing-themed line.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Mina The Hollower Sold 300,000 Copies In Its First Three Days

Yacht Club confirms strong sales.Yacht Club Games previously mentioned how Mina The Hollower was "make-or-break" for the indie developer, and it seems the game's lengthy development cycle has officially paid off.In an update after last week's launch, the team has now revealed Mina has officially sold 300,000 copies in its first three days on the market. The title has not only been made available on the Switch and Switch 2, but also PC, PlayStation and Xbox platforms.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Review: eFootball Kick-Off! (Switch 2) - Flickers Of The Old PES Magic With A Substantial Single-Player Mode

You seen one football game, you've seen Yamal.In a sense, the arrival of eFootball on Switch 2 is something of a homecoming for Konami, whose long-running football series started off as a Nintendo exclusive decades ago.Whether you want to start the timeline with NES game Konami Hyper Soccer or the legendary SNES title International Superstar Soccer, the path is the same: the ISS series would eventually make its way to the Nintendo 64, PS2, and GameCube, while also spinning off to the PS1 as ISS Pro.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Dynasty Warriors 3 Remaster Gets Switch 2 Release Date, Switch Version Cancelled

"We sincerely apologize".Koei Tecmo and Omega Force have shared an update about Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered. After a delay earlier this year, it's now been confirmed the remaster will be released for the Switch 2 on 1st October 2026.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Kirby Air Riders For Switch 2 Has Received A Small Update Today

Adds support for more amiibo figures.Kirby Air Riders might not be getting the support it once was, but it's still getting updates for its ever-expanding amiibo line.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Rayman Origins: Enhanced Edition Officially Announced For Switch 2

Releasing alongside Rayman Legends Retold.Following the game being listed on the Xbox store page last week, Ubisoft has now officially confirmed Rayman Origins: Enhanced Edition.In case you missed the news in the Rayman Legends Retold announcement post, this enhanced version of Origins will be included with Retold and is releasing on 1st October 2026.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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'No Rest For The Wicked', The ARPG Soulslike From Ori Dev, Is Officially Coming To Switch 2

Ori-oh!Moon Studios has been teasing its upcoming action RPG, No Rest for the Wicked, for a Switch 2 release for what feels like forever. Well, today, the dev made it official.This long-awaited Soulslike is officially leaving early access and launching on PC and PS5 on 27th October, with a Switch 2 release coming "at a later date". Okay, it might not be the firm release date we were hoping for, but it's finally some confirmation!Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Tomb Raider: Legacy Of Atlantis Jumps Onto Switch 2 Next Year

A legendary reimagining.Well, this is a nice surprise! As a part of today's State of Play, Amazon Game Studios confirmed that, alongside PS5, Xbox Series and PC releases, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis will also launch on Switch 2 on 12th February 2026.This "reimagining of the original 1996 Tomb Raider game" has been updated with modern visuals and gameplay, and a beefed-up story for even more adventurin'.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Here's A Look At Some Rayman Legends Retold Gameplay & Those All-Important Switch 2 Specs

This is the Ray.That's right, folks, Rayman Legends is back again in an all-new package. Rayman Legends Retold was just announced for the Switch 2, and we have already been lucky enough to play it.Above, we have shared a closer look at some gameplay footage, showcasing the detailed new visuals across some of the early levels. All of the above is taken from the PC build of the game (the only version we were able to go hands-on with), though we did get the chance to see the Switch 2 build in action and ask about the all-important specs.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Hands On: Rayman Legends Retold - Somehow, Legends Returned, But...Why?

"We wanted to be the foundation for the future".I have played through Rayman Legends four times in my life. I got it on PS Vita at launch back in 2013 and loved it. I played the Definitive Edition on Switch when that launched in 2017 and loved it. I went back to the original on Wii U when I finally got my hands on the system in 2022 and loved it. I then replayed it on Switch last month before I went to a mysterious Legends event at Ubisoft Montpellier and, you guessed it, I still loved it.All this is to say, I'm quite the fan of Rayman's last mainline adventure, and I was eager to see what Ubisoft would do with its limbless legacy next. The answer: it's doing the same thing again.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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'Rayman Legends Retold' Brings The Beloved Platformer Back To Switch 2 This Year

The legend continues.The leakiest announcement of the State of Play showcase is finally official. Ubisoft has announced that it is bringing Rayman Legends — the last mainline Rayman game — back to Switch 2 in the all-new Rayman Legends Retold package.While the game appears to be much the same as the one we played on Wii U back in 2013, then again in 2017's 'Definitive' Switch edition, there's been some big visual changes this time around. Backgrounds are drastically more detailed, the camera moves from the fixed 2D position, and Rayman and co. have had a substantial makeover.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Round Up: The First Previews Are In For Star Fox On Switch 2

But what DOES the fox say?Here's a sentence we had presumed we'd never write again: we've made it to the release month of the next Star Fox game!Star Fox flies onto Switch 2 on 25th June, bringing another (another) remake of the wonderful Star Fox 64 to modern audiences. As that release date nears, we've got our first idea of how this one holds up on the latest hardware, and spoilers, it sounds really rather good.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Digital Eclipse Brings A Bunch Of Classic Toy Story Games To Switch 1 & 2 This Year

Howdy, partner!Prepare your 'Oh man, I am old' GIF of choice, because Toy Story is celebrating its 30th anniversary. We'll let that gut punch sink in for a minute, but it's not all bad news, because Digital Eclipse has announced that it's got a pair of releases coming to mark the occasion.First up, we have the Toy Story: Retro Roundup!, another Digital Eclipse compilation title that pulls together Toy Story, Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Toy Story Racer and the N64's A Bug's Life into one handy package. Being a DE joint, you can also expect a bunch of behind-the-scenes footage and interviews about the making of the games.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Final Fantasy VII Rebirth On Switch 2

Bigger and better?It feels like just yesterday that Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade launched on Switch 2, but here we are, a mere five months later, and the sequel is almost here too.Final Fantasy VII Rebirth launches on our beloved hybrids on 3rd June (that's tomorrow!), and today, we can get an idea of what the full game has in store as the reviews start rolling in.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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'Super Yooka-Laylee Kart Playtest' Listing Appears On SteamDB After Dev Teases

Plotting something.Yooka-Laylee dev Playtonic Games has been teasing an announcement on social media over the past couple of days, and now a listing for 'Super Yooka-Laylee Kart' playtest has appeared via SteamDB (thanks, Gematsu).The listing includes art and a logo, suggesting that the studio's recent teases (including the couplet "Collecting quills is far too slow, There may be faster ways to go...") are indeed pointing to a racing game.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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LEGO's Pokémon Smart Play Sets Have Finally Been Officially Revealed

Bricking it.It's official, folks, LEGO has finally lifted the lid on its new range of Pokémon sets, complete with its fancy new Smart Play tech.This might not be all that surprising to those who have been following the leaks in recent weeks, but hey, an official reveal is always a treat. We also have a release date, with all of the following sets launching on 1st August 2026.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Preview: Star Fox (2026) - Just A Remake, But What A Remake

Nothing's wrong with the G-Diffuser.I grew up on Star Fox and Star Fox 64 (or Starwing and Lylat Wars as they liked to be called in Europe), but it’s safe to say that my initial response to the reveal of Star Fox (2026) was…mixed.I’m still not convinced it’s going to set the gaming world on fire, but having now played the game after being invited by Nintendo to do so, I am a lot more positive than before, and I’m certain that only part of that is due to nostalgia.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Get Another Look At Star Fox On Switch 2 In New Overview Trailer

Breakdown Complete.Star Fox's newest release is on the horizon, and today, Nintendo has shared a new overview trailer to remind us all what's in store.The trailer (first released on Nintendo Today!) provides a similar rundown of the game's new features that we first saw back in the surprise reveal Direct, but there are a few bits of new footage in there, including a closer look at the multiplayer Dogfight's special power-ups.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Review: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Switch 2) - Some Rough Edges, But Still A Great Game

The Unknown Journey continues...When Square Enix originally announced that Final Fantasy VII Remake was coming to Switch 2, it came with the promise that Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and its eventual sequel would also be coming. While Remake established itself as one of the finest and most advanced titles for Nintendo’s new platform, there was lots of talk about whether the same would be true for the next instalment.Known for its significantly expanded scope and open world, 2024's Rebirth was a system showcase on more powerful hardware, and squeezing it down to a handheld seemed an impossible task. Though it doesn’t make the leap unscathed, I’m happy to report that Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is every bit as engaging and enjoyable as the versions you can find on other platforms - this is easily one of the greatest JRPGs of the last several years, and that’s still true of the Switch 2 port.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Beloved Mega Man-Style Platformer Is Getting A Sequel Next Year

Feel the gravity of the situation.We missed Gravity Circuit when it first arrived on Switch back in 2023. A bunch of you recommended it to us in our recurring 'Games We Missed' feature, and it has since racked up over 2,000 'Overwhelmingly Positive' reviews on Steam. In short, we're rather pleased to see that a sequel is in the works.Domesticated Ant Games and Dear Villagers have announced that Gravity Circuit 2 will launch on Switch at some point in 2027.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Mouse: P.I. For Hire Is Getting Performance And Optimisation Improvements On Switch 2

The first update has also gone live.Mouse: P.I. For Hire was one of the highlights of April, and if you happen to be playing this noir-style cartoon detective FPS on the Switch 2, Fumi and PlaySide have today released the "very first patch" for this version of the game.Alongside this, the team has also announced a second "larger patch" for Nintendo's new hybrid system is on the way. This one will come with quality of life enhancements, more bug fixes, and "importantly", performance and optimisation improvements. More information about this update will be shared in the coming weeks.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Rumour: LEGO's Next Pokémon Sets Might Have Been Revealed

Update: More sets have reportedly leaked.:LEGO is now releasing Pokémon sets and a new one has reportedly been leaked ahead of the official announcement.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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The Adventures Of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Estimated Playtime Revealed

It apparently takes "around 30 hours".Although Square Enix is currently focused on the release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth for the Switch 2, later this month its attention will shift to The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales.If you're wondering about the length of this brand-new action RPG, the game's director Shota Fukebara has now revealed what players can expect from a regular playthrough and the mileage you'll get out of this new title if you "really dive in".Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Mario Kart World Races Onto Nintendo Music Today, App Web Browser Support Added

Listen "on your phone, computer, tablet, or even in the car".The Nintendo Music mobile app for Switch Online members has today been updated with the Mario Kart World soundtrack.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Mario Kart World Races Onto Nintendo Music Today

Start your engine!The Nintendo Music mobile app for Switch Online members has today been updated with the Mario Kart World soundtrack.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Poll: So, Will You Be Getting Final Fantasy VII Rebirth For Switch 2?

Go on, tell us!Square Enix has already shown plenty of support for the Switch 2 since it arrived on the scene last June, and this week it delivers its biggest game yet - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth!After escaping Midgar, the second game sees Cloud and the rest of his friends journey across expansive new environments, as new adventures (and chocobo) await.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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LEGO Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight Finally Punches Up Switch 2 Release Date

Rumour: A Nintendo Direct Might Come Our Way As Soon As Next Week

Pokémon Champions Launches On Mobile This Month, With A Special Distribution To Celebrate

Random: This Zelda X Wallace & Gromit Parody Is The Mash Up We Didn't Know We Needed

Crocs Expands Nintendo Collab With Super Mario Collection This July

Mina The Hollower Sold 300,000 Copies In Its First Three Days

Review: eFootball Kick-Off! (Switch 2) - Flickers Of The Old PES Magic With A Substantial Single-Player Mode

Dynasty Warriors 3 Remaster Gets Switch 2 Release Date, Switch Version Cancelled

Kirby Air Riders For Switch 2 Has Received A Small Update Today

Rayman Origins: Enhanced Edition Officially Announced For Switch 2

'No Rest For The Wicked', The ARPG Soulslike From Ori Dev, Is Officially Coming To Switch 2

Tomb Raider: Legacy Of Atlantis Jumps Onto Switch 2 Next Year

Here's A Look At Some Rayman Legends Retold Gameplay & Those All-Important Switch 2 Specs

Hands On: Rayman Legends Retold - Somehow, Legends Returned, But...Why?

'Rayman Legends Retold' Brings The Beloved Platformer Back To Switch 2 This Year

Round Up: The First Previews Are In For Star Fox On Switch 2

Digital Eclipse Brings A Bunch Of Classic Toy Story Games To Switch 1 & 2 This Year

Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Final Fantasy VII Rebirth On Switch 2

'Super Yooka-Laylee Kart Playtest' Listing Appears On SteamDB After Dev Teases

LEGO's Pokémon Smart Play Sets Have Finally Been Officially Revealed

Preview: Star Fox (2026) - Just A Remake, But What A Remake

Get Another Look At Star Fox On Switch 2 In New Overview Trailer

Review: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Switch 2) - Some Rough Edges, But Still A Great Game

Beloved Mega Man-Style Platformer Is Getting A Sequel Next Year

Mouse: P.I. For Hire Is Getting Performance And Optimisation Improvements On Switch 2

Rumour: LEGO's Next Pokémon Sets Might Have Been Revealed

The Adventures Of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Estimated Playtime Revealed

Mario Kart World Races Onto Nintendo Music Today, App Web Browser Support Added

Mario Kart World Races Onto Nintendo Music Today

Poll: So, Will You Be Getting Final Fantasy VII Rebirth For Switch 2?

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