A Switch 2 Summer
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Former Nintendo employee predicts June Switch 2 release — Summer makes sense! Two months after that April Direct seems like a good timeframe to me. Andy Robinson // VGC PREVIEW Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition reminded me how much I missed it — …and here's another preview from TSA. Jenni Lada // Siliconera Nintendo discontinuing Gold Points on the Switch eShop, ahead of Switch 2 release — Boooo. It's a shame to see this coming to an end, and the timing would suggest to me at least that no replacement will be forthcoming. We shall see. 🤞 Ed Nightingale // Eurogamer Scrapping Gold Points makes sense for Nintendo, but it's a bitter pill for loyal fans Gavin Lane // Nintendo Life Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers won’t continue onto Switch 2 — Alongside the above, we also got this news. This one makes a bit more sense to me — Nintendo won't want to be offering discounts out the gate on what will likely be pricier ($70) first party software. Daniel Vuckovic // Vooks Will Trump’s tariffs impact Nintendo Switch 2 and other consoles? Nicole Carpenter // Polygon A Switch 2 patent suggests its Joy-Con controls can be rotated — I kinda love this. Chris Scullion // VGC Switch 2 units are reportedly selling for $40,000 on the Chinese Black Market Ollie Reynolds // Nintendo Life INTERVIEW Ōkami 2 — Capcom, Hideki Kamiya, and Machine Head Discuss Hotly Anticipated Sequel Rebekah Valentine // IGN REVIEW River City Saga: Three Kingdoms Next — "starts with the baseline understanding of what makes a River City game, then plays experimental jazz with the rest, to varying levels of success". Joel A. DeWitte // Nintendo World Report REVIEW Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered — "introduces quality-of-life improvements that make the games more approachable in 2025". Paul Roberts // Vooks What is DLSS, and will it be Switch 2’s secret weapon? Oli Welsh // Polygon ▶ Does anyone really want long games any more? Ian Higton // Eurogamer A video game that helps you find more video games — I've already backed this on Kickstarter. It's a rad little app to help with game discovery — yep, I try and help with my lists and recommendations here in the newsletter, but I'll take anything to aid uncover gems amongst the slop on the eShop. Chris Plante // Polygon PlayStation quietly removes "slop" shovelware PS5 games following investigation — Hey, Nintendo — take note! Vikki Blake // Eurogamer Wool, clay, and elbow grease: bringing stop-motion games to life — A look at how studios are using analog techniques to craft their virtual worlds. (Semi-related, this upcoming 2D action-RPG has amazing hand-drawn animation.) Diego Nicolás Argüello // The Verge
All releases are digital, Europe & U.S. unless otherwise stated. ⭐️ = Ones to Watch · 📦 = Physical release · 🎮 = Demo available
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