
Issue #309
November 7, 2025
Despite bugs, Pokemon sets records
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▶ Pokémon Scarlet & Violet — Incredibly poor visuals and performance — Digital Foundry’s usual tech review highlights the ” comprehensive technical failures with a litany of issues ” found in these latest games. Digital Foundry // YouTube Pokémon Scarlet & Violet sell 10M copies in spite of performance complaints — Absolutely gargantuan launch. This is now biggest game launch ever in Japan. Nicole Carpenter // Polygon Pokemon is never going to get better if we keep on buying it — With 10 million sales already in the bag ” the incentive to pump out yet another half-baked generation remains “. Jade King // The Gamer 30 changes we’d like to see in the next Pokémon Scarlet & Violet update Kate Gray // Nintendo Life Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto – what we owe the most influential game designer Keza MacDonald // The Guardian ▶ F-Zero’s future: What happened — A neat look at what could have been, including a potential F-Zero project for the Switch. Still waiting on a GX HD port with online…. Did You Know Gaming // YouTube REVIEW ‘Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk’ and ‘Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk’ — These two games ” provide a haunting look at mental illness ” handling the topic with deft. Kevin Cassidy // GoNintendo REVIEW Donut Dodo Bobby Jack // Superjump Missing in action – What happened to these Switch games? — Prime 4, Silksong, Advance Wars, and others… Kate Gray // Nintendo Life What happened to Sonic’s roll? — Rolling up and down and all around slopes was core to Sonic’s gameplay, but somewhere along the way, the move went missing. Brandon Johnson // Superjump A Pokémon Champion’s quest to master the unmasterable Chris Tapsell // Eurogamer The 30 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch Nicole Clark // Polygon
All releases are digital, Europe & U.S. unless otherwise stated.
⭐️ = Ones to Watch · 📦 = Physical release · 🎮 = Demo available
Here’s a quick list of some current offers on the Nintendo eShop that caught our eye. Price tracking is provided via Family Gaming Database .
Looking for more? Family Gaming Database has a full list of the Switch games that are on sale right now.
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