What were your Nintendo Switch faves of 2025?
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Vote in the first Hanafuda Report Community GOTY — What games did you enjoy playing on Switch and Switch 2 this year? I’m running the first ever Hanafuda Report Community GOTYs. I’ll have the results in the New Year, so be sure to vote — it should only take a minute or two. Chris Brandrick // Hanafuda Report Team Cherry announces Hollow Knight and Silksong updates for 2026 — Including DLC for Silksong and a Switch 2 Edition of the original game. Jemma Casson // Pure Nintendo The best games under $10 in the Nintendo Holiday Sale — I dived into the Nintendo sale that just got underway and picked out some wallet-friendly highlights from the eShop. Chris Brandrick // Hanafuda Report The Switch 2 could be getting two smaller game cartridges as publisher reveals and then backtracks the existence of a cheaper path to physical launches — I saw plenty of tidbits floating about around this, so here’s hoping it’s something coming sooner rather than later. Jordan Gerblick // GamesRadar+ Concept artists say Generative AI references only make their jobs harder — There’s been plenty of heated discussion swirling about recently on the use of AI in game production — Edmond spoke to a dozen or so concept artists for their take. Edmond Tran // This Week in Videogames “We want a Nex Playground in every living room” — This is nothing to do with Nintendo, but I think an interesting parallel can be drawn to the ‘blue-ocean’ strategy Nintendo employed with considerable success during the Wii era, and how there is clearly still a sizeable market for such accessible, casual play. The Nex Playground has been selling more than the Xbox recently over in the US. Christopher Dring // thegamebusiness.com ▶Metroid Prime 4: Worth the Wait? — My favourite Nintendo podcast returns to talk Metroid Prime 4. Max Wright is here to share his thoughts on the game — so this episode acts as a good bookend to the conversation me and Max had prior to Beyond’s long-awaited release. Nintendo Noise // YouTube Hayes Madsen // Inverse “They Lied” – New research casts doubt on Analogue 3D accuracy claims Damien McFerran // Time Extension ‘Tiny Bookshop’ briefly removed from Nintendo Switch store in ratings debacle over the word ‘arsehole’ — An unfortunate tale. Nicole Carpenter // Aftermath A decade on from Gamergate, how has the games industry changed for women? Vic Hood // GamesIndustry.biz REVIEW despelote — “builds a mesmerising feeling of a community brought together by a fleeting football obsession“. This one is already out in the U.S., but won’t arrive in Europe until the middle of January. Roland Ingram // Nintendo Life ▶ The history of the word “Metroidvania” and how it spread — Kate’s videos are always worth a watch. Good stuff. Kate Willaert // YouTube INTERVIEW Gail Tilden — Former employee of Nintendo of America — Gail managed the launch of Pokémon outside of Asia. Johto Times 20 years ago, Animal Crossing finally showed what it could be Aron Garst // GameSpot What it’s like to make a Bluey videogame Patrick Klepek // Crossplay
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