
Issue #493
July 26, 2026
Nintendo respond to tariff lawsuit
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REVIEW I love Splatoon Raiders for the same reason I love Donkey Kong Bananza – it’s dead simple, you can barely see what’s going on, and yet somehow it works — “This game is so carefree in its mayhem, so uncluttered in its thinking, that it absolutely reeks of youthful confidence.” Christian Donlan // Eurogamer REVIEW Splatoon Raiders – Nintendo’s inky shooter fades to grey — “is far removed from what makes the main series so charming, and what’s left here feels a bit too much like watching paint dry.” Joshua Rivera // The Guardian Splatoon Raiders started off as a tower-defense game — An interesting tidbit via the latest Ask the Developer interviews – which are always worth diving into. Diego Argüello // Game Developer REVIEW Nintendo spliced Diablo with Splatoon to make one of the Switch 2’s best games so far — “Splatoon Raiders is all crescendo. Just when you think the levels can’t get any more crowded and your gizmos can’t possibly spit out more ink, the mess keeps piling up.” Giovanni Colantonio // Polygon Nintendo files motion to dismiss consumer lawsuit over tariff refunds — You may recall earlier in the year this lawsuit — well Nintendo have now responded. Sophie McEvoy // GamesIndustry.biz Dustin Bailey // GamesRadar+ An impassioned plea for the return of the budget re-release — Remember Nintendo Selects and Player’s Choice before that… John Walker // Kotaku REVIEW Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD — “an excellent package if you just consider the merits of the two games in a vacuum” — however Jordan caveats this with some notes on Square Enix and how they are approaching Switch 2 releases. Jordan Rudek // Nintendo World Report REVIEW The Mermaid’s Mask: A stylish mystery that’s all killer, no filler Roland Ingram // Nintendo Life REVIEW Culdcept Begins – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition — An engrossing board-game RPG, with this version being “the most approachable Culdcept has been in English-speaking countries ever“. Neal Ronaghan // Nintendo World Report ▶ Nintendo’s weirdest company and the games they failed to make: Marigul Management — A curious bit of Nintendo history that I wasn’t familiar with. LEXX // YouTube The Nintendo Switch 2 has finally justified its existence Giovanni Colantonio // Polygon Are we doing hype wrong? — “our relation to hype and marketing is weird“. Yakumono // Luigi Blood Back to Ocarina of Time — Thoughts on revisiting this classic. Joel // joelchrono.xyz Becoming a Nintendo fanboy again Graham H // ghall.space
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