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Earlier in the year, Nintendo Today was announced and released. This is Nintendo’s own app intended to keep fans in the know about various happenings with the company. More recently, some pretty important news has even be shared there before it’s delivered elsewhere. We’ve seen things like Nintendo Directs announced there first, and this week, that’s where the “Close to You” videos debuted.

Nintendo is clearly trying to do what it can to incentivize fans to check out the Nintendo Today app. In fact, the second “Close to You” video has still yet to appear on Nintendo’s own YouTube channels (though we did upload it here). Still, it seems like there hasn’t been a whole lot of interest in the app.

So what are your thoughts on Nintendo Today? Have you downloaded it / used it at all? Let us know in the comments.

Fire Emblem Shadows revealed

Original: Nintendo has announced the release of Fire Emblem Shadows, a new smart device game that introduces a new style of battles featuring role-playing and social deduction elements. It’s available today.

Nintendo Today 2.0 update

Nintendo Today went live with a new version 2.0 update today, which includes a couple of new features.

Support for additional languages has been added, and the app has been released in more regions. A Kirby theme for the app has also been added.

You can see the full list of changes below:

Latios Latias Pawmot Pokemon Unite

June 14: The next playable characters have been revealed for Pokemon Unite, which will add Latias and Latios. The announcement took place during the 2025 Pokemon North America International Championships today. This will come in celebration of the game’s anniversary in July.

Unfortunately, that’s all of the information we have currently. No details have been shared about what they’ll actually be like in the game. There’s also no word on release timing.

Pokemon Champions

February 27: During a Pokemon Presents presentation today, a brand new game was announced titled Pokemon Champions. It will be available on Nintendo Switch and mobile via iOS and Android.

Pokemon Champions is a new battle-focused game. Connectivity is supported with Pokemon Home, meaning you’ll be able to team up with creatures who’ve joined you in previous titles.

The Nintendo Switch Parental Controls app has just gone live with another update, this one being version 2.2.0.

The bigger changes in this update are the display for play activity, and an addition of information to the bottom of notifications. Then there’s also some of Nintendo’s famous unspecified improvements.

You can check out the full rundown of patch notes below:

The next major update for Nintendo Music is now rolling out, this one being 1.3.0. If you’ve downloaded the app on mobile, you should be seeing it soon.

The main thing we’re seeing here is adding some functionality to the app even after your Nintendo Switch Online membership cancels.

The official patch notes are as follows:

Nintendo Switch Parental Controls

Nintendo has released its maintenance schedule for the week of August 3, 2025.

Currently just one new session has been scheduled. The main thing is for Nintendo Switch Parental Controls, which will affect both Switch systems and mobile. 

Below is the full Nintendo maintenance schedule for the week of August 3, 2025:

Nintendo Switch Parental Controls (Switch 2 / Switch / mobile)

If you tuned in to this week’s Pokemon Presents event, we have a simply question – what did you think of it?

The presentation again gave Pokemon fans all of the latest news, updates, and announcements. One of the more notable segments was for Pokemon Friends, a puzzle game that was revealed and released on the same day. We also saw a new look at Pokemon Champions, which is slated for 2026. And we saw the latest footage of Pokemon Legends: Z-A, including a first look at Mega Dragonite. You can find a handy recap of everything shown here.

Let us know what you thought of the July 2025 Pokemon Presents in the comments below.

Pokemon Champions leak

Fans believe that new details about Pokemon Champions have leaked from 4chan posts, which could be partially verified by this week’s Pokemon Presents.

During the broadcast, The Pokemon Company shared more information about the battle-focused game. One of the things we heard about are Victory Points, which were accurately described in the leaks. Based on this, while we’re typically hesitant to share 4chan posts, we feel it’s at least worth mentioning.

We’ve posted the full roundup of details from the Pokemon Champions leak below. Note that this information has not been verified currently.


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