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Broken Sword - The Smoking Mirror Reforged

Revolution Software is making Broken Sword – The Smoking Mirror: Reforged for Nintendo Switch, the company announced today. A release is planned for early 2026.

Broken Sword – The Smoking Mirror: Reforged is a faithful reimagining of the second game in the adventure series. A Kickstarter campaign will be happening, which fans can keep track of soon.

Here’s some additional information about the game:

The latest UK software sales chart for the week ending October 4, 2025 is now available.

There are more new releases this week, including Super Mario Galaxy 1 + 2 at #3. Also new is Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, which lands at #5 (55 percent of the game’s sales were on Nintendo Switch, 45 percent for PS5). LEGO Party is also down at #26 with a split of 56 percent for Nintendo Switch, 34 percent for PS5, and 11 percent for Xbox Series.

Here’s the full UK software sales chart for the week ending October 4, 2025:

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Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined

It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart outlining what Japanese gamers are looking forward to based on reader votes. This week, Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined makes its first appearance. 

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between September 17 and September 22.

We have another update on the Shiny Koraidon and Shiny Miraidon code distribution for Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet, with GameStop now issuing a statement.

Fans in the United States haven’t been happy with how the distribution has been handled. After the event began at the end of September, codes were quickly taken up – and many by scalpers. As we previously mentioned, the distribution started on the same day as a new set for the Pokemon Trading Card Game.

Lapin physical

When Lapin finally launches on Nintendo Switch, it will be accompanied by a physical release on Nintendo Switch – at least in Asia. English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese are all supported.

Fans will be able to choose between two versions. Along with a standard copy, H2 Interactive will be selling a limited edition that has a number of goodies: a special box, original soundtrack, and diorama acrylic stand. Remember that Nintendo Switch is region free, so you can import the physical release without any issues.

Below are the latest Nintendo products that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:

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LEGO Party trailer

Following its arrival on Nintendo Switch this week, we’ve got the launch trailer for LEGO Party. The multiplayer party game – which you may be into if you’re a Mario Party fan – is out now.

Learn more about it in the following overview:

Metroid Prime 4 Vi-O-La

During the most recent Nintendo Direct, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond revealed that there’ll be motorcycle gameplay with the Vi-O-La mechanic. Nintendo has since shared a few more details explaining how it all works.

We previously heard that Vi-O-La can be used to traverse and explore the environment. The Nintendo Direct footage also gave some idea as to how it’ll all work, but the latest information batch covers things in a bit more detail.

Here’s the full rundown of Vi-O-La in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond:

After the recent fiasco with the Shiny Koraidon and Miraidon distribution for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet at GameStop, codes have been restocked.

The in-store promotion kicked off at stores across the United States about a week ago. Soon after, however, chaos ensued. Codes were quickly gobbled up – many by scalpers – leaving many fans unable to get a code. Plenty of codes quickly flooded eBay for exorbitant prices.

Part of the issue was the day in which the promotion began. The new Pokemon Trading Card Game pack Mega Evolution launched at the same time, so that was not a good recipe for success. Pokemon cards themselves have been tough to come by and have brought out plenty of scalpers on their own. They were looking to take advantage of the Mega Evolution drop, and at the same time, took advantage of the hype for Shiny Shiny Koraidon and Miraidon for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet as well.

October has rolled in, and as part of that, a new wave of backwards compatibility fixes are available for Nintendo Switch 1 games on Switch 2.

You may remember that both systems received a new firmware update this week. We mentioned that there could be backwards compatibility fixes even though Nintendo only highlighted stability improvements, which turned out to be the case.

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