Nintendo Switch Online offering icons for classic systems
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May 20: Nintendo is now starting to offer up icons for a variety of classic systems for Switch Online members today.
The NES, SNES, Game Boy (and Game Boy Color), GBA, and GameCube will be featured. These platforms are also a part of Nintendo Switch Online with the classic titles that members can play through on Nintendo Switch – and soon on Switch 2.
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Nintendo Switch 2 free game updates live, patch notes
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Nintendo has started distribution of previously-announced free updates for existing Switch games with various improvements on Switch 2.
The improvements vary by game. Some have received a visual bump, frame rate increase, and more. There are some other specifics such as Game Builder Garage getting mouse support.
The full rundown is as follows:
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Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds leaks SpongeBob, much more
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Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds has been hit with some massive leaks, led by the reveal of playable SpongeBob SquarePants. Patrick could be joining in as well.
F2Insider posted a series of videos, art, and more from the game on social media today. The big bombshell shows SpongeBob in action, and he’ll apparently come with his own stage for Bikini Bottom. Footage indicates that SEGA will be offering this content as DLC.
Here’s a look at videos shown today:
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8 years later, first person ever beats Nintendo Switch game 1-2 Switch
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Over eight years after the game originally launched, someone has come forward claiming that they’re the first person to ever fully beat 1-2 Switch.
Until now, no one had confirmed that they had completed the Plate Spin mini-game. While all of the other mini-games don’t take terribly long to finish, it’s this one that’s particularly challenging.
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Garfield Kart 2: All You Can Drift revealed for Nintendo Switch [update: trailer, release date]
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May 27: Garfield Kart 2: All You Can Drift is coming to Nintendo Switch, retailer listings have revealed. The racer launches later in 2025.
Garfield Kart came to Nintendo 3DS in 2013. That was followed up with Garfield Kart Furious Racing, which launched on Nintendo Switch at the end of 2019.
Below are the first details for the upcoming project:
No Sleep For Kaname Date – From AI: The Somnium Files details returning characters, Wink Psync, Key Rules
Posted on 1 month ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
A new round of details are in for No Sleep For Kaname Date – From AI: The Somnium Files covering new playable characters in the Escape segments, returning characters from previous titles, as well as other details about the game system. The latest screenshots are also available.
Spike Chunsoft has provided the following information:
Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma review for Nintendo Switch – also coming to Switch 2
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System: Switch (reviewed) / Switch 2
Release date: June 5, 2025
Developer: Marvelous
Publisher: Marvelous
In the far eastern region lies the misty country of Azuma – a once-prosperous land now choked by elemental blight and fractured runic energy. After a cataclysmic impact disrupted the flow of life itself, Azuma’s crumbling terrain and brittle fields whisper of a world in quiet ruin. And as is tradition in the Rune Factory series, an amnesiac hero shows up right on cue. But this time, their role is more than just farmhand-turned-savior – they’re the Earth Dancer, a chosen conduit of divine power, tasked with uncovering the truth behind the dying gods of the land.
Nintendo Switch Online adds Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Zelda 2 icons
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For a limited time, Nintendo Switch Online members can grab brand new icons based on The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link.
Both require you to boot up the games on their respective app first. After that, you can spend My Nintendo Platinum Points on the different icons. There’s only five for Zelda 2 (they’re all characters), but there’s about a dozen for Ocarina of Time. Each one costs 10 Platinum Points.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet 4.0.0 update out now, patch notes
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Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet are now starting distribution of a brand new version 4.0.0 update. If you own either game, you should be able to download it.
This is the first patch for the game in over a year. With Nintendo Switch 2 on the way and improvements promised, this is what version 4.0.0 is all about. Game Freak has improved the visuals including resolution as well as the frame rate.
The official rundown is as follows:
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Nintendo Switch update 20.1.1 out now, patch notes
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Another system update has just gone live for Nintendo Switch with version 20.1.1.
This is a small patch, addressing a single issue. It seems that some users may have encountered startup issues following version 20.1.0, but that has now been fixed.
The official patch notes are as follows:
