August 26: Atari, in partnership with MNSTR Studio, just revealed Fatal Run 2089. The game heads to Switch in 2025.
Fatal Run 2089 is a vehicular combat game based on the 1990s classic. The new Unreal Engine 5-developed title features arcade-style challenges, bosses to face off against, upgrades, and more.
A bunch of details can be found in the following overview:
Ninja Gaiden characters Ryu Hayabusa, Ayane, Rachel, and Momiji are all coming to Warriors: Abyss with a brand new update. The next patch drops on July 4, 2025.
All four characters will also be featured with cosmetic DLC. Players will have the opportunity to get their hands on the Master Ninja Formal Costume Set and Master Ninja Legacy Costume Set.
Here’s a Warriors: Abyss trailer showing Ryu Hayabusa, Ayane, Rachel, and Momiji:
Here’s an interesting tidbit that may come as a surprise: Nintendo Pictures worked on the PS5 title Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. That information comes from the game’s credits.
You may have forgotten about Nintendo Pictures, which was officially established in 2022. The group was formed after Nintendo acquired the visual content company Dynamo Pictures. The original announcement mentioned that Nintendo Pictures would make visual content based on Nintendo IP, but Death Stranding 2 certainly isn’t that.
Today, Rock It Games confirmed that it’s bringing Jaleco Sports: Goal to Nintendo Switch. A release is planned for this summer.
Jaleco Sports: Goal features Goal from the NES and SNES in one package. Support is included for rewind, visual options, and more.
Additional details about the classic titles and the collection can be found in the following overview:
There’s another Arcade Archives game on the way, and now Hamster has announced Crazy Balloon for the lineup. A worldwide launch is planned for tomorrow, June 26.
Crazy Balloon was originally made by Taito. The action game has players moving a balloon through a thorny maze.
Here’s the official overview from Hamster:
January 29: BEEP have revealed that Cotton Reboot! High Tension!, a sequel to side-scrolling shoot-em-up Cotton Reboot! will be coming to Nintendo Switch. The game is due to release in Japan on July 24, 2025.
For some more information and a trailer, see below:
Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour just went live with a version 1.0.1 update. This is the first post-launch patch for the title.
This appears to be a small update – no new features are introduced. Nintendo is keeping things vague, indicating that some issues have been fixed.
We have the full notice from Nintendo below.
Just a few moments ago, Nintendo started distribution of a version 1.4.1 update for Super Mario Odyssey.
Nintendo is still addressing a few remaining backwards compatibility issues on Switch 2. With today’s patch, that’s what’s tackled here. Nintendo says that issues have been addressed for Switch 2 players.
The official notice reads:
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate just received an update, with the game moving up to version 13.0.4.
Around the launch of Nintendo Switch 2, we heard that there were some issues with the Mii Fighter. The system’s recent firmware update addressed a part of this issue, but now it has been fully resolved.
Nintendo’s notice about today’s update reads:
