Nintendo Switch 2 led December sales in the U.S., now at 4.4 million, doubled Switch 1’s performance
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Much has been made of Nintendo Switch 2’s sales during the holiday period, but with the December 2025 Circana U.S. sales report having just been released, it paints a more positive picture.
Last month, Nintendo Switch 2 led the hardware market in both unit and dollar sales. The same also goes for 2025 as a whole. Thanks to that, the console helped offset year-on-year declines across other platforms.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition reveals release date, Rosalina, more
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Nintendo has just shared the latest information about Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park, including the game’s release date, confirmation that Rosalina is in, and more. It’s due out on March 26, 2026 worldwide.
Rosalina will now be fully playable across the entire game. There’s also co-star Luma when two or more players are available. Luma, who can be controlled with mouse controls, can fly around the course and support other players. Luma doesn’t take damage, but can spin to defeat enemies and collect coins.
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Famitsu sales (1/12/26 – 1/18/26) – first week sales for Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Nintendo Switch 2
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Pokemon officially coming to Universal Studios Japan
Posted on 5 days ago by Cris-(chito) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Universal Studios Japan has just announced that they will be collaborating with the Pokemon Franchise for a “New Pokemon Experience”. There is no clear information yet on what the new experience could entail, or even a specific timing window.
Although Universal Studios Japan has previously hosted smaller scale Pokemon events in their park, this announcement specifies a “hyper realistic experience”. One could assume that they will be adding a Pokemon section to the Super Nintendo World section of the park, or even its own similar section. It is also unknown whether or not we’ll be seeing this new experience in different Universal Studios Parks around the world.
Here’s the full machine translated quote from Universal Studio Japan’s
announcement:
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Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade review for Nintendo Switch 2
Posted on 5 days ago by Ellie Lutes in Reviews, Switch 2 | 0 comments
System: Switch 2
Release date: January 22, 2026
Developer: Square Enix
Publisher: Square Enix
There is a particular kind of disbelief that sets in the first time Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade loads on a Nintendo Switch 2 in handheld mode. Not because the game merely runs at this point, that expectation feels sort of outdated – but because it runs with such a fluidity that it quickly stops calling attention to itself. You might simply melt into the experience, and I think that’s exactly what they set out to do.
Metroid Prime 4 is the last Nintendo game from producer Kensuke Tanabe, game imagined as first part of Sylux saga
Posted on 6 days ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
According to Metroid Prime 4: Beyond producer Kensuke Tanabe, this will be the final game he’ll make for Nintendo.
In an interview with Japanese magazine Nintendo Dream, Tanabe indicated that he’s on the verge of retirement. With Metroid Prime 4, he knew it would be his last chance to make a Metroid Prime title and one featuring Sylux.
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Donkey Kong Country Returns HD 1.1.0 update out now, patch notes – Dixie Kong, Turbo Attack mode, Nintendo Switch 2 improvements
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Nintendo just announced a big update for Donkey Kong Country Returns HD with version 1.1.0.
There’s a lot that’s new here, including Dixie Kong and a Turbo Attack mode. Elsewhere, for Nintendo Switch 2 players, the game supports GameShare, improved resolution, and faster load times.
The full rundown is as follows:
Why 2025 was the year of one of Nintendo’s best villains
Posted on 1 week ago by Ethan Gnau in Features, Switch 2 | 0 comments
2025 was a big year for Nintendo in many ways, but it was also arguably the biggest year yet for King K. Rool, one of the company’s most beloved villains. You could argue that 2018 was the king’s best year, given the announcement of his inclusion in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a new fighter. 2025 was at least a close second, then – thanks to King K. Rool’s appearances in games and even on the Nintendo Today app, it seems his future could be brighter than ever. Note that there will be spoilers in this post.
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[Let’s Talk] The next Nintendo movie after Zelda
Posted on 1 week ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Let's Talk | 0 comments
Right now Nintendo has two movies that have been officially announced: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and a live-action film for The Legend of Zelda. Mario is just a couple of months away (give or take), but Zelda will be coming next year.
Nintendo has already indicated that it will be pursuing the movie industry even further. A couple of months ago, president Shuntaro Furukawa teased that the company is “continuing to prepare for the ongoing release of movies in the future.”
So after we see Zelda in 2027, what do you think is next? You’d have to think that we’ll get a third animated Mario movie, but it’s more interesting to think about another franchise Nintendo could tackle. Let us know what your guesses are for the future in the comments.
Nintendo demanded SEGA to put Mario’s foot in front of Sonic’s for Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
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Ryoichi Hasegawa, who was previously a producer has SEGA, has shared an interesting tidbit about Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games.
Back in the day, this was a pretty historic partnership. Mario & Sonic were once seen as rivals, but the two were coming together for the first time in their own game. As it turns out though, Nintendo did have a particular demand.
