December is Metroid month (at least if you’re celebrating Metroid Prime 4), and in honor of that, new icons are available on Nintendo Switch Online for Metroid: Zero Mission and Metroid 2: Return of Samus.
Each game has five options available. They’re all characters, which cost 10 Platinum Points each on My Nintendo. Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch owners can claim them now.
It’s been a bit since the last event in Tetris 99, but a 50th Maximus Cup has now announced which will grant players a new Kirby Air Riders theme.
In order to partake, you’ll need to be a Nintendo Switch Online member. During the event period, you’ll have to obtain a total of 100 points. Once you do so, the Kirby Air Riders theme with background art, music, and Tetrimino designs based on the title will be unlocked. Note that you’ll earn more points the higher up you finish in each match.
Dotemu and Tribute Games have shared a launch trailer for Marvel Cosmic Invasion. As of today, the beat ’em up game is playable on Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch.
Tons of details about it can be found in the following overview:
New updates are now live for Turok and Turok 2 on Nintendo Switch. These are known as patch 3 and version 2.2 respectively.
With Turok, there’s a bunch that’s here such as the option to toggle respawning enemies off and support for FOV of 120 on Nintendo Switch. Turok 2 now features cross-play multiplayer and more.
The full rundown is as follows:
The latest UK software sales chart for the week ending November 29, 2025 is now available.
The top three are unchanged this week with Mario Kart World in second as the top Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive. Elsewhere, Pokemon Legends: Z-A moved up a spot to #5. It’s also worth noting that Kirby Air Riders is out of the top 40.
Here’s the full UK software sales chart for the week ending November 29, 2025:
Paramount is planning a “Sonic Universe Event Film”, it’s been announced. It already has a release date of December 22, 2028.
Details about the movie are scarce at this point. However, to clarify, the project is in the pipeline alongside Sonic the Hedgehog 4, which is slated for March 19, 2027.
Gameloft has announced full details about the next Disney Dreamlight Valley update known as “The Winter Ball”. Nintendo Switch players can access it starting on December 10, 2025.
There’s a bunch of new stuff being added, including Cinderella with Friendship Quests and more. Other additions include the Winter Warmth Star Path, a DreamTeams feature, quality-of-life improvements, and more.
The full rundown is as follows:
System: Switch 2 / Switch
Release date: December 1, 2025
Developer: Tribute Games
Publisher: Dotemu
Dotemu and Tribute Games have assembled once again to deliver a brand new beat ’em up, this time around delivering a unique Marvel super heroes beat ’em up game that takes you from the streets of NYC to Asgard and beyond. With the two sides hot off the heels of their well received 2022 title TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge, many fans including myself were very excited to see what they could cook up with the vast Marvel library to pull from. The gameplay in TMNT was widely praised for how smooth the movesets for each character was and how good the control felt, which is key for a beat ’em up game. With a strong IP like Marvel to create a story around, what did the team come up with?
We have another look at Assassin’s Creed Shadows on Nintendo Switch 2 as a video has emerged that acts as a comparison for the PS5 and Xbox Series S versions.
There are cutbacks as expected – elements such as lighting, level of detail, textures, animations, shadows, draw distance, and reflections have been adjusted. Still, this is ultimately the same game you’re getting on other platforms, and the overall aesthetics have been maintained.
June 2024: Tomba 2 is on the way to Switch, Limited Run Games has announced. A release window was not provided.
This follows the original title which is set to appear on Switch this August (read more about that here). As for the sequel, Tomba 2: The Evil Swine Return debuted in 1999 in Japan and 2000 in the west for the original PlayStation.
Here’s a brief overview:
