The latest Nintendo Switch eShop charts for the week of January 24, 2026 are now available.
It’s a fairly quiet week this time around with the top three staying the same, meaning it’s still Animal Crossing: New Horizons at the top. One notable game though is Dispatch – it’s cracked the top ten with pre-loads alone.
Below are the full Nintendo Switch eShop charts for the week of January 24, 2026:
Thanks to 3goo, we have the launch trailer for The Rumble Fish 2 – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. The fighter made it to the console this week with an exclusive Team Battle game mode.
Read up on the following overview for the game:
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U recently celebrated its 11th anniversary on November 21, 2025. Along with the game itself released the first-ever wave of amiibo figures, which included twelve new characters priced at $12.99 each. If you look at lists or rankings of the best Super Smash Bros. games, Wii U is almost always near or at the bottom – in other words, it’s often regarded as the “worst” entry in the series. Which isn’t saying much, because each Smash Bros. game is great in its own way, which is a testament to how well they’re made. So today, we’re focusing on Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and celebrating its anniversary by discussing what it did right and what it did wrong, eleven years later.
Kensuke Tanabe, the producer of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, has commented on Nintendo’s approach to the game’s difficulty.
In an interview with Nintendo Dream, the Japanese magazine pointed out how this entry feels like more thought was put into the “ease of play”. Tanabe was asked if there was anything that was kept in mind with regard to the overall difficulty, to which he pointed out how the team wanted to appeal to both longtime fan and potential newcomers. That, along with achieving certain goals during development, meant toning down the backtracking a bit in terms of complexity.
We’ve translated Tanabe’s full words are as follows:
It’s been revealed that longtime Nintendo designer Hideki Konno has left the company after about forty years.
Konno joined Nintendo way back in 1986. His first game was Super Mario Bros. 2, but he’s had quite the resume since. For a long time, he was the producer for most Mario Kart titles (director on Super Mario Kart) – though Kosuke Yabuki took over that job starting with Mario Kart 8. He was also the director of Luigi’s Mansion on GameCube. As the general producer of mobile development, Konno worked on Miitomo, Dr. Mario World, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, Super Mario Run, Fire Emblem Heroes, and Mario Kart Tour.
January 22: Nintendo is set to release three new amiibo for Super Mario Bros. Wonder, the company announced today. The full set is planned for March 26, 2026.
The new amiibo are for Elephant Mario, Poplin & Prince Florian, and Captain Toad & Talking Flower. Similar to other figures, they’ll have limited functionality. When scanning them in Super Mario Bros. Wonder or Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park, you’ll get power-up items in courses.
A physical release is planned for Long Gone Days on Nintendo Switch, Serenity Forge has announced. Fans can look forward to boxed versions in Q2 2026.
Serenity Forge will offer a collector’s edition, which includes the game, a sticker sheet, an art book, luggage tag, CD soundtrack, acrylic chibi standees, and a special box. Of course, a standard copy will be available as well.
Wild Rooster is putting Astro Party EX on Nintendo Switch next week, the developer has announced. Fans can try it starting on January 27, 2026.
Astro Party EX is a multiplayer space brawler. The twist here is that ships in the game can only turn right.
Here’s a bit of additional information:
Going along with the arrival of Forgive Me Father 2 on Nintendo Switch, a launch trailer has come in. The Lovecraftian first-person shooter that melds grotesque cosmic horror with insane carnage just made it to the system.
Further details can be found in the following rundown:
Everwarder is coming to Nintendo Switch in just a few days, indie.io and qLate have announced. It’ll be out on January 29, 2026.
Everwarder features a mix of roguelite exploration and survival with strategic tower defense gameplay. The game takes place in a world beset by darkness and has players controlling a magical guardian tasked with pushing back the dark with dazzling neon lights and spawned defenders, protecting the life of a trapped spirit.
Further details can be found in the following overview:
