It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart outlining what Japanese gamers are looking forward to based on reader votes. There’s not too much activity this time around, but Pokemon Pokopia has now entered the top three.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between December 17 and December 23.
Another Splatfest is in the books with the Frosty Fest 2026 event, and Nintendo has now posted the results. Players were asked about who they spend their time with for the holidays – family, friends, or solo.
At halftime, in terms of clout, Team Friends had the lead with 35.09 percent. As we tend to see though, things were close as Team Family had 31.51 percent and Team Solo was at 33.40 percent.
A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Nintendo Switch eShop. These include the lowest prices ever for Berserk Boy, Stray, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
Nintendo has released its maintenance schedule for the week of January 11, 2026:
A few more sessions have been added to the lineup. Over the next few days, there’s a lot happening with Nintendo Switch in particular.
Below is the full Nintendo maintenance schedule for the week of January 11, 2026:
A fresh trailer is here to accompany the launch of I Am Future on Nintendo Switch. The game, a cozy post-apocalyptic survival sim, comes from tinyBuild and Mandragora.
Catch up on everything you need to know with the following overview:
Nintendo reveals Europe’s best-selling digital games for December 2025 – Metroid on top for Switch 2
This week, Nintendo provided a listing of the top 15 European eShop downloads for December 2025. We have data for both Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch here.
Over on Nintendo Switch 2, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond comes out on top with Assassin’s Creed Shadows (#5) and Octopath Traveler 0 (#11) appearing as new releases as well. Metroid also shows up for the previous system, but down at #13.
The full list of Europe’s top 15 downloads on the Nintendo Switch eShop for both Switch and Switch for December 2025 is as follows:
Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch games. These include Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
The latest Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts for the week of January 11, 2026 are now available.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is getting a new Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and a free update next week, and fans are getting excited. The upgrade pack has skyrocketed to #1 before launch, which was done with pre-loads.
Below are the full Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts for the week of January 11, 2026:
For those playing Kirby Air Riders, we’re going over the best characters in the game’s City Trial.
In many ways, Kirby Air Riders is a racing game. But in just as many ways, it kind of isn’t – City Trial is arguably its premier game mode, and it’s more about combat and collecting than it is racing. If you’ve never played this mode before, you’re tasked with exploring Skyah, a City Trial-unique location, and gathering stat boosts to power up for the final battle. The final battle in question is different each game, and you can pick from a selection of four based on your currently equipped machine and its upgrades. As is the case with all competitive games, some characters are better than others. And as you might expect, the best rider for City Trial may just be a certain masked knight.
