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December 18: Falcom has just announced Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter. The title is slated for both Nintendo Switch, and the Switch 2 sometime in Fall 2026.

This is the sequel to Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, and part of the ongoing remakes for the Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky series.

Here’s some more information about the game:

Arc System Works has just announced the next installment in the River City series of games. River City Saga: Journey to the West will be out on Nintendo Switch sometime in 2026.

This news comes during the Taipei Game Show 2026 in Taiwan, lasting from January 29, to February 1. The title also seems to follow the same style as River City Saga: Three Kingdoms, with a tiny bit of of the game being played at a booth here.

Here are some additional information about the game:

Utawarerumono: Past and Present Rediscovered and Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten are both releasing in Japan for Nintendo Switch 2 on May 28, 2026. Japan will also be receiving a special edition with some collectibles, and a double pack of both games on game-key cartridges.

Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten is an RPG that originally in 2023, and was Utawarerumono: Past and Present Rediscovered is its direct sequel. Neither game have been announced to receive an official western release, but localization work has already been done for both titles.

You can read a full overview of Utawarerumono: Past and Present Rediscovered below:

Level-5 has announced Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road has sold over 800,000 copies, releasing a special artwork in commemoration of this milestone. They have also announced that the next major update to the title, will be released on January 28, 2026.

You can see the company’s full statement below:

Kemco has just announced that they’ll be bringing another one of their mobile RPGs to Nintendo Switch, this time being Dragon Spira. The title is currently up for pre-order, and will be launching digitally on February 5, 2026 at $19.99.

You can read a full overview about the game below:

Inti Creates has released more information on Kingdom’s Return: Time-Eating Fruit and the Ancient Monster. The title is set for launch for both Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch on April 23, 2026.

You can read all of the new information below:

Nintendo has released a good number of updates tonight, with another now being Tetris 99 at version 2.6.0. Players should be able to update their software to the latest version now.

Admittedly, this is a pretty boring update, with Nintendo’s classically vague descriptors of improvements. The big N just tells us the game is now “more comfortable to play”.

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
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D3 Publisher has just announced, and released Pool Room Billiard for Nintendo Switch 2. The title is already out on the Japanese eShop, and should show up on the US eShop sometime later today.

Pool Room Billiard makes use of the Joy-Con 2 Mouse mode for an immersive and precise billiards experience. The title is also set for a game-key card release in Japan on April 12, 2026.

Here’s a full overview of the game:

The Nintendo Today! mobile app has been updated to version 2.3.0. Users should be seeing the update roll out by now.

This update adds support for the app in a few new regions.

You can see the full list of patches here:


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