Pokemon Friends announced for Nintendo Switch and mobile, out today
Posted on 3 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
During today’s Pokemon Presents, Pokemon Friends was announced. The game launches today for Nintendo Switch and mobile.
Pokemon Friends is a mobile title made in collaboration with Wonderfy. Players can solve brainteasers that draw inspiration from the unique world of Pokemon. The game has over 1,200 puzzles, friend quests, and plushies to collect.
More information can be found in the following overview:
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet announce Tera Raid Battles with Shiny Wo-Chien, Ting-Lu, Chien-Pao, Chi-Yu
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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet have announced a series of Tera Raid Battles featuring Shiny Wo-Chien, Ting-Lu, Chien-Pao, and Chi-Yu.
All of these creatures will be appearing in 5 Star Raids. However, players won’t be able to catch them.
More: Game Freak, Pokemon Scarlet, Pokemon Violet
The Elf on the Shelf: Christmas Heroes announced for Nintendo Switch
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Outright Games today pulled back the curtain on The Elf on the Shelf: Christmas Heroes, which is in the works for Nintendo Switch. We have a confirmed release date of October 17, 2025.
The Elf on the Shelf: Christmas Heroes celebrates the Santaverse character’s 20th anniversary. For the game, Outright is readying a 2D puzzle-platforming adventure featuring “cheer, mischief and merriment.”
Here’s some additional information:
Pokemon Presents live stream – July 2025
Posted on 3 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, Switch, Switch 2, Videos | 0 comments
The latest Pokemon Presents for July 2025 is about to start, and just ahead of the event, we have the official live stream. While the main event begins at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET / 2 PM in the UK / 3 PM in Europe, a DJ event with Pikachu is happening first.
The Pokemon Company hasn’t spoken about what we should expect to see, but these presentations are fairly predictable. Expect lots of mobile updates, but we should be getting the latest look at Pokemon Legends: Z-A and possibly Pokemon Champions.
Here’s the Pokemon Presents live stream for July 2025:
Nintendo Switch 2 beats PS2 for sales record in Japan
Posted on 3 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch 2 | 0 comments
In a report from Yomiuri, the outlet reveals that Nintendo Switch 2 beaten PS2 for sales record in Japan. This is based on sales data provided by Famitsu.
Nintendo Switch 2 appears to have sold at least 1.5 million units in Japan during its first month. However, Famitsu doesn’t track data for units sold by Nintendo, so that number would be quite a bit higher. Famitsu tracks sales from over 3,000 stores in Japan.
The Wandering Village reveals Nintendo Switch physical release [update: pre-orders]
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May 20: Stray Fawn Studio is working with Serenity Forge on a physical release of The Wandering Village on Nintendo Switch, it’s been announced.
A standard version is planned alongside a collector’s edition. In the latter, you’ll be getting a sticker sheet, soundtrack download card, 5-inch pot, wooden pin set, art book, rubber keychain, and postcards. The former only includes the soundtrack download card and sticker sheet.
Princess Peach’s new voice actor confirmed, first role was Mario Kart World
Posted on 3 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch 2 | 0 comments
The new voice actor for Princess Peach has come forward, and we now know that Courtney Lin is playing the role
Lin’s first recordings for Peach were for Mario Kart World. Additionally, she played Baby Peach in the racer as well, which isn’t unexpected.
Speaking about playing Princess Peach, Lin shared the following on social media:
More: Mario Kart World
Bustafellows Season 2 launch trailer
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A final launch trailer is in for Bustafellows Season 2. After Japan got it in 2023, the visual novel sequel was brought to the week this past week.
Catch up on everything you need to know in the following overview:
Hitman World of Assassination on Nintendo Switch 2 appears to have hidden “performance mode”
Posted on 3 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Following an investigation from Digital Foundry, it seems that Hitman World of Assassination has a hidden “performance mode” of sorts that many are probably unaware of.
It turns out that the game’s rendering resolution and performance changes according to how Nintendo Switch 2’s front-end menus are set. Depending on that, players could experience up to a 62.5 percent performance increase.
Atari 50 reveals Namco Legendary Pack DLC
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More support is happening for Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration, and today, brand new Namco Legendary Pack DLC was revealed.
The DLC tells the story of the early partnership between Atari and Namco. It will contain the best-selling Pac-Man for Atari 2600, along with a collection of titles from the Atari 2600, Atari 5200 and Atari 7800, including Galaga, Dig Dug, Xevious, and Galaxian.
