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Pokemon Scarlet Violet Shiny Chien-Pao distribution

A new Shiny Chien-Pao distribution is now available in both Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet. It can be obtained through Mystery Gift.

This is part of a recent promotion. Recently, players were tasked with defeating Shiny Chien-Pao at least one one million times collectively in Tera Raid Battles. The final tally was well beyond that, coming in at 5,020,994. This means that the distribution has unlocked.

Here’s how you can claim the creature:

The very first footage is now in showing Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition running on Nintendo Switch 2.

It seems that the game is playable at Fan Expo in Canada this week. We have docked footage, showing around 14 minutes of gameplay in total.

Ratcheteer DX

Today, Panic and Shaun Inman announced Ratcheteer for Nintendo Switch. We’ll be seeing it sometime in 2026.

Ratcheteer originally debuted as part of Playdate Season One. For the new DX version, it’s now in full color, new visual filters are planned, the stereo soundtrack will be in uncompressed CD-quality, and support for ten new languages will be added in.

More information can be found in the following overview:

Good Boy

Good Boy, the first Team17-published Nintendo Switch 2 game, has just been announced. The project has been revealed, though there’s no word on launch timing.

Observer Interactive is developing the new game, which is an ecosystem-driven Metroidvania. As a LAIKA Space Rover, you’ll uncover the ancient mysteries of the planet Terra II as you capture and research alien creatures, complete quests for the other Rovers, and forge a bond with your new human friend.

Here’s some additional information:

Some sort of extra content is in the works for Hollow Knight: Silksong that will be added after launch. That’s according to Ari Gibson and William Pellen, co-founders at Team Cherry.

The two were speaking with Bloomberg about the game’s development and the future. In that report, we hear that Team Cherry has “big plans to add extra content to Silksong in the months and years to come.” However, specifics have not been shared at this time.

Pellen and Gibson said:

Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection MK Mythologies, MK Special Forces

August 20: Two more games are joining Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection, with Mortal Kombat Mythologies and Mortal Kombat Special Forces now having been revealed.

Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero, an action adventure game, originally came to the N64 and PlayStation in 1997. Mortal Kombat: Special Forces is also in the same genre and launched in 2000, but only on the PS1.

Why Hollow Knight Silksong took so long

The team behind Hollow Knight: Silksong has spoken about why it’s taken so long for the game to launch.

After years of anticipation, the title is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch in just a couple of weeks. Team Cherry revealed today that the release date is set for September 4, 2025.

Candylands Journey

It’s been announced that in a couple of weeks, Candylands Journey will land on Nintendo Switch. The title will be ready tog o on September 4, 2025.

Candylands Journey is a classic-style 2D platformer. After the heart of magic has been stolen by Pastry Witches, you’ll go on an adventure to recover the Magic Crystal.

Additional information can be found in the following overview:

Herdling

It’s time for the newest North American Nintendo Download Switch report for the week of August 21, 2025. The latest releases on the Nintendo eShop include Herdling and more.

Here’s the full roundup:

Mega Victreebel

Major news about Pokemon Legends Z-A just dropped, with Mega Victreebel now having been revealed for the game.

Here’s some information about the creature:


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