Beaked Buccaneer, a mini Metroidvania game, out on Nintendo Switch this week
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Ratalaika Games has announced that it’s putting Beaked Buccaneer on consoles this week, including Nintendo Switch. You can grab it on October 31, 2025.
Beaked Buccaneer is a 2D mini Metroidvania game. On a journey to defeat Captain Smelly and his crew, you’ll explore different worlds containing alternate paths.
Full details can be found in the following overview:
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Two Point Museum reveals Zooseum DLC
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SEGA and Two Point Studios today unveiled new DLC for Two Point Museum, dubbed Zooseum. Players can expect to see it this winter.
The DLC features a new museum location dedicated entirely to the wonders of wildlife. You’ll rescue, heal, raise, and re-wild a wide variety of creatures, while expanding your museum in exciting and unexpected ways.
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Pokemon Legends: Z-A has highest physical launch sales since Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom in the US
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We’re continuing to receive more information about the launch sales of Pokemon Legends: Z-A, and this time a report is in for the United States.
Based on Circana tracking, Pokemon Legends: Z-A had the highest launch week sales for a physical video game release since The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom in 2023. This is for both physical units and dollar sales.
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Brotato “New Dawn” update announced, patch notes
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A major update has been revealed for Brotato, which is known as “New Dawn” – or version 1.1.13.0. Nintendo Switch players will be able to access it within the next month or so.
The content update is the first new one for Brotato since late 2024. It features an all-new ban system plus new items, a new weapon, and more.
The full rundown is as follows:
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Incantation coming physically and digitally to Nintendo Switch
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Incantation has been announced for Nintendo Switch not only as a digital release, but also physical. The game is slated for Q1 2026.
Incantation is a first-person horror adventure game. You’ll play as a mother searching for her lost daughter, and after stumbling into a strange cult village, you’ll piece together the whereabouts of your loved one.
Additional details can be found in the following overview:
Pokemon Legends: Z-A has series’ weakest mainline launch since Pokemon: Let’s Go in Europe
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Pokemon Legends: Z-A seems to be off to a solid start in terms of worldwide sales, but in Europe specifically, things are on the slower side.
We’re hearing that the game’s launch sales are 28 percent lower than Pokemon Legends: Arceus. Z-A had the lowest debut for a mainline entry since Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Eveee in 2018.
More: Game Freak, Pokemon Legends Z-A, sales
Lucky Hunter out on Nintendo Switch this week
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indienova is teaming up with 159 Studio on a Nintendo Switch version of Lucky Hunter, it’s been announced. The game launches on Thursday, October 30.
Lucky Hunter is a deck-building auto battler roguelike game. The way things work in the game is that pieces are automatically played on the board, so it’s your job to build unique decks and artifacts in hopes of taking down increasingly powerful prey.
Learn more about the title with the following overview:
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UK software sales chart for the week ending October 25, 2025 – Pokemon Legends: Z-A maintains its lead
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The latest UK software sales chart for the week ending October 25, 2025 is now available.
For the second straight week, Pokemon Legends: Z-A comes in at #1. Aside from that, the physical release of Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered debuts – the split for it was 57 percent for PS5, 30 percent for Nintendo Switch, and 12 percent for PS4.
Here’s the full UK software sales chart for the week ending October 25, 2025:
Famitsu’s most wanted games – October 26, 2025 – Pokemon Pokopia lands for the first time
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It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart outlining what Japanese gamers are looking forward to based on reader votes. Another upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 game makes its first appearance with Pokemon Pokopia squeaking into the top 30.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between October 8 and October 14.
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Splatoon 3 Splatoween Splatfest 2025 results
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Splatfests in Splatoon 3 are more of a rare occasion these days, but Splatoween 2025 just took place this weekend and we have the latest results. Nintendo was asking if zombies, skeletons, or ghosts would be the best kind of friend.
At halftime, Team Ghost had the most clout – but barely. The breakdown was 33.20 for Team Zombie, 33.22 for Team Skeleton, and 33.58 for Team Ghost. That made things extremely close.
