Nintendo Switch Online confirms GameCube games for Switch 2, first games revealed [update: controller
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April 2: Nintendo Switch Online made a major announcement today with GameCube games now confirmed for the platform. It will be available alongside launch.
This is the first time that Nintendo will be offering these titles as part of its classics service. During the Virtual Console days, support stopped with the N64. GameCube games have only been sold as individual releases, sometimes as updated remasters.
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Steam-Heart’s and Advanced V.G. Saturn Tribute announced for Nintendo Switch [update: worldwide release]
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January 28: Today, City Connection unveiled Steam-Heart’s and Advanced V.G. Saturn Tribute. The Nintendo Switch release is slated for May 29, 2025 in Japan.
You’re getting two different experiences here. Steam-Heart’s is a sci-fi shooter while Advanced Variable Geo is a fighter. There’s support for various features such as the ability to rewind gameplay.
Here’s a bunch of additional details:
The Rise of the Golden Idol launching The Lemurian Phoenix DLC
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We’ve got a heads up for The Rise of the Golden Idol as new DLC known as The Lemurian Phoenix is dropping in less than two weeks. Nintendo Switch owners can grab it on May 13, 2025.
Below is an overview of what players can look forward to:
Hello Kitty Island Adventure getting “Friends, Furniture, and Frozen Peaks” update
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Sunblink has announced that Hello Kitty Island Adventure will be getting its first major content update. The update is titled “Friends, Furniture, and Frozen Peaks” and is due out on May 22, 2025.
This new update will add an expansion to snowy areas, new cosmetics, new mechanics for furniture, the ability to call friends, and more as the title of the update fittingly suggests.
Here’s the full rundown of what this update will be bringing:
Nintendo eShop cards get new designs ahead of Switch 2 launch [update: more designs revealed]
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Original” Nintendo continues updating elements of its brand seemingly in preparation for the Nintendo Switch 2, one of which being the designs of their eShop cards. You can get a look at them in the graphic above.
Posted by Brazilian user @PortalSMario on X, the new cards show off updated renders of classic Mario characters whom also appeared in the previous set. These include Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser, Toad, and Donkey Kong sporting his new Donkey Kong Bananza design. It should be also noted that the new cards seem to be square, in contrast to the previous designs being rectangular.
Mado Monogatari: Fia and the Wondrous Academy gets release date
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Idea Factory has just announced that its newest game, Mado Monogatari: Fia and the Wondrous Academy, will be released on Nintendo Switch and other consoles on July 29th.
In addition to the release date announcement, the developer also revealed that a physical edition, including a limited edition, will be available at IFI Online Stores. The limited edition includes the physical game, official art book (64 pages), official soundtrack (27 tracks), mini shikishi Board reversible cover sleeve and exclusive trading card.
You can learn more about the game via the following overview:
Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1 for Nintendo Switch to be released in Asia with English support, physical release included
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April 28: Today, Eastasiasoft announced plans to launch Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1 on Nintendo Switch in Asia with English support, and as part of that, the company is planning a physical release.
This follows the news that Idea Factory cancelled its plans for the Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth trilogy on Nintendo Switch in the west. It was said at the time that these titles “did not comply with Nintendo Guidelines.”
Hollow Knight: Silksong will get a playable version in Australia this September
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After years of waiting and mystery, Hollow Knight: Silksong is finally getting a playable version. Today, Team Cherry announced that fans will finally get a chance to play the game, but only in Australia for now.
Starting September 18, the game will be available to play at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) as part of an exhibition called Game Worlds. The event will also include displays focused on the game’s design and artistic direction.
The ACMI curators, Bethan Johnson and Jini Maxwell, spoke about the excitement of having a playable version of Silksong at the exhibition:
Nintendo Download – May 1, 2025 (North America) – High On Life, more
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It’s time for the newest North American Nintendo Download Switch report for the week of May 1, 2025. The latest releases on the Nintendo eShop include High On Life and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
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Nintendo Download – May 1, 2025 (Europe)
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