Nintendo bringing back various icons for 2025 releases
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Nintendo has announced a new promotion for Switch Online in which it’s bringing back a series of icons that were released throughout the year.
Eight games will be featured in total. Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2, F-Zero 99, Kirby and the Forgotten Land + Star-Crossed World, Xenoblade Chronicles X, Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, and Kirby Air Riders are all making a return. So if you missed out on these designs previously, you’ll have another chance to pick some of them up.
Nintendo Switch Online adds Metroid Prime 4: Beyond icons
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December 3: Nintendo has just added Metroid Prime 4: Beyond themed icons to Nintendo Switch Online. Both Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch owners can grab them now.
Characters and backgrounds are currently available based on the game. For the former, it’s 10 Platinum Points each on My Nintendo. Backgrounds go for 5 Platinum Points each. You’ll always be able to keep them, even if your Nintendo Switch Online membership ends.
Vice: Magic City Mayhem, a retro action-adventure game inspired by Zelda and GTA, coming to Nintendo Switch
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Jurassic Sunset Games secured crowdfunding for Vice: Magic City Mayhem on Kickstarter a little while back, and in doing so, the team intends to bring the title to Nintendo Switch. The project is tentatively slated for 2026.
Vice: Magic City Mayhem, a top-down 8-bit retro action adventure game, has cited The Legend of Zelda and GTA: Vice City as inspirations. You’ll be fighting enemies, collecting new items, and upgrading your character as you go on a quest to rescue your one true love.
Kirby and the Forgotten Land list of all Present Codes
Posted on 15 hours ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Kirby and the Forgotten Land just made it to Switch, and players can take advantage of several Present Codes. When registered in-game at Waddle Dee-liveries, they provide a variety of different items.
We have a complete list of all current Kirby and the Forgotten Land Present Codes below. End dates are also noted where applicable.
Tanuki: Pon’s Summer delayed to 2026
Posted on 20 hours ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
It’ll take a little longer for Tanuki: Pon’s Summer to launch, as the game is seeing a delay. The title will now head to Nintendo Switch in 2026.
The news won’t come as a big surprise. While the original target was 2025, there’s only a week remaining in the year.
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time 2.0.0 update out now, patch notes
Posted on 21 hours ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Level-5 just came out with a new version 2.0.0 update for Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time. This ties in with the free “The Sinister Broker Bazario’s Schemes” DLC which was previously announced.
A number of new additions are included, such as the roguelike open-world area Snoozaland and new items. Level-5 also expanded the maximum number of island houses, adjusted the damage cap, and more.
The full rundown is as follows:
Space Invaders is this week’s Arcade Archives game on Nintendo Switch 2, Switch
Posted on 21 hours ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch 2, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Space Invaders has been revealed as the next addition to the Arcade Archives series. It comes out tomorrow, December 25, for both Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch.
This one released way back in 1978. Taito is behind the classic shooter, of which many of you are likely familiar with.
Here’s an official overview:
More: Arcade Archives, Hamster
Visual novel Mamiya: A Shared Illusion of the World’s End coming to Nintendo Switch
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Publisher Dramatic Create and developer Kenkou Land have just announced the arrival of Mamiya: A Shared Illusion of the World’s End on Nintendo Switch. The release contains the entire duology of the franchise, and is expected to release sometime in 2026.
Mamiya: A Shared Illusion of the World’s End will include both games Mamiya: A Shared Illusion of the World’s End – FallDown, and Mamiya: A Shared Illusion of the World’s End – Downfall. While a western release isn’t yet confirmed, we can expect to be able to play the title in English as the original Steam release has a translated version.
Here’s some more story details about the game:
Sanabi reveals free “A Haunted Day” DLC [update: release date]
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November 12: Two years after the game launch, Sanabi has pulled back the curtain on new DLC titled “A Haunted Day”. It will be free to all Nintendo Switch players when it releases in the future.
A Haunted Day is set before the events of the main game. In it, players will follow Major Song during her time at Uigeumbu No. 12 as she follows a lead into a treacherous scrapyard. The DLC “combines recoverable jumps with the raw power of Song’s shotgun for spectacular aerial maneuvers.”
Here’s some additional information:
More: DLC, Neowiz, SANABI, Wonder Potion
Shovel Knight: Ultimate Design Works revealed, pre-orders open
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Next year, the new Shovel Knight: Ultimate Design Works will be released. Udon Entertainment is preparing the book.
If you’re a Shovel Knight fan, this should be right up your alley. It features “the fun and original artwork behind this landmark title, and its many expansions and spin-off games”. It comes with key art, character concepts, enemy designs, sprite sheets, unused ideas, and more. There’s also creator commentary plus two exclusive interviews with the Yacht Club Games team.
