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The Legend of Heroes Trails beyond the Horizon demo

Heads up for The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon fans: a demo has just gone live on Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch. It can be downloaded from their respective pages on the Nintendo eShop.

NIS America says that this is a story demo, offering the opening of the game. NIS America is also providing a battle demo on PlayStation platforms, but for whatever reason, this seems to be skipping Nintendo systems. On the bright side, progress made in the demo can be transferred to the full release after installing a day one patch.

Today, Nintendo announced that Frosty Fest is returning in Splatoon 3 with a 2026 Splatfest. It’ll be held during the weekend of January 10.

Once again, Nintendo is asking who players like to spend their holidays with. The options are friends, family, and solo.

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CFK have just announced that they’ll be publishing DeckLand for both the Nintendo Switch 2, and original Switch . The title is yet to receive an official release date for either platform.

Developed by JellySnow, DeckLand spins on the traditional Korean board game “Yutnori” with the additions of deck-building and rogue-lite elements. You’ll be playing as a monk, fighting your way through a demon infested kingdom on the brink of collapse.

Here’s a full overview about the game:

Hunter x Hunter Nen x Impact Phinks

The next DLC is inbound for Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact, with Phinks now officially confirmed with a release date. Players can begin using the character on December 25, 2025.

Phinks is one of a few characters for the game’s season pass. Shizuku Murasaki and Zeno Zoldyck have also been teased, but have yet to be officially announced. Neferpitou was the first DLC character.

This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

December 4: To ring in the holidays, special icons have now been made available on Nintendo Switch Online. This is a limited time event for Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch owners, lasting until December 25.

Characters, backgrounds, and frames are available. Everything here is focused on Super Mario, with Mario himself, Luigi, Peach, Toad, and Yoshi featured – at least for wave one. There’ll be a couple of additional waves during the month.

Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 1.3.0 update

If you own Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2, you can now access a version 1.3.0 update for the game. This applies to both the bundle and the individual titles.

According to Nintendo, the patch improves the gameplay experience. What that means, however, is unclear. It seems that the update targets play on both Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch.

The official notice is as follows:

While we’ve seen some chapters for Deltarune already, work continues on the game, and now creator Toby Fox has provided a status update on Chapter 5. This comes from a newsletter just sent out to fans today.

Based on Fox’s comments, it looks like Chapter 5 is very much coming along. However, he cautioned that “it will take several months to release the game from where we are now.” Also, for Chapter 6, the team will likely be shifting its focus there in a few months from now.

The full update from Fox is as follows:

Absolum 1.1 Threads of Fate update

Dotemu and Guard Crush have unveiled the first post-launch update for Absolum, dubbed “Threads of Fate”. Fans can get their hands on it in early 2026.

New features are planned for the game. Players can expect new challenges, an evolving world, upgraded mounts, and new skins and emotes.

The full rundown is as follows:

Foxy Dumplings

Soft Crunch Games today announced Foxy Dumplings, which is in the works for Nintendo Switch. The game arrives in 2026.

Foxy Dumplings features a mix of traditional cooking, soft storytelling, and a dash of light management. As the professional self Lisa, you’ll “be serving meals, but also helping local communities, growing plants, and developing new recipes, all while managing both the economic aspects of her small business, as well as customer satisfaction, and of course, trying to keep the work-life balance and finding the time to rest.”

Here’s an official overview:


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