Nintendo maintenance schedule – December 28, 2025 – future session for Nintendo Accounts
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Nintendo has released its maintenance schedule for the week of December 28, 2025.
As of now there’s technically not anything planned imminently. Instead, an early session has been added to the docket for some Nintendo Account downtime in the middle of January.
Below is the full Nintendo maintenance schedule for the week of December 28, 2025:
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Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch file sizes – Dynasty Warriors: Origins, The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon, more
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Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch games. These include Dynasty Warriors: Origins, The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
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Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts – December 28, 2025 – Metroid Prime 4 drops as Donkey Kong Bananza rises
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The latest Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts for the week of December 28, 2025 are now available.
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond had been holding on strong for several weeks, but has finally dropped, landing at #5. And an old favorite has returned to #1 – that’s Donkey Kong Bananza, which may have received a holiday boost.
Below are the full Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts for the week of December 28, 2025:
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Nintendo explains why it kept the Imprisoning War Sages a mystery in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom director Hidemaro Fujibayashi has spoken about why Nintendo kept the game’s Imprisoning War Sages a mystery.
Tears of the Kingdom featured Ardi of the Gerudo, Qia of the Zora, Raphica of the Rito, and Agraston of the Goron. However, we don’t really get to learn about them at all in the game. In flashbacks, they’re only shown briefly.
Nintendo Switch Online GameCube games still suffering from input lag, latest test shows
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Despite recent reports, input lag still appears to be an issue with GameCube games on Nintendo Switch Online.
Fans recently had some hope that the problem was being addressed following the latest update. The GameCube classics app moved up to version 1.4.0 with the addition of Wario World, and there was recently talk within the community that input lag had improved. However, it turns out that isn’t the case.
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Bandai Namco Nintendo Switch 2 / Switch sale live, lowest prices ever for Baten Kaitos, Little Nightmares 3, Patapon, more
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Bandai Namco is among the lineup of publishers hosting a holiday sale on the Nintendo eShop, and it includes new low prices for games like Baten Kaitos 1 & 2 HD Remaster, Little Nightmares 3, Patapon 1 + 2 Replay, and more. Discounts are available for both Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch.
The full rundown is as follows:
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2025 EDGE awards, top 10 games of the year
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The latest issue of EDGE has been released, and as is tradition for the final issue of the year, it includes various awards plus a list of the top ten games of the year.
Various Nintendo-related representation is included for both. While Hades 2 was actually chosen as the best Nintendo game, Donkey Kong Bananza was one of the five top five titles of 2025.
The full list of 2025 EDGE awards is as follows:
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Nintendo reveals best selling digital Switch 2, Switch games of 2025 in Japan
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As we wrap up 2025, Nintendo has posted new data that reveals Japan’s best-selling digital games on Switch 2 and Switch for the year.
On Nintendo Switch 2, Mario Kart World comes out on top as most would probably expect. Pokemon Legends: Z-A does have a strong showing though in second – plus it’s #1 on the Switch 1 list.
The full lineup of data is as follows:
Nintendo explains how Metroid Prime 4 came to be, talks development challenges – game was a request from Nintendo of America
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Nintendo has provided some noteworthy insight into the origins of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond as well as challenges with the project.
Metroid Prime 4 is one of the more fascinating games the company has put out in recent years, and its development cycle is a big reason why. Although the game was announced in 2017, it only just released this year. The project being rebooted with Retro Studios played a major role in the time it took between reveal and launch, but there was more to it.
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Famitsu software sales (12/15/25 – 12/21/25) – Top 30
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