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Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025 live stream

Gamescom 2025 is getting things started with its traditional Opening Night Live broadcast, and we now have the official live stream. The event starts at 11 PM PT / 2 PM ET / 7 PM in the UK / 8 PM in Europe.

The Game Awards creator and host Geoff Keighley will be bringing along the latest announcements and news for the industry. While we’re not expecting Nintendo itself to really have a presence here, there should be at least something for Switch 2 / Switch through other publishers and developers.

Nintendo PAX West 2025 lineup

Nintendo shared its full lineup for PAX West 2025, with multiple first and third-party games for Nintendo Switch 2 planned to be on display. The offerings are similar to what will be on hand for Gamescom 2025 this week.

Nintendo’s full lineup for PAX West 2025 is as follows:

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Team Cherry has teased a “special announcement” for Hollow Knight: Silksong. News will be shared on August 21 at 7:30 AM PT / 10:30 AM ET / 3:30 PM in the UK / 4:30 PM in Europe.

It’s hard to imagine what this could be other than a release date. Fans have been waiting years for the game at this point, and most recently, Team Cherry committed to a 2025 launch. On top of that, we know that the title will be playable at Gamescom 2025, which starts tomorrow.

Here’s where you’ll be able to watch the Hollow Knight: Silksong announcement as it happens:

In today’s Kirby Air Riders Direct, director Masahiro Sakurai gave more background information regarding how the project came to be, including why he made the game.

It turns out that Shinya Takahashi, head of software development at Nintendo and former HAL Laboratory president Satoshi Mitsuhara really wanted to make it happen. Sakurai was busy with DLC for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at the time, but he “managed to complete a written proposal at high speed.”

Now that today’s Kirby Air Riders Direct has wrapped up, Nintendo has passed along an official recap announcement. A ton of information was shared in the 45-minute presentation, but thanks to the press release, everything is neatly summarized.

Also, this wasn’t covered in the presentation, but we now know that Kirby Air Riders is playable at PAX West 2025. Demos will require a Warp Pipe Pass reservation.

Here’s the full Kirby Air Riders Direct official recap announcement:

Kirby Air Riders release date

During today’s Kirby Air Riders Direct, a release date was given for the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 game. It will be available on November 20, 2025.

Kirby Air Riders received a blowout of footage, details, and more as part of today’s presentation. It was our first proper look at the title following the original announcement in April.

Here’s an overview of the game:

Kirby Air Riders Direct live stream

With the Kirby Air Riders Direct beginning soon, we have a new dedicated post for the live stream. The fun begins at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET / 2 PM in the UK / 3 PM in Europe.

As previously confirmed, the broadcast will be about 45 minutes long. Masahiro Sakurai, the game’s director, will act as host and will finally give us our first look at the Nintendo Switch title. Other than that, we don’t have much to go on, but expected a big blowout here.

Mario Kart World 1.2.1 update

Nintendo just released the next update for Mario Kart World with version 1.2.1. All Nintendo Switch 2 owners can download it now.

While the last update was massive, this one is on the other end of the spectrum. Nintendo is addressing a singular issue for its latest patch.

The full rundown is as follows:

The Touryst Deluxe

The Touryst is making a return with a brand new Deluxe on Nintendo Switch 2. Shin’en just made the announcement, but is currently deciding on launch timing. We do know it will be exclusive to Nintendo Switch 2 upon release.

The title previously came to Nintendo Switch. For the Deluxe release, Shin’en says it’s packing in new content, including a new island and monument, new items and quests, and improved graphics.

The latest UK software sales chart for the week ending August 16, 2025 is now available.

Mario Kart World came in second last week, but is back again at #1. Another game that’s moved up slightly is Donkey Kong Bananza, climbing from #4 to #3. Madden NFL 26 also appears at #16.

Here’s the full UK software sales chart for the week ending August 16, 2025:

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