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Cyberstep and Rabbitfoot have announced yet another visual novel in collaboration with a VTuber. Chinami Holic will be launching in Japan for Nintendo Switch on January 28, 2026.

This dating sim features fully voiced cutscenes from VTuber Dokugai Chinami, and will support Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and other language options. There will also be a “kids” version of the game made available, which will exclude some of the more risqué scenes and imagery for a wider audience.

You can see a full story overview, as well as some information on the Chinami character below:

The Elf on the Shelf: Christmas Heroes trailer

The launch trailer has been released for The Elf on the Shelf: Christmas Heroes. Coming from Outright Games, the 2D puzzle platformer celebrates the upcoming holiday.

Learn more about it via the following overview:

Sonic Racing CrossWorlds Joker release date

SEGA has revealed the release date for Joker in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds. The character, who originates from Persona 5, is due out on October 22, 2023.

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is celebrating the arrival with the Joker Festival. This will be held between October 23 at 8 PM ET and October 26 at 7:59 PM ET. World Match will not be available during the Festival.

September 12: Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2 are returning in a new collection. This launches on October 2, 2025.

The two titles will be sold together as a physical bundle. Both of these titles will be available individually on the Nintendo eShop as well.

These are largely the same games as they were on Wii. There are some extra bells and whistles though, including enhanced resolution, improved UI, Assist Mode, and new Storybook content.

On top of the above, new amiibo are coming in April. Here’s a look:

Islanders: New Shores Halloween update

A new Islanders: New Shores update has arrived in celebration of Halloween.

The update provides a creepy twist to the otherwise cozy minimalist city builder. It adds the “Halloween” biome, the new Boon called “Replace”, pumpkins, gravestones, and candle variants as Seasons items, a new camera filter, and a new building facade to unlock for the Aviary building, both unlockable via new challenges.

The full rundown is as follows:

Schildmaid MX release date

It’s been a long wait for Schildmaid MX on Nintendo Switch, but the game has a release date. We have confirmation that it’s planned for November 26, 2025.

Schildmaid MX was announced for Nintendo Switch almost three years ago – we heard about it at the very start of 2023. While it was planned for that year, obviously it took much longer time to launch.

Pokemon Legends Z-A Yveltal location guide

We have a new location guide for Pokemon Legends: Z-A, this time for Yveltal, one of Kalos’ two signature Legendary Pokemon.

As you might expect, you won’t be able to catch Yveltal until you clear the game’s main story. If you’re rushing, you can reach the final boss within 20 hours or so, tacking on a few extra hours if you’re clearing side content along the way. Since Pokemon Legends: Z-A forces the player to use autosave, it is actually impossible to fail catching Yveltal. If you defeat it, it will simply respawn and ask you to try again. As a cover art Legendary Pokemon, Yveltal has a low catch rate. Expect this one to take a while!

The latest UK software sales chart for the week ending October 18, 2025 is now available.

Pokemon Legends: Z-A made its debut last month and easily lands at #1. However, it’s worth noting that launch sales were 40 percent lower than Pokemon Legends: Arceus. Still, it’s the second biggest launch for Nintendo Switch 2 this year behind Mario Kart World. 51 percent of the game’s sales were on Nintendo Switch 2.

Here’s the full UK software sales chart for the week ending October 18, 2025:

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Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave

It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart outlining what Japanese gamers are looking forward to based on reader votes. This week, Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave pops up for the first time.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between October 1 and October 7.

Telenet Fuku-Bukuro

Today, Edia unveiled Telenet Fuku-Bukuro for Nintendo Switch. It’ll head to Japan on January 22, 2026.

Telenet Fuku-Bukuro is a new game collection featuring ports of six PC Engine games originally from Telenet Japan. The following titles are included:


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