Nintendo maintenance schedule – November 30, 2025 – Switch Parental Controls downtime
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Nintendo has released its maintenance schedule for the week of November 30, 2025.
There wasn’t anything involving Nintendo Switch last week, but that’s not the case this time. A bit of downtime is currently planned for the Nintendo Switch Parental Controls app.
Below is the full Nintendo maintenance schedule for the week of November 30, 2025:
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List of all Switch demos
Posted on 1 day ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Guides, Switch | 0 comments
Thousands of games are currently available on Switch, and there are a ton of demos out there for many of them. Not just Nintendo, but also third-parties are offering demos. We’ve now put together a comprehensive list of what’s out there.
Since our reader base is English-speaking, that’s what we’re focusing on here. In other words, we’re highlighting Switch demos that you can find in North America and Europe. Japan has a few extra demos on its end, but a majority of them are for titles that are not currently being sold in the west and are only playable in Japanese.
Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake dev was “worried” about Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake launching first
Posted on 2 days ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
In the span of a year or so, Square Enix came out with both Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake and Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake. Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake launched first last November. We then just saw the new versions of the series’ first two games a few weeks ago.
In a recent interview, producer Masaaki Hayasaka spoke about the release order. Speaking with Famitsu, he mentioned how he was “worried” that Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake would be launching first – he didn’t want 1 & 2 to “seem inferior”.
Nintendo goes live with more Switch 1 backwards compatibility fixes for Switch 2, and Resident Evil 4 is broken
Posted on 2 days ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
A few more Nintendo Switch games have been fixed so that they work properly for backwards compatibility on Switch 2.
Earlier this week, we reported separately that NieR: Automata is now in proper order. However, that wasn’t the only game that was fixed up. Several other titles were patched as part of this week’s firmware update, which you can read about here.
The full lineup is as follows:
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Core Keeper coming to Nintendo Switch 2, “Void & Voltage” update announced
Posted on 2 days ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Publisher Fireshine Games and developer Pugstorm not only announced that Core Keeper is coming to Nintendo Switch 2, but also a “Void & Voltage” update is in the works. Both will be available January 28, 2026.
Core Keeper will be upping the player count on Nintendo Switch 2 as eight users will be able to play together. On Nintendo Switch, the limit is four. Core Keeper players playing on the original Nintendo Switch will also be able to join eight-player co-op sessions when connecting to a session hosted by a player on Switch 2.
More: Core Keeper, Fireshine Games, Pugstorm, title update
The best Pokemon in Pokemon Legends: Z-A’s Season 3 Ranked Battles
Posted on 3 days ago by Ethan in Guides, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
A while back, we wrote a guide on the best Pokemon to use in ranked battles online in Pokemon Legends: Z-A’s second season. Garchomp, Xerneas, and Metagross were all centralizing threats, but now Pokemon has thrown a wrench into the metagame by allowing Zygarde in Season 3’s ranked battles. Theoretically, that means you’ll be seeing a whole lot of Zygarde in high-ranked matches. So if you want to win in Season 3 ranked, a Zygarde counter is an absolute necessity – and while all of Zygarde’s counters crumple in the face of its Complete Form, they can cause it a great deal of trouble before it transforms. There are spoilers afoot in the full guide, so keep that in mind before you continue. On that note, entering ranked battles in general will also spoil you on the same thing, so keep that in mind as well.
More: Game Freak, highlight, Pokemon Legends Z-A, top
Action RPG Nightmare: The Lunatic announced for Nintendo Switch [update: physical pre-orders]
Posted on 3 days ago by Cris-(chito) in News, Switch, Videos | 0 comments
July 31: CFK has just announced that they will be bringing Nightmare: The Lunatic to Switch. The game is set for December 4, 2025 with a physical release in Japan.
Nightmare: The Lunatic is an action rogue-lite in which you swap weapons, parry, and you special attacks to escape a Nightmare. Developed by Maetdol Games, it originally released on Steam in 2024.
Here’s some more information about the game:
More: CFK, Maetdol Games, Nightmare: The Lunatic
Troubles Witches Final Episode 01: Daughters of Amalgam coming to Nintendo Switch worldwide [update: release date]
Posted on 3 days ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
May 21:ININ Games, in partnership with Studio Siesta, today announced Troubles Witches Final Episode 01: Daughters of Amalgam is getting a release on Nintendo Switch. It will be available in late summer.
The game, a comical witch side-scrolling shoot ’em up game, originally released in 2007. Japan first received the Nintendo Switch version in 2023.
Here’s an official overview:
Nintendo reveals difficulty levels for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
Posted on 3 days ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond will feature a few different difficulty levels, Nintendo has confirmed.
Right out of the gate, “Casual” and “Normal” will be available. If you beat the game in “Normal”, you’ll also unlock a new “Hard” mode.
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EDGE #418 review scores – Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, more
Posted on 3 days ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
The latest EDGE review scores for issue #418 (January 2026 issue) have now been released. A number of Nintendo-related games are covered, including Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment and Once Upon a Katamari.
Here’s the full roundup:
