September 26: To celebrate Halloween, Splatoon 3 has announced that it’s bringing back Splatoween with a Splatfest. The event will take place during the weekend of October 25.
Per usual, players can choose between three options. Nintendo is asking which of the following they’d most like to befriend: a zombie, skeleton, or ghost.
Supergiant Games has announced the first post-launch update for Hades 2. It’ll be a bit before the patch rolls out on Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch, but look for it in the near future.
While the title recently released, the team is far from finished with the game. Hades 2 will be getting enhancements to the True Ending, lots of other improvements and adjustments, and bug fixes.
We have the full notice from Supergiant below. Just beware that you may want to hold off on reading everything if you’ve yet to play the game.
The Pokemon Company has announced an official sales achievement for Pokemon Legends: Z-A, with the game reaching 5.8 million copies sold in its first week. This is based on physical units and digital downloads.
According to today’s announcement, about half of the copies sold were for the Nintendo Switch 2 version. Details about the performance of Nintendo Switch 2 hardware as part of the new bundle were not provided.
Going along with today’s release, we’ve got the launch trailer for Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit. This is a new action platformer inspired by classics like Mega Man.
Some information about the title can be found in the following rundown:
Publisher Team17 and developer Sismo Games today announced a new partnership for Skinwalker, which will have the game land on Nintendo Switch. The title is lined up for a 2026 debut.
Skinwalker is a side-scrolling action platformer. In the game, you’ll play a weary scientist who is forced to give us his own humanity in order to save his daughter.
Learn more about it via the following overview:
October 17: Publisher PlaySide and developer Fumi Games confirmed today that they’re working on Mouse: P.I. for Hire for Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch. The game is set to debut in 2025.
Mouse: P.I. for Hire is a jazz-fueled first-person shooter. As showcased in the screenshot above, it features a visual style inspired by black and white, classic cartoons.
More information can be found in the following overview:
PlaySide is working on Dumb Ways to Party for Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch, the company revealed today. The title is planned to launch in 2026.
This one is said to be “the world’s dumbest party game”. Various mini-games are included, along with a Game Show mode and more.
Lots of details can be found in the following rundown:
Team17 Digital and Wych Elm are teaming up on the new Nintendo Switch game Wych Elm, the two sides announced today. Expect to see it sometime in 2026.
Silver Pines is a Lynchian-inspired horror Metroidvania game. Playing as Red Walker, you wake up in a town inspired by Twin Peaks.
Learn more about the project with the following overview:
We’ve been waiting to hear about the release date for Terrifier: The ARTcade Game, and that information was finally delivered today. Nintendo Switch owners can play the title on November 21, 2025.
Announced last year, Terrifier: The ARTcade Game is a retro beat ’em up game. Up until now, we’ve only had a vague 2025 launch window.
