It’s taken longer than expected, but Pokemon Legends: Z-A user icons have now arrived on Nintendo Switch Online. They’re available for Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch users now.
Typically icons are added to the service around a game’s release. However, we didn’t see anything back in October and things were quiet when the Mega Dimension DLC released.
A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Nintendo Switch eShop. These include the lowest prices ever for Cult of the Lamb, Kao the Kangaroo, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
New data provided by Famitsu gives us a look at Japan’s best-selling games of December 2025.
It was another strong month from Nintendo with Mario Kart World taking the top spot. Pokemon Legends: Z-A also did well in their second month, and if you combine both versions, they were right there with Mario Kart in terms of sales.
Below is the full list of Japan’s best-selling games of December 2025:
Nintendo has released its maintenance schedule for the week of January 25, 2026:
Right now two sessions are on the docket. The first is taking place later tonight, but the second won’t be happening until February.
Below is the full Nintendo maintenance schedule for the week of January 25, 2026:
With the film coming out in just a couple of months, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has now received its second trailer. The video just debuted as part of today’s Direct for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.
Yoshi is the star of today’s trailer. While the character was missing in the previous video, leaks pointed to the character’s inclusion. Elsewhere we see that Baby Mario and Baby Luigi are appearing in some form, there’ll be the Frog power-up, and more.
Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch games. These include Grid Legends: Deluxe Edition, Nickelodeon Splat Pack, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts – January 25, 2026 – Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade makes a splash
The latest Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts for the week of January 25, 2026 are now available.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade has now come to the console, and it’s had an immediate impact by taking the top spot. Right behind it is Dispatch – that one hasn’t released yet, but pre-loads have now started.
Below are the full Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts for the week of January 25, 2026:
An interesting post previously went up on Nintendo’s recruitment website from an artist that worked on Splatoon 3. As part of this, we learn about the challenges of making illustrations and why it was far from a straightforward process.
The first takeaway is that the artist “needed to display a world that was rougher when compared to the past games” given the new setting of Splatsville. The initial difficulty came about as the artist “was focused a bit too much on drawing the action poses correctly, which resulted in them feeling too small and lacking energy.” He then turned to others on the team that were able to “maximize the charm of Splatoon 3” through his art. Ultimately it sounds like a rewarding job as the staffer was already a fan of the franchise and received positive feedback about his illustrations from around the world.
Below is our full translation of the piece:
We’ve ranked plenty of Nintendo franchises in the past, but today we’re ranking a particularly difficult one: Xenoblade Chronicles. Just about all of its games are of top-notch quality, and even the lowest-ranking titles in the franchise are still well worth your time. So today, we’re taking on the difficult challenge of ranking every single game in the Xenoblade Chronicles series from “least best” to best.
If you’ve got your own personal rankings of each game, we’d also encourage you to share that with us in the comments down below. We’ll be mentioning some light spoilers here and there, so keep that in mind in case you’re trying to avoid spoilers for any of the Xenoblade games. We’re also only going to rank the definitive version of each game, which means Xenoblade Chronicles 3D and the original Xenoblade Chronicles X won’t be on the list.
