You could make the case that Monolith Soft is one of Nintendo’s most important studios at the moment. Aside from developing different entries in the acclaimed Xenoblade Chronicles series, the company has worked directly on high-profile first-party games. Monolith Soft has contributed to Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, all of the Splatoon games, and more.
Yet despite its incredible track record, Monolith Soft strives for more. Hirohide Sugiura, the company’s co-founder and representative director, has mentioned that the company will never be satisfied with the status quo and will always aim for higher quality.
Today, we’re continuing our early-game guide coverage for Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition with a guide for Desdemona, the Subterranean side quest. It features a fairly easy battle, but it’s actually surprisingly difficult to get to if you’re still early on in the game. Before you follow our guide, you will want to set this side quest on your tracker – that way, an icon will pop up in the overworld that will help you navigate our instructions better.
RedDeerGames and Hidden Stag Games are celebrating the debut of Tales of Autumn with a new launch trailer. This week, the farming RPG landed on Nintendo Switch.
Everything you need to know can be found in the following overview:
When Star Overdrive comes to Nintendo Switch next month, it’ll be accompanied by a physical release. Retailers have put up listings that confirm a boxed version.
Those that pick up the game at retail will receive a few digital bonuses. It packs in the soundtrack, manga, and other unspecified extras.
The latest Nintendo Switch eShop charts for the week of March 22, 2025 are now available.
Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition is coming out strong. It did appear last week following pre-loads, but has now skyrocketed to #1 with its proper launch.
Below are the full Nintendo Switch eShop charts for the week of March 22, 2025:
With GladMort appearing on Nintendo Switch next week, a new launch trailer has come in. The video gives another look at the medieval-fantasy action-platformer, which was originally designed for the NeoGeo.
Plenty of information about the title can be found in the following overview:
Devolver Digital fans will want to take advantage of the latest Nintendo Switch eShop sale as various games are at new low prices, including Hotline Miami Collection. Over two dozen titles have been discounted.
The full roundup is as follows:
With confirmation that the Nintendo Switch 2 is backwards compatible with Switch software, it’s safe to assume that includes amiibo – and if that’s true, then it’s also safe to assume that Nintendo’s signature lineup of toys-to-life figurines isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. That being said, there are hundreds of amiibo figures to choose from, and that’s not even including amiibo cards. So today, we’re analyzing which specific figures are the most useful across many Nintendo games. And although we did look at eight of the most useless amiibo almost a year ago, we’ll also be determining the definitive most useless amiibo today.
Earlier this week, Reddit user NeverGonnaGetBanned shared an extremely helpful tip on the Xenoblade Chronicles subreddit aimed at those playing Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition for the first time. And it’s so helpful that we figured we’d share the tip here for visibility – it concerns Xenoblade Chronicles X’s affinity quests. You can only accept one of these at a time, and once you’ve accepted one, you must finish it before you start another affinity quest or a main story quest.
February 7: Today, publisher Kinda Brave and developer Ember Trail announced Distant Bloom for Nintendo Switch. A release window has yet to be provided.
Distant Bloom is described as a “serene management game” that “lets you explore an alien planet where things have gone amiss.” You’ll be using plants to restore the world and build a community with your crewmates.
