Donkey Kong Bananza has been out for a week now, and it’s been met with rave reviews across the board. If you’re playing through casually and not going for 100% completion, the game isn’t overly long – you can get through the main story in about 20 hours, so we’d imagine some of you have already rolled the credits. Donkey Kong Bananza contains plenty of interesting story elements, and today we’re analyzing how this could change the lore of the greater Mario franchise. Yes, we’re aware that it’s a Donkey Kong game and lore isn’t terribly important – but it’s still fun to speculate. Needless to say, there are major spoilers within, so you might want to bookmark this post and come back later if you haven’t beaten the game yet.
Going along with today’s launch, Spike Chunsoft sent out a launch trailer for No Sleep For Kaname Date – From AI: The Somnium Files. This new detective adventure / puzzle game has come to both Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch.
Learn more about the game in the following overview, thanks to Spike Chunsoft:
March 18: A new rating has appeared for Plants vs. Zombies Reloaded on Nintendo Switch, which is currently unannounced.
The classification was added to the official database in Brazil. Unfortunately, no description is included as part of the listing. While we basically have nothing here, we can speculate a bit.
While there’s been no official announcement, it’s claimed that SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide will be releasing on Nintendo Switch 2.
The game itself has yet to be revealed. However, we know that it exists as it was previously rated in Germany. Interestingly, Nintendo Switch 2 was not part of that original classification, but it would make sense for THQ Nordic to bring the new SpongeBob game over to Nintendo’s latest console.
Koei Tecmo and Omega Force just issued a launch trailer for Wild Hearts S. Starting today, Nintendo Switch 2 owners can play the fantasy hunter.
Here’s a helpful overview with more information about the game:
Kemco has announced its latest game for Nintendo Switch, which is Astral Takers. A worldwide launch is scheduled for August 1, 2025.
Astral Takers is a turn-based RPG made by Vanguard. Players will recruit allies, explore dungeons, and more.
More information can be found in the following overview:
Voxelgram was well-received when it came to Nintendo Switch back in 2020, and now a sequel is just on the horizon with Voxelgram 2. We’ve been informed that the new entry will be ready to go on August 28, 2025.
Just like the original, Voxelgram 2 is a 3D Picross/nonogram puzzle experience, but now with two colors instead of one. 250 puzzles are included, plus if you own the previous entry, 250 additional levels can be accessed.
Here’s an official overview:
July 19: The Nintendo Switch Online: Playtest Program is getting a second run, it’s been announced.
Those with an active membership to the service’s Expansion Pack tier, are at least 18 years old, and reside in certain territories will be eligible to join. Sign-ups start on a first-come, first-served basis on July 21 at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET / 4 PM in the UK / 5 PM in Europe. You’ll be able to register here, though it’s not guaranteed you’ll be selected – 40,000 participants will be chosen.
Version 1.1.0 for Dokapon: Sword of Fury has just launched. This update includes a wealth of new features such as same-character battles, cross language battles, and more.
You can check out the full rundown below:
Courtesy of Inti Creates, the launch trailer for Azure Striker Gunvolt Trilogy Enhanced is in. This collection of all three mainline titles includes some gameplay updates and formerly out-of-game story content, available in English for the first time.
We’ve got further details in the following overview:
