If you’re deep into the Nintendo discourse sphere online, you might sometimes hear people say “Kirby has no bad games”. And to an extent, that’s definitely true – Kirby’s highs and lows aren’t as far apart compared to other Nintendo franchises. But is it really true that Kirby doesn’t have any bad games? A “bad game” could mean something different depending on who you talk to. It could mean that the game isn’t fun to play, or it could mean that the game is poor by Kirby standards, but not terrible objectively.
Regardless, today we’re looking at some of the less-loved entries in the Kirby series to see how they hold up today. One thing is true: Kirby doesn’t have any bad main series games. Even Kirby Star Allies, which is regarded as one of the weaker recent titles, isn’t bad – it’s inoffensive at worst. In other words, the Kirby games we’re talking about today aren’t main series games, but the smaller ones that tend to fly under the radar.
Over on the Nintendo eShop, a listing has appeared for a new Kairosoft game on Switch: Skating Rink Story. The game is scheduled for May 1, 2025.
Keeping true to Kairosoft’s nature, we have another simulation game on our hands. Skating Rink Story, as the title implies, is about managing a skating rink.
Although it probably won’t come as a surprise to many, Switch 1 won’t be compatible with the new dock Nintendo is making for Switch 2.
Nintendo posted that information this week. The company confirms that no model of the original Switch works. You cannot use a standard Nintendo Switch, Switch Lite, or Switch OLED with the Switch 2 dock.
This week we have a simple question – have you pre-ordered Nintendo Switch 2?
Reservations began this week in the United States (and Canada). To say the least, it was an… interesting experience. Best Buy, Target, GameStop, and Walmart all seemed to experience their fair share of issues with each site hammered with traffic and other shenanigans taking place. Based on reports, the best experience may have actually been visiting a local GameStop and pre-ordering there.
Regardless of where you are in the world, are you locked and loaded for Nintendo Switch 2 with a pre-order? Have you reserved any games? Let us know in the comments.
Klei started distribution of a new version 1.18.0 update for Balatro on Nintendo Switch, which brings along a Balatro collaboration.
Players can claim the Fools Crown skin for the Bee Queen crown. They may also run into Jimbo himself wandering around the Constant. There’s even a Balatro mini-game to experience now as well.
Here’s the full rundown of what’s included in this week’s update:
Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser has weighed in on the decision to launch Switch 2 in June.
Bowser said that the company isn’t locked into specific time frames to launch gaming products. For June though, it’s not a bad choice given that the summer is starting (with kids starting to finish school for the year). Since Nintendo Switch 2 is portable, you can take it anywhere – which works well for a vacation.
Just recently, Forever Entertainment released a new version 1.0.6 update for Night Slashers: Remake.
New content, adjustments, and fixes are included. Some of the highlights are a new Ghoul variant, new mutator, and new unlockable colors for all characters.
We have the full rundown from Forever Entertainment below.
Nightdive has issued another update for Turok, with the Nintendo Switch version moving up to version 3.0.1013.
Some small additions, improvements, and fixes are included. With one of the more notable inclusions, players can now adjust automap line thickness.
The full rundown is as follows:
The latest Nintendo Switch eShop charts for the week of April 26, 2025 are now available.
It’s the same story as the last couple of weeks with Minecraft continuing its run, landing at #1. The only game that’s given it some competition is NBA 2K25 thanks to a big sale, but it settles for second.
The full Nintendo Switch eShop charts for the week of April 26, 2025 are as follows:
Fresh off of its Nintendo Switch appearance this week, we have gameplay for 9th Dawn Remake. Nearly a half hour of footage shows the open-world RPG which features dungeon-crawling adventure elements.
Learn more about it in the following overview:
