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Nintendo PAX West 2025 lineup

Nintendo shared its full lineup for PAX West 2025, with multiple first and third-party games for Nintendo Switch 2 planned to be on display. The offerings are similar to what will be on hand for Gamescom 2025 this week.

Nintendo’s full lineup for PAX West 2025 is as follows:

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Tales of Xllia Remastered

Bandai Namco confirmed speculation today that it’s bringing Tales of Xillia Remastered to Nintendo Switch. We’ll be seeing the RPG’s return on October 31, 2025.

Tales of Xillia has not actually appeared on a Nintendo platform before. Bandai Namco only released it on the PlayStation 3, but now fans on the latest platforms will have an opportunity to go through it – plus there’ll be some enhancements this time around with improved graphics, the ability to toggle encounters, and more.

Kirby Air Riders release date

During today’s Kirby Air Riders Direct, a release date was given for the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 game. It will be available on November 20, 2025.

Kirby Air Riders received a blowout of footage, details, and more as part of today’s presentation. It was our first proper look at the title following the original announcement in April.

Here’s an overview of the game:

Kirby Air Riders Direct live stream

With the Kirby Air Riders Direct beginning soon, we have a new dedicated post for the live stream. The fun begins at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET / 2 PM in the UK / 3 PM in Europe.

As previously confirmed, the broadcast will be about 45 minutes long. Masahiro Sakurai, the game’s director, will act as host and will finally give us our first look at the Nintendo Switch title. Other than that, we don’t have much to go on, but expected a big blowout here.

Shenmue 3 Enhanced is heading to Nintendo platforms, ININ Games and Yu Suzuki just announced. As of now we do not have a release window.

Shenmue 3 Enhanced is an upgraded edition of the adventure game “that stays true to its roots while adding modern improvements.” It will come with overhauled visuals, performance boosts, and quality-of-life updates.

Here’s a rundown of enhancements:

Kirby Air Riders Direct

A new Kirby Air Riders Direct has just been announced. It will air tomorrow, August 19 at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET / 2 PM in the UK / 3 PM in Europe. This is confirmed via the Nintendo Today app.

The broadcast will be about 45 minutes long. Information about the Switch 2 game will be shared, but otherwise, Nintendo is letting fans speculate about specifics.

Pokemon Champions

February 27: During a Pokemon Presents presentation today, a brand new game was announced titled Pokemon Champions. It will be available on Nintendo Switch and mobile via iOS and Android.

Pokemon Champions is a new battle-focused game. Connectivity is supported with Pokemon Home, meaning you’ll be able to team up with creatures who’ve joined you in previous titles.

Pokemon Legends Z-A multiplayer Battle Club

More news about Pokemon Legends: Z-A was just delivered, with four-player multiplayer battles now having been revealed for the game with Z-A Battle Club. The announcement took place during the closing ceremony of the 2025 Pokemon World Championships.

The hook here is that players attempt to defeat as many of each other’s Pokemon as they can within the time limit. Each match seems to be limited to three minutes.

Mario & Luigi: Brothership fixes

November 2024 marked the grand return of the Mario & Luigi series after almost ten whole years without a new game. As someone who’s 100 percent completed the game (and spent well over 60 hours doing so), this is an incredibly polarizing RPG. On one hand, the visual style is excellent – the characters are expressive, the core gameplay of the series remains mostly intact, and the story, while nothing groundbreaking, is solid. On the other hand, Brothership is held back by its awful pacing, disappointing technical performance, and a large amount of filler content between its main story beats.

Fifteen years down the line, I’m not sure that Nintendo could actually fix any of Mario & Luigi: Brothership’s biggest problems via a traditional remake. Many of its greatest issues are baked into its story and presentation in such a way that it would require significant retooling of plot points and gameplay. But today, we’re going to go over a list of changes that would help cement Mario & Luigi: Brothership as the best entry in the series. We’re not banking on these changes ever being implemented, but it’s fun nonetheless. Do keep in mind that we’ll be discussing spoilers, so you might want to bookmark this post and come back later if you’re still trying to avoid them.

A new month started up not too long ago. Now that we’re in August, we want to know what you’ve been playing.

Have you been giving Drag x Drive a chance on Nintendo Switch 2? Maybe you’re playing through the shadowdrops from the recent Indie World Showcase? No matter the case, let us know in the comments.

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