They've had more in their own shows but a quad of games in one Direct is new.

Electronic Arts was a frequent contributor to today's Partner Showcase, showing two new games and updating two more.

The next Octopath game and a brand new action-RPG cometh.

Square Enix entered just in time to drop two HD-2D bombs at the end of today's Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase. First up was an action-RPG coming in 2026 to Nintendo Switch 2, The Adventures of Elliot: The Millenium Tales, which also has a demo dropping on the eShop today. There was also the promise... Read more...

And with one of them, the Switch 2 can now get even more RPGs from Sega.

Two follow-ups to Switch 2 Day 1 game Yakuza Zero are coming on the same day.

An extended trailer for Yakuza Kiwami 2 was shown in the Nintendo Direct, announcing a November 13 launch for the brawler remake. At the end of the trailer, the original Yakuza Kiwami - released on Switch last October - was also announced to be getting a Switch 2 version on the same day.

Yes, Junpei's voice actor isn't disgraced. No, you don't get the canonical (female) main character.

Switch 2 owners will be asked to accept another hundred hours of RPG this fall.

Persona 3 Reload - the ground up remake of the 2006/7 PlayStation 2 cult classic released on other platforms last year - was announced in the Direct to be coming to Switch 2 on October 23. Preorders open for the game today.

This one appears to be going a bit darker.

A new Monster Hunter story is coming to both Switch 2 and Switch next year.

Today's Partner Showcase opened on Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, a cross-platform RPG due in 2026. The Direct featured a story trailer showing two nations seemingly at war and a single "Rathalos Rider" remaining.

Despite a scare in the motherland, the show must go on.

Third parties will be coming directly to us tomorrow.

A Partner Showcase Direct will air tomorrow at 9 a.m. ET / 6 a.m. PT. The show will run for 25 minutes.

The show will go ahead despite an 8.7 earthquake off the coast of Japan that triggered tsunami warnings for the entire Pacific Rim.

Sadly, support for the Konami code for costume unlocks will seemingly have to wait for 1.3.0.

A new update for Mario Kart World has fixed some issues with the game in true Nintendo fashion.

The full patch notes are available here and include multiple obscure course fixes and some new identifiers such as signaling when all switches and Peach medallions are found in a section of free roam mode. It will also be possible to select a particular character to spectate in the online modes.

No, you can't load your own tunes from the Music Composition mode into Nintendo Music. (Though that would be awesome.)

It's Super Mario's 40th anniversary, and one of his early creative works is now available for Switch Online subscribers in two ways.

Mario Paint (1992) has been added to the Nintendo Switch Online Super Nintendo game library, as well as the soundtrack being added to Nintendo Music. The game supports the Switch 2's mouse controls, as well as USB mice on the original Switch.

I really should have pulled the "That doesn't work for me, brother" card for this week.

For the first time, the Switch 2 gets games in a week that weren't shown on April 2 - in fact, there's two, though one of them is a bit more questionable. The main one is "Dear me, I was...", the adventure story from Arc System Works (which is an odd enough duck), as for the other... Handy Hockey does come off as a bit of a tech demo.

At this point Donald is no longer asking for an updated "It Prints Money!" meme.

The US was a large part of the Switch 2's record-shattering launch, according to the monthly Circana survey.

According to the survey, the Switch 2 sold 1.6 million systems in June, the most ever in a system's debut month. The previous record holder, Sony's PlayStation 4, sold 1.1m systems in November 2013.

Big Pikachu sure had a lot to talk about.

In addition to new Z-A details and a major Pokemon Go event, other items were announced at the Pokemon Presents.

Zut alors, that's a lot.

New details and new top Pokemon were revealed in the Pokemon Presents Legends Z-A section.

The segment introduced the friendly "Team MZ", which will aid the player in their quest including helping against "Rogue Mega Pokemon", or Pokemon that are Mega Evolved in the wild. A character from Pokemon... Read more...

This would be like doing Smash Ultimate's "Everyone Is Here" trailer with Corrin and Bayonetta still due to launch on 3DS and Wii U two weeks later.

After a weekend of dog training, Pokemon Go is maxing out the end of the current event season.

During the Pokemon Presents presentation, the "Dark Skies" event was announced to begin on August 18 and run through the 24th of August, including a "Go Fest: Max Finale" on August 23-24. The event is... Read more...

We haven't had one of these in a while.

The Famicom's 42nd birthday was the opportunity to drop a load of its games soundtracks onto the Nintendo Music service tonight.

A total of 26 new games were added to the service, the most since the app launched, with four games represented as import titles for North American users. The added games in the North American version that released in the territory are part of the "black box" NES era. The full games are:

In addition to the new rules laid out by Nintendo, we will now be barring all companies who make less than The Pokemon Company from launching games on Saturday.

For Switch 2 this week is the busiest since launch, with three games and one... let's call it a "game-like substance". The big one as far as I'm concerned is No Sleep for Kaname Date: From AI The Somnium Files (god, that's a mouthful), but you can also pick up Wild Hearts S - try the demo first -... Read more...

Almost all of the NWR staff is now eligible.

Last fall's Switch Online trial program is spinning back up with some more spots for trying the app.

Expansion Pack subscribers over the age of 18 as of 6 p.m. ET today are eligible to apply for the program, with applications opening on this web page from 11 a.m. Monday to 10:59 a.m. Wednesday.... Read more...

Everything but a release date ("holiday").

It's Sonic's 30th anniversary and we know most of how the Switch 2 will be handled for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds.

Alongside a customization-focused trailer, Sega have confirmed that the Switch 2 version will be available "holiday" (the Switch 1 version launching 25 September) for a $69.99 MSRP,... Read more...

Let's see how young Ben pulls off "Well excuuuuse me, Princess" before jumping to conclusions.

Two thirds of the Triforce have been revealed for the 2027 Legend of Zelda movie.

An announcement on Nintendo Today this morning confirmed that British actors Benjamin Evan Ainsworth and Bo Bragason will play Link and Zelda in the May 2027 release.

Ainsworth played the role of Pinocchio in the 2021 live action Disney film and also has a background in theatre, while Bragason recently starred in the Disney+ streaming series Renegade Nell.

Time to see if two mice can handle one basketball.

Drag x Drive is offering a trial for Nintendo Switch Online members ahead of its launch.

A "Test Jam" for the August 14 release will be held on August 9 and 10 as an open online beta for the upcoming release. As with other Nintendo trials, there will be three demo periods timed for various parts of the world.

Mayhaps the BBC should have rung Greg Leahy before claiming you could play NES games in a Super Nintendo this morning.

There's obviously one thing on everyone's mind this week in the Nintendo sphere, and it's Donkey Kong Bananza - look for our review next week in gaming magazines - but what else awaits as we return to expanding Kong? Well, if you prefer your concepts a little screwier, may we suggest the Pac-Man exploration... Read more...