Open one of the the Rainy, Sunny, or Snowy Day themed playlists for the Animal Crossing: New Horizons soundtrack on the Nintendo Music app and you’ll now find a new “Play hourly tracks” button. Pressing it will automatically play the hourly track that correlates to your current time of day.
The company partnered with Laced Records for the release which is available for preorder as an 8LP boxed set featuring 130 tracks for $180, or a more affordable double-LP set with 34 tracks for $40. They’re expected to ship in June 2026 and will be one of Nintendo’s first major vinyl soundtrack releases outside Japan.
Nintendo shared a new trailer for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, the upcoming Zelda-themed Musou (destroy everything that moves) action game coming to the Switch 2 on November 6th. Ganondorf is up to some mischief again, and you (playing as princess Zelda, a Zonai tech-infused Link, and others) need to clean house.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows is coming to Switch 2 on December 2nd. “It will have all the recent updates and free content drops, except for the Claws of Awaji Expansion that will come later in the new year,” Ubisoft says.
If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement.
As promised, Masahiro Sakurai spent an hour detailing just about everything you could think of related to Kirby Air Riders, including its gameplay, soundtrack, and some very big Amiibo figures. Also, there are lots of gummies for some reason. Watch the whole thing here — the game itself hits the Switch 2 on November 20th.
The original Luigi’s Mansion is coming to Switch 2 on October 30th as part of the GameCube lineup available via the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription. Now I’m humming the music like Luigi does.
If the previous 45-minute-long stream about Kirby Air Riders wasn’t enough, Nintendo is giving its famed director another hour to talk about the fast-paced racing game. You can tune in on October 23rd at 9AM ET.
