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Battling for the lead at an IRL version of Mario Kart

Rockets and TNT replace shells and bananas, but the fun factor remains.

Tim Stevens
Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
Go even more bananas.

If you’ve already maxed out everything to do in Donkey Kong Bananza, the game is getting a paid update that launches later today.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
The Switch 2 gets a little evil.

The latest Resident Evil, Requiem, is making its way to Nintendo’s console on February 27th. Additionally, the previous two entries in the series are also being ported on the same day.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
Head back to Hyrule later this year.

If you’re jonesing for a little more Zelda, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment will be out pretty soon, launching on the Switch 2 on November 6th. Here’s a taste of what to expect.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
Spring is shaping up to be pretty busy (and weird).

Nintendo keeps announcing games due out next spring, and the latest is Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, which continues to look delightfully bizarre.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
A Cloud appears.

The first entry in the Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy is finally coming to Nintendo platforms with a launch on the Switch 2 on January 22nd.

Ash Parrish
Ash Parrish
What even is this thing?

During the Nintendo Direct Showcase, Big Red showed off the latest weird-ass thing to come out of it’s design lab — a talking flower. Specifically, the talking flower that shows up all over Super Mario Wonder (and is voiced by the new Mario himself, Kevin Afghani.) We know it talks, but is not an interactive toy which begs the question...why? A question that, knowing Nintendo, will never truly be answered.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
Wonder some more.

The excellent side-scroller Super Mario Bros. Wonder is getting a Switch 2 edition, which will include some new co-op gameplay. It’s out next spring.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
So can Yoshi read?

A new Yoshi platformer is incoming, called Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. As the name suggests, it has a storybook theme and aesthetic, and it looks like a cozy little adventure. It’s out on the Switch 2 next spring.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
Things are heating up.

Mario Tennis is back with the impressive looking new sports title Fever. Among the changes for the new game are specialized rackets that do things like shrink your opponents of freeze them with ice. Plus, there are 38 characters to play as. It sounds like it’ll be a hefty title when it launches on February 12th.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
A whole new galaxy.

Well, not new exactly. But Nintendo announced that the classic 3D platforming games will both be making their way to the Switch (and Switch 2) with a bundled release launching on October 2nd. Perfect to get prepped for the upcoming Galaxy movie.

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Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
The Nintendo Today app has added special features unlocked by inaudible sounds.

Nintendo Today was updated to version 2.0 today with a new Kirby theme and exclusive content for the Nintendo Live 2025 event in Tokyo. But it will only be accessible at the event using an inaudible sound broadcasted at the venue the app will listen for to verify attendance.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
Switch, too.

Nintendo has decided to give us all a welcome break from doomscrolling with its latest Direct livestream, which is happening very soon at 9AM ET. It’ll last around an hour, and you can watch it either via the YouTube embed below, or through Nintendo’s news app.

Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
Finally, a way to attach Steam Deck or Switch 2 to an airplane tray table.

We’re rather fond of Mechanism accessories around here, and Siri’s latest is something I’ve never seen before: a credible, folding way to attach your handhelds to an airplane seatback without becoming a Reddit meme. Hopefully. $19, shipping today, or bundled with a Magsafe adapter for your phone for $25.

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Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Mega Malamar is (not) your friend.

Everything about The Pokémon Company’s “My Friend Malamar” Pokémon Legends Z-A marketing blitz has felt unsettling as hell, but this new video spells it all out pretty clearly: the Dark/Psychic squid monster is using enhanced telepathy to warp people’s minds. Fun!

Ash Parrish
Ash Parrish
Fall into another Nintendo Direct.

So soon after the Kirby Air Riders Direct, Nintendo has announced yet another presentation for Friday, September 12th at 9 AM ET, which will last around an hour. I think its safe to expect more info on Metroid Prime 4: Beyond or something celebrating the 40th anniversary of Super Mario Bros which launched on September 13th, 1985. Feel old yet?

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Can you smell what Mega Hawlucha is cooking?

Dragonite came first, then there was Victreebel, and now Hawlucha has joined the ranks of pokémon who are getting snazzy new Mega Evolution forms when Pokémon Legends: Z-A drops this fall. Sorry to this Machamp.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
Stop motion Mario.

There isn’t really a cuter way to start your day than with this collection of animated shorts that Nintendo has been posting on its Japanese YouTube channel. Now I just need a game in this style.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
The Switch 2 isn’t slowing down.

According to market research firm Circana, Nintendo’s latest console has now sold more than 2 million units in the US since it launched in June. The firm says that the Switch 2 is “currently 75 percent ahead of the unit sales pace set by the original Nintendo Switch.”

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Pokémon TCG Pocket’s next set has that legendary dog trio in it.

The jury is still out on whether Entei, Suicune, and Raikou are based on cats or dogs, but the trio of legendary beasts are definitely the headliners for Secluded Springs, Pokémon TCG Pockets latest set that’s dropping on August 28th.

Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
Donkey Kong Bananza’s developers had to wait a year to smash real ripe watermelons to get the sound just right.

Bananza is about the joy of smashing things; turns out those sounds are real! Punch an apple? That’s a real apple bite you’re hearing. But watermelons were more difficult, sound director Naoto Kubo reveals: he smashed the fruit all autumn, but had to wait for ripe ones the following year.

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Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Does Silent Hill have a gym leader?

Horror survival has never really been the Pokemon franchise’s vibe, but Nintendo is teasing something about Legends Z-A that looks very Silent Hill-y.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
The next Nintendo Direct will be all about Kirby.

Nintendo will preview Kirby AirRiders on Tuesday, August 19th at 9AM ET with game director Masahiro Sakurai. I’m so ready for a 45-minute look at the new game (and hopefully a revamp of my favorite vehicle, the Wagon Star).

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Pokécon.

We knew next year’s Pokémon World Championships would be taking place in San Francisco, but it turns out that the city will also be hosting the first Pokémon XP, a new Pokémon-themed convention that you’ll be able to buy tickets for beginning next month.