• Release Date: 23rd July
• Price: TBA
• Link: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/splatoon-raiders-switch-2/ (linked in video, but not live yet)
• Platform: Nintendo Switch 2
• Description: Splat scores of enemies with colored ink and go treasure hunting in #SplatoonRaiders, a new single-player-focused game! Play as a mechanic working with Deep Cut, a trio of swashbuckling musicians, and venture out into the mysterious Spirhalite Islands! Customize your appearance, equip mechanical gadgets and ink-splattering weapons, and take on hordes of aggressive sea creatures called Salmonids in search of treasure.

• Price: $19.99 ($17.99 till 30th April)
• Link: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/gecko-gods-switch
• Platform: Nintendo Switch
• Description: Explore a forgotten land in Gecko Gods, a puzzle-adventure built for curiosity. Climb walls, solve ancient puzzles, and uncover a lost civilization in a world full of hidden paths, quiet secrets and natural wonder!

Get a closer look at the mechanics of combat and exploration necessary to help Ariana's fulfill her mission and return magic to the world in the System Trailer! Ariana and the Elder Codex out now on Steam, PS4, PS5, and Nintendo Switch!

【About Ariana and the Elder Codex】 The Librarian Ariana's mission is to repair the Seven Hero Codices, which have been altered. Due to the terrible damages, magic has vanished from the world.

By utilizing special Librarian magic that allows her to enter Codices, Ariana seeks to mend the books to bring back magic. Can Ariana safely repair each tome and unravel the mysteries hidden within the Library?

【Key Features】 Restore the books, reclaim the magic — Venture into the Seven Hero Codices as Ariana, defeating enemies to earn new Magic Spells and Skills that grant access to previously unreachable areas. Restore Repair Points by taking on platforming and combat challenges that put your abilities to the test. Clear Repair Points as quickly as possible for permanent HP boosts and more!

Librarian Magic materializes — With 30+ unlockable Magic Spells and Skills, mix and match abilities across six slots as you embark on your journey to repair the altered Codices. Experiment with different combinations to discover what best suits your playstyle.

Clash with the guardians of the altered Codices — Face formidable bosses, each with a devastating arsenal that will test your combat and platforming skills. Dodge spells, time your attacks, and stay on top of your health to prevail.

Harness the power of Magic Items — Mitigate challenges by unlocking, crafting, and equipping Magic Items to boost stats and gain buffs such as elemental boosts, increased critical hits, reduced knockback, and more!

• Price: $29.99
• Link: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/mouse-p-i-for-hire-switch-2
• Platform: Nintendo Switch 2
• Description: Detectives, there's a new case for you! MOUSE: P.I. For Hire is a new action-packed FPS with black and white rubber hose animation. What looks to be a simple missing persons case quickly escalates into a thrilling noir detective story as you explore the seedy underbelly of Mouseburg, delving deeper into a web of corruption, murder, and lies.

Get ready for chronic combos and nonstop action! Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch is available today - Play it now!

Available on Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Steam, and PlayStation 5!

This fast-paced horizontal SHMUP throws you straight into a chaotic mix of fantasy, sci-fi, and horror. Choose your pilot, blast through bizarre worlds, uncover hidden secrets, and take on bosses that are built to push you to your limits.

Originally released on Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, ZPF returns with the same relentless arcade action—now on modern systems.

Yooka-Replaylee now runs at 60FPS on Nintendo Switch 2, with a brand-new performance mode available right now.

After tremendous outcry, we’ve given your favourite duo an even smoother adventure. Expect faster, more expressive platforming, more responsive movement, and a silky-smooth experience as you explore every corner of this colourful world.

Whether this is your first time experiencing the wonderful world of Yooka and Laylee, or you’re returning to hunt down every last Pagie, there’s never been a better time to jump in.

Available now as a performance update on Nintendo Switch 2.

• Release Date: April 16
• Price: $59.99
• Link: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/tomodachi-life-living-the-dream-switch/
• Platform: Nintendo Switch
• Description:

Welcome back to Yoomian Island! Everyone, say hello to Tara! She’s a senior at Angie’s college and she’s just SO cool! Like…cooler than cool, if that even exists!

Become the caretaker of an island full of silliness, drama, love, and other surprises in Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream. This game is also compatible with the Nintendo Switch 2 system.

In this 21st volume of Ask the Developer, an interview series in which developers convey in their own words Nintendo's thoughts about creating products and the unusual details they hone in on, we're talking to the developers behind Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, a Nintendo Switch game that launches on Thursday, April 16th, 2026.

• Chapter 1: Living beings with a will and personality
• Chapter 2: Make anything you want
• Chapter 3: Nine years’ worth of ideas

• Release Date: June 8th
• Price: TBA
• Link: TBA
• Platform: Nintendo Switch 2
• Description:

Solarpunk is a survival game in a technically advanced world of floating islands. Alone or together with your friends, you can construct buildings, grow food, craft gadgets and explore distant islands with your own airship.

Use sunlight, wind and water to create an energy system and automate your processes like gathering resources and watering your plants.

New ratings for Splatoon Raiders and Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave have reportedly been spotted on Nintendo's European webpages.

The spin-off Splatoon Raiders now has a 'PEGI 7' rating, and the new Fire Emblem game has apparently been updated from a provisional rating to a 'PEGI 12' rating. According to Nintendo's official launch window schedule, Fire Emblem is due out at some point in 2026, and the release date for Splatoon Raiders is currently 'TBD'.

• Release Date: TBA
• Link: https://www.holy-horror.jp/en/
• Platform: TBA
• Description:

LEVEL5's Largest Ever Cross-Media Project Kickoff

A heartwarming horror story about a mysterious family...

The young hero, who lives in a mansion atop the apartment building owned by his grandma, finds a camera in a locked room, encounters a ghost and gets caught up in all kinds of turmoil!

• Release Date: TBA
• Platform: Nintendo Switch 2
• Description:

Snack World: The Dungeon Crawl - Gold Returns as a Remake!

Enhanced graphics bring the world to life like a beautifully crafted diorama!​

Enjoy refined gameplay and controls, with a brand-new mode planned that will let you step into the role of Chup, the anime's protagonist!​

Played Xuan Yuan Sword: Mists Beyond the Mountains. Made some progress, cleared a major area, Now in the second last area, though the last area is supposed to be pretty big, so there's still some game left.

Also played lots of Tom Clancy's The Division. Leveled up a couple of times, plan to do the next main quest this weekend and continue cleaning up the side stuff.

Started Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed, it's a fun 3D platformer, though sometimes aiming can be a bit annoying. It doesn't matter most of the time, but had some trouble because of that during a boss fight, as you have to paint specific parts of the boss.

Other than that, game feels polished, and some design elements feel a bit dated, but overall it still feels fun. It could be my nostalgia speaking though.

No Pokémon Pokopia this week. Will start getting back to doing little stuff here and there this week.

What about all of you? What have you been playing and/or plan to play?

Switch carts are back on the menu 🤷‍♀️

Additional classic games for NES – Nintendo Classics are now available for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers.

PAC-MAN
You control everyone's favorite iconic PAC-MAN!

Navigate through mazes, gobbling pellets while simultaneously avoiding the devious ghosts. Warp from one edge of the maze to the other using the warp tunnels, or eat a Power Pellet to turn the tables and make the ghosts vulnerable! In order to clear the stage, you'll need to eat all the Pac-Dot pellets in the maze! See just how far you can get through the stages before losing all your lives! Fruit, like cherries and strawberries, will give you extra points to help you reach the highest score!

Mendel Palace
Flip panels to defeat enemies and rescue Candy!

This action game was released for the NES™ console in 1990 and features the protagonist Bon-Bon, whose best friend, Candy, has been trapped inside her own dream! To save Candy, he'll need to outsmart and overpower all of Candy's evil dolls. The toys that block his path can be defeated by flipping panels in the floors, pushing them into the walls. Some panels also have special effects that can be used to clear stages even more quickly!

THE TOWER OF DRUAGA
Control GIL, the hero, as he climbs the tower!

Starting from the first floor, pick up the key inside each maze and go through the door to advance to the next floor. To clear the game, you must defeat DRUAGA, the ruler of the tower, then advance to the top floor and save your beloved KI. Some foes need to land several hits before you lose a life—but many will kill you instantly! Failing to block a spell with your shield, touching fire, and running out of time will also cause you to lose a life. Run out of lives, the game is over. There are also secret tasks, one for each floor, that will reward you with hidden items, like a pickax that can destroy walls and boots that increase your movement speed. You will need some of these items to beat the game—missing key items will lead to certain death, or at least a dead end and a long return journey. Climb carefully!

For one, many of the Pokémon that have been shown off in the game's trailers are absent. In fact, on launch day, only around 180 'mons are actually programmed into the game. Now, we knew not every Pocket Monster would be available, but fewer than 200 is a bit of a surprise