Nintendo News & Nostalgia

September 24th, 2026

Legend of Zelda Historical Charm+ set returns with twice the collectibles

Takara Tomy has announced the return of a particular collection of Legend of Zelda merchandise, with new additions doubling its previous total. Spotted on the company’s website by Siliconera, the expanded Historical Charms+ set includes Triforce-shaped collectibles commemorating 12 games in the Zelda series. The collection will debut in Japan…

September 24th, 2026

Nintendo Switch 2 Pre-Order Deals Guide: Ocarina of Time, Metroid & More

Author: Jason Ganos

Categories: Switch 2, Features

If you’re planning on picking up some of Nintendo’s biggest upcoming Switch 2 releases, you can currently save a few bucks by pre-ordering early. Both Amazon and Walmart have dropped the price of several upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 games by around $10, including The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time,…

September 24th, 2026

Pokémon is teaming up with Starbucks Japan to introduce a themed drink and special merchandise

Author: Peter Glagowski

Categories: News, Merchandise

When you’re out hiking while playing Pokémon GO, it’s only natural you’d want a Starbucks coffee. I mean, who doesn’t want to hydrate with a venti cup of coffee instead of water? Now, you don’t even need to consider going anywhere else, because Starbucks Japan is launching a new collaboration…

September 24th, 2026

Capcom is porting Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies… to Meta’s family of VR headsets

Author: Peter Glagowski

Categories: News

Fans of Capcom’s venerable Ace Attorney series have been clamoring for a new installment for nearly a decade now, which makes today’s news a bit puzzling. In all of its infinite wisdom, Capcom has announced that a new Ace Attorney game is coming… except it’s not a new game… and…

September 24th, 2026

72 year-old arrested for placing tracking device on Pokémon card delivery driver’s vehicle

Author: Reece Heather

Categories: News

Police have charged a 72 year-old man in Ohio who, in a desperate bid to locate Pokémon cards, illegally planted a tracking device on a delivery driver’s vehicle. According to Wayne County Municipal Court records obtained by Aftermath, Kent Kubasta admitted to the first-degree misdemeanor in June, placing a SpyTech…

September 23rd, 2026

Stellar Blade will feature a frame-generation toggle when it launches on Switch 2

Author: Peter Glagowski

Categories: News, Switch 2

Developer Shift Up recently released a demo for Stellar Blade on the Nintendo Switch 2 eShop, and feedback from it was rather mixed. While the game makes understandable visual cutbacks to get running on Nintendo’s hybrid device, the implementation of frame generation to boost the frame rate to 60 fps…

September 23rd, 2026

Review – LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight

Author: Matthew Powers

Categories: Reviews, Switch 2

Of all the open world experiences available on Nintendo Switch 2, WB and Travelers Tales’ Lego Batman: Legacy of The Dark Knight was perhaps my most anticipated. How can you deny the pure gothic awesomeness of exploring Gotham City? As it turns out, you can’t, even on Switch 2. While…

September 23rd, 2026

Switch 1 owners of Epic Mickey: Rebrushed can get a free Switch 2 upgrade next month

Author: Reece Heather

Categories: News, Switch, Switch 2

THQ Nordic has confirmed that existing owners of Epic Mickey: Rebrushed on Nintendo Switch can upgrade to the upcoming Switch 2 version for free. The company recently published a lengthy FAQ on its Discord server regarding the Switch 2 port, which will launch on October 6th. Owners of both digital…

September 23rd, 2026

Stellar Blade director would love to work on Bayonetta if given the chance

Author: Peter Glagowski

Categories: News

While Stellar Blade has more in common with NieR: Automata than Bayonetta, that doesn’t mean there isn’t some crossover. Heck, the Nintendo Switch 2 port of Stellar Blade will launch with a Bayonetta costume pack (which is also planned for PC and PlayStation), so clearly the game’s director, Kim Hyung-tae,…

September 23rd, 2026

Resident Evil originally had a different ending, reveals Zach Cregger

Author: Reece Heather

Categories: News

Zach Cregger has revealed that he originally had a different ending in mind for his recently released Resident Evil reboot. In an interview with Collider, the director revealed that the ending in the final cut of the film was, in fact, originally only filmed as a “contingency plan,” before Cregger…

September 22nd, 2026

Microsoft is eliminating 268 more jobs in ongoing Xbox reset that includes Halo and Rare going to Activision

Author: Peter Glagowski

Categories: News

As seems to be a common occurrence with Microsoft this year, the company has announced that in its continued efforts to reset the Xbox brand, it will be eliminating 268 jobs across its gaming divisions. The majority of these come from Halo Studios, the development team originally founded as 343…

September 22nd, 2026

Sonic producer Takashi Iizuka claims Sega was ready to cancel the series before the first movie saved it

Author: Peter Glagowski

Categories: News

In a bit of news that sounds completely unbelievable, Sonic series producer Takashi Iizuka has stated that Sega was ready to cancel the Sonic series until the first live-action movie released. Speaking to One More Game at TGS 2026 for the series’ 35th anniversary, Iizuka states, “There had been good…

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Legend of Zelda Historical Charm+ set returns with twice the collectibles

Nintendo Switch 2 Pre-Order Deals Guide: Ocarina of Time, Metroid & More

Pokémon is teaming up with Starbucks Japan to introduce a themed drink and special merchandise

Legend of Zelda Historical Charm+ set returns with twice the collectibles

Nintendo Switch 2 Pre-Order Deals Guide: Ocarina of Time, Metroid & More

Pokémon is teaming up with Starbucks Japan to introduce a themed drink and special merchandise

Capcom is porting Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies… to Meta’s family of VR headsets

72 year-old arrested for placing tracking device on Pokémon card delivery driver’s vehicle

Stellar Blade will feature a frame-generation toggle when it launches on Switch 2

Review – LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight

Switch 1 owners of Epic Mickey: Rebrushed can get a free Switch 2 upgrade next month

Stellar Blade director would love to work on Bayonetta if given the chance

Resident Evil originally had a different ending, reveals Zach Cregger

Microsoft is eliminating 268 more jobs in ongoing Xbox reset that includes Halo and Rare going to Activision

Sonic producer Takashi Iizuka claims Sega was ready to cancel the series before the first movie saved it