Veteran Nintendo producer Kensuke Tanabe, known for Metroid and Paper Mario, reportedly confirms retirement

21st Jan, 2026 • videogameschronicle.com

Veteran Nintendo producer Kensuke Tanabe, known for Metroid and Paper Mario, reportedly confirms retirement

Tanabe has reportedly confirmed that Metroid Prime 4 was his last Nintendo title

Chris Pratt teases surprise characters for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

21st Jan, 2026 • nintendoeverything.com

Chris Pratt teases surprise characters for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

Chris Pratt, the voice of Mario in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, has teased some surprise characters for the film.

Ubisoft Cancels 6 Games In Major Organisation Restructure

21st Jan, 2026 • nintendolife.com

Ubisoft Cancels 6 Games In Major Organisation Restructure

It's also investing heavily in "player-facing Generative AI". Ubisoft has announced a major organisational restructure to refocus its initiatives...

How to get cat plushie in Animal Crossing New Horizons

21st Jan, 2026 • eurogamer.net

How to get cat plushie in Animal Crossing New Horizons

Knowing how to get the cat plushie in Animal Crossing: New Horizons will help you add this sweet item to your home decor, or even gift to a friend...

Metroid Prime 4 is the last Nintendo game from producer Kensuke Tanabe, game imagined as first part of Sylux saga

21st Jan, 2026 • nintendoeverything.com

Metroid Prime 4 is the last Nintendo game from producer Kensuke Tanabe, game imagined as first part of Sylux saga

According to Metroid Prime 4: Beyond producer Kensuke Tanabe, this will be the final game he’ll make for Nintendo.

Ubisoft details ‘major company reset’: 6 games canned, 7 delayed, and 2 studios closed

21st Jan, 2026 • videogameschronicle.com

Ubisoft details ‘major company reset’: 6 games canned, 7 delayed, and 2 studios closed

Prince of Persia remake among cancelled projects; Company reorganizes into five 'creative houses' specializing in genres

Digital Foundry Delivers Its Tech Review Of Final Fantasy VII Remake On Switch 2

21st Jan, 2026 • nintendolife.com

Digital Foundry Delivers Its Tech Review Of Final Fantasy VII Remake On Switch 2

Is it Materi-awesome? With the release of Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade

Bubblegum Galaxy confirmed for Nintendo Switch

21st Jan, 2026 • nintendoeverything.com

Bubblegum Galaxy confirmed for Nintendo Switch

Astrolabe Games, along with Smarto Club, have confirmed that Bubblegum Galaxy will be appearing on Nintendo Switch.

Snoopy & The Great Mystery Club coming to Nintendo Switch 2

21st Jan, 2026 • nintendoeverything.com

Snoopy & The Great Mystery Club coming to Nintendo Switch 2

GameMill is planning a new Nintendo Switch 2 version of Snoopy & The Great Mystery Club, the company just announced.

Sonic Mania Dev Laments "Corporate Bureaucracy" Ahead Of Its Next Game

21st Jan, 2026 • nintendolife.com

Sonic Mania Dev Laments "Corporate Bureaucracy" Ahead Of Its Next Game

Rubato launches this March. Developer Headcannon, which perhaps most notably developed Sonic Mania

Roguelike deckbuilder Mechborn announced for Nintendo Switch 2, Switch

21st Jan, 2026 • nintendoeverything.com

Roguelike deckbuilder Mechborn announced for Nintendo Switch 2, Switch

Curve Games and Turtle Juice have today unveiled Mechborn, which will be released on both Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch.

Ratcheteer DX confirms Nintendo Switch release date, new trailer

21st Jan, 2026 • nintendoeverything.com

Ratcheteer DX confirms Nintendo Switch release date, new trailer

The final release date was just announced for Ratcheteer DX, a lo-fi but grand pixel art action adventure experience.

Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade On Switch 2

21st Jan, 2026 • nintendolife.com

Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade On Switch 2

A true Fantasy, or pretty Mid(gar)? After being announced for Switch 2 way back in the console's reveal Direct, we are now just days away from the...

Modder creates the Ningtendo PXbox 5, a 3-in-1 console combining PS5, Xbox Series X and Switch 2

21st Jan, 2026 • videogameschronicle.com

Modder creates the Ningtendo PXbox 5, a 3-in-1 console combining PS5, Xbox Series X and Switch 2

It will "put an end to the console war," she jokes

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade Nintendo Switch 2 tech analysis, including frame rate and resolution

21st Jan, 2026 • nintendoeverything.com

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade Nintendo Switch 2 tech analysis, including frame rate and resolution

The next big third-party port is almost here on Nintendo Switch 2 with Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade, and now Digital Foundry has offered techn...

Labyrinth Runner is this week’s Arcade Archives game on Nintendo Switch 2, Switch

21st Jan, 2026 • nintendoeverything.com

Labyrinth Runner is this week’s Arcade Archives game on Nintendo Switch 2, Switch

For its latest Arcade Archives release, Hamster has announced Labyrinth Runner.

Random: YouTuber Combines Switch 2, PS5, And Xbox Series S Into One Huge Machine

21st Jan, 2026 • nintendolife.com

Random: YouTuber Combines Switch 2, PS5, And Xbox Series S Into One Huge Machine

It's a beast. If you happen to be lucky enough to own a Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S, then chances are you've had to do a little r...

Animal Crossing New Horizon’s new update is a reminder that the game is at its best when you’re doing nothing at all

21st Jan, 2026 • eurogamer.net

Animal Crossing New Horizon’s new update is a reminder that the game is at its best when you’re doing nothing at all

My Animal Crossing island isn't a spot in the ocean so much as it's a gap in the day.

Donkey Kong Country Returns keeps on returning, as Nintendo adds Switch 2 upgrades, a new playable character and more

21st Jan, 2026 • eurogamer.net

Donkey Kong Country Returns keeps on returning, as Nintendo adds Switch 2 upgrades, a new playable character and more

Nintendo has announced a free update for Donkey Kong Country Returns HD on Switch...

Review: Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade (Switch 2) - A Big, Bold Reimagining, And A First-Class Port

21st Jan, 2026 • nintendolife.com

Review: Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade (Switch 2) - A Big, Bold Reimagining, And A First-Class Port

Everybody's living in a Materia world. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gawked at the opening sequence to Final Fantasy VII

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD gets a free update which improves Switch 2 visuals and adds Dixie Kong

21st Jan, 2026 • videogameschronicle.com

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD gets a free update which improves Switch 2 visuals and adds Dixie Kong

The version 1.1.0 update adds other new features too

Rumour: Bethesda Is Reportedly Reviving Two More Fallout Games

21st Jan, 2026 • nintendolife.com

Rumour: Bethesda Is Reportedly Reviving Two More Fallout Games

Update: Just don't expect them any time soon. : Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition

EB Games Is Closing Some Stores In Australia This Month

21st Jan, 2026 • nintendolife.com

EB Games Is Closing Some Stores In Australia This Month

Alongside GameStop's exit from the New Zealand market. Last week, we got an update about GameStop's EB Games business in New Zealand, which confir...

Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties demo announced

21st Jan, 2026 • nintendoeverything.com

Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties demo announced

Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties is set to receive a demo on Nintendo Switch 2 in just a couple of days.

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Gets A Free Switch 2 Update And Adds Dixie Kong

21st Jan, 2026 • nintendolife.com

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Gets A Free Switch 2 Update And Adds Dixie Kong

Download Version 1.1.0 for Switch and Switch 2 today! Nintendo has announced a free update for the Switch title Donkey Kong Country Returns HD

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD 1.1.0 update out now, patch notes – Dixie Kong, Turbo Attack mode, Nintendo Switch 2 improvements

21st Jan, 2026 • nintendoeverything.com

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD 1.1.0 update out now, patch notes – Dixie Kong, Turbo Attack mode, Nintendo Switch 2 improvements

Nintendo just announced a big update for Donkey Kong Country Returns HD with version 1.1.0.

Switch 2 Predicted To Follow In PlayStation And Xbox's Footsteps This Year With "Global Price Hike"

21st Jan, 2026 • nintendolife.com

Switch 2 Predicted To Follow In PlayStation And Xbox's Footsteps This Year With "Global Price Hike"

Research firm Niko Partners reveals what could drive an increase. Over the past year, both the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S have been hit wit...

MIO: Memories in Orbit launch trailer – new Metroidvania game on Nintendo Switch 2, Switch

20th Jan, 2026 • nintendoeverything.com

MIO: Memories in Orbit launch trailer – new Metroidvania game on Nintendo Switch 2, Switch

Focus Entertainment and Douze Dixièmes have put out a launch trailer for MIO: Memories in Orbit.

Scholar Adventure: Mystery of Silence slated for Nintendo Switch

20th Jan, 2026 • nintendoeverything.com

Scholar Adventure: Mystery of Silence slated for Nintendo Switch

Today, DevilishGames and Making Enemies announced Scholar Adventure: Mystery of Silence for Nintendo Switch.

Feature: 40 Games We'd Love To See On Switch 2

20th Jan, 2026 • nintendolife.com

Feature: 40 Games We'd Love To See On Switch 2

We'd give our right Joy-Con 2 see 'em. This article originally went live back in August 2025.

Please Be Happy secures Nintendo Switch physical release

20th Jan, 2026 • nintendoeverything.com

Please Be Happy secures Nintendo Switch physical release

Please Be Happy, which previously came to the Nintendo eShop, is now receiving a physical release on Nintendo Switch.

Donkey Kong Bananza's First DLC In-Game Event Of 2026 Is Now Underway

20th Jan, 2026 • nintendolife.com

Donkey Kong Bananza's First DLC In-Game Event Of 2026 Is Now Underway

A Tropical Freeze feast. Nintendo is showing no sign of slowing down on the in-game events for Donkey Kong Bananza

Sail Forth's Free 'Switch 2 Edition' Upgrade Is Bound To Float Your Boat

20th Jan, 2026 • nintendolife.com

Sail Forth's Free 'Switch 2 Edition' Upgrade Is Bound To Float Your Boat

As easy as A, B, Sea. Sail Forth floated onto Switch back in 2022 with its adorable s...

Hitman World of Assassination will support cross-progression

20th Jan, 2026 • nintendoeverything.com

Hitman World of Assassination will support cross-progression

IO Interactive has announced that Hitman World of Assassination will receive a cross-progression system on February 3.

Random: Reggie Recalls Retailers "Upset" With Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire Shortages

20th Jan, 2026 • nintendolife.com

Random: Reggie Recalls Retailers "Upset" With Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire Shortages

Just a week into the job. Even though we've just entered a new era of Nintendo of America, Reggie Fils-Aimé is still the name most people associa...

Love Eternal gets Nintendo Switch release date, new trailer

20th Jan, 2026 • nintendoeverything.com

Love Eternal gets Nintendo Switch release date, new trailer

Love Eternal now has a release date, and it isn’t too far away.

IO celebrates Hitman 3’s fifth anniversary by announcing cross-progression for World of Assassination

20th Jan, 2026 • videogameschronicle.com

IO celebrates Hitman 3’s fifth anniversary by announcing cross-progression for World of Assassination

Players will be able to carry over their progress across more than 10 platforms

Cross-Progression Is Coming To Hitman: World Of Assassination Next Month

20th Jan, 2026 • nintendolife.com

Cross-Progression Is Coming To Hitman: World Of Assassination Next Month

Kill with convenience. If you happen to own Hitman: World of Assassination

New Video Reveals The Inner Workings Of Nintendo's Ill-Fated Virtual Boy

20th Jan, 2026 • timeextension.com

New Video Reveals The Inner Workings Of Nintendo's Ill-Fated Virtual Boy

Ever wondered how the Virtual Boy draws its image? If you've ever been curious about how displaying images on Nintendo's ill-fated Virtual Boy wor...

Nintendo Switch 2 faces a price increase in 2026, research firm predicts

20th Jan, 2026 • videogameschronicle.com

Nintendo Switch 2 faces a price increase in 2026, research firm predicts

Tariffs, increased memory costs and other economic conditions will force Nintendo's hand, it forecasts

Former Nintendo Of America President Doug Bowser Joins Hasbro's Board Of Directors

20th Jan, 2026 • nintendolife.com

Former Nintendo Of America President Doug Bowser Joins Hasbro's Board Of Directors

King of the Kenner. Following his retirement as President and COO of Nintendo of America, Doug Bowser has now joined the board of directors for to...

Doug Bowser joins Hasbro’s board, fresh from retiring as Nintendo of America boss

20th Jan, 2026 • videogameschronicle.com

Doug Bowser joins Hasbro’s board, fresh from retiring as Nintendo of America boss

Hasbro welcomes the former Nintendo of America president to its board

Rubato, an experimental take on the collect-a-thon genre, coming to Nintendo Switch

20th Jan, 2026 • nintendoeverything.com

Rubato, an experimental take on the collect-a-thon genre, coming to Nintendo Switch

Announced today, Rubato is on the way to Nintendo Switch.

New Game Pass titles revealed, including Space Marine 2 and Death Stranding

20th Jan, 2026 • videogameschronicle.com

New Game Pass titles revealed, including Space Marine 2 and Death Stranding

Microsoft has revealed the next wave of Xbox Game Pass titles

Drop Duchy: Complete Edition announced for Nintendo Switch

20th Jan, 2026 • nintendoeverything.com

Drop Duchy: Complete Edition announced for Nintendo Switch

The Arcade Crew and Sleepy Mill Studio intend to release Drop Duchy: Complete Edition on Nintendo Switch, the two sides announced today.

Astral Ascent reveals “The Ravenswatch Sentinel” update

20th Jan, 2026 • nintendoeverything.com

Astral Ascent reveals “The Ravenswatch Sentinel” update

Astral Ascent is back with another major update, which is known as “The Ravenswatch Sentinel”.

Despite their simple, nostalgia-fuelled formula, the original Pokémon games took "a great deal of trial and error" to develop

20th Jan, 2026 • eurogamer.net

Despite their simple, nostalgia-fuelled formula, the original Pokémon games took "a great deal of trial and error" to develop

Pokémon is celebrating its 30th anniversary on 27th February, and we're collectively dying t...

Lovely-Looking Cinematic Adventure Sequel 'Planet Of Lana II' Gets A 10-Minute Gameplay Vid

20th Jan, 2026 • nintendolife.com

Lovely-Looking Cinematic Adventure Sequel 'Planet Of Lana II' Gets A 10-Minute Gameplay Vid

Coming to Switch consoles this year. Wishfully Studios' sublime debut, Planet of Lana

Good Game Club podcast launches at World Economic Forum to ‘promote positive conversations around play’

20th Jan, 2026 • videogameschronicle.com

Good Game Club podcast launches at World Economic Forum to ‘promote positive conversations around play’

Good Game Club is backed by Tencent and hosted by Gaming for Good authors

Hyperkin Says A Handheld N64 Could "Potentially" Be On The Way, But It Won't Be Anytime Soon

20th Jan, 2026 • timeextension.com

Hyperkin Says A Handheld N64 Could "Potentially" Be On The Way, But It Won't Be Anytime Soon

Company needs to get the Mega95 out of the way first. Hyperkin isn't the swiftest company when it comes to getting announced products out of the d...