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6th Jul, 2026 • nintendolife.com

Bethesda Will Reportedly Shift Focus Over To Its Biggest Franchises

Oblivion Remastered is coming to Switch 2 in August. Xbox has just confirmed some pretty dire news

6th Jul, 2026 • nintendolife.com

UK Charts: Star Fox Dips As World Cup Fever Takes Hold

Red card, no backsies. The latest UK Charts data is in, and as World Cup fever seemingly takes hold as we approach the quarter-finals, EA SPORTS F...

6th Jul, 2026 • nintendoeverything.com

Shard Squad coming to Nintendo Switch

Nuntius Games is publishing Shard Squad on Nintendo Switch in just a few weeks, the company has announced.

6th Jul, 2026 • nintendolife.com

Talking Point: What Are Your Pokémon GO Launch Day Memories?

Welcome to the world of Pokémon. Get those Saving Private Ryan GIFs

6th Jul, 2026 • timeextension.com

Feature: "I Was Making Fixes Right Up Until The Deadline" - The Story Of Hudson Soft's Bizarre Super Mario Bros. "Spin-Off"

"It was too much for the specs we had available, and I think it was hard to play". One of my favourite things as a lover of retro games is coming...

6th Jul, 2026 • nintendolife.com

Nintendo Will Stop Selling The Original Switch From February 2027

End of an era, in Europe at least. Nintendo has quietly confirmed that it will no longer sell the original Switch, Switch Lite, and Switch - OLED...

6th Jul, 2026 • nintendolife.com

Xbox Confirms 3,000+ Redundancies, With Four Studios Let Go

Fortunately, no closures announced. Xbox has confirmed that 3,200 employees will be made...

6th Jul, 2026 • videogameschronicle.com

‘An outcome that preserves our history’: Studios thank Xbox for allowing them to leave

Double Fine and Compulsion will retain their IPs after leaving Xbox, following huge cuts

6th Jul, 2026 • eurogamer.net

Nintendo has detailed rollout plans for Switch 2 product revisions in Europe with replaceable batteries, and Switch 1 consoles are being discontinued

In a move that's been brewing for a while now

6th Jul, 2026 • nintendoeverything.com

UK software sales chart for the week ending July 4, 2026 – Rhythm Heaven Groove debuts in the top 5, Star Fox still going strong

The latest UK software sales chart for the week ending July 4, 2026 is now available.

6th Jul, 2026 • nintendolife.com

Switch 2 Hardware Revision With Replaceable Battery Coming Later This Year In Europe

Battery capacity and weight also set to change. A Switch 2 hardware revision with a replaceable battery will be released later this year in Europe...

6th Jul, 2026 • nintendolife.com

Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Rhythm Heaven Groove?

Sick beat or sick bay? Nintendo has proven that the humble Switch still has life in it with the launch of Rhythm Heaven Groove

6th Jul, 2026 • nintendoeverything.com

Xbox reportedly shutting down South of Midnight dev Compulsion Games [update: going independent]

June 15: According to a report from Kotaku, Xbox will be shutting down Compulsion Games.

6th Jul, 2026 • nintendoeverything.com

Nintendo announces Switch 1 systems will no longer be sold in Europe starting early 2027

Nintendo Switch is coming to an end �" at least in Europe.

6th Jul, 2026 • videogameschronicle.com

Nintendo of Europe will stop selling the Nintendo Switch in 2027

Sales of the console on the Nintendo Store will conclude in February in Europe

6th Jul, 2026 • videogameschronicle.com

Nintendo confirms Switch 2 will get revision with replaceable batteries in Europe

The new EU rules come in to place next year, forcing Nintendo to redesign Switch 2

6th Jul, 2026 • nintendoeverything.com

Nintendo officially announces revisions for Switch 2 and more in Europe in light of new battery regulations

Today, Nintendo officially announced plans for revisions of several of its products, led by Switch 2.

6th Jul, 2026 • nintendoeverything.com

Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless Ragnarok launch trailer – Cygames’ RPG incoming for Nintendo Switch 2

Cygames put out a launch trailer for Granblue Fantasy: Relink �" Endless Ragnarok.

6th Jul, 2026 • nintendoeverything.com

Disney Dreamlight Valley “Honeyglow Woods” update out this week, patch notes

Disney Dreamlight Valley its releasing its Honeyglow Woods update this week, and we now have patch notes to go along with it.

6th Jul, 2026 • nintendolife.com

Guide: Last Chance To Grab These 84 Switch 1 & 2 Games In Nintendo's eShop Summer Sale (US)

Summer lovin', happened so Fast RMX. Ahoy! Before you head out to enjoy the sunshine, a quick reminder that Nintendo's Summer Sale ends this Wedne...

6th Jul, 2026 • timeextension.com

We've Had GBA, DS And PS Vita Clones, Now It's The Turn Of The Nintendo 2DS

Company is asking for feedback ahead of full production. The emulation handheld sector has given us plenty of 'tributes' to classic handhelds, inc...

6th Jul, 2026 • eurogamer.net

You can sort-of play Mario Kart on YouTube as an "interactive video" that could lead to more complex experiments

There's a whole world of shockingly creative YouTube channels out there, but it's not often we come across something as surprising as Atlas Arcade'...

6th Jul, 2026 • nintendoeverything.com

Moonlight Peaks getting Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch physical release in Japan with English support, pre-orders open

Moonlight Peaks is only a few days away from hitting Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch, but before that happens, we wanted to give fans a heads up that...

6th Jul, 2026 • nintendolife.com

Random: Katsuhiro Harada Describes Masahiro Sakurai As "A Saiyan"

"he’ll say something that sounds exactly like Goku". Legendary developer Masahiro Sakurai has more than proven his worth in the industry, having...

6th Jul, 2026 • timeextension.com

You Can Now "Relive The Glory Days Of Super Nintendo Magazines" Thanks To Wil Overton's New Super Play T-Shirt

"This is my tentative first Super Play design". Former Rare artist Wil Overton recently reimagined the front cover of Super Play's first issue

6th Jul, 2026 • nintendolife.com

Persona 4: The Animation Is Available For Free On YouTube Right Now

Only for a limited time, though. Persona fans, listen up: Aniplex USA has released the entirety of Persona 4: The Animation and Persona 4: The Gol...

6th Jul, 2026 • videogameschronicle.com

Pokémon to hold charity Pokémon Champions tournament featuring whistling champion, pizza acrobatics champion and more

Winners will earn a trip to the 2027 Pokémon World Championships

6th Jul, 2026 • nintendolife.com

Nintendo Shares Statement After Being Voted Famitsu's Number One Developer

"Thank you for choosing Nintendo". Famitsu readers in Japan recently voted Nintendo the number one game developer, beating the likes of Square Eni...

6th Jul, 2026 • nintendoeverything.com

Famitsu’s most wanted games – July 5, 2026 – Xenoblade Genesis makes first appearance, Zelda moves up

It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart outlining what Japanese gamers are looking forward to based on reader votes. This...

6th Jul, 2026 • nintendoeverything.com

Tales of Eternia Remastered opening movie

We have a brief update on Tales of Eternia Remastered as the game’s opening movie has now come in.

5th Jul, 2026 • nintendoeverything.com

Super Mario Bros. Wonder dev reveals how the Inchworm Pipe sound effect was made

One of the developers behind Super Mario Bros.

5th Jul, 2026 • nintendoeverything.com

Nintendo pre-order updates – July 5, 2026 – The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered, Chef Kawasaki amiibo, more

Below are the latest Nintendo products that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers for the week of July 5, 2026: United States Switch 2 Granblue...