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In recent weeks, there have been rumours of a new Nintendo Direct showcase brewing. Today, Nintendo officially confirmed its plans, with the next Nintendo Direct now scheduled for the 12th of September. 

Ahead of an official announcement, insiders are claiming that Nintendo will host a Direct Showcase for the Switch during the second week of September.

While the Switch 2 has been on the market for a decent number of months now, many studios are still struggling to get their hands on dev kits for the sequel system. According to one analyst, this may be by design, with Nintendo reportedly “discouraging Switch 2 development to some degree.”

Nintendo has officially detailed the upcoming Kirby Air Riders – giving us an in-depth look at the game alongside a price and release date.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will be the first Switch 2 game from Microsoft, with the title set to arrive on the platform some time in 2026.

Ahead of Gamescom Opening Night Live, Nintendo has announced a dedicated Kirby Air Riders Direct – set to premiere at 2pm today.

Tekken 8’s Director has responded to questions regarding bringing the fighting game to Switch 2, claiming that “it would require a lot of work."

Unlike Sonic x Shadows Generations, SEGA’s upcoming Switch 2 version of Yakuza Kiwami will offer a (paid) upgrade path from the OG to its successor.

Ahead of its launch sometime later this year, Kirby Air Riders has now been officially rated in Saudi Arabia, suggesting an impending launch.

Following its survey in Japan, Nintendo of America has now asked its fans what they think of the physical vs digital media divide.

Last week's Nintendo Direct ended up being quite disappointing. While many of us had hoped for a showing of new first-party games and a release date announcement for Metroid Prime 4, the most recent Direct presentation focused solely on third-party games. As a result, fans have grown concerned that Metroid …

Today's Nintendo Direct closed out with a double-dose of Square Enix. Not only did we get a new look at Final Fantasy Tactics, but we also got a big reveal for a new game in the Octopath Traveler series, coming to both Switch and Switch 2 this December. Octopath Traveler …

Ahead of the Switch 2 launch, Nintendo did hold a Nintendo Direct stream to showcase a number of launch-day and launch-period titles for the new console. However, outside of this summer, we know very little about the Switch 2 release schedule for the rest of 2025. That will change tomorrow, …

While Microsoft has brought quite a few games over to the rival PS5 platform over the past year, its Nintendo support is still lagging behind. With the Switch 2 now available, many Xbox titles, and big games like Call of Duty, are expected on Nintendo's platform, and official announcements are …

We’ve now gotten official sales figures for the Switch 2’s first month – with the console having become the fastest-selling video game hardware in US history.

As part of their most recent ‘Presents’ showcase, The Pokémon Company announced and released Pokémon Friends for both smartphones and Nintendo Switch.

Very few major multiplatform multiplayer games made the jump to Switch but Warframe made its mark as one of the biggest and most significant, showing that ‘live service' games can function on Nintendo's platform without issue. Digital Extremes is planning to support the Switch 2 as well, but a lack …

While the rest of the world will be able to enjoy Sonic Racing: Crossworlds this September, Switch 2 users will have to wait until Holiday 2025 at the earliest.

In the wake of a ton of outcry, Nintendo has released a survey asking fans what they think of the highly-controversial Game-Key Card system for Switch 2.

Nintendo has never shied away from fighting piracy. Following on from the takedown of two popular Switch emulators last year, Nintendo has now turned its attention back towards ROM sites offering free downloads of Switch titles. According to the FBI, a couple of recently seized domains enabled as much as …

In a very un-Nintendo move, the console maker has directly addressed concerns surrounding the performance of Donkey Kong Bananza on Switch 2.

Nintendo's war on piracy continues. The focus has shifted away from taking down emulators and back towards taking down websites offering ROM downloads. One of the biggest Switch ROM sites is now no more.  The site, known as nsw2u, has been taken offline after the domain was seized by the …

With the Switch 2 now out and available, Nintendo has announced that it will be discontinuing its Game Voucher program starting next year.

Studio Virtuos has offered some thoughts on the Nintendo Switch 2 and its capabilities – comparing its CPU to the PS4 and GPU to the Series S.

There is still no release date in sight for the long-awaited Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake. However, other teams at Ubisoft have been doing fantastic work with the IP in the meantime. Since launching into Early Access last year, The Rogue Prince of Persia has been exclusive to …

Nintendo has announced the release date for the Rocket League-esque Drag x Drive – set to arrive this August for just £16.99.

Following a year of PlayStation 5 exclusivity, Stellar Blade (from studio SHIFTUP) launched on PC last week to huge numbers – selling over 1 million copies almost immediately and breaking records for Sony on Steam. It therefore comes as little surprise that according to new reports, a Switch 2 version of Stellar Blade appears to be on its way.

Sharkoon has unveiled the Skiller SGK50 S4 Gen 2 keyboards. Building on the strengths of its predecessor, the Gen 2 models now offer extensive hot-swap capabilities, alongside the sleek aesthetic of a coiled cable. Enthusiasts will be particularly pleased with the ability to fully customise the keyboard using open-source software …

Just as the leaks predicted, Persona 4 Remake did appear at the Xbox Games Showcase this evening. The game is being rebuilt in the same fashion as Persona 3 Reload, under the official title ‘Persona 4 Revival'.  Unfortunately, the trailer for Persona 4 Revival was incredibly short, giving us just …

In recent years, we've heard repeatedly that Square Enix is working on a Final Fantasy Tactics remake. Last night, the game was officially announced and better yet, it is coming out in just a few months.