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Some customers also claim they've been able to "reorder" the system.Last week, Walmart reportedly cancelled Zelda Switch 2 pre-orders a day before the launch after it "oversold" the consoles.In an update, the retailer is apparently giving out vouchers in response to the upset these cancellations have caused. As highlighted by Polygon, some customers are now supposedly being compensated with "$519 gift cards".Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Get ready for Revelation.The Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy will wrap next year with the release of Revelation and if you're wanting to catch up on the series, now is the perfect chance.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Paid and free character updates are also on the way.It's another huge week in gaming, and Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is joining in on the fun with its launch of "Year Two".This includes a major title update (Version 2.0.0), and ahead of the 3rd November 2026 rollout, Sonic Global Community Director Aaron Webber has outlined what you can expect. It will include "new additions, changes, and improvements".Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Razor sharp, but a little unrefined.Though the genre has evolved and deepened over time, gacha games have historically not been praised for their depth and complexity, often being criticised for being thinly veiled gambling machines. People were understandably incredulous, then, when Shift Up — the studio behind Goddess of Victory: Nikke — announced in 2019 that it would pursue a AAA passion project called Stellar Blade. Even more were then shocked a few years later when this wildly different, a

The cloudy skies have cleared.While cloud streaming has its benefits, nothing beats having a native version of a game. Guardians of the Galaxy launched on the first Nintendo Switch as a Cloud version, and that experience wasn’t really recommended. Now, the game is having an Encore Edition on Switch 2 with an actual port. It’s the same fun adventure, but with some performance caveats.Guardians of the Galaxy follows Peter Quill as Star-Lord, as he travels the galaxy with his ragtag team of heroes:

Ink's awakening.The latest Ask the Developer interviews are positively packed with interesting tidbits about the making of Ocarina of Time on Switch 2. One such story is all about the game's reimagined visuals, which Nintendo was even kind enough to share some initial sketches of.According to Art Director Aya Shida, the team was consciously fighting a battle between making the game more realistic with the improved power of the Switch 2, and retaining the spirit of the original — a somewhat dark

Links to the future.The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is a masterpiece. An enduring classic that set the standard, and often the template, for virtually every single action-adventure game that followed in its footsteps.A cultural touchstone for a generation, there are references to it littered throughout its gaming descendants and beyond, but there will now be an entirely new generation of player preparing to embark upon this chapter of the Zelda story - a good chunk of whom will have only ex

Out with the old, in with the Aonuma."Hang on, why is Nintendo remaking Ocarina of Time again?" It's a natural question that might have occurred to you in the last few months, and in the latest Ask the Developer interview, Series Producer Eiji Aonuma had the answer.Part of the reason for returning to the title, it turns out, was to try to "trigger new insights" from the developers that may feed into future Zelda games. "Many of the team members who work alongside me on Legend of Zelda games toda

Inside job.Nintendo has just released the first two parts of a new Ask the Developer series all about The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Switch 2. Alongside a bunch of interesting insights about the game's development, the interview also finally reveals the development team behind it.As it turns out, the Switch 2 remake was developed internally by Nintendo's Entertainment Planning & Development (EPD) Production Group No. 3 — the team that has handled just about every Zelda entry since the e

Plus One.Godzilla fans are eating well. At the time of writing, we are on the brink of a new Toho release, a direct sequel to Goji’s first Oscar-nominated film, Minus One. There's also the next entry in Legendary's MonsterVerse to sate fans of the Western arm of the franchise (even though they have been a little Kong-heavy of late). Now, Tokusatsu mayhem is coming back to consoles, as original developer Pipeworks and Atari revamp their 2002 GameCube classic Destroy All Monsters. It smashes its w

Links to the past.We love it when Google pulls out a little gaming Easter Egg. We had the inkable search engine screen for Splatoon 3, the various Pokémon collaborations, and even a Katamari crossover. But now, Google has delivered the most nostalgic one of them all.If you Google 'Ocarina of Time', you'll now be met with a small Master Sword icon in the bottom right corner. Clicking on said icon pushes the sword back into its pedestal and transports the search engine into the past with it.Read t

But what's it for?The Pokémon Company is no stranger to a little over-hyping every now and then, but its latest bit of marketing has us seriously thinking that there is a big announcement in the pipeline.You see, TPC is counting down to... something. As brought to our attention by Serebii's Joe Merrick, the company has been sharing images on social media of its 30th anniversary icons, with a number underneath. Interestingly, these numbers decrease by the number of hours that have passed between

Play before you pay.We were a little surprised to have any Pikmin news at all this weekend, let alone a flippin' Direct! Since the whole thing caught us a little off guard, we thought it only right to share this reminder: Pikmin 4 - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Dandori Academy is getting a free demo, and it's available today!The new demo gives you free rein to explore the base game's first main area, Sun-Speckled Terrace, and access to two of the challenges in the new Dandori Academy Switch 2 exp

While Call of Duty rallies.Last week was a slightly quieter one for big new releases, so the UK charts aren't quite as awash with newbies this time as we have seen previously in October.The month's two big hitters continue to perform well, with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 holding onto the top spot, while Nintendo Switch Sports Resort falls off the podium and drops down to fourth. Old faithfuls EA Sports FC 27 and Minecraft were there to fill in the gap, worry not.Read the full article on nint

The free-to-play title launches in 2027.HoYoverse, the company known for games like Genshin Impact and Zenless Zone Zero, has announced it's bringing the cosy free-to-play galactic life sim Petit Planet to the Switch 2 in 2027.It shared news about the Nintendo version of the game at the end of its latest "pre-launch special program" broadcast. Petit Planet is launching for other platforms on 4th December 2026.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

A special broadcast timed in with Pikmin Day.Apart from its Pikmin Day Direct, Nintendo has announced it's hosting a special Treehouse broadcast for Pikmin 4 - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Dandori Academy.Its airs later today on YouTube and will give fans a better look at this version of the game, and what you can expect before you jump into it on 12th November 2026. Here are the times for the upcoming Treehouse Direct:Read the full article on nintendolife.com

It's nearly OoT.As the fog on the moors begins to clear after Halloween, we head into the month of November with the biggest game of the year on the horizon. Not that one. That one.Yes, Nintendo gamers will have their eyes on the imminent return of a little green-garbed boy and his fairy this month, although it's worth pointing out some of the other big games coming to Switches 1 and 2 after Ocarina of Time drops on the 5th.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

The best eShop games on Switch 1 & 2 in October.Games. Video games. Good video games.There have been a lot of them this month — too many to play, in fact. So if you're looking for the cream of the crop, and specifically the good video games on eShop that you can't (yet) buy in any physical form, you've come to the right place.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

See ya later.It's time for another edition of Box Art Brawl, can you believe it!Last week, we took a look at two very different covers for NSO newbie Avenging Spirit on the Game Boy. The disparate designs did the North American variant no favours, as it wound up with only 30% of the vote, leaving the cuter Japanese and European cover to take the remaining 70%.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

"He's cooking up a storm".Capcom continues to build excitement for Mega Man: Dual Override, and following the official reveal of Tank Man earlier this week, it's now lifted the lid on Cook Man.He is one of the many Robot Masters coming to the game. This master chef is ready to slice and dice Proto Man and the Blue Bomber when his game launches on the Switch 1 & 2 in 2027.Read the full article on nintendolife.com