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The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Prologue Demo Is Live - Team Asano's First Action RPG Hands Out a Free Save-Carrying Prologue Today on Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam, One Month Before the June 18 Full Launch
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The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Prologue Demo Is Live - Team Asano's First Action RPG Hands Out a Free Save-Carrying Prologue Today on Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam, One Month Before the June 18 Full Launch

Square Enix's Team Asano dropped the Prologue Demo for The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales on May 19, 2026 across Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam. The free demo features faster movement, a new difficulty tier, seven weapon types with magicite customisation, and save data that carries into the June 18 full launch.

Star Fox's Free Switch 2 Demo Drops on the eShop Tomorrow - Nintendo Hands Every Switch 2 Owner Arwing Controls, Joy-Con 2 Mouse Aiming, and a Hands-On James McCloud Prologue Mission Eleven Days Before the June 25 Launch, With Pre-Order Skins Locked to May 31
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Star Fox's Free Switch 2 Demo Drops on the eShop Tomorrow - Nintendo Hands Every Switch 2 Owner Arwing Controls, Joy-Con 2 Mouse Aiming, and a Hands-On James McCloud Prologue Mission Eleven Days Before the June 25 Launch, With Pre-Order Skins Locked to May 31

Nintendo's Switch 2 Star Fox remake gets a free playable demo on the eShop on Wednesday, May 20, featuring the new James McCloud Prologue mission, Joy-Con 2 mouse aiming, a Battle Mode tutorial, and save data that carries pre-order Fox skins straight into the June 25 launch.

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book Lands on Switch 2 in Three Days - Nintendo's First Big First-Party Switch 2 Exclusive of the Spring Brings a Talking Book, the New Tail Flick, and a Hands-On Consensus That Calls It the System's Most Eye-Catching 2D Platformer Yet
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Yoshi and the Mysterious Book Lands on Switch 2 in Three Days - Nintendo's First Big First-Party Switch 2 Exclusive of the Spring Brings a Talking Book, the New Tail Flick, and a Hands-On Consensus That Calls It the System's Most Eye-Catching 2D Platformer Yet

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book lands exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2 on May 21 for $59.99 digital / $69.99 physical, with three trailers shipped in two weeks and a hands-on preview consensus that calls it deceptively challenging and the system's most eye-catching 2D platformer.

Annapurna Calls Mixtape Delisting Rumors 'a Lie' - Beethoven & Dinosaur Confirms All 28 Songs Are Locked in Perpetuity, So the Smashing Pumpkins, Joy Division, and Iggy Pop Aren't Going Anywhere
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Annapurna Calls Mixtape Delisting Rumors 'a Lie' - Beethoven & Dinosaur Confirms All 28 Songs Are Locked in Perpetuity, So the Smashing Pumpkins, Joy Division, and Iggy Pop Aren't Going Anywhere

Annapurna Interactive shut down rumors that Mixtape would be delisted over expiring music rights, confirming all 28 licensed tracks are paid in perpetuity. Creative director Johnny Galvatron told Kotaku the team paid extra at signing so the soundtrack - Joy Division, Iggy Pop, the Smashing Pumpkins, the Cure, and more - can never lapse.

Mineru's Construct Amiibo Finally Has a Release Date - Nintendo Locks the Long-Promised Tears of the Kingdom Figure to September 17 for $34.99 With Articulated Arms and a Paraglider Fabric Unlock
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Mineru's Construct Amiibo Finally Has a Release Date - Nintendo Locks the Long-Promised Tears of the Kingdom Figure to September 17 for $34.99 With Articulated Arms and a Paraglider Fabric Unlock

Nintendo has locked the long-promised Mineru's Construct amiibo from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom to a September 17, 2026 release for $34.99, featuring fully articulated posable arms and a new glow-in-the-dark paraglider fabric unlock. Pre-orders are already live at every major retailer.

Prophecy Games Just Announced Deadzone Rogue 2 With a June 2026 PC Demo — The Earth-Set Roguelite FPS Sequel Lands on PC, PS5, Xbox, and Switch 2 After the Original Cleared 750K Sales
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Prophecy Games Just Announced Deadzone Rogue 2 With a June 2026 PC Demo — The Earth-Set Roguelite FPS Sequel Lands on PC, PS5, Xbox, and Switch 2 After the Original Cleared 750K Sales

Prophecy Games unveiled Deadzone Rogue 2 this week with a full announcement trailer, confirming a PC demo in June 2026 and console releases across PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch 2. The sequel trades the original's space station setting for a devastated Earth overrun by a mechanical army led by an entity called Monarch.

Nintendo Stock Just Cratered Again on Monday — Tokyo Shares Hit Their Lowest Since August 2024 as Investors Punish a 17% Switch 2 Forecast Cut, a Dividend Slash, and a Software Pipeline With No Confirmed Mario Game
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Nintendo Stock Just Cratered Again on Monday — Tokyo Shares Hit Their Lowest Since August 2024 as Investors Punish a 17% Switch 2 Forecast Cut, a Dividend Slash, and a Software Pipeline With No Confirmed Mario Game

Nintendo shares fell as much as 10% in Tokyo on Monday — a second straight session of losses after Friday's earnings — pushing the stock to a 21-month low. The trigger: a 16.5 million Switch 2 forecast, a dividend cut to 162 yen, and a 100 billion yen hit from the AI-driven DRAM chip surge.

Yuji Horii Just Confirmed a Dragon Quest 40th Anniversary Livestream for May 27 — The 'Next Game' Will Get an Announcement, Five Years of Silence on Dragon Quest XII Could Finally Break, and Square Enix Pulled the Original Reveal Within Hours
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Yuji Horii Just Confirmed a Dragon Quest 40th Anniversary Livestream for May 27 — The 'Next Game' Will Get an Announcement, Five Years of Silence on Dragon Quest XII Could Finally Break, and Square Enix Pulled the Original Reveal Within Hours

Yuji Horii confirmed via the KosoKoso podcast that a Dragon Quest 40th anniversary livestream airs May 27 with news on the next game — almost certainly Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate. The original podcast clip was pulled within hours.

Takashi Tezuka, the Quiet Architect of Mario, Zelda, and Yoshi, Just Announced He's Leaving Nintendo on June 26 — More Than 150 Game Credits, 42 Years on the Job, and a Final Bow That Closes One of the Industry's Greatest Careers
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Takashi Tezuka, the Quiet Architect of Mario, Zelda, and Yoshi, Just Announced He's Leaving Nintendo on June 26 — More Than 150 Game Credits, 42 Years on the Job, and a Final Bow That Closes One of the Industry's Greatest Careers

Co-creator of Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda. Director of A Link to the Past, Super Mario World, and Yoshi's Island. Producer of Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Pikmin 4. After more than four decades and over 150 credits, the 65-year-old Takashi Tezuka is retiring from Nintendo on June 26, 2026.

Nintendo Just Raised the Switch 2 to $499.99 — Sweeping Price Hikes for Hardware and Online Hit Japan on May 25 and the West on September 1, With the Original Switch Catching a Bigger Increase Than the Sequel
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Nintendo Just Raised the Switch 2 to $499.99 — Sweeping Price Hikes for Hardware and Online Hit Japan on May 25 and the West on September 1, With the Original Switch Catching a Bigger Increase Than the Sequel

Nintendo announced sweeping price hikes on May 8, 2026: Switch 2 jumps from $449.99 to $499.99 in the US (+$50), with Canada and Europe seeing similar increases — all effective September 1. Japan gets hit harder and earlier on May 25, with the Switch 2 jumping ¥10,000 and original Switch hardware climbing 26 to 36 percent. Nintendo Switch Online subscriptions also rise in Japan effective July 1. Nintendo cited market conditions and the global business outlook without naming tariffs, semiconductors, or the yen.

Capcom Just Shadow-Dropped Leon Must Die Forever for Resident Evil Requiem — A Free Roguelike Mode That Sends Leon Kennedy Through Wrenwood, the Rehab Ward, and Raccoon City Central Camp Until the Timer Kills Him
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Capcom Just Shadow-Dropped Leon Must Die Forever for Resident Evil Requiem — A Free Roguelike Mode That Sends Leon Kennedy Through Wrenwood, the Rehab Ward, and Raccoon City Central Camp Until the Timer Kills Him

Capcom shadow-dropped a free Resident Evil Requiem update on May 8 adding Leon Must Die Forever — a roguelike Extra Games mode starring Leon S. Kennedy. Five difficulty ranks, randomized routes through Wrenwood, the Rehab Ward, and Raccoon City Central Camp, an Ability Enhancer system with bronze/silver/gold perks, star-ranked weapon drops from Red and Blue enemies, and a Special Content shop for permanent unlocks. PS5, Xbox Series, PC, and Switch 2.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Cracks Its Whip on Switch 2 May 12 — A 30-Watt Console Pulls Off a Surprisingly Faithful Port
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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Cracks Its Whip on Switch 2 May 12 — A 30-Watt Console Pulls Off a Surprisingly Faithful Port

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle launches on Switch 2 May 12, 2026, with full ray-traced global illumination intact, DLSS 3 upscaling, 30 fps docked and handheld, full-data cartridges instead of Game-Key cards, and the September 2025 Order of Giants expansion available via a $19.99 deluxe upgrade.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Demo Surprise-Drops on Switch 2 and Xbox — Full Game Arrives June 3
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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Demo Surprise-Drops on Switch 2 and Xbox — Full Game Arrives June 3

Square Enix surprise-drops a free Final Fantasy VII Rebirth demo covering two full chapters on Switch 2 and Xbox, with all progress carrying over to the June 3 launch.

Pragmata Lands on Switch 2 With Full Portable Sci-Fi — Capcom’s Lunar Adventure Goes Handheld
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Pragmata Lands on Switch 2 With Full Portable Sci-Fi — Capcom’s Lunar Adventure Goes Handheld

Capcom’s Pragmata arrives on Switch 2 with the full sci-fi experience intact, earning excellent reviews and showcasing Nintendo’s new hardware with a free demo across all platforms.

FFXIV: Evercold Revealed at Fan Fest 2026 — January 2027 Expansion Brings Switch 2 Version and an Evangelion Crossover
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FFXIV: Evercold Revealed at Fan Fest 2026 — January 2027 Expansion Brings Switch 2 Version and an Evangelion Crossover

Square Enix dropped FFXIV's next expansion at Fan Fest 2026: Evercold launches January 2027, kicking off the Godless Realms Saga with a full combat overhaul, two original jobs, a Switch 2 version this August, and a Neon Genesis Evangelion alliance raid called Ghosts of Desire. Patch 7.5 ships April 28.

A New Star Fox for Switch 2 Could Be Announced Any Day Now — Here's Everything the Leaks Say
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A New Star Fox for Switch 2 Could Be Announced Any Day Now — Here's Everything the Leaks Say

Multiple insiders including NateTheHate claim Nintendo will announce a new Star Fox game for Switch 2 before the end of April 2026, with a Summer release window, classic-style branching campaign, and online multiplayer.

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Arrives April 16 — Here's What's New After 12 Years Away
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Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Arrives April 16 — Here's What's New After 12 Years Away

Nintendo's long-awaited social sim sequel brings Mii island life to Switch on April 16 with same-sex relationship options, full island customization, player-controlled Mii interactions, and a free demo already live.

Mouse: P.I. For Hire Channels 1930s Cartoon Noir Into a Jazz-Fueled FPS on April 16
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Mouse: P.I. For Hire Channels 1930s Cartoon Noir Into a Jazz-Fueled FPS on April 16

Fumi Games’ hand-drawn rubber hose FPS puts players in a 1930s cartoon noir world as detective Jack Pepper, voiced by Troy Baker, blending investigation puzzles with explosive gunplay when it launches April 16.

MotoGP 26 Revamps Physics and Career Mode Ahead of April 29 Launch
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MotoGP 26 Revamps Physics and Career Mode Ahead of April 29 Launch

Milestone's MotoGP 26 features rebuilt physics, dynamic Rider Ratings, and launches April 29 on all major platforms including Switch 2.