The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy!

Switch 2 eShop - Highlights

Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (Nintendo, 9th Jun, $69.99) – Experience the critically-acclaimed first game in the Xenoblade Chronicles saga in 4K resolution on compatible TVs and full HD in handheld mode, all at 60 fps. The Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition game features a host of new additions, such as a high-speed vehicle for traversing the game’s vast areas, new racing modes that let you earn in-game rewards, new equipment designs, and new voiceover added to the game’s Heart-to-Heart scenes.

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If you've tried the free demo for Denshattack! on Switch 2, then chances are you're probably itching to play the full game, huh?

Well, you'll have to wait a bit longer, we're afraid. Originally scheduled to launch on 17th June 2026, it's now been pushed back to 15th July. This is to allow developer Undercoders "a little more time to cook" to ensure everything's running smoothly.

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As good as Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is, a lot of folks are in agreement that it suffered from poor pacing and an overstuffed world full of needless minigames.

Well, if you hoped that the upcoming sequel, Final Fantasy VII Revelation, would be a bit more streamlined, then you'd best just set your expectations accordingly. In a new interview with VGC, director Naoki Hamaguchi confirms that Revelations will actually have more minigames than its predecessor.

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When they’re done well, games with a message can be so effective, balancing the scale between teaching and transfixing you. to a T is a narrative game wrapped in a cute art style courtesy of designer Keita Takahashi (Katamari). It touches on an important theme, but that touch is light.

Your happy-go-lucky character’s body is in a permanent 'T' pose, which makes you different to those around you – the game is largely about navigating a world made for people with mobile arms. That means you have a special toothbrush and spoon, plus a pooch who helps with your everyday tasks (later you get to play as them, adorable waddling animation included).

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If you watched this week's Nintendo Direct right from the very start, you will have seen a whopping two-minute-fifty-five-second trailer for next month's first-party offering, Rhythm Heaven Groove. We're rapidly closing in on that 2nd July release date, and today, the first previews have appeared online.

A bunch of outlets (including us) have had hands-on time with the long-awaited return of the rhythm series, so we can start to gauge what it has in store for us.

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It has been another rough post-price-hike sales week for Switch 2 in Japan, but Nintendo stays winning on the software side, thanks to Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (thanks, Famitsu).

The wacky life sim added another 50,000+ copies to its pile this week, stopping the new Switch 2 releases of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and eFootball Kick-Off! from getting the top spot. 007 First Light on PS5 has slipped from its silver-medal debut last week and now winds up in seventh, while Japan's A-Train9 Evolution also makes the ranking in its debut week.

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Earlier this year, Chained Echoes developer Matthias Linda announced that he was filing a lawsuit against distributor First Press Games after a two-year wait for his promised physical release. Well, good news! The dev has partnered with a new company, and the physical launch is back on track.

Super Rare Games has today announced that it is taking on the distribution mantle, with Standard and Deluxe Edition pre-orders arriving next week on 18th June at 6pm BST / 10am PT / 1am ET, before a planned ship in September. The company expects this to be a popular one, and is only promising it as a "limited pre-order release" for the time being.

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The Tomb Raider series is one of the longest-lasting in the video game industry, going all the way back to 1996. It has graced many different platforms, including Nintendo ones. And with the increased power of the Switch 2, lots of others are coming over too, including the recently released Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration.

But now, a new remake of the first game, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, is coming to Switch 2 next year. At Summer Game Fest 2026, I got to play about 40 minutes of the game and sit down with the developers to talk about bringing protagonist Lara Croft back to her roots.

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If you can believe it, Date Everything is currently celebrating its first anniversary, and to mark the occasion, Team17 and Sassy Chap Games have released a new update to give players "the ultimate Date Everything experience".

The 'Self Care Update' is rolling out on Switch today, addressing a bunch of community-flagged issues and feature requests that the dev has received in the last year. This includes a bunch of neat tweaks like player pronoun changes, new voice lines, a clearer HUD for screenshots and more. There have also been some changes based on sensitivity feedback from players, so the virtual dating can be as comfortable and welcoming as it was intended to be.

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To some, the concept of Rhythm Paradise (or Rhythm Heaven as it likes to be called) is a bit of a hard sell. It’s a rhythm game with the most simplistic controls imaginable, often just a single button, coupled with some simple animations to go along with it.

I don’t blame anyone for being a bit sceptical, to be honest, and in truth I’ve never sat down and played a game in the series before having a go at Rhythm Paradise Groove at Nintendo’s UK headquarters, but the devil (or perhaps angel) really is in the detail.

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Capcom has been experimenting quite a bit with different perspectives in the Resident Evil franchise recently. It started with the introduction of third-person mode in Resident Evil Village, a game that was fully first-person at launch. This was then expanded in this year's Resident Evil Requiem, which let you switch between first and third-person views for both protagonists: Grace Ashcroft and Leon Kennedy.

According to a recent Q&A session with producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi (thanks, GamesRadar+), however, there will be no such option in the upcoming remake, Resident Evil Veronica. Despite the original featuring dual protagonists – Claire and Chris Redfield – the game will be presented entirely in third-person.

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Craving something in the vein of Donkey Kong Country after beating Nintendo's latest NSO DK Challenge? Well, Microids' Marsupilami 2 - Salsa Palombia might just scratch that itch.

Based on the Belgian comic book by André Franquin and developed by Ocellus Services, this sequel to the 2021 game is another 2.5D platformer full of DKC energy. There are three different playable characters this time (hello, two-player co-op), each with its own playstyle, and four worlds to explore before taking on the big bad that's hypnotised your jungle pals — wait, isn't that the Donkey Kong Country Returns plot?

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One of the many surprises of the latest Nintendo Direct was the announcement Ninjala would be making a comeback next year with a sequel.

Ninjala 2: The Uncharted Planet will arrive "exclusively" for the Switch 2 in Spring 2027, and promises to delivers the series' "first-ever open world". It's also described as being the "first chapter of a two-part saga", where the protagonist is "hurled into an unknown world after breaking a forbidden seal".

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Digimon Story Time Stranger makes a return next month and if you're wanting to try out the Switch and Switch 2 versions before they officially arrive, you're in luck.

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During the Nintendo Direct this week, Square Enix's upcoming release Final Fantasy XIV Online featured in a sizzle reel towards the end of the presentation.

Although it was only on display for a moment, it was arguably the best look at this version of the game yet. Now, Square Enix has released a gameplay trailer of the online multiplayer title running on the Switch 2. It's got some quick segments of gameplay, mixed with in-game cutscenes.

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Supergiant Games has already released some patches for Hades II, and even more are on the way. The latest release on the way is the "Hotfix 4 Patch".

According to the team, these fixes will be "coming to console versions down the line", so when we hear more about this update for the Switch and Switch 2 versions we'll provide an update. Thankfully, it is only a small list of changes.

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It might not have been the biggest surprise out there (thanks, leaks), but yesterday's Direct brought with it the news that The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Switch 2 remake is real, and it's launching at some point this year.

The 1-minute 36-second reveal trailer gave us very little to go on in terms of what the remake will bring to the table. The visuals on that tapestry certainly look detailed, there's a voiced narration (a hint of full voice acting, maybe?), and Link's design is... different.

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Nintendo has released a new infographic showcasing every major game featured in its latest Direct.

We understand that there were some concerns around the pacing and content of the recent showcase, but damn, when you look at the full line-up here, it's hard to argue with the sheer quantity and quality.

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In what might be one of the biggest surprises of this year's Summer Game Fest showcase, Alien: Isolation 2 was confirmed for the Switch 2, expanding upon what is easily one of the finest survival horror games of all time with a full-fat sequel.

It's still a ways off at this point, but some outlets have been lucky enough to go hands on with an early build of the game, jumping headfirst in the opening prologue section in which you play as a character called Blake – that's right, not Amanda Ripley.

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We have been eagerly awaiting more news about Orbitals ever since it was first revealed at last year's Game Awards, and thanks to the latest Nintendo Direct, we finally have a release date.

This anime co-op adventure will jump onto Switch 2 (as a console exclusive, no less) on 3rd September 2026. Yep, that's the same month as every other game, it seems.

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The DK Challenge event tasks Switch players with completing a series of Donkey Kong challenges to win themed Challenge Cards.

The challenges have you jump into Donkey Kong games across the Nintendo Classics library, as well as the most recent series release, Donkey Kong Bananza.

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If some publishers made the mistake of not supporting the original Switch enough, it seems that many have learnt their lesson for the Switch 2. The recent Direct was stuffed to the brim with third-party titles, and one that snuck in during a late sizzle reel was the rather excellent Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2.

Featuring gorgeous visuals and brutal third-person combat, Space Marine 2 was a welcome surprise when it originally launched in 2024. Our pals over at Push Square gave it an 8/10 in their review, noting that it almost feels like those 'AA' titles from the PS2/PS3 era, but in a good way, y'know?

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When I first booted up the Switch 2 Edition of Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition, something almost immediately felt very wrong.

The visuals, while certainly crisp, were upscaled in a way that meant almost all textures had this sort of blurry, smeary effect, especially environmental details, but also within character faces at certain distances. The issue was greatly exacerbated during movement which, as you'd imagine, happens the vast majority of the time.

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With such a crammed Nintendo Direct, there was far too much to give every single announcement in the June showcase its own post (check out our round-up for the full rundown). However, we didn't want to skip highlighting this gem that popped up: Vanillaware's Muramasa is returning in the form of Muramasa: Revenant Blades.

Scheduled for "Early 2027" on both Switch 1 and 2, this will be an overhaul for Wii's Muramasa: The Demon Blade, a brilliant 2D action RPG from 2009. Or more accurately, an overhaul of an overhaul; the game was previously remastered for PS Vita in 2013 as Muramasa Rebirth.

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Kingdom Hearts fans the world over were very happy over news from the recent Nintendo Direct that Kingdom Hearts 4 will launch simultaneously on Switch 2 and other platforms (no date yet) and native versions of the first three games (well, more than three, but let's not muddy things just yet) helping to wash from our mouths the taste of the rancid Cloud Versions (now removed from sale). Good news all round and there was much rejoicing.

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