Hmm, this week's Box Art Brawl reminds me of a puzzle...

Before we get to the answer, however, let's recap what went down last time. It was a good old one-on-one for NSO newbie Mendel Palace, with North America facing off against Japan. While the contest was a close one, the Western design just cinched it, taking 53% of the vote and leaving Japan with 47%.

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SNK's legendary run-and-gun series Metal Slug is currently celebrating its 30th anniversary, and to mark this milestone, the company has today released a special retrospective video showcasing the franchise's history.

It covers not only the past and present, but also taps into the series' "ever-exciting future" with a teaser of what's to come. At the very end of the video above, there's an arcade cabinet that shows up on screen with the words "Mission Reboot".

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Iron Galaxy, an American developer known in the Nintendo space for assisting Retro Studios with Metroid Prime Remastered and the release of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 last year, has this week announced more layoffs.

The studio confirmed this in a post on LinkedIn, revealing "a number of teammates and friends" would be losing their jobs as a result of a new company structure. The same announcement states it's "impossible" for the company to sustain the team size it's carried over the past year, even after the previous round of layoffs, which saw 66 employees depart.

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Welcome back to our 'Games We Missed' series, where Nintendo Life readers send in their picks of great games we weren't able to cover with a review.

We're up to Part 12 of this twice-yearly round up, and once again you've come up with some great-looking recommendations that have us scurrying to the eShop. This time we've got a couple of Switch 2 games, as well.

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Okay, enough waffling, for goodness' sake. This week saw the release of Pragmata from Capcom for the Switch 2, and though it should really come as no surprise, the action title is really darn good. We awarded it a score of 9/10.

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Video game movies are all the rage nowadays, and it's quickly led to Hollywood adapting every series it can get its hands on.

Now, to add to this, Paramount has officially confirmed during a presentation at CinemaCon that the "Call of Duty" movie will arrive in theatres on 30th June 2028.

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Ubisoft teased Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced in an official update last month, and the release date has now seemingly surfaced ahead of schedule.

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When Resident Evil Requiem arrived on Switch 2 in February, one thing we noticed missing was Mercenaries Mode.

The game director Koshi Nakanishi recently teased a minigame update for May, and ahead of this, a dataminer has made an interesting discovery.

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The talented American singer and songwriter Lana Del Rey has today released her theme song for 007 First Light.

As highlighted by Rolling Stone, First Light is a "grand and orchestral affair, embellished with motifs from the James Bond theme song". The track has been composed and co-written by David Arnold, who has previously scored 007 movies such as Casino Royale and Tomorrow Never Dies.

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Following on from its launch late last year, Marvel Cosmic Invasion has today landed a sweet free demo on Switch 1 and 2.

You'll find the demo on the eShop right now, letting you get a taste for the throwback fighter and all of its nostalgic charms. As a reminder, this is the latest beat 'em up from Tribute and Dotemu (the team that previously brought us Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge), so you know you're in safe hands.

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Sigono's latest narrative adventure, OPUS: Prism Peak, arrived on Switch 1 and Switch 2 yesterday. And a quick look at the reviews show that this might just be one of the best games of 2026.

That should be no surprise to anyone who's played any of the OPUS games, as these are beautifully written tales with an emotive core at the centre. And it sounds like Prism Peak continues that tradition. It's currently sitting on 86 on Metacritic on PC with 15 reviews, and a staggering 91 on OpenCritic from 16 reviews, making it the highest-rated game of the year on the latter aggregate platform.

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Boutique physical publisher Super Rare Games was revealed its first Switch 2 release: SoulGame Studio's Minishoot' Adventures.

This will be Super Rare's first game for the platform since Switch 2 launched back in June 2025, and they'll be offering two versions of the game: a Standard Edition for £38.50 (which includes a manual, slipcover, and sticker) and a Special Edition for £53.50 that adds a keychain, soundtrack CD, a clamshell box, and trading cards.

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Twin Hearts is bringing back its adorable, anthropomorphic action RPG with a sequel, and the developer is teaming up with Secret Level Studio to bring it to PC and consoles, including Switch 2.

Kitaria Fables 2 was announced at yesterday's Galaxies Spring Showcase, and it looks to expand on the already-lovely original, which we were fans of. A release date hasn't been announced yet.

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Those of you who've played (and beaten) Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter are likely scrambling to know what happens next in Estelle and Joshua's journey. Luckily, we won't have too long, as GungHo has announced that the sequel will be coming to Switch 1 and Switch 2 on 17th September 2026.

Yep, Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter is coming very soon and, as a remake of The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC, fans will be extremely excited to see how this beloved entry makes the jump to modern consoles, especially given the extremely positive reception to 1st Chapter.

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If you're someone who happens to travel a lot for work but you're not keen on packing your Switch 2 dock wherever you go, accessory manufacturer Brook may have the answer.

The company has just launched a USB-C to HDMI adapter for $24 over on Amazon that's compatible with a wide range of devices. Now, the crucial part here is that the vast majority of HDMI converters are simply not compatible with the Switch 2 – this one is.

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Another month, another eShop sale...

Yes, Nintendo is back with another wave of discounts on its North American storefront in the all-new 'Spotlight Sale'. This one is live right now, and it will be running through until 29th April at 11:59pm PT, so you only have a little while to get in and nab the reduced goods.

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Following the release of the more budget-friendly Hautepad C16 / C16-S, Cosmox Gaming is back with another iteration, one that’s perhaps its most interesting design yet.

The Hautepad C-AT keeps things on the more affordable end of the scale with its lightweight design and reliance on plastic materials, priced at £90. However, the new functionality introduced here can theoretically put it side-by-side with the significantly more premium Hit Box Ultra.

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Pickmos (which, until recently, was called Pickmon) has been unceremoniously removed from Steam following an intervention from its publisher, Networkgo (thanks, PC Gamer).

Developed by PocketGame, Pickmos is a blatant rip-off title, copying character designs from the likes of Palworld (which itself is hardly a paragon of originality), Pokémon, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Creature designs in particular look remarkably similar to iconic Pokémon, while the protagonist is the spitting image of Link from BotW.

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The famous narrative game studio Telltale, known for series such as Sam & Max, has this week surprised fans with the release of The Expanse: A Telltale Series Deluxe Edition on the Switch eShop.

This story-driven sci-fi adventure, developed in partnership with Deck Nine (Life is Strange), is set before the events of The Expanse TV show and comes with five main chapters. The Deluxe Edition also includes a bonus episode.

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Although Fortnite made a name for itself as a battle royale, it began life with the PvE action-building co-op campaign experience, Save The World.

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Blizzard today launched Overwatch (formerly known as Overwatch 2) for the Switch 2 and it's got off to a bit of a rough start.

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Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors — yes, that really is the full title — is coming to Switch next week. And, before today, we only knew about a Switch 1 version.

However, browsing the eShop today, we spotted a listing for a Nintendo Switch 2 version of the game, priced at £9.99 / $9.99, the same price as the native Switch version.

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Whispers of a new Star Fox game this year just waiting to be announced by Nintendo for the summer have many a fan on edge.

On the one hand, it's been nearly 10 years since Lylat's finest had their own game — the admirable but divisive Star Fox Zero — so it's certainly high time for a new series entry. Fox's appearance in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie proves that Nintendo is keen to keep McCloud in our thoughts, too, and Star Fox is Shigeru Miyamoto's baby.

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We're still at the point where a same-day release across platforms, including Switch 2, is a rather exciting prospect, so we were eager to see how Capcom's latest sci-fi shooter, Pragmata, would hold up on the system when it arrived earlier this week.

We had a wonderful time with it in our 9/10 review, calling it "another excellent Switch 2 port from Capcom", but what do the tech experts over at Digital Foundry think? Today, the outlet has shared its performance deep dive, and the results are a little mixed.

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

Switch eShop Highlights

Note. All games are available today unless stated otherwise.

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