Yoshi and the Mysterious Book reviews roundup
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Nintendo is about to publish Yoshi and the Mysterious Book on Nintendo Switch 2, but before that happens, reviews of the game are starting to come online. We’ve rounded up some of the early verdicts.
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book is the first entry in the series since Yoshi’s Crafted World in 2019. This time around, Nintendo is offering a puzzle platformer in which players can enter a living encyclopedia. Yoshi can interact with quirky creatures and learn all about them. He can jump on them, carry them on his back, gobble them up to see what they taste like, and more.
Below is the roundup of reviews for Yoshi and the Mysterious Book:
Kabuto Park, a cozy bug collecting adventure game, heading to Nintendo Switch
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Today, Doot and Seaven Studio shared the news that Kabuto Park is getting a new version for Nintendo Switch. The game is planned for May 28, 2026.
Kabuto Park is a cozy bug collecting adventure game. On Nintendo Switch, players can take advantage of the Joy-Con gyroscope by waving the controller like an insect catching net to collect bugs.
Learn more about the title with the following overview:
More: Doot, Kabuto Park, Seaven Studio
Kusan: City of Wolves gets Nintendo Switch release date, new trailer
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Thanks to PQube and CIRCLEfromDOT, we now have the release date for Kusan: City of Wolves. It’ll be out on July 30, 2026 both physically and digitally.
Kusan: City of Wolves, which features a hyper-violent neon-noir underworld where every fight is a brutal performance and every bullet counts, back in 2024. The plan was always to have it ready for this year, but now we have an actual date.
More: CIRCLEfromDOT, Kusan: City of Wolves, PQube
Black Jacket launch trailer – narrative-driven roguelite deckbuilder hits Nintendo Switch
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Thanks to Skystone Games and Mi’pu’mi Games, the launch trailer is in for Black Jacket. The game, a narrative-driven roguelite deckbuilder where players gamble their souls against restless spirits in the afterlife, has now come to Nintendo Switch.
A bunch of details can be found in the following overview:
More: Black Jacket, Mi'pu'mi Games, Skystone Games
Suda51 and Swery’s Hotel Barcelona coming to Nintendo Switch 2, Switch
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Hotel Barcelona is making the jump to Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch, Eden Industries and White Owls revealed today. Launch timing will be shared soon.
Hotel Barcelona is a 2.5D action horror roguelite coming from Suda51 and Swery. When it hits Nintendo platforms, the game will come with the base game, the Under New Management overhaul, the Late Check-Out DLC, and all updates to date with online co-op for 1–3 players, 4-player invasion, and PvP.
More: Eden Industries, Hotel Barcelona, White Owls
Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo 4.0.0 update out now, patch notes
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A new version 4.0.0 update for Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo is now available.
One of the highlights is a new “Random Selection from Favorites” feature. Also, Nintendo says it changed the method for selecting alarm scenes.
The full notice about the update is as follows:
Street Fighter 6 announces Random Avatar Matches and Avatar Arcade modes
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Two new modes are on the way to Street Fighter 6 – specifically Random Avatar Matches and Avatar Arcade. Both are coming to the game on May 28, 2026.
With Random Avatar Matches, players can experience “quick and fair online Avatar Battles”. Avatar Arcade provides “efficient avatar growth”.
Here’s some additional information, courtesy of Capcom:
More: Capcom, Street Fighter 6
The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales releases “Prologue Demo”, new trailer
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Ahead of its launch next month, a brand new “Prologue Demo” has just come out for The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales.
The demo lets players try out the HD-2D action RPG for themselves. Save data can be carried over to the full game.
Here’s some additional information about the demo:
Nintendo reveals new mobile game Pictonico
Posted on 6 days ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 0 comments
Nintendo is releasing a brand new mobile game titled Pictonico, the company just revealed. It will be available on May 28, 2026.
Pictonico is a mini-game experience centered around using photos. You can use your own face (or friends as well) across 80 different challenges. It’s already drawing comparisons to Face Raiders on Nintendo 3DS.
Unreal Engine 5.8 gets new Lumen mode to improve performance on handhelds, should benefit Nintendo Switch 2
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Unreal Engine 5 recently released a new preview for its version 5.8 update which could bring about benefits for Nintendo Switch 2 games.
The company is prioritizing performance advancements, which has become continually important over the past few months. As part of this, a new Lumen mode has been revealed that targets 60 FPS on all gaming systems, including handhelds. Nintendo Switch 2 isn’t specifically mentioned, but the platform stands to profit in the future.
The full notice reads:
