Big Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch sale live with games as low as $15
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GameStop kicked off a new sale today, and it’s a pretty big one with various Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch games included. One batch of titles is on sale for just $15 and another batch is down to $35.
On the $15 side, there are some notable titles here including Super Mario RPG, Mario & Luigi: Brothership, and Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion. The $35 tier has Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma, WarioWare: Move It, Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake, and more.
The full lineup is as follows:
Famitsu review scores – May 17, 2026
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Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch file sizes – Tales of Arise, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, Bubsy 4D, more
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Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch games. These include Tales of Arise, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, Bubsy 4D, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
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Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts – May 17, 2026 – Yoshi overthrows Pokemon Pokopia
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The latest Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts for the week of May 17, 2026 are now available.
Pokemon Pokopia has been virtual unstoppable since launch, but the game has finally been overthrown. Yoshi and the Mysterious Book won’t be out until next week, but with pre-loads alone, it’s skyrocketed to #1. Other than that, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle cracks the top five while Outbound makes the top ten.
Below are the full Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts for the week of May 17, 2026:
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Nintendo maintenance schedule – May 17, 2026 – My Nintendo Store downtime and more
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Nintendo has released its maintenance schedule for the week of May 17, 2026.
For those that missed the news this week, the My Nintendo Store is changing its name to May 27. Nothing else is impacted, so it’s an extremely small modification. Nonetheless, maintenance is planned which should be paving the way for the change. And further down the road, there’ll be some Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch maintenance.
Below is the full Nintendo maintenance schedule for the week of May 17, 2026:
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LEGO Zelda Great Deku Tree set being retired, here’s where you can get it [update: more Nintendo sets]
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May 15: Various reports are indicating that the LEGO The Legend of Zelda Great Deku Tree is being retired. If you’ve yet to make a purchase, this could be your last chance to do so.
As a reminder, the Great Deku Tree set pays homage to both Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Breath of the Wild. It comes with 2,500 pieces that “encapsulates the essence of adventure and nostalgia whilst featuring meticulous details.” Extras include the Master Sword pedestal from Breath of the Wild and Link’s House from Ocarina of Time. You’ll get mini figures for Princess Zelda and Link as well as buildable characters and creatures such as Hestu the Korok, smaller Koroks, Deku Babas, Navi the Fairy, the Deku Sprout, and a Skulltula.
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Console Archives dev talks release plans and goals, wants to release over 800 games
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Console Archives developer Hamster has spoken further about what’s planned going forward, including how many games we could ultimately see.
Satoshi Hamada, the CEO and founder of Hamster Corporation, was talking about Console Archives in a recent Famitsu interview. He mentioned how during the planning stage, the company’s goal was “to reproduce every home console and every game ever”. Hamster had dreams of releasing 800 titles for Arcade Archives, but for Console Archives, “we have an even bigger dream, every game on every console, at least, first, at the planning stage that was our goal.” Also mentioned is that Famicom and PlayStation games are likely to be the priority since “some of the Arcade Archives games use compatible CPUs”.
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Pokemon Champions producer on how the team is deciding which Pokemon to include in the game and more
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Pokemon Champions producer Masaaki Hoshino has shared a few comments about the game, including how the team is going about picking Pokemon.
As previously mentioned, only select creatures were made available with the recent launch. Right now there’s around 200 – we have a complete list here.
List of all Nintendo Switch 2 games that support GameShare
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Tying in with the launch of Nintendo Switch 2, we’ve put together a complete list of games that support GameShare. We’ll be updating this post over time as well.
GameShare is brand new for Nintendo Switch 2. With the feature, select titles allow you to play with others even if they don’t own a copy of the game. Even more interesting, you can share games locally with those that have the original Nintendo Switch. It’s possible to link up with up to three other systems at a time. We’ll also mention that GameShare supports online play with other Nintendo Switch 2 systems.
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Japanese Nintendo eShop releases for May 21, 2026
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Nintendo has updated the Japanese Switch and Switch 2 release schedule on eShop for the week of May 21, 2026. Various new titles are on the way, highlighted by Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, Tales of Arise, and more.
Here’s a look at the upcoming digital download schedule:
