Nintendo pre-order updates – March 8, 2026 – Kirby Air Riders King Dedede & Tank Star amiibo, more
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Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless Ragnarok trailer introduces Beatrix
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Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless Ragnarok has received a new trailer highlighting Beatrix. This is a new character being introduced for this version of the game.
Beatrix is voiced by Jennifer Losi in English and Aya Hirano in Japanese. Here’s a brief overview of the character:
Nintendo reveals Japan’s best-selling digital games for February 2026 – Pokemon and Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined battle for first
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Nintendo recently shared new data revealing the best-selling games on the Japanese Switch 2 and Switch eShops for February 2026.
There was a ton happening last month with lots of new releases, but Pokemon might be the biggest story here. Unsurprisingly, FireRed and LeafGreen hit #1 on Nintendo Switch. Meanwhile, Pokemon Pokopia almost took the top spot on Nintendo Switch 2 with pre-loads. However, it didn’t quite manage to beat out Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined.
The full lineup of Japan’s best-selling games on the Switch 2 and Switch eShops for February 2026 is as follows:
Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch file sizes – WWE 2K26, Monster Hunter Stories 3, Fatal Frame 2 Remake, more
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Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch games. These include WWE 2K26, Monster Hunter Stories 3, Fatal Frame 2 Remake, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
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Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts – March 8, 2026 – Pokemon Pokopia holds off Resident Evil
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The latest Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts for the week of March 8, 2026 are now available.
Just like we saw seven days ago, it’s Pokemon Pokopia first with Resident Evil falling in line after that. One notable new game is Monster Hunter Stories 3 – pre-loads have started and three entries are in the top twenty.
Below are the full Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts for the week of March 8, 2026:
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Donkey Kong Bananza’s Emerald Rush is one of Nintendo’s best and most underrated DLCs
Posted on 4 weeks ago by Ethan Gnau in Features, Switch 2 | 0 comments
In this day and age, there are plenty of controversies surrounding video games – and it feels like there’s a new Nintendo-adjacent controversy every other day. To be fair, though, many of those controversies are valid – some recent ones that come to mind are Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition’s poor upscaling on Nintendo Switch 2 and the sky-high prices for amiibo.
One Nintendo controversy that wasn’t justified in my opinion, however, was Donkey Kong Bananza’s DLC. When I reviewed Emerald Rush a few months ago, I had played the new mode for somewhere around 15 hours and wasn’t quite hooked. Nearly six months later, however, and that’s changed – I find myself going back to Donkey Kong Bananza every month or so to play the new in-game events. Super Mario Odyssey had a somewhat similar system with Luigi’s Balloon World, but that doesn’t compare to Emerald Rush at all – I remember a ton of balloons in Luigi’s Balloon World being placed out-of-bounds, so the mode wound up more like a showcase of game knowledge (including technical strategies and especially glitches). Emerald Rush, however, is where the bulk of Donkey Kong Bananza’s challenge lies. And it’s a very rare case of a 3D platformer that’s kept me coming back six months later without replaying the story from the beginning.
Nintendo’s recent Metascores aren’t a big deal – here’s why
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I’ve been having a very unproductive debate with myself lately: are video games getting worse, or are we all just getting older? When I was a kid, every video game was awesome. Super Mario Galaxy was awesome. Super Smash Bros. Brawl was awesome. Wipeout on the Wii was awesome too, even though objectively it’s not even in the same category of quality. Prior to Pokemon Pokopia’s strong reception, Nintendo has been met with some criticism on social media for releasing several games in a row that didn’t get an 80 or higher on Metacritic. It was 79 for Kirby Air Riders, 78 for Metroid Prime 4, 78 for Pokemon Legends: Z-A, 79 for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, and 77 for Mario Tennis Fever. Of course, though, Metascores aren’t everything – it’s actually pretty difficult to give a game an objective numbered ranking, and I’m saying that as someone who reviews a good number of games.
So today, we’re not only talking about the four games in question, but of review scores, Metascores, and opinions of video games in general. Are Nintendo’s newest four titles actually undercooked, or do we lose a sense of wonder, enjoyment, and appreciation as we get older? Probably mostly the latter, if we’re being honest, but let’s discuss anyway.
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[Let’s Talk] March 2026 Indie World Showcase reactions
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It’s been a few months since the last Indie World Showcase, but a new presentation just took place this week. Nintendo teamed up with a few smaller developers to show off some future games for Switch 2 and Switch.
Since there have been so many of them at this point, fans pretty much know what to expect from Indie Worlds. There are some cool announcements, but nothing earth shattering – they’re not intended to be Nintendo Directs. That said, we were treated to some noteworthy games on Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch.
The closer was Blue Prince, a game that’s very much welcome on Nintendo platforms after its strong debut last year. That was far from the only interesting title though – we also heard about Minishoot’ Adventures, Blighted, Denshattack, Heave Ho 2, The Midnight Walk, Toem 2, and more. Find the full recap here.
What were your favorite games from the March 2026 Indie World Showcase? Did you pick up any of the shadowdrops? Let us know in the comments.
Famitsu review scores – March 7, 2026 – Resident Evil Requiem and more
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Dev says Nintendo is “still pretty cagey about letting games launch on Switch 2”, doesn’t want it to be “a giant slop fest”
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Based on comments from New Blood Interactive’s Dave Oshry, Nintendo is being careful with which games it’s allowing on Switch 2.
New Blood Interactive has development kits and even has a new version of Dusk ready to go, which runs at 120 FPS. However, they haven’t been given the go ahead to actually bring it out. Oshry told RPG Site that Nintendo is “still pretty cagey about letting games launch on Switch 2” and mentioned that the company doesn’t “want it to just become a giant slop fest like the Switch 1 eShop”.
