Supernatural life sim Moonlight Peaks announced for Nintendo Switch 2, Switch
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Today, XSEED Games and Little Chicken announced that Moonlight Peaks will be appearing on both Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch. The game will be out on July 7, 2026.
Moonlight Peaks is a supernatural life sim. While playing as a vampire in a magical town, you’ll raise mystical crops, learn spell-casting and potion-making, and befriend/romance the local werewolves, witches, and mermaids.
Pokemon Pokopia reviews roundup
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Pokemon Pokopia will be available in just a few days, and before the launch happens, reviews are starting to come in.
Pokemon Pokopia is a new spin-off that takes the series in a different direction. The life simulation game, which some have said is like Animal Crossing and Minecraft, has you playing as the human-like Ditto as you learn moves from Pokemon, collect materials, build furniture, grow vegetables, and create homes. Multiplayer is also supported with up to three other players in which it’s possible to visit other towns and invite friends to their own.
Below is the initial roundup of reviews for Pokemon Pokopia:
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UK software sales chart for the week ending February 28, 2026 – Resident Evil Requiem, Tales of Berseria Remastered debut
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The latest UK software sales chart for the week ending February 28, 2026 is now available.
Resident Evil Requiem was a huge release last week, and it’s no surprise that it lands at #1. The sales split is where things get interesting – it was 54 percent for PS5, 36 percent for PC, 6 percent for Xbox, and 4 percent for Nintendo Switch 2. While that may seem disappointing, we’re hearing that the Nintendo Switch 2 version did more in its first week than Mario Tennis Fever and was about the same as what Cyberpunk 2077 did last year.
There are a couple of other factors to consider as well. Capcom also sold the Resident Evil Generation Pack on Nintendo Switch 2 – that’s third here. And Requiem is also a game-key card, which may limit physical sales (the chart doesn’t account for digital).
The other new release was Tales of Berseria Remastered. For that one, the split was 54 percent PS5, 38 percent Nintendo Switch, and 8 percent Xbox.
Here’s the full UK software sales chart for the week ending February 28, 2026:
Famitsu’s most wanted games – March 1, 2026 – Pokemon Pokopia still leads on Nintendo Switch 2
Posted on 1 month ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart outlining what Japanese gamers are looking forward to based on reader votes. No surprises here: Pokemon Pokopia is still leading things on Nintendo Switch 2 with the game’s release just on the horizon.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between February 11 and February 17.
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City Hunter launch trailer – 1990 game revived for Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch
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A fresh launch trailer has been prepared for the revival City Hunter. Now releasing outside of Japan for the first time, the side-scrolling action game has made it to Nintendo Switch and Switch.
Everything you need to know is available in the following rundown:
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Nintendo pre-order updates – March 1, 2026 – Saeko: Giantess Dating Sim, Thomas & Friends, more
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Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch file sizes – Pokemon Pokopia, Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered, Scott Pilgrim EX, more
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Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch games. These include Pokemon Pokopia, Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered, Scott Pilgrim EX, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
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Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts – March 1, 2026 – Pokemon Pokopia beats out the competition with pre-loads alone
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The latest Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts for the week of March 1, 2026 are now available.
This time around, Pokemon Pokopia beats out the pack thanks to the start of pre-loads. It faced some competition with Resident Evil Requiem, however. If its different SKUs were combined (technically three if you count the GeneratioN Pack), it may been able to come out on top.
Below are the full Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts for the week of March 1, 2026:
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Nintendo’s new approach to amiibo: expensive premium figurines
Posted on 1 month ago by Ethan Gnau in Features, General Nintendo, Switch 2 | 0 comments
On the surface, things haven’t been particularly easy for amiibo as of late. Last year, the line did celebrate its 10th anniversary, which is a pretty big milestone for toys-to-life: they’re usually long discontinued by the time by that point. Still, that doesn’t necessarily mean amiibo are doing better than ever – it’s kind of the opposite, in fact. When they first launched in late 2014, each amiibo figure cost $12.99 each. They were marketed as affordable statues and add-ons to games – these bonuses were fairly inconsequential for the most part (but Super Smash Bros. amiibo training is still surprisingly deep), and if you didn’t want to spend the money on each figure you didn’t have to.
Recently, Nintendo upped the general price of new amiibo figures to $24.99 – $34.99 each. Of course, these are much more detailed than the original $12.99 amiibo that released in 2014, but it’s a steep bump nonetheless. Furthermore, the prices of all older amiibo were increased to $19.99 each. That means characters who were originally released for $12.99 now cost $19.99 without any significant increase in quality. Even if there were an increase in quality, this price bump puts amiibo out of range for most collectors. And yet, despite these price troubles, Nintendo announced a boatload of amiibo in the September 2025 Nintendo Direct. In my opinion, this marks kind of a doubling down of sorts – rather than going the amiibo card route like we previously suggested, Nintendo is doubling down on making amiibo into figurines of the highest possible quality.
Game Freak explains where the Pokemon Pokopia name comes from
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Pokemon is about to get its next spinoff game with the upcoming launch of Pokemon Pokopia. Now thanks to Game Freak’s Shigeru Ohmori, we’re able to learn about where the name actually comes from.
Ohmori spoke about this in a recent interview with Famitsu. It looks like there’s a few things at play here. Ohmori mentioned wanting to go with “a slightly looser” title, and using certain phrases that eventually led to “Poko A Pokemon” in Japanese.
