The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero and The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure are both to Nintendo Switch 2, NIS America and Falcom just revealed. These two titles are planned for Fall 2026.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero and The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure previously came to Nintendo Switch. For these new releases, however, fans can look forward to improved performance, higher resolution, and upscaled textures.
Echo Foundry Interactive announced that it’s making Sound System for Nintendo Switch 2, the company has announced. Launch timing for the platform will be shared later.
Sound System is said to be the “next generation of music and rhythm experiences”. It’s being developed by industry veterans behind the Guitar Hero, Rock Band, and DJ Hero franchises.
Learn more about the title with the following rundown:
Nintendo is releasing a new Pokemon Pokopia Switch 2 bundle in Australia and and New Zealand, the company has announced. It’s due out on June 5, 2026.
The bundle includes both the system and the game. However, there’ll be no game-key card included – instead you’re getting a full game download.
The latest classic icons are live on Nintendo Switch Online with different designs available for Mach Rider and Excitebike 64.
These are play to redeem icons. That means you need to play Mach Rider and Excitebike 64 at least once to unlock their respective icons. When we say “play” though, that just really means booting up their apps for a second.
At the time of writing, Pokemon Champions is missing a whole bunch of features – it’s missing many Pokemon, a lot of items that are popular in competitive play, as well as extensive customization options for your trainer. Of course, none of that is really worth complaining about right now, because it’s clear that all of these features will be added to the game over time. On that note, all we have to do is wait! But with that being said, there’s one key feature missing from Pokemon Champions that isn’t actually guaranteed to make it in: the ability to battle other players in Singles with a full team of 6 Pokemon per trainer.
The latest UK software sales chart for the week ending May 2, 2026 is now available.
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream had a pretty solid debut, coming in at #1. However, this week, it has actually seen a boost. With a strong second week, it has actually claimed the top spot.
Here’s the full UK software sales chart for the week ending May 2, 2026:
The Legend of Zelda series has many beloved games, but Zelda 2 – The Adventure of Link might be the odd one out. Each title does have its own passionate group of fans, but Zelda 2 doesn’t really get that much love – especially compared to other releases like A Link to the Past, Ocarina of Time, and Breath of the Wild. Even Nintendo itself apparently wasn’t too hot on it.
Quotes from Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto have now resurfaced from a 2003 Superplay Magazine interview in which we get some real candid insight into what he thought about the game. According to Miyamoto, Zelda 2 “was sort of a failure.” He also said that Nintendo viewed A Link to the Past “as the real sequel”. Zelda 2 is apparently “more of a side story”.
Skystone Games and Mi’pu’mi Games are bringing Black Jacket to Nintendo Switch, they’ve just announced. It’s coming very soon with the release date set for May 12, 2026.
Black Jacket is a Blackjack-inspired roguelite deckbuilder. In the game, players gamble their souls against restless spirits in the afterlife.
Further information can be found in the following overview:
Bandai Namco is back with another trailer for Tales of Arise: Beyond the Dawn Edition, this time showing off Shionne.
Shionne is a Renan woman cursed with thorns that bring excruciating pain to anyone she touches. While pursued by Renan soldiers, she runs into Alphen, and the two form an alliance. Alphen is able to wield the Blazing Sword from her core.
Reggie Fils-Aime, former president at Nintendo of America, has spoken about why the company doesn’t tend to put its games on sale.
Speaking at the NYU Game Centre Lecture Series, Reggie brought up the “Nintendo mentality” of making the best games and shipping them complete. He said that while the company does sometimes do big day-one updates, apparently the company hates doing so. But because of this mentality, that’s why Nintendo sales can be tough to come by.
