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Minecraft Switch 2 Edition Reportedly Arrives 27 October
GameRant reports a native Minecraft Switch 2 edition for 27 October, with Vibrant Visuals, a Super Mario Mash-Up pack and a limited free digital upgrade.
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WarioWare Director Goro Abe on Life After Nintendo
The creative mind behind WarioWare reflects on how leaving Nintendo for teaching reshaped his approach to game design.
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Donkey Kong Bananza's Limited-Time DLC Events Return With Monthly Rotation
Nintendo has restarted the monthly event cycle for Donkey Kong Bananza's paid DLC, bringing back limited-time challenges that reward exclusive statues. The rotation began October 1st, 2026.
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PC Gaming
The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker Gets Unofficial PC Port with 4K Support and Keyboard Controls
A new PC port of The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker brings the GameCube classic to Windows with native support for 4K resolution, 120 FPS, widescreen, and keyboard and mouse controls alongside gamepad options.
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Gaming Industry and Business
Housemarque and Bithell Games join Game Republic New Horizons speaker lineup
Housemarque VFX lead and Bithell Games director Mike Bithell will speak at the October event in Middlesborough. Nintendo is hosting a breakfast session for developers and publishers.
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Game Releases and Announcements
Rhythm Heaven Groove Dominates Japan's August 2026 Game Sales
Nintendo's rhythm game topped Japan's best-seller chart for August with over 271,000 copies sold, while Nippon Ichi Software's Village in the Shade achieved a strong debut as the month's highest-charting new release.
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Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Drops to Number 8 as EA Sports FC 27 Debuts at UK Chart Top
EA Sports FC 27 launches at number one in the latest UK charts, while Nintendo's Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave falls to eighth place after debuting last week. PS5 leads platform sales.
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PC Gaming
Super Mario Galaxy PC Port in Development by Luma's Workshop, All Human-Coded
An unofficial native PC port of Super Mario Galaxy is coming from the Luma's Workshop decompilation team, with developers emphasizing the project was created entirely by humans without AI tools. The port, codenamed AstroCore, runs at 60 FPS and will not
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New Pokemon Winds and Waves Beta Leaks Reveal Map, Character Models, and Possible Champion
Fresh leaks from Pokemon Winds and Waves beta include stitched map images, character models, a resort area, and what appears to be the game's Champion character.
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Gaming Industry and Business
US court orders Reddit moderator to pay Nintendo £3.4 million over Switch piracy
A US District Judge has issued a £3.4 million default judgment against James Williams, the former moderator of r/SwitchPirates, after he failed to respond to Nintendo's lawsuit over facilitating pirated Nintendo Switch games.
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Ubisoft Milan pitched ambitious Zelda spin-off starring Ganondorf, but Nintendo rejected the prototype
The Mario + Rabbids team developed a pitch for Project Goliath in 2022, a Legend of Zelda game originally featuring a new protagonist. Nintendo liked the concept but asked them to replace it with Ganondorf instead. The prototype was rejected in November
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Food Devils moves up release to November 3 to dodge Zelda remake
Studio Daimon's tactical RPG about cooking monsters shifts its launch two days earlier after Nintendo surprise-announced Ocarina of Time remake for the same date.
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