Opinion A Big Life Change Means I'm Happy To Wait For A Brand New Animal Crossing
My new horizon
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News Nintendo Producer Kensuke Tanabe Has Seemingly Confirmed His Retirement
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is his final game
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- Metroid
News Ubisoft Cancels 6 Games In Major Organisation Restructure
It's also investing heavily in "player-facing Generative AI"
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News Digital Foundry Delivers Its Tech Review Of Final Fantasy VII Remake On Switch 2
Is it Materi-awesome?
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- Digital Foundry
News Sonic Mania Dev Laments "Corporate Bureaucracy" Ahead Of Its Next Game
Rubato launches this March
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Round Up The Reviews Are In For Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade On Switch 2
A true Fantasy, or pretty Mid(gar)?
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News Nintendo Producer Kensuke Tanabe Has Seemingly Confirmed His Retirement
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is his final game
Kensuke Tanabe, veteran producer at Nintendo who became known for his work on the Metroid Prime series, has reportedly announced his retirement. As covered by VGC, Tanabe's announcement comes via an interview with the Japanese magazine Nintendo Dream, which has been uploaded online by a user on Weibo
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Opinion A Big Life Change Means I'm Happy To Wait For A Brand New Animal Crossing
My new horizon
Remember when Nintendo called Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ 2.0 update the final major free update to the game? It turns out, a lot can change in four years. And here I am again, back on my tropical island paradise, playing through another big free addition – and a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of one of my favourite Switch games.
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News Ubisoft Cancels 6 Games In Major Organisation Restructure
It's also investing heavily in "player-facing Generative AI"
Ubisoft has announced a major organisational restructure to refocus its initiatives and improve efficiency. In a press release, the company confirmed that it plans to "close several studios" and "continue restructuring throughout the Group" in order to achieve its goals. It reconfirmed...
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Ubisoft
- Business
News Digital Foundry Delivers Its Tech Review Of Final Fantasy VII Remake On Switch 2
Is it Materi-awesome?
With the release of Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade on the Switch 2, Digital Foundry has once again delivered its technical review of the port, detailing how it stands up next to the PS4 and, perhaps more importantly, the PS5. The good news is that, as detailed in our review, FF7 Remake is a technical triumph on the Switch...
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Digital Foundry
News Sega Announces New Hard-Boiled Sonic Audio Drama, Featuring Team Chaotix & "Lots Of Saxophone"
Time Extension 'The Chaotix Detective Agency' will be released later this month
Sonic the Hedgehog and Team Chaotix (Vector the Crocodile, Espio the Chameleon, and Charmy Bee) are about to star in a new hard-boiled audio drama, coming to podcast platforms on January 27th, 2026. The drama The Chaotix Detective Agency was announced yesterday on social media and...
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News Sonic Mania Dev Laments "Corporate Bureaucracy" Ahead Of Its Next Game
Rubato launches this March
Developer Headcannon, which perhaps most notably developed Sonic Mania alongside Christian Whitehead and PagodaWest Games, has announced the release date for its new game, Rubato. The experimental 2D title will hit the Switch eShop on 20th March 2026, and there's a free demo you can check out right now. It's not been...
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Round Up The Reviews Are In For Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade On Switch 2
A true Fantasy, or pretty Mid(gar)?
After being announced for Switch 2 way back in the console's reveal Direct, we are now just days away from the release of Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade. We're so close, in fact, that the reviews have started rolling in, and it's a pretty positive picture. Here at Nintendo Life, we had a wonderful time with...
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Random YouTuber Combines Switch 2, PS5, And Xbox Series S Into One Huge Machine
It's a beast
If you happen to be lucky enough to own a Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S, then chances are you've had to do a little rearranging just to get them all to fit correctly underneath (or to the side of) your TV. Well, YouTuber Xiao Ningzi has come up with a rather novel – and surprisingly elegant – solution, by combining...
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Everybody's living in a Materia world
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gawked at the opening sequence to Final Fantasy VII over the years. From a three-year-old, gazing up at the intro for the first time from the carpet of my living room, to watching the camera zoom out and pan across Midgar in Final Fantasy VII Remake back in 2020, I’ve...
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- Final Fantasy
Rumour Bethesda Is Reportedly Reviving Two More Fallout Games
Update: Just don't expect them any time soon
[Thu 8th Jan, 2026 06:30 GMT]: Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition is on its way to the Switch 2 this year, and it might not be the only Fallout game returning in the future. This information comes from the same Windows Central report about "what to expect" from Xbox "this year, and beyond". According to the...
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News EB Games Is Closing Some Stores In Australia This Month
Alongside GameStop's exit from the New Zealand market
Last week, we got an update about GameStop's EB Games business in New Zealand, which confirmed 38 stores in the country would be closing at the end of this month. At the time, no information was provided about the future of the 336 Australian stores, but we've now got some details. As reported...
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- Nintendo Switch
- GameStop
- Australia
- New Zealand
News Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties Scores A Switch 2 eShop Demo This Week
Try before you buy
Last week, the PlayStation Blog revealed a demo for Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties would be released on PlayStation 5. It's now been officially confirmed for the Switch 2 and multiple other platforms. It should be live on the Switch 2 eShop very soon, and will give players access to both games. However, it's been confirmed the save...
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- Demos
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News Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Gets A Free Switch 2 Update And Adds Dixie Kong
Download Version 1.1.0 for Switch and Switch 2 today!
Nintendo has announced a free update for the Switch title Donkey Kong Country Returns HD and it's available today! This update comes with multiple improvements when playing the game on Switch 2, including enhanced resolution, higher-definition graphics, and faster load times. There's also...
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- Nintendo Switch
- Donkey Kong
- Nintendo
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Research firm Niko Partners reveals what could drive an increase
Over the past year, both the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S have been hit with price increases. It's inevitably led to questions about the Switch 2 getting a price hike in the future. Although there has been no official announcement from Nintendo about a price increase at this...
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YesterdayTue, 20th Jan 2026
Feature 40 Games We'd Love To See On Switch 2
We'd give our right Joy-Con 2 see 'em
This article originally went live back in August 2025. We've updated the list, removing some announced, incoming ports (Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Resident Evils 7, 8, and 9), plus ones which have already come to Switch 2 (Assassin's Creed Shadows,
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News Nintendo Boosts Its Reach With Another 'Nintendo Today!' Update
Here are the patch notes
Nintendo has updated its Nintendo Today! app for Android and iOS, boosting its reach with additional releases in four countries (thanks, Nintendo Everything). As detailed in the (very brief) patch notes, the app is now live in Argentina, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Nintendo Today! - Version 2.3.0...
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Random Reggie Recalls Retailers "Upset" With Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire Shortages
Just a week into the job
Even though we've just entered a new era of Nintendo of America, Reggie Fils-Aimé is still the name most people associate with the role. And, speaking at this weekend's New York Game Awards, the former NoA president shared a little tidbit about his time early on in his career at Nintendo (thanks,
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Video Nintendo Highlights Enhanced Switch Games On Switch 2
Free updates are available for each of these titles
Since the arrival of the Switch 2 last June, Nintendo has served up enhancements for multiple first-party games. These come with all sorts of updates from optimised visuals, HDR support to Joy-Con 2 mouse controls. Now that the holiday season is pretty-much over, and there's likely some new owners...
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News Kirby Air Riders Is Getting Its First Update Of 2026 "Soon"
And it might be one of the last significant ones
Kirby Air Riders on the Switch 2 is content complete, but it's not done with game updates just yet. Although fans were informed the team would be disbanding soon, game director and video game legend Masahiro Sakurai mentioned in December how there might be one more round of adjustments. Nintendo's...
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- Kirby
- Updates
News Former Nintendo Of America President Doug Bowser Joins Hasbro's Board Of Directors
King of the Kenner
Following his retirement as President and COO of Nintendo of America, Doug Bowser has now joined the board of directors for toy manufacturer Hasbro. This news come directly from Hasbro itself, with the firm confirming the appointment of Bowser alongside Carla Vernón, CEO of The Honest Company, a digital-first consumer goods...
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- Hasbro
News Donkey Kong Bananza's First DLC In-Game Event Of 2026 Is Now Underway
A Tropical Freeze feast
Nintendo is showing no sign of slowing down on the in-game events for Donkey Kong Bananza's Emerald Rush DLC, as the latest challenge is now underway. The 'Freeze Break' event kicked off today (20th Jan) and will be sticking around until 27th Jan at 7:59am GMT / 8:59am CET / 11:59 PT (26th) — so there's plenty of time to...
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News The Studio Behind The Sonic Boom Games On 3DS Has Been Shut Down
BOOM!
There have already been multiple layoffs and closures in the opening weeks of 2026, and in case you missed it, Meta (formerly Facebook) last week announced the closure of three studios. Apart from Armature, one of these developers was Sanzaru Games, which was acquired by Meta in 2020 and had been working under Oculus Studios in its Reality...
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- Meta
- VR
News Pokémon's Game Boy Development Process Took A "Great Deal Of Trial And Error"
Realising the "simple concept" with limited resources wasn't easy
Although Pokémon has become a global powerhouse over the past 30 years, the series' beginnings didn't necessarily happen overnight. In a special video message during the New York Game Awards recently (where Pokémon received the prestigious 'Andrew Yoon Legend Award' for industry...
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- Game Freak
- The Pokemon Company
News Sail Forth's Free 'Switch 2 Edition' Upgrade Is Bound To Float Your Boat
As easy as A, B, Sea
Sail Forth floated onto Switch back in 2022 with its adorable seafaring adventures reminding us of a beautiful blend of No Man's Sky and Wind Waker. A little over three years on, developer Festive Vector and publisher The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild have launched a new version to make the most of the Switch 2's fancy features...
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News Lovely-Looking Cinematic Adventure Sequel 'Planet Of Lana II' Gets A 10-Minute Gameplay Vid
Coming to Switch consoles this year
Wishfully Studios' sublime debut, Planet of Lana, brought some top-notch puzzle/platforming action to Switch back in April 2024. Indeed, we went so far as to give this beautiful-looking cinematic adventure a rather splendid 8/10 back at launch. Now, its Swedish dev, alongside publisher Thunderful Games (now...
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- Nintendo Switch 2
- Nintendo Switch
News Nintendo Music Adds Another Legendary Zelda Soundtrack, Here's Every Song Included
Now, how about Spirit Tracks?
To get the Zelda 40th anniversary celebrations underway, Nintendo Music has this week added The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass soundtrack. The primary composers were Kenta Nagata and Toru Minegishi, who both previously worked on the soundtrack for the GameCube title The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. This DS...
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News Cross-Progression Is Coming To Hitman: World Of Assassination Next Month
Kill with convenience
If you happen to own Hitman: World of Assassination on multiple systems, then good news, because cross-progression is officially being added on 3rd February 2026. Announced via a blog post, you'll be able to carry over key progression across all relevant platforms, provided of course you actually own the game on multiple...
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Monday19th Jan 2026
Meet the new boss
Nintendo of America has a new President and COO, and during the 15th Annual New York Game Awards, Devon Pritchard made her first public appearance in her new role. Introduced by ex-Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé and New York Times columnist Harold Goldberg, Pritchard appeared via a pre-recorded video to celebrate...
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- Nintendo of America
Lost in memory
Team Cherry set a new genre standard with Hollow Knight. That legacy has recently been reaffirmed by the long-awaited Silksong, a release that developers and publishers alike are now clamouring to match. These are beautifully animated combat platformers, built around tight controls and striking art direction. Players explore...
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- Nintendo Switch 2
Random An 'Adults Only' Island Has Been Deleted From Animal Crossing: New Horizons
I'm all aflutter
A risqué Animal Crossing: New Horizons island aimed at 'adults only' has been deleted by Nintendo after more than five years. This comes courtesy of creator @churip_ccc (thanks, Automaton), who posted on social media to confirm the deletion, stating "To Nintendo,
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News A Remake Of Resident Evil: Code Veronica Will Supposedly Be Announced This Year
Complete global saturation
Resident Evil Requiem, the next mainline entry in Capcom's survival horror series, is scheduled to launch in just over a month on 27th February 2026. It seems, however, that Capcom might have another title lined up for a reveal later this year. According to Dusk Golem, who has had a history of accurately reporting...
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News Ball X Pit's First Free Content Update Bounces Onto Switch Next Week
New characters, new balls
Just when we thought we were out, BALL x PIT drags us back in. Yes, after being teased back in December, Kenny Sun has today announced that the immensely addictive roguelike will land its first free major update on 26th January — that's just one week away! The 'Regal Update' looks positively packed with even more...
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- Updates
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News Switch 1 & 2 Dominate Famitsu's Best-Selling Games Of 2025 List
Who would have thought it?
Famitsu has shared its rundown of 2025's best-selling games in Japan, and it'll come as a surprise to no one to hear that it was yet another good year for Nintendo. You might recall that Nintendo revealed the most-downloaded eShop titles in the region at the end of last year, but Famitsu's list accounts for the industry...
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Nintendo Download 15th January (North America)
Earnest Evans! Rumble Fish! Cassette Boy!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America arrived last week, but thanks to all the Animal Crossing update excitement, it slipped off our to-do list. Well, let's swing back and catch up, shall we? As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for...
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- North America
Anniversary Resident Evil: Deadly Silence Is 20 Years Old Today - Were You A Fan?
You were almost a Jill sandwich!
Resident Evil has a special place in my heart, and not just because it's a stone-cold classic of gaming, a bona fide icon of the horror genre, and all that sort of guff. No, I also have very fond memories of riding the bus home with the original PlayStation release of this particular game clutched tightly to my...
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UK Charts Animal Crossing: New Horizons Crafts Its Way Back Onto The Podium
Not enough to trouble the top spot, mind you
We are back again with another look at the UK boxed charts, and much like we had hoped last week, Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition has spiced things up a little. Yes, the latest addition to the 'Switch 2 Edition' line-up has performed predictably well in its debut week, bumping...
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- Nintendo
- Nintendo Switch 2
- UK
News "I Can Safely Say It's B**locks" - Ex-Rare Devs Debunk Killer Instinct 'Panel De Pon' Rumour
Time Extension It's been claimed in the past that 'Tetris Attack' almost became a Killer Instinct title
Back in the '90s, it wasn't uncommon for Japanese video games to be released overseas, sporting an entirely different title and brand-new graphics, in an attempt to make them more appealing to Western audiences, for better or worse. One interesting example of...
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Sunday18th Jan 2026
Talking Point Metroid Prime 4 And The Burden Of Being 'Good Enough'
When legacy becomes a liability
After nearly two decades of dormancy for the series and an infamously drawn-out development cycle, it feels slightly surreal to now have Metroid Prime 4: Beyond in the rearview. The game arrived under immense expectation, and it’s fair to say it ultimately proved more divisive than Nintendo and developer Retro...
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Random Nintendo Apparently Wasn't Happy About Sonic's Foot Being In Front Of Mario's Foot
Former Sega producer reveals "funny" Mario & Sonic demand
Developers who have worked with Nintendo's intellectual properties have often shared stories about odd requests and demands from the video game giant. With this in mind, the latest story to surface comes from former Sega of Japan producer, Ryoichi Hasegawa. During a chat with Arcade Attack...
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PSA Dynasty Warriors: Origins On Switch 2 Includes A Variable Frame Rate Option
Or you can run it at a "stable" 30fps
Koei Tecmo and developer Omega Force are bringing Dynasty Warriors: Origins to the Switch 2 next week. It was previously revealed the Musou would run at a fixed but "stable" 30fps on Nintendo's new hybrid platform, and now that reviews have gone live, it's been confirmed there's also a 'variable' option. This...
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Retro Recap All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (January 18th 2026)
Time Extension News, features and talking points from the retro gaming world
Welcome to Retro Recap, a regular feature we run each and every weekend which rounds up all of the best retro gaming news and content of the past week in one place. Commodore (Not That One) Is Launching A NewZealand Story Reboot Next Month: That's right, Commodore Industries (not the...
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Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel - Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift (DS)
Regional rift
Welcome, folks, to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last week, we checked out Mario Power Tennis for the GameCube and, as expected, the results weren't even remotely close. With a much more interesting cover, Europe and North America easily won the day with 70% of the vote, leaving Japan to mop up the remaining 30%. This week, we're...
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Saturday17th Jan 2026
Guide Best Nintendo Switch 'Walking Simulators' And Narrative Games
These boots were made for environmental storytelling
Updated with the outstanding despelote. Enjoy! Walking Simulators and narrative games have become more prominent over the past decade. The 'walking simulator' term, originally a pejorative descriptor of a genre where 'you just walk about', was quickly reclaimed by fans and developers looking to...
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- Best Switch Games
- Switch Essentials
Random Disney's Terrible DS Game 'Cory In The House' Is Now Selling For Hundreds Of Dollars On eBay
Ignited by a viral Metacritic campaign
Earlier this week, the 2008 Nintendo DS title Disney title Cory in the House was reportedly on the cusp of dethroning the award-winning Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 on Metacritic's user ranking list. Although Clair Obscur remains out in front at the time of writing with a
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News Nintendo's 'My Mario' Toy Line Adds Three Fisher-Price Playsets
The 'My Mario' line launches locally next month
Earlier this month, Nintendo announced it was bringing the 'My Mario' line to the West on 19th February 2026. This line is supported by a "range of partners", and now, ahead of the launch, Mattel's Fisher-Price brand has officially revealed three Mario-themed 'Little People' sets. Here's a look and...
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News Sega Confirms Another Retro Arcade Game For Yakuza Kiwami 3
MORE!
Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties hits the Switch 2 next month and if you weren't already excited about the game, to top it off, there are a bunch of retro Sega titles you'll be able to revisit. Following the recent Game Gear news, another arcade title has been revealed. As noted by our
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Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (17th January)
What's on the agenda, Brenda?
We are blowing through January faster than a big blowy fast thing that's been blowing faster than usual right now, and the delicious slices of gaming goodness continue to drop across Switch consoles. This week has seen the arrival of Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Nintendo Switch 2, which the wonderfully handsome and...
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Community Challenge Can You Beat Battletoads' Most Notorious Level?
Time Extension Do you have any suggestions for future challenges we should complete?
You may have noticed that we recently launched a new, soon-to-be regular feature on the site, Retro Recap, designed to gather up all of the best retro gaming news and content of the past week in one convenient place. Well, it isn't alone, as we've also been kicking around some...
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Friday16th Jan 2026
News The Live-Action Zelda Movie Is Coming To Netflix
Following its "theatrical and home entertainment release periods"
The live-action Legend of Zelda movie will be streamed exclusively on Netflix following its "theatrical and home entertainment release periods", Famitsu is reporting. Under an agreement with Sony Pictures Entertainment, the adaptation will join the likes of Spider-Man: Beyond the...
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News Zelda's Next Lego Set Is Based On Ocarina Of Time's Final Battle, Out March
Update: Officially announced
Fri 16th Jan, 2026 06:05 GMT: Late last year, after some rumours, Nintendo teased a new Legend of Zelda-themed Lego set coming in 2026. Now that we're in the new year, it seems this set might have actually leaked ahead of the official reveal. As the rumours suggested, it appears to be a diorama based on the "final...
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