Five years after its 2021 release, Metroid Dread's ending continues to haunt players with its Kafkaesque transformation of Samus Aran into the very creature she hunted to extinction. The game's exploration of body horror and identity through Metroid DNA mechanics sets up next year's sequel Metroid Ravenous to push these themes even further.
Xbox is reportedly surveying players about making all future first-party titles exclusive to Xbox and PC, with Call of Duty as the sole exception. The survey even asks about removing Minecraft from PlayStation and Nintendo storefronts while cutting off future updates for existing owners.
Nintendo's remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time launches November 5 exclusively on Switch 2, bringing manual jumping, dashing, and a new Threads of Time quest log to the N64 classic. After 30 minutes of hands-on time covering the Great Deku Tree, Hyrule Field, and the Forest Temple, the game feels both authentically nostalgic and thoroughly modern.
Former Nintendo PR managers Kit Ellis and Krysta Yang revealed that the company was unhappy with Elon Musk's 2021 Saturday Night Live appearance as Wario. The sketch featured jokes about Mario using cocaine and Luigi's censored anatomy, pushing Nintendo's family-friendly characters into uncomfortable territory.
Nintendo's addition of GameCube titles to Switch Online has sparked renewed calls for Wii games to join the service. A new retrospective highlights 12 overlooked classics — including Atlus's chaotic board game RPG Dokapon Kingdom — that deserve a second life on modern hardware.
Nintendo plans to release its in-house remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time in November 2025, just two weeks after Nintendo Switch Sports Resort and in the same month as Grand Theft Auto 6. The release clash drew a Saturday Night Live parody sketch last weekend that framed the two games as a gaming "Barbenheimer" moment, contrasting Link's puzzles and fairies with GTA 6's guns and grit.
IGN's hands-on preview reveals Nintendo Switch Sports Resort solves the original's biggest shortcomings with meaningful exploration, varied engagement modes, and strong multiplayer fun. The game launches bundled with Switch 2 this holiday season, bringing back Wuhu Island after more than a decade.
Saturday Night Live Season 52 featured a Weekend Update sketch pitting GTA 6's Jason against The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake's Link in a six-minute gaming showdown. The segment aired October 4, 2026, hosted by Dakota Johnson with musical guest Turnstile and a surprise Taylor Swift cameo. Gaming fans have largely criticized the sketch for relying on outdated stereotypes and a surface-level portrayal of Rockstar's upcoming protagonist.
Nintendo has confirmed a physical Nintendo Switch 2 edition of Pokémon Legends: Z-A that bundles the Mega Dimension DLC directly on the cartridge, releasing October 29. The package also works on the original Switch, letting players buy now and upgrade hardware later. IGN awarded the base game an 8/10, calling it Game Freak hitting its stride in Pokémon's 3D era.
Rockstar Games has failed to preserve the vast majority of the Grand Theft Auto series on modern platforms, with only three classic titles available on PS5. While Nintendo and Bethesda maintain extensive backward compatibility for their flagship franchises, Rockstar has abandoned pre-GTA 4 games and released a technically flawed trilogy remaster that disappointed fans.
