Target has discounted the LEGO Super Mario Piranha Plant 71426 by 31% to $39.89. The set is possibly discontinued, as it is currently sold out at the LEGO Shop with no ETA for restock. It measures 9" high, 4.5" wide, and 6.5" deep, contains 540 bricks, and includes a piggy bank with two golden coins built into the pipe.
Nintendo has released two more free apps, Hello, Peach! and Hello, Luigi!, as part of its My Mario collection for younger children, bringing the total to four. Both are available now on the Nintendo Switch eShop and will come to iOS and Android devices soon, requiring no internet connection once downloaded. Nintendo also added two more episodes of its stop-motion My Mario series It's Me, Mario, bringing the total to nine.
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The Good Old Days (Switch) is $17.50 on Amazon https://amzn.to/4orR6Lj #ad
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Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days sale is live from October 6-7, offering Prime members discounts on games, accessories, and storage across PS5, Switch, Switch 2, Xbox, and PC. Star Wars: Zero Company drops to $47.99 and The Blood of Dawnwalker to $59.49, both first-time discounts, while Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth hits $16.99 on PS5. The Switch 2 Mario Kart World bundle saves $37.97, and Best Buy lists a Gears of War E-Day Xbox Series X bundle at $819.97.
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Nintendo will release a new Switch 2 "Choose-Your-Game" hardware bundle in Japan on 12th November 2026, priced at 63,980 yen, letting players redeem one of Mario Kart World, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, or Nintendo Switch Sports Resort via the eShop. The bundle uses the Japanese-language System model made specifically for the Japanese market, and Switch 2 has now sold more than 23 million units globally.
11 bit studios confirmed the original Frostpunk will arrive on Switch on 19th October 2026, and a demo is already available on the eShop. The Switch version was first announced during an April 2026 Frostpunk broadcast, which also revealed Frostpunk 1886, a definitive edition with substantial new content due in 2027.
The Switch 2 Japanese-Language System Choose-Your-Game Bundle launches November 12 in Japan. The bundle pairs the Japanese-language system with a game of the buyer's choice.
Share a silly moment together with free games from the My Mario brand, designed for young children and their parents.
Did you know? Character blocks from My Mario wood block sets also work as amiibo.
Nintendo announced that the Switch 2 Japanese-Language System (Japan Only) Choose-Your-Game Bundle will launch in Japan on November 12 for 63,980 yen. The bundle includes a download code redeemable on Nintendo eShop for one of three games: Mario Kart World, Nintendo Switch Sports Resort, or Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream. The Japanese-Language System alone currently costs 59,980 yen.
Reviews for the native Switch 2 version of the Kingdom Hearts Collection are rolling in and are mostly positive. Nintendo World Report gave it 9.5/10, Final Weapon 4.5/5, Nintendo Wire 9.0/10, Siliconera 9/10 and Nintendo Everything 5/5. Final Weapon and Siliconera noted frame rate inconsistencies in 0.2 and Kingdom Hearts III, while the rest of the package runs well.
Nintendo has released the 'Hello, Peach!' and 'Hello, Luigi!' apps on Switch and mobile devices, free to download from the eShop and currently available in Japan. Like the earlier 'Hello, Mario!' apps, players can tap the ? Block to make items appear, and the apps now support the My Mario wood block amiibo sets. Nintendo also announced a 'My Mario Melody Car' that plays a song for each character when a wood block amiibo is placed inside.
Hello, Luigi! / Hello, Peach! out on Switch console US eShop https://www.nintendo.com/jp/topics/article/92bfdd2b-48b0-40bb-a1d9-5ebd6a5d451b
Nintendo announced a Japan-only Switch 2 bundle with a Japanese-language system, launching November 12. Buyers can choose one of three downloadable games: Mario Kart World, Nintendo Switch Sports Resort, or Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream.
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Shapefarm has rolled out a 1.0.5 update for Orbitals, its Switch 2 exclusive two-player co-op title. The patch fixes various collision, camera and localisation issues, and adjusts a puzzle at the start of Frozen Depths to be less confusing. It also addresses problems such as players being sent to the main menu instead of the credits after completing the game and extra-long load times in the Asteroid Core levels and Frozen Depths.
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Nintendo announced a special edition Switch 2 console and Pro Controller alongside the first gameplay footage of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake in September, and both have been sold out at major retailers since. Amazon-owned Woot is selling 2023's Switch 1 Pro Controller with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom designs for $69.99 until midnight E.T. on Oct. 5, also available at GameStop for $69.99 at the time of writing.
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The original The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Switch Pro controller is down to $69.99 at Woot, $30 less than the $100 Switch 2 Pro controller, and it works with the Switch 2 console. It lacks the Switch 2 Pro controller's rear paddles, GameChat button, headphone jack, and HD Rumble 2, and cannot wake the Switch 2. The deal sold out quickly but is back in stock for one more run.
Dragonite is the star when it comes to new Pokemon-themed hotel rooms. https://www.siliconera.com/pokemon-dragonite-will-be-featured-in-hotel-rooms/
Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition is $9.99 on US eShop https://buff.ly/EdLpRDK
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Leaks for Pokémon Winds and Waves suggest the 10th generation of games may open with a couple of surprises. Most major Pokémon games begin with creating a character, meeting the Professor or Champion, and learning about catching monsters, and Winds and Waves will likely follow suit at first.
Roughly seven months after leaving Nintendo, former WarioWare director Goro Abe is now teaching at Osaka Electro-Communication University. He said the role brings him closer to players and lets him see different perspectives, and he is still thinking about making new things with people from the industry. Abe worked on every WarioWare entry since the Game Boy Advance original, directing 2023's WarioWare: Move It!