Nintendo is releasing a Splatoon 3 Switch OLED this year

TheSplatoon 3Switch OLED is out on July 12, 2025 Nintendo has announceda newSplatoon 3Switch OLED, which is set to be released later this year on August 26, right before the game launches on September 9. The publisher has provided a full look at the system (front and back) in the video below, as well as the dock and the Joy-Con layout. Nintendo describes the color scheme as “a set of one blue and one yellow gradient Joy-Con controllers with white underbellies and a white, graffiti-themed Nintendo Switch dock....

June 6, 2025 · 2 min · 234 words · Debra Martinez

Nintendo tweets out Mario Odyssey hint art, intrigues us with more secrets

This one was easy, but fun to figure out Nintendo does a really good job at getting their community fired up every now and then, either through offbeat types of viral marketing, or by way of in-game festivities. This stunt is like a combination of both, as the publisher tweeted out another scavenger hunt-esque picture forSuper Mario Odysseyfans to pour over. While these hints usually lead to Power Moons you may have already collected,this oneallows players to discover a little 8-bit Luigi that doles out coins — just head below the little floating pyramid in Sand Kingdom and ground pound the floor....

June 6, 2025 · 1 min · 172 words · Matthew Stevens

Nintendo unveils gameplay of Joker in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Update 3.0 includes stage builder and more Nintendo truly is the king of surprise announcing things. From out of nowhere, Nintendo’s YouTube channel uploaded a video with an overview of the upcoming DLC forSmash Bros. Ultimate. This is the first footage ofJoker fromPersona 5and he looks quite good. Better still, he’ll be available tomorrow for anyone with thefighters pass. You’ll be able to purchase Joker individually for $5.99 if you don’t want to commit to an entire season pass....

June 6, 2025 · 2 min · 338 words · Jennifer Choi

Persona 5 Royal gets its glam on with the cheerful Ann Takamaki and her new team-up attack

Big hair, bigger heart Welp, I guess I’m going be running through yet another gauntlet of Atlus trailers, this time for the upcomingPersona 5 Royalrelease. Following on from last week’s look atRyuji Sakamoto,this week reintroduces us to the lovely Ann Takamaki. Ann is the very first member of the Phantom Thieves encountered by protagonist Joker upon his arrival in Tokyo (though it’s more a passing glance than an encounter). Ann is a beautiful young woman, a trait that brings both attention and scorn from her peers....

June 6, 2025 · 1 min · 206 words · Leslie Nelson

Rayman Origins gets ‘slap bag’ with Best Buy pre-order

If you pre-orderRayman Originsfrom Best Buy, you get one of those inflatable bags that bounce back up when you punch them. Remember those? They had things like Bugs Bunny or Hulk Hogan on them, and they weresucha scream! Best Buy is bringing back our childhood with a little desk-sized version of the “slapping bag,” featuring Rayman’s new buddy Globox. Justorder the game through this pageto get it. Rayman Originsis due out November 15, which is very brave....

June 6, 2025 · 1 min · 106 words · Shawn Johnson

Read-Only Memories: Animal Crossing

A love no amount of shells can buy [While Mother’s Day has come and gone, it’s never too late to recall childhood-defining moments regarding the person that so fitfully heaved us into this world. Our new friend Adzuken weaves a beautiful tapestry of how gaming with her mother has left a lasting impact that she still recalls fondly to this day. Wanna see your work featured by Destructoid? Spin us a tale of how your life has been forever altered by this wonderful hobby of ours....

June 6, 2025 · 9 min · 1757 words · Jennifer Woodward

Review in Progress: Atelier Shallie Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea

Refining the formula At first glance, theAteliergames may look like cutesy Japanese RPGs and are often dismissed as something creepy for daring to have pretty anime girls, but there is more to them than what is on the box art. For those unfamiliar, the series focuses on deep and involved item synthesis framed by a story that often features an alchemist on a journey to improve their skills in the field along with a larger goal....

June 6, 2025 · 4 min · 736 words · Stephen Smith

Sales of first-party Nintendo Switch games keep soaring, as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe nearly shifts 30 million units

Whoa Nintendo just gave us an update of their top 10 best-selling Switch game list, and it’s a doozy! Although not a whole lot changed per se, the rich just keep getting richer as Nintendo continues to sell through a ton of software. The last update was through June 01, 2025, but now we have a better idea of how several titles are selling through as of June 21, 2025 thanks to a new report this morning....

June 6, 2025 · 2 min · 322 words · Lynn Elliott

Sonic Frontiers framerate will be 60 FPS on PS5 in HD mode, 30 FPS on Switch

Switch is also 720p Sonic Frontiersframerate variations have been revealed,according to an attendee who spoke to Segaat TGS this past weekend. Sonic Frontiersframerate breakdown: Based on the report, it seems like the PS5, PS4, and Switch editions will have the following options: No information could be discerned about the Xbox editions (or PC), however, it would make perfect sense for the Xbox Series X/S to line up with the PS5 settings, with the Xbox One edition lining up with the PS4....

June 6, 2025 · 1 min · 187 words · Jordan Valencia V

Sony is making a Settlers of Catan movie

Are…are you serious? You know who Sony Pictures is. You knowthe kind of movies it creates, the drivel that its marketing executives spout.Jack and Jill,Pixels,Ghostbusters (2016),The Emoji Movie. This studio has generated some of the worst pieces of film I’ve ever seen. Now, it’s looking to do it again. According toa report by Variety, Sony Pictures is pursuing the rights forCatan, one of the most popular tabletop games ever created. Dan Lin, Gail Katz, and Jonathan Eirich will produce the film, while one Blaise Hemingway will write the screenplay....

June 6, 2025 · 2 min · 385 words · Molly Dillon

Space Invaders: Invincible Collection launches next March in Japan

It came from outer space! Space Invaders: Invincible Collection, theupcoming arcade compilationfrom publisher Taito, will be releasing in Japan on July 28, 2025. Coming in standard (5,200 yen) and special edition (16,800 yen) variants, the title looks to contain around five games with more being added as DLC. The special edition includes some of those bonus games and Amazon Japan even has a pre-order bonus of an extra title. The games included in theInvincible Collectionwill be: Taito is teasing more gamesto come and has announced that physical copies of the collection will include a board game (different from the official board game), official art book, Taito-branded pouch, and instruction cards....

June 6, 2025 · 1 min · 141 words · Nathan Harper

Special little places: Ever changing ever the same

Promoted from our community blogs [Here is the story as old as time, of swords and souls, eternally retold. Also, it’s about couches. There’s only a few days left in the month, no, the year, for our bloggers wanted prompt,special little places! ~ Strider] I’ve been gaming for most of my life, and I’ve gotten to play on a good variety of systems whether new or old. I recall playing everyDonkey Kong Countrygame on a crappy old TV that had the correct input, playingCrash Bandicooton a PS1 and continuing on from there via a PS2 and GameCube that my siblings and I played with....

June 6, 2025 · 6 min · 1129 words · Craig Alvarado

Street Fighter 4 producer has something big on the way

Guess what? A videogame developer is working on a videogame, and he’s excited. Here’s the part of the post that is news. Yoshinori Ono, producer of theStreet Fighter 4games, pitched a game to Capcom’s head of Research and Development Keiji Inafune. Inafune gavehim the go ahead. Rumors danced around that the game would be based onDarkstalkersfranchise, but nothing was specified. Whatever it is, Ono thinks it’s going to be big, so big that he’d say that “SF4is nothing” compared to this new project....

June 6, 2025 · 1 min · 155 words · Cynthia Cook