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Nintendo Life staff share weekend games as Splatoon Raiders launches
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Nintendo Life's staff shared their weekend gaming plans in a feature centred on the launch of Splatoon Raiders for the Switch 2, which the site awarded 9/10. The piece doubles as a general roundup of the site's week, also touching on Hasbro's new Legend of Zelda toy range, gloomy physical media sales figures, and Nintendo's request for a court to dismiss a tariff-refund lawsuit, alongside two other reviews: The Mermaid Mask (8/10) and Moss: The Forgotten Relic (8/10).
Individual staff picks varied widely: Mai Ladyman is revisiting Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster, may restart Ocarina of Time, and is continuing Pokopia; Ollie Reynolds is testing an unnamed review game while finding Splatoon Raiders' raids strong but its "sampler dungeons" underwhelming; Gonçalo Lopes is playing imported titles River City Saga: Journey to the West and Ganbare Goemon! Daishuugo alongside Splatoon Raiders; and Matthew Reynolds is progressing through Rhythm Paradise Groove and hoping to finish the text-based mystery Type Help before trying its remake, The Incident at Galley House. The article ends by inviting readers to vote on their own weekend plans in an accompanying poll.
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In short
- Nintendo Life reviewed new Switch 2 title Splatoon Raiders at 9/10.
- Staff shared personal weekend gaming picks, from FFX to import titles.
- Readers were invited to vote on their own weekend games via poll.
How this story developed
- 4 months ago The post was refreshed once more to restate all four staff members' weekend picks together in a consolidated list, reaffirming Splatoon Raiders' 9/10 review score and the earlier Zelda toy, sales-figures and lawsuit coverage without introducing new games or scores.
- 4 months ago The article was expanded to confirm Splatoon Raiders had scored 9/10 in Nintendo Life's review and to add Matthew Reynolds' plans to play Rhythm Paradise Groove and Type Help, while folding in wider site coverage of Hasbro's Zelda toys, weak physical media sales and Nintendo's tariff-refund lawsuit dismissal request.
- 4 months ago Nintendo Life's weekend gaming discussion feature launched, headlined by staff impressions of the newly released Switch 2 title Splatoon Raiders, alongside a poll inviting reader picks that drew 13 votes with Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream narrowly ahead.
Explained simply
Nintendo Life is a website that covers Nintendo games, consoles and related entertainment. Its staff regularly share the games they are playing outside their main work, giving readers a mix of personal recommendations and ongoing reviews.
Splatoon Raiders is a new game for Nintendo’s Switch 2 console, set in the wider Splatoon series, which is known for colourful team-based action. The game includes raids and dungeon-style activities, and its arrival matters because it is one of the newer releases intended to build interest in Nintendo’s latest hardware.
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Originally published by Nintendo Life as “Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (25th July)”.