# Rhythm-based Nintendo Switch game as quiet gaming week rounded up

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-11th-july/
- Published: 2026-07-11T22:32:05+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-12T04:47:13+00:00
- Original publisher: Nintendo Life
- Original article: https://www.nintendolife.com/features/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-11th-july
- Topics: Americas, Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- Nintendo Life's weekend feature recaps a quiet gaming week.
- Original Switch sales to end in Europe from 2027 over battery laws.
- Rhythm Heaven Groove sold nearly 400,000 copies in Japan.

## Summary

Nintendo Life's regular "What Are You Playing This Weekend?" feature (11th July) rounds up a relatively quiet week in gaming, noting that the wider industry is still adjusting to recent moves by Sony and Microsoft. Alongside the light-hearted commentary, the piece flags several notable Nintendo developments before the staff share their personal weekend gaming plans and invite readers to vote in a poll.

Key items include the addition of four more Game Boy and GBA titles to Nintendo Switch Online, the planned end of service for Mario Kart Tour this September with no offline version offered, and confirmation that Nintendo will stop selling the original Switch in Europe from 2027 due to new laws requiring easily replaceable batteries. The article also highlights the strong Japanese launch of Rhythm Heaven Groove, which sold nearly 400,000 physical copies in its first week. Staff picks range across Persona 4 Golden, Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced, the Telltale games, the £30 Switch version of Rhythm Paradise, Star Fox and more, before readers are asked to share their own plans.

## Coverage

- [Nintendo Life: Rhythm-based Nintendo Switch game as quiet gaming week rounded up](https://www.nintendolife.com/features/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-11th-july)
- [Push Square: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 641](https://www.pushsquare.com/features/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-641)

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