Rhythm-based Nintendo Switch game as quiet gaming week rounded up
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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.
- 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.
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The Nintendo Switch is a hybrid games console made by Nintendo, the Japanese company behind franchises such as Mario, Zelda and Pokémon. Alongside its own hardware and games, Nintendo runs a subscription service called Nintendo Switch Online, which lets players access the internet features of games and also offers a growing library of older titles from past Nintendo consoles, including the Game Boy and Game Boy Advance, to play on the Switch.
Nintendo is one of three major console makers, alongside Sony (which makes the PlayStation) and Microsoft (which makes the Xbox). All three companies regularly make business decisions, such as pricing changes, new services or hardware updates, that affect players and are closely watched by gaming media and fans.
Nintendo Life is a gaming website that focuses on Nintendo news, reviews and community features. One of its regular features asks staff and readers what games they are playing over the weekend, and is often used as a light-hearted way to also round up smaller pieces of Nintendo-related news from that week.
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Originally published by Nintendo Life as “Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (11th July)”.