Nintendo Life's regular "What Are You Playing This Weekend?" feature opens by rounding up a fairly 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 mentioned 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, 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, Telltale's The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us, Rhythm Paradise (£30), Star Fox and more.