# Nintendo Life writers share their weekend gaming plans and backlogs

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-18th-july/
- Published: 2026-07-18T22:32:08+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-19T04:47:51+00:00
- Original publisher: Nintendo Life
- Original article: https://www.nintendolife.com/features/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-18th-july
- Topics: Culture, Entertainment, Gaming, Travel

## Key points

- Nintendo Life staff share weekend gaming picks in a regular feature column
- Choices range from Digimon Story Time Stranger to Pokémon Legends: Z-A
- Published during a comparatively quiet week for Nintendo news

## Summary

This is Nintendo Life's regular "What Are You Playing This Weekend?" feature, in which the site's writers share their personal gaming plans, published during a quiet week for Nintendo news. That week's headlines included new Switch 2 versions of Octopath Traveler 1 & 2, fresh Pikmin merchandise from Hot Topic, and confirmation that FromSoftware's The Duskbloods will hold network tests the following month, alongside reviews of titles such as Digimon Story Time Stranger and Granblue Fantasy: Relink.

Rather than a single news story, the piece is a round-up of picks from six contributors, spanning old classics, backlogs and recent releases across Switch, Steam Deck and other platforms.

- Jim Norman is hosting houseguests and plans party games such as Nintendo Switch Sports and Rhythm Heaven Groove
- Kate Gray is playing Lingo 2, Slay the Spire 2 and The Incident at Galley House on Steam Deck
- Mai Ladyman intends to tackle her Switch backlog, starting with Pokémon Legends: Z-A and Pokopia
- Gavin Lane is continuing Viewfinder, Ocarina of Time with family, and ISS 2000 on Analogue 3D
- Ollie Reynolds is engrossed in Digimon Story Time Stranger, calling it a surprise addiction
- Gonçalo Lopes is finishing a Virtua Striker 3 World Cup run and revisiting one-on-one fighting games including Ultra Street Fighter IV

## Coverage

- [Nintendo Life: Nintendo Life writers share their weekend gaming plans and backlogs](https://www.nintendolife.com/features/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-18th-july)
- [Push Square: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 642](https://www.pushsquare.com/features/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-642)

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