This is Nintendo Life's regular "What Are You Playing This Weekend?" feature, in which the site's writers share their gaming plans, published on a quiet week for Nintendo news that included Switch 2 versions of Octopath Traveler 1 & 2, new Pikmin merchandise and a Duskbloods network test announcement. Rather than a single news story, it's a round-up of personal picks from six contributors, spanning old classics, backlogs and recent releases.

– Jim Norman is hosting guests and plans party games like 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 Pokémon-like revelation
– Gonçalo Lopes is finishing a Virtua Striker 3 tournament and revisiting one-on-one fighting games like Ultra Street Fighter IV