Nintendo Life writers share their weekend gaming plans and backlogs
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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
- 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
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Nintendo Life is a website that covers Nintendo games, consoles and related culture. Its regular weekend feature lets its writers talk informally about the games they expect to play, rather than reporting on one major announcement.
The contributors’ choices include new releases, older favourites and games they have not yet finished. They are playing across Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck and other systems, with plans ranging from multiplayer party games to role-playing games, puzzles, football titles and fighting games.
Such round-ups give readers a sense of what games are currently attracting attention among the site’s staff, while also reflecting the large backlogs many players build up over time.
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Originally published by Nintendo Life as “Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (18th July)”.