# Nintendo Life staff share weekend games as Splatoon Raiders launches

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-25th-july/
- Published: 2026-07-25T22:32:05+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-26T04:47:53+00:00
- Original publisher: Nintendo Life
- Original article: https://www.nintendolife.com/features/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-25th-july
- Topics: Gaming

## Key points

- Nintendo Life reviewed new Switch 2 title Splatoon Raiders at 9/10.
- Staff shared personal weekend gaming picks, from FFX to import titles.
- Readers were invited to vote on their own weekend games via poll.

## Summary

Nintendo Life's staff shared their weekend gaming plans in a feature centred on the launch of Splatoon Raiders for the Switch 2, which the site awarded 9/10. The piece doubles as a general roundup of the site's week, also touching on Hasbro's new Legend of Zelda toy range, gloomy physical media sales figures, and Nintendo's request for a court to dismiss a tariff-refund lawsuit, alongside two other reviews: The Mermaid Mask (8/10) and Moss: The Forgotten Relic (8/10).

Individual staff picks varied widely: Mai Ladyman is revisiting Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster, may restart Ocarina of Time, and is continuing Pokopia; Ollie Reynolds is testing an unnamed review game while finding Splatoon Raiders' raids strong but its "sampler dungeons" underwhelming; Gonçalo Lopes is playing imported titles River City Saga: Journey to the West and Ganbare Goemon! Daishuugo alongside Splatoon Raiders; and Matthew Reynolds is progressing through Rhythm Paradise Groove and hoping to finish the text-based mystery Type Help before trying its remake, The Incident at Galley House. The article ends by inviting readers to vote on their own weekend plans in an accompanying poll.

## Coverage

- [Nintendo Life: Nintendo Life staff share weekend games as Splatoon Raiders launches](https://www.nintendolife.com/features/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-25th-july)
- [Push Square: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 643](https://www.pushsquare.com/features/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-issue-643)

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