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Mortal Kombat‘s movie reboot is well underway, with the second film Mortal Kombat II due out in cinemas next month on 8th May 2026.

To build some excitement (and promote the fact that tickets are now on sale) a new trailer for the sequel has today been released. Apart from many new and returning faces, there’s also a major cameo in the trailer… spoiler alert, it’s the Mortal Kombat co-creator and games industry veteran, Ed Boon!

You can see him behind a bar around the one-minute mark, in a scene alongside Johnny Cage (played by ‘The Boys‘ star Karl Urban). Of course, this sequel will also be loaded with various other characters. Here’s the official description about the story and cast:

From New Line Cinema comes the latest high-stakes installment in the blockbuster video game franchise in all its brutal glory, Mortal Kombat II. This time, the fan favorite champions—now joined by Johnny Cage himself—are pitted against one another in the ultimate, no-holds barred, gory battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders.

Karl Urban stars as Johnny Cage, alongside Adeline Rudolph, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Tati Gabrielle, Lewis Tan, Damon Herriman, with Chin Han, Tadanobu Asano as Lord Raiden, Joe Taslim as Bi-Han, and Hiroyuki Sanada as Hanzo Hasashi and Scorpion.

In some other Mortal Kombat news this week, NetherRealm Studios yesterday announced the latest video game entry Mortal Kombat 1 has now sold over eight million units worldwide.

Will you be taking a trip to the cinemas to see this new Mortal Kombat movie next month? Have you watched the first movie yet? Let us know in the comments.

Will you be watching the Mortal Kombat II movie? (226 votes)

1. Yes57%
2. No23%
3. I still need to see the first movie19%

At the end of last month, Nintendo released a major update for its Switch 2 launch title Mario Kart World – adding Bob-omb Blast to the game’s Battle mode. It also included various adjustments and fixes.

Now, in a new update today, the Mario Kart team has released a smaller update resolves some minor issues. This includes one fix when players would “sometimes” not get a speed boost, and the other patch note says an issue with the game ending when switching between modes with multiple players has now been resolved.

Here’s what you can expect from Version 1.6.1, courtesy of Nintendo’s official support page. If we hear anything else about this latest update for Mario Kart World, we’ll let you know.

Mario Kart World: Ver. 1.6.1 (Released April 9, 2026)

Fixed Issues

• Fixed an issue where you would sometimes not get a speed boost upon landing after starting a rail ride following a Jump Boost or similar action.
• Fixed an issue where the game would sometimes end when switching between TV mode and handheld mode / tabletop mode after starting a game with three or more players in Multiplayer.

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You can find out more about the previous Version 1.6.0 update and see Bob-omb Blast in action in our previous post here on Nintendo Life. This new Battle mode joins Balloon Battle and Coin Runners. And if you haven’t even played Mario Kart World yet, be sure to check our review.

In some other update news this week, Nintendo released a new firmware update for the Switch and Switch 2. It’s also expanded the Switch Online ‘Nintendo Classics’ subscription service this week with three more NES titles.

Have you downloaded this update yet? How are you finding Mario Kart World since the big patch last month? Let us know in the comments.

Nintendo today lifted the lid on Rhythm Heaven Groove’s release date (2nd July, if you missed it), and followed it up by opening pre-orders and revealing the all-important price.

The upcoming rhythm title will set you back £33.99 / $39.99, with pre-orders now live on both the European and North American eShop. For reference, this is a good bit cheaper than many had dreaded it might be, coming in a good chunk lower than the latest Switch 1 release, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, at £49.99 / $59.99.

The other good news is that Groove will receive a physical release to boot. You can pre-order your boxed copy from the North American My Nintendo Store for the same price as its digital counterpart, and just feast your eyes on this box art:

The design is every bit as bright and colourful as we would expect from a Rhythm Heaven, packed with weird little guys that we’re sure we’ll become overly attached to when July rolls around.

Will you be pre-ordering the physical or digital edition of Rhythm Heaven Groove? Let us know in the comments.

This week’s physical games chart from Famitsu are here, and they paint a very familiar picture, though the Switch 2 is busy smashing sales numbers as the console reaches 5 million units sold in Japan.

But first, Pokémon Pokopia is once again the number-one selling physical release of the week. While last week saw a big dip in sales across the board, the drop this week is much smaller, with Game Freak and Omega Force’s collaboration shifting 45,484 copies in the week of 30th March to 5th April 2026.

Other than Crimson Desert, this is Switch and Switch 2 heavy week, even with the lower numbers. Pokopia is comfortably ahead of the rest of the pack, closing in on 1 million physical sales fast, while only two other games managed to sell over 5,000 physical copies.

That honour goes to Mario Kart World, which is back in second place at 8,131, and Minecraft‘s Switch release, with 5,186 copies sold. There are no new releases this week, with Mega Man Star Force: Legacy Collection and Animal Crossing: New Horizons making up the top five.

Here’s the top ten in for the bigger picture:

Position	Game	Platform	Unit Sales (30th Mar – 5th Apr)	Total Unit Sales
1	Pokémon Pokopia	Switch 2	45,484	867,171
2	Mario Kart World	Switch 2	8,131	2,888,474
3	Minecraft	Switch	5,186	4,182,507
4	Mega Man Star Force: Legacy Collection	Switch	4,956	23,194
5	Animal Crossing: New Horizons	Switch	4,710	8,415,833
6	Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection	Switch 2	4,588	58,077
7	Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup at Bellabel Park	Switch 2	4,324	14,482
8	Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen (Download Card)	Switch	4,146	15,292
9	Crimson Desert	PS5	3,812	40,185
10	Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition	Switch 2	3,706	98,786

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If you’re expecting a different story with the hardware charts, well, you won’t find it here. The Switch 2 is once again sitting pretty in the number one spot, selling 59,543 units this week, well ahead of the PlayStation 5 SKUs combined 13,539 units.

But the big news is that the console has now sold over 5 million units in Japan alone, which is an impressive feat. It’s now sitting at 5,011,059 units from its release on 5th June 2025.

The older Switch SKUs are still doing pretty well for themselves, with the OLED, Lite, and OG model selling a combined 16,342 units. Plus, the Xbox Series X almost sold as many units as the base PS5. Not bad, little (well, big) Xbox!

Here’s the charts in full:

Position	Console	Unit Sales (30th Mar – 5th Apr)	Lifetime Unit Sales
1	Switch 2	59,543	5,011,059
2	PlayStation 5 Digital Edition	12,141	1,248,515
3	Switch OLED	7,468	9,526,329
4	Switch Lite	4,807	6,903,964
5	Switch	4,067	20,271,045
6	PlayStation 5 Pro	840	341,548
7	PlayStation 5	558	5,910,474
8	Xbox Series X	525	325,952
9	Xbox Series X Digital Edition	278	29,362
10	Xbox Series S	129	341,622

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Impressed to see the Switch 2 hit 5 million this week? Let us know your thoughts on the Japanese Charts below.

This one has felt like a long time coming, huh? Nintendo has today revealed that Rhythm Heaven Groove will arrive on Switch on 2nd July.

Groove was first announced back in the March Direct last year with a mysterious ‘2026’ release date. Today’s announcement, made first on Nintendo Today!, was the first peep we’ve heard in the year since, and we even got a new bit of gameplay footage for good measure.

The new clip shows one of the rhythm games that Groove will be throwing our way, ‘Slice N Dice Kitchen’. Fittingly, this one is all about catching flying veggies in a kitchen and getting them chopped to the beat. It’s only a short clip, but you know our toes are a-tappin’ listening to the tunes.

We’re sure we’ll hear more information as we approach that July release date.

Will you be picking up Rhythm Heaven Groove this summer? Let us know in the comments.

We know Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition is supposedly riding onto Switch 2 sometime in 2026, but not exactly when; nonetheless, pre-orders have opened up on Amazon in the US, giving us an idea of just how much it’ll cost to visit The Lands Between on the newest Nintendo console.

Spotted by u/mason2393 on r/NintendoSwitch2, Amazon is listing FromSoftware’s critically-acclaimed open world action RPG at $79.99 for a Game-Key Card — that’s the top-end of Switch 2 game prices.

A lot of people online are a little shocked and unhappy with the price. $80 is a lot for a four-year-old game, after all but it’s worth noting that this includes the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC and the bonus Tarnished Edition content. Though, again, that DLC is almost two-years-old too.

The $80 price tag actually matches the price of the Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Edition on other platforms, so Switch 2 players aren’t getting any kind of discount on the seminal release.

Now, the Game-Key Card part is perhaps less of a surprise to us — pretty much all of Bandai Namco’s physical releases on Switch 2 have been GCKs, such as Little Nightmares III, DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO, an Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac.

But let’s focus on the positives for a second. Does that mean Elden Ring’s Switch 2 release is imminent? We know it’s supposed to be coming in 2026, as FromSoft’s owner Kadokawa stated that it (and The Duskbloods) is still aiming for this year in its latest earnings report, but when?

We’ll have to wait and see for now, won’t we?

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How do you feel about Elden Ring’s supposed Switch 2 price? Will you be playing it for the first time on the console, or double (or triple) dipping? Let us know down in the comments.

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