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Although most of the focus has been on the Super Mario Galaxy Movie in recent weeks, we’ve got some rather big news today about The Legend of Zelda live-action film.

According to an update at CinemaCon 2026, Sony Pictures has announced filming for Nintendo’s new movie has now officially wrapped (thanks for the heads up, IGN). This follows an update in November last year, when it was confirmed the movie was “in production” in New Zealand (aka the land of The Lord of Rings movie trilogy).

The Zelda movie is currently scheduled for a global release on 7th May 2027. Nintendo is co-funding the movie alongside Sony. Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto has worked with producer Avi Arad on the film, and Wes Ball is the director (Maze Runner). The film will also be streamed exclusively on Netflix following its theatrical and home entertainment release windows.

Nintendo hasn’t revealed much about what exactly to expect from the live-action Zelda movie just yet or shared any official trailers, but Miyamoto previously confirmed Link would be played by Benjamin Evan Ainsworth and Zelda would be played by Bo Bragason. Some set footage was also reportedly leaked last year. When we hear more updates, we’ll let you know.

Today marks 25 years since the arrival of the Animal Crossing series, and to celebrate this very special occasion, Nintendo has rolled out an update for its latest entry Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which is available on the Switch and Switch 2.

This bumps the game up to Version 3.0.2. Nintendo has revealed on social media how this patch ships with a commemorative leaf item to celebrate the anniversary. You’ll receive this item via your mailbox once you’ve downloaded and installed the latest game update.

Additionally, Nintendo also shared the following Doubutsu no Mori packaging design (based on the original Japanese release), which you can display in-game:

Here are the full patch notes for Animal Crossing: New Horizons Version 3.0.2 on the Switch and Switch 2 (via Nintendo support):

Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Version 3.0.2 (13th April 2026)

General updates

• A commemorative item for the 25th anniversary of the Animal Crossing series has been added. Please check the in-game mailbox to receive it.
• Fixed an issue in hotel guest rooms where furniture placement or guest behavior could prevent exiting the room.
• Fixed an issue where crafting multiple items at once using a DIY recipe requiring six types of materials could sometimes be completed even without sufficient materials.
• Fixed an issue where a dung beetle appearing on a snowball could remain on-screen after the snowball disappeared.
• Fixed an issue where items could pop out of a rock before the shovel made contact when hitting it.
  • This issue was addressed in Ver. 3.0.1, but could still occur under certain conditions, so it has been fixed again.
• Fixed an issue where bringing custom designs created by the player to a Slumber Island could prevent them from being displayed at Able Sisters or uploaded to the Custom Design Portal.
• Fixed an issue where glowing spots on the island would not appear lit when viewing the island from the plane while returning from another island.
• Fixed an issue where villagers who had promised to visit the player’s home could sometimes appear in unnatural locations inside the house.
• Other adjustments and corrections were made to improve the game play experience.

Changes to DLC

The following issues related to the paid DLC “Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise” have been fixed.

• Fixed an issue where animals requesting vacation homes would stop appearing on the beach even when some animals still do not have vacation homes.

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As a bonus, Nintendo has also shared some Animal Crossing anniversary artwork, which you can see at the top of this post.

Apart from this update for New Horizons today, Nintendo has added the Animal Crossing GameCube soundtrack to its Nintendo Music mobile app. Earlier this year, Nintendo released a major update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons and a Switch 2 Edition of the game.

Have you downloaded this update yet? Notice anything else? Let us know in the comments.

Animal Crossing fans who want a blast from the past can now listen to the GameCube version’s soundtrack on Nintendo Music. This release also happens to line up with the series 25th anniversary.

This week’s update adds 158 tracks (that’s a huge run time of 5 hours and 18 minutes) and also includes songs from Doubutsu no Mori e+. The one and only Kazumi Totaka was the sound director on this game, and was supported by multiple other composers.

Thanks to this album update, you’ll be able revisit tracks such as the opening theme, Resetti’s Lecture, and the classic Able Sisters song. Here’s the full tracklist included in this latest Nintendo Music update:

Animal Crossing GameCube soundtrack – 14th April 2026 Update

1. Opening Theme
2. Opening Theme (Doubutsu no Mori e+)
3. On the Train
4. Arrived at the Village
5. Meeting Tom Nook
6. Decided on a House!
7. It’s Your Village
8. Part-Time Job
9. Done Working
10. 12am clear
11. 1am clear
12. 2am clear
13. 3am clear
14. 4am clear
15. 5am clear
16. 6am clear
17. 7am clear
18. 8am clear
19. 9am clear
20. 10am clear
21. 11am clear
22. 12pm clear
23. 1pm clear
24. 2pm clear
25. 3pm clear
26. 4pm clear
27. 5pm clear
28. 6pm clear
29. 7pm clear
30. 8pm clear
31. 9pm clear
32. 10pm clear
33. 11pm clear
34. Rainy Day
35. 12am – snowy
36. 1am – snowy
37. 2am – snowy
38. 3am – snowy
39. 4am – snowy
40. 5am – snowy
41. 6am – snowy
42. 7am – snowy
43. 8am – snowy
44. 9am – snowy
45. 10am – snowy
46. 11am – snowy
47. 12pm – snowy
48. 1pm – snowy
49. 2pm – snowy
50. 3pm – snowy
51. 4pm – snowy
52. 5pm – snowy
53. 6pm – snowy
54. 7pm – snowy
55. 8pm – snowy
56. 9pm – snowy
57. 10pm – snowy
58. 11pm – snowy
59. 12am – spring
60. 1am – spring
61. 2am – spring
62. 3am – spring
63. 4am – spring
64. 5am – spring
65. 6am – spring
66. 7am – spring
67. 8am – spring
68. 9am – spring
69. 10am – spring
70. 11am – spring
71. 12pm – spring
72. 1pm – spring
73. 2pm – spring
74. 3pm – spring
75. 4pm – spring
76. 5pm – spring
77. 6pm – spring
78. 7pm – spring
79. 8pm – spring
80. 9pm – spring
81. 10pm – spring
82. 11pm – spring
83. Continue
84. Nook’s Cranny
85. Nook ‘n’ Go
86. Nookway
87. Nookington’s
88. Tom Nook’s Store – Closing Time
89. Tom Nook’s Store – Late-Night Hours (Doubutsu no Mori e+)
90. The Able Sisters
91. Museum – Entrance
92. Museum – Fish Exhibit
93. Museum – Bug Exhibit
94. Museum – Fossil Exhibit
95. Museum – Paintings Exhibit
96. Post Office (Pelly)
97. Post Office (Phyllis)
98. Police Station
99. Katrina’s Fortune Reading
100. Crazy Redd’s
101. I’ll Save
102. Are You Done Playing?
103. Resetti’s Lecture
104. Don’s Lecture?
105. Reset Surveillance Center (Doubutsu no Mori e+)
106. Travel Plans – All Set
107. Travel Plans – Depature
108. Traveling
109. Kapp ‘n’s Sea
110. Animal Island
111. Kapp ‘n’s Sea Shanty – Homeward
112. Igloo
113. Groundhog Day
114. Resetti’s Groundhog Day
115. Cherry Blossom Festival (Doubtsu no Mori e+)
116. Cherry Blossom Festival
117. Tent Camping
118. Meteor Shower
119. Fireworks Festival
120. Aerobics
121. Sports Fair (Footrace)
122. Sports Fair (Ball Toss)
123. Sports Fair (Tug-of-War)
124. Harvest Moon Festival (Doubutsu no Mori+)
125. Harvest Moon Festival
126. Halloween
127. Harvest Festival
128. Toy Day
129. Countdown – 11pm
130. Countdown – 11:30pm
131. Countdown – 11:50pm
132. Countdown – 11:55pm
133. Happy New Year!
134. New Year’s Day – 12am
135. New Year’s Day 6pm
136. New Year’s Day
137. New Year’s Day (Doubtsu no Mori+)
138. Wishing Well
139. Retro TV
140. Apple TV
141. Snowman TV
142. My Axe Broke
143. Chased by Bees
144. Stung by Bees
145. Got It!
146. Done and Done (Loan Repayment)
147. Done and Done (Bugs)
148. Done and Done (Fish)
149. Nintendo! 1 (Dounbutsu no Mori+)
150. Nintendo! 2 (Dounbutsu no Mori+)
151. Nintendo! 3 (Dounbutsu no Mori+)
152. Nintendo! 4 (Dounbutsu no Mori+)
153. Nintendo! 5 (Dounbutsu no Mori+)
154. Nintendo! 1
155. Nintendo! 2
156. Nintendo! 3
157. Nintendo! 4
158. Nintendo! 5

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This album joins the Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Animal Crossing: New Leaf soundtracks on the Nintendo Music service. To listen to these songs on this app, you’ll need to have an active Switch Online subscription.

Nintendo has also released Animal Crossing: New Horizons Version 3.0.2 today, and it comes with a special 25th anniversary item.

What do you think of the latest album for Nintendo Music? What else would you like to see added to this service? Let us know in the comments.

Capcom’s new IP Pragmata is finally out this week, and in a huge win, it’s launching simultaneously across all platforms including the Switch 2.

Now that the reviews are in for this new game starring Hugh and his android companion Diana, we’re curious to know if you’ll be showing your support and picking it up when it arrives on 17th April 2026.

In our review here on Nintendo Life, we said the Switch 2 version of this sci-fi puzzle-shooter was an “excellent” experience, awarding it nine out of ten stars.

“With a strong relationship at its core, a striking sci-fi aesthetic, and an addictive puzzle combat loop, Pragmata is the full package.”

If you’re still not sure if this game might be for you, there’s a “Sketchbook demo” you can download on the Switch 2 right now.

So, will you be getting Pragmata on the Switch 2? Vote in our poll and leave a comment below.

So, will you be getting Pragmata for Switch 2? (1,933 votes)

1. I’ve already pre-ordered it16%
2. Day one6%
3. As soon as possible16%
4. Maybe, I’m still thinking about it18%
5. I’m not so sure…5%
6. I’m waiting or saving for something else6%
7. I’m getting it for another system (PS, Xbox, PC)20%
8. Something else (comment below)2%
9. No, I’m not interested11%

Will you be getting the Pragmata Diana amiibo? (1,114 votes)

1. Yes16%
2. No84%

Just over two months after shedding the number 2 from its title, and teasing a Switch 2 release, Blizzard has finally given us a date for the upgraded version of Overwatch, and it’s pretty soon: tomorrow, even!

Yep, the Switch 2 release for the online hero shooter — which was known as Overwatch 2 until February 2026 — is coming on 14th April 2026 and it promises improved visuals and audio and 60fps in both handheld and docked. That latter is a huge boost over what is a less-than-ideal Switch 1 version.

Season 2, titled Reign of Talon: Summit, also drops tomorrow and kicks off at 11am PT (that’s 2pm EST / 7pm BST), but we don’t know exactly when the Switch 2 version will drop; maybe the same time? Maybe earlier? Keep an eye on the eShop if you’re looking to upgrade (or dive in for the first time).

We’ll also be getting Sierra, a brand new DPS hero who comes with a rifle and a combat drone named Dorothy, alongside a dedicated three-week event that lets you experience her story in-game.

Other upgrades and additions include new battle passes for Season 2, new perk options for some heroes, two new mythic skins, with Soldier 76 getting a new look and Genji’s weapon getting some fresh theming.

A redesigned Antarctica map, post-match accolades, and and a set of Sakura designs roughly round things out for the second stage of Overwatch’s rebirth. You can find more details on the official website.

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Will you be downloading Overwatch on Switch 2? Be heroic in the comments below.

A bunch of video game details and story spoilers have been leaked accidentally by the Indonesian Game Rating System (IGRS) from a number of upcoming releases, with the most-significant coming from IO Interactive’s 007 First Light, VGC reports.

According to VGC, story spoilers for upcoming action game are now out in the wild. This apparently includes over an hour of footage and what may well be the end of the game, too.

The details have slipped through the cracks as reports say that security on the IGRS’s website isn’t exactly the best, and that someone outside was able to easily access private information. We obviously won’t be sharing any specific details here for any of the titles potentially affected.

Other games that are apparently part of the leak include Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, the Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag remake, and Echoes of Aincrad (Bandai Namco’s upcoming Sword Art Online title), though no footage has been found for these yet.

Worst of all, thousands of email addresses linked to game developers may also have leaked. It’s not a great situation, and it sounds like the process has been a bit of a mess.

Just last week, Niko Partners reported on criticism of the IGRS’ implementation of age ratings on Steam, where it’s been labelling games incorrectly, including the ability to Refuse Classification and subsequently get the game banned.

And, quoting the article, Riot’s age rating manager Nic McConnell has shared some of the difficulties Riot has has with the system on BlueSky, mostly due to small staff numbers. “IGRS, best as I can tell, is going through each submission manually… It wouldn’t blow my mind if some links got opened more broadly somehow during that…ad hoc process.”

“…the team at IGRS I think is small and being given a huge task without real resources. I was able to meet with them after harassing them on Instagram for months last year and my sense is it’s a small group of good folks doing their best.”

It’s a bit of a blow to IO, as the game is only six weeks away from launch. Well, for all platforms except Switch 2, since the team announced a delay to the game on Nintendo’s console only.

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Let us know what you think of the situation in the comments.

Back in February, Lego released a wave of Pokémon sets — somehow, the first ones ever — for the franchise’s 30th anniversary. But one of the most-popular ended up being a small set, the Kanto Region Badge Collection, which only available if you splashed the cash on the most expensive set.

But there’s some good news for Lego enthusiasts, as Eurogamer has spotted that the toy company has released an official build guide for the kit. Meaning you can create a replica using pieces you may already own — or can buy separately.

If you’re not used to these guides, well, be prepared — if you want your own set of Kanto Badges in Lego form, you’ll want to consult this 80-page PDF which details all 312 bricks you’ll need, along with instructions on how to put it together.

Of course, it’s not quite the same as buying and putting the set together that way, though it does save you the £600-ish you need to spend on the Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise set. And you also can avoid scalpers on online auction sites this way, too.

But it’s a great alternative, especially for a set that’s really fun. Perhaps some of the more creative builders can use this as a template to come up for badge sets for other regions?

If you’re hoping for more Pokémon Lego, then you might be in luck, as rumours suggest some minifigures will be coming out at some point in the future. Let’s hope so!

Have you got the Kanto Badge Set? Will you be building your own using this PDF? Let us know down below, budding builders!

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FuturLab has announced that two free DLC packs for PowerWash Simulator — the first, not the sequel — are being delisted next month.

Those of you who haven’t snapped up the Tomb Raider and Midgar Special packs, based on the Tomb Raider series and Final Fantasy VII Remake, will have until 3pm BST / 10am EST on 19th May 2026 to snap them up.

Why are both of these disappearing? Well, in the announcement post, FuturLab reveals that this reveal “coincides with the end of our formal relationship with Square Enix in June,” who published the first game. Eagle-eyed fans will have noticed that the sequel, PowerWash Simulator 2, is self-published.

Additionally, the developer praised the company, calling it an “incredible partnership”. So don’t expect any Final Fantasy VII Rebirth DLC for the sequel, then!

The Tomb Raider pack has you cleaning up Lara’s Treasure Room, her Jeep and Motorboat, the Croft Manor itself, the maze, and the Obstacle Course. While in Midgar, you’ll be scrubbing up the Hardy Daytona, Shinra Hauler, the Scorpion Sentinel, the Airbuster, a Mako Energy Exhibit, and the Seventh Heaven.

We’re sure most PowerWash fans already have both of these, since they’re free anyway. But anyone who has picked up this chill title in more recent months, now’s the time to head to the eShop and get downloading.

It’s a good Switch 1 port, too, and likely a little better on Switch 2 thanks to Boost Mode.

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Have you played the DLC for PowerWash Simulator? Or have you moved onto the sequel? Let us know in the comments.

This week’s big Nintendo release is Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, and fans of the 3DS game have been desperate to get their hands on this surprise follow-up. Unfortunately, just three days before the game launches on Switch, it appears to have leaked online.

Nintendo Everything and r/GamingLeaksAndRumours report that a ROM of the upcoming simulation game is out there ahead of the game’s launch on Thursday. There were some rumours that the game leaked last week, and that some places in the US were selling it, but we haven’t been able to verify where the leaks have come from.

Obviously, we won’t be sharing any links here, nor will we be reporting on any spoilers. We think we can all wait a few more days to get our hands on the game, right?

It might feel like it’s been a while since a Nintendo game has leaked, and that’s because Switch 2 games seem to be a lot less piracy-friendly.

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond and Pokémon Legends: Z-A both leaked before release, but both of those games were also available on Switch 1. So with Tomodachi Life being a Switch 1 exclusive, this probably isn’t a huge surprise. Disappointing, but not huge.

So, if you want to go in completely out-of-the-loop on the game, stay off the internet just in case. If you are curious about the game so far, check out our early impressions from a newcomer and keep an eye on NL’s front page for more Tomodachi Life news.

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Are you excited for Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream this Thursday on Switch? Tell us your thoughts in the comments.