{"id":137379,"date":"2026-05-30T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-201717"},"modified":"2026-05-30T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T09:00:00","slug":"talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-30th-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/05\/30\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-30th-may\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (30th May)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/726e7b26cd45c\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/726e7b26cd45c\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"726e7b26cd45c\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Mina the Hollower\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/726e7b26cd45c\/mina-the-hollower.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/726e7b26cd45c\/mina-the-hollower.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Mina the Hollower\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With another week of heatwave under our belts (here in the UK, at least), it&#8217;s time for a much cooler edition of What Are You Playing.<\/p>\n<p>While there were no mega busters this week, there was a steady stream of Nintendo news to keep us all entertained. There was a bunch of <strong>Dragon Quest<\/strong> news from the 40th anniversary stream, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2026\/05\/dragon-quest-xi-gets-the-definitive-edition-treatment-again-for-switch-2\">reveal<\/a> of <em>another<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/dragon-quest-xi-s-echoes-of-an-elusive-age-definitive-edition\">XI<\/a> release, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2026\/05\/dragon-quest-xii-gets-a-new-title-following-complete-development-reset\">first look<\/a> at <strong>DQXII<\/strong>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2026\/05\/dragon-quest-monsters-the-withered-world-announced-for-switch-1-and-2\">surprise announcement<\/a> of a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/dragon-quest-monsters-the-withered-world\">Monsters<\/a> game. Elsewhere, Resident Evil Requiem landed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2026\/05\/capcom-releases-resident-evil-requiem-demo-on-switch-2\">free Switch 2 demo<\/a>, Nintendo&#8217;s new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/mobile\/pictonico\">Pictonico!<\/a> mobile app <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2026\/05\/poll-pictonico-is-out-now-what-are-your-first-impressions\">launched<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4\">Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4<\/a> was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2026\/05\/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-revealed-for-switch-2\">officially revealed for Switch 2<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/n64\/donkey_kong_64\">Donkey Kong 64<\/a> was <em>finally<\/em> announced as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2026\/05\/nintendo-expands-switch-onlines-n64-library-with-another-game-next-week\">an NSO addition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In reviews, we shared our thoughts on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/rugrats_retro_rewind_collection\">Rugrats: Retro Rewind Collection<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/switch-eshop\/rugrats-retro-rewind-collection\">4\/10<\/a>), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/mina_the_hollower\">Mina The Hollower<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/nintendo-switch-2\/mina-the-hollower-nintendo-switch-2-edition\">9\/10<\/a>) and Pictonico (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/mobile\/pictonico\">8\/10<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch\/related-articles:201577,201633,201460 @ 1780163456 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p>Now then, what&#8217;s everyone up to this weekend?<\/p>\n<h2>Jim Norman, Features Editor<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;ll be Mina, Mina and more Mina for me this weekend. I&#8217;ve made it all the way to the final area after having my butt handed to me <em>countless<\/em> times, but gosh darn, I am really enjoying it. I&#8217;m going to need to find something a little less stressful to play after this one, for sure, but Yacht Club really has killed it, once again!<\/p>\n<h2>Gavin Lane, Editor<\/h2>\n<p>Having raided Egyptian tombs and trekked through the Himalayas, I&#8217;ve just landed in Shanghai and am still enjoying every second of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle\">Indiana Jones and the Great Circle<\/a>. Machine Games has done a superb job with this port. The lighting, the details, the subtle film grain (I&#8217;m playing in the letterboxed cinematic mode) &#8211; it&#8217;s such a beautiful game. As I walked through thigh-high mountain snow leaving trails behind me, I was marvelling at everything going on in this tiny console. It&#8217;s a stunning piece of work.<\/p>\n<p>However, I do have something else to be playing: a shiny new Analogue 3D. &#8220;Well, it ain&#8217;t going to get any cheaper!&#8221; was my justification for splashing out on payday after sampling its delights at a recent staff meetup. I&#8217;ve only had time to update the firmware since it arrived and ready my Everdrive to play nicely with it, but I feel a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/n64\/star_fox_64\">Star Fox<\/a> playthrough coming on. Have a good one. folks.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube with-primis\" data-videoid=\"FTHH-lOKhoQ\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FTHH-lOKhoQ?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\"><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>Matthew Reynolds, Acting Deputy Editor<\/h2>\n<p>I have two things stuck in my head this week thanks to Star Fox 64: the beautiful, melancholic theme that plays over the main menu, and for whatever reason, the word \u2018Zoness\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s my first time playing, and each stage is a remarkable technical showcase that, even decades later, I\u2019m really impressed by. It\u2019s not just that: the shooting feels sharp, I love sniffing out hidden objectives for alternate routes, and the screen-filling bosses are always a highlight. But it has aged &#8211; I can\u2019t quite get a handle on the all-range stages, and there\u2019s some incredible difficulty spikes whenever you take the hard path up the solar system &#8211; and so, from my fresh eyes at least, a remake does make sense. I just hope they keep the name \u2018Zoness\u2019.<\/p>\n<h2>Mai Ladyman, Video Producer<\/h2>\n<p>We&#8217;ve had an awful heatwave here so being able to play my Switch 2 has been a solace for me. This week I&#8217;ve mostly been trying my best to get better at Mina the Hollower which no doubt will take up my time during the weekend. I&#8217;ve also been jumping back onto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/no_mans_sky\">No Man&#8217;s Sky<\/a> (thanks to the latest update) and been playing with my fianc\u00e9e thanks to cross-platform multiplayer! Perhaps I&#8217;ll finally finish the game now that I have a crew member?<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube with-primis\" data-videoid=\"W6dDy3_g1vg\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W6dDy3_g1vg?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\"><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>Gon\u00e7alo Lopes, Contributor<\/h2>\n<p>Yep, I did it again. It began with just a few races of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gamecube\/extreme-g_3\">XGIII: Extreme-G Racing<\/a>, and just like that, I am hooked on GameCube\/Wii games. I will be revisiting a few essentials on both systems, namely Treasure\u2019s often overlooked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/wii\/sin_and_punishment_star_successor\">Sin and Punishment: Successor of the Skies<\/a>, Sega&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/wii\/madworld\">MadWorld<\/a>, Project Aces&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/wii\/sky_crawlers_innocent_aces\">The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces<\/a>, and very likely moving on to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gamecube\/xgra_extreme-g_racing_association\">XGRA<\/a>. Considering the amount of amazing stuff on Switch 2, why am I doing this? The answer is quite simple, really: I have never played any of these titles on my giant TV.<\/p>\n<p>My game of the week is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/rushing-beat-x-return-of-brawl-brothers\">Rushing Beat X: Return of the Brawl Brothers<\/a>. I am well aware of Jaleco\u2019s reputation for making subpar games, but I grew up with them on the SNES and loved every janky release. The original Rushing Beat actually had something that Capcom\u2019s Final Fight did not: multiplayer! This series reboot plays nice and even throws other Jaleco franchise references while at it.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em>Those are our plans, but what about yours? Let us know what you&#8217;ll be slapping in your Switch (2) in the poll below:<\/em><\/p>\n<section id=\"poll-11906\" data-block-type=\"poll\" class=\"poll\" data-uri=\"polls\/what_are_you_playing_this_weekend_30th_31st_may\" data-id=\"11906\" data-question=\"What are you playing this weekend (30th \/ 31st May)?\"> <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Nintendo Life With another week of heatwave under our belts (here in the UK, at least), it&#8217;s time for a much cooler edition of What Are You Playing. While there were no mega busters this week, there was a steady stream of Nintendo news to keep us all entertained. 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