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The protagonist shakes hands with a pink-haired supporter in a stone hall.
A travelling royal campaign

Metaphor: ReFantazio brings its royal tour to Switch 2

Metaphor: ReFantazio's royal campaign arrives on Switch 2 on 12 November. Meet followers, choose your combat roles and begin with a demo whose progress carries over.

GamerGuru Previews Desk · 14 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
Star-Lord fires his blasters in front of a huge winged creature amid sparks and flames
Encore Edition / Leading the Guardians

Guardians of the Galaxy Encore: a solo team adventure

Lead four allies as Star-Lord in a story-driven adventure, with new outfits and separate TV and handheld performance targets for Switch 2.

GamerGuru Previews Desk · 11 Oct 2026 · 3 min read
The four members of ABBA in gold-toned portraits against a black background
ABBA / Switch 2 encore

Let's Sing ABBA on Switch 2: 32 songs, seven modes

An ABBA catalogue with solo challenges, duets and medleys, plus a team mode whose participant count exceeds its audio-input limit.

GamerGuru Previews Desk · 10 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
Three singers holding microphones against a pink and blue background
Karaoke / 3 November

Let's Sing 2027: four-player karaoke and a two-player Soundtown adventure

Choose competitive karaoke, cooperative singing or a smaller Soundtown adventure, with the included songs kept separate from VIP access.

GamerGuru Previews Desk · 9 Oct 2026 · 3 min read
Official box for the Japan-only Switch 2 bundle, showing the console and three game choices
Hardware offer / Account restrictions

Nintendo's Japan-only Switch 2 bundle adds a game for ¥4,000 extra

The included code must be used by 31 March 2027, and the chosen game cannot be changed after redemption.

GamerGuru Platform Desk · 7 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
EVE crouches with her blade in a blue-lit circular chamber
Stellar Blade / Switch 2 on 5 November

Stellar Blade on Switch 2: bundled DLC and a planned frame-generation toggle

Included DLC, an available demo and a promised frame-generation option define the upcoming Switch 2 port.

GamerGuru Previews Desk · 7 Oct 2026 · 3 min read
Avatars and Sanrio characters bounce around a giant Pompompurin above pudding-shaped platforms
Hello Kitty Party Land / 29 October

Hello Kitty Party Land pairs Sanrio partners with shared minigame scores

Pompompurin doubles as a trampoline in a party game with playable Sanrio partners and group minigame scores.

GamerGuru Previews Desk · 4 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
A Minecraft character rides a happy ghast across a sunlit mesa landscape with reflections on the water below.
Minecraft / Switch 2 on 27 October

Minecraft on Switch 2 adds Vibrant Visuals; upgrade cost remains unknown

Vibrant Visuals is confirmed; the price and details of the Switch upgrade path are still to come.

GamerGuru Previews Desk · 30 Sep 2026 · 3 min read
A large katamari rolls through a Japanese town with rooftops and fields in the background.
Once Upon A KATAMARI / 8 October

Once Upon A KATAMARI brings mouse controls to Switch 2

Mouse controls, a free Switch update and a separate ten-quest DLC arrive on 8 October.

GamerGuru Previews Desk · 27 Sep 2026 · 4 min read
The four heroes of Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave stand around the central player character in painted key art.
Fire Emblem / Shared paths

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave's four routes, explained

Four heroes can be played in any order, while discoveries in one path begin to matter to the others.

GamerGuru Spotlight Desk · 17 Sep 2026 · 4 min read

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