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A worker stands on a walkway above an orange-lit industrial gulf in The Ascent
Veles / A worker with a second contract

The Ascent on Switch 2: a city and a second contract

The Ascent brings its corporate city, cyberware and Cyber Heist expansion to Switch 2. The complete adventure arrives on 3 December in the UK.

GamerGuru Previews Desk · 26 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
Bianca and Nera smile beside the floating white creature Fluffy in a rocky landscape
The Withered World / A party of your own

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World preview

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World lets you recruit creatures in the field and combine them into new companions. Its adventure begins on 3 December.

GamerGuru Previews Desk · 24 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
The Moomin family gather on a red rooftop above a flooded valley, with chimneys and roofs visible in the water.
A flooded valley and a floating stage

Moomin: Midsummer Madness boards a floating theatre

Moomin: Midsummer Madness sends a flooded family into a floating theatre. Solve puzzles as Moomintroll and Little My when the adventure arrives on 12 November.

GamerGuru Previews Desk · 23 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
Two characters wearing boxing gloves face each other in an outdoor Resort ring.
Offline CPU settings

Switch Sports Resort: how to get Mii opponents

Find the Mii appearance option, check the launch update and keep the setting scoped to offline competitive matches.

GamerGuru Guides Desk · 22 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Hasbro Games Junior Collection key art showing Monopoly, Cluedo and The Game of Life worlds.
Three Junior boards for family game night

Hasbro Games Junior Collection has a case to crack

Hasbro Games Junior Collection pairs a school mystery with Monopoly and The Game of Life. Three Junior boards arrive on 6 November for up to four local players.

GamerGuru Previews Desk · 21 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
Wuhu Island and its volcano surrounded by the sea in Nintendo Switch Sports Resort
Local and online player limits

Switch Sports Resort multiplayer: how many players?

Check each sport's player limit and choose private, casual or ranked play before arranging your launch session.

GamerGuru Guides Desk · 21 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
A prop plane flies past the lighthouse on Wuhu Island at sunset
Launch controller choices

Switch Sports Resort: do you need Joy-Con 2?

Keep older Joy-Con for supported sports and have a Joy-Con 2 ready for Skateboarding mouse controls.

GamerGuru Guides Desk · 20 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Sonic characters and colourful Pico Cats form a diagonal line above a spring and a gap.
Spin Dashes and shared puzzles

Everybody can Spin Dash in Sonic Pico Park

Sonic Pico Park sends two to eight players through shared puzzles, with a Spin Dash for every character. Crossplay joins the local and online options on 12 November.

GamerGuru Previews Desk · 18 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
Pikmin carry gold towards a hovering collection pod in a garden dotted with treasure.
Treasure routes and weekend exams

Pikmin 4 on Switch 2: enrol in Dandori Academy

Pikmin 4's Switch 2 Academy adds treasure routes to practise and weekend exams to score. The 12 November edition also gives Oatchi voice commands.

GamerGuru Previews Desk · 16 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
Metal Slug Advance combat on a jungle platform in Nintendo Classics
GBA additions and Expansion Pack

Nintendo Switch Online games for October 2026

Find the three new GBA games, the Expansion Pack requirement and the Japanese-only version of Kururin Paradise.

GamerGuru Guides Desk · 15 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

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