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Since the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 on June 5, many Nintendo fans have wondered when the first Nintendo Direct of the post-launch era would drop. Nintendo has decided not to monkey around for too long on the subject, as it has announced the next Direct will be this week--and it will be focused on Donkey Kong’s upcoming adventure Donkey Kong Bananza.The Donkey Kong Bananza Direct will air Wednesday, June 18 at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET on the official Nintendo YouTube and Twitch channels. It will feature "roughly 15 minutes of information about the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 game," according to the official announcement on the Nintendo Today app.This marks the first Nintendo Direct since the Switch 2 Direct in April served as a broad introduction to the new console, as it revealed new Switch 2 features, games, and accessories. Games announced durin

Like previous games in the series, Borderlands 4 will feature four distinct Vault Hunters--and lots of weird weapons--for players to take control of as they explore the dystopian planet of Kairos. Two of these characters were already revealed during a recent Borderlands 4 deep dive, and at PAX East 2025, developer Gearbox revealed more details on all four of these playable classes.Borderlands launches for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch 2 on September 12, but the final price for the game hasn't been decided yet. For more on the game, you can check

The Switch has grown up.

Mario Kart World and the Nintendo Switch 2 have finally arrived, letting Nintendo fans play a new Mario Kart for the first time since the Wii U. Mario Kart World maintains the same core components as previous games, but a larger number of racers and an open world connecting all of the tracks changes up how the game is played. That means there are new strategies and secrets to discover. We've gathered some of our best tips for winning races, along with some of the secrets you should prioritize finding. New Boo item techniquesWhen it comes to tips for Mario Kart

This fall, Borderlands 4 is bringing the mainline franchise to the current console generation. With the game just a few months away from release, the development team at Gearbox Software has created a new YouTube show, Beyond the Borderlands, to chronicle its progress. And the first episode focuses on what it takes to create a memorable vault hunter. "We want them to be somebody that players and ourselves can relate to," explained art director Adam May. "A comic book [hero] is frequently a good reference point for us. You want to get something that feels familiar and play as somebody [you] actually want to be in real life. It starts with

Though Mario Kart World may be Nintendo Switch 2's headlining attraction, the most alluring part of the system's launch lineup for Olds like me is its GameCube library. After more than 20 years, Nintendo has finally decided to crack open its vaults and bring some of GameCube's most-beloved titles to a modern console--the first time most of these games will be available officially since their original release.For many, however, the excitement over GameCube titles was quickly tempered by the fact that a meager three are available at the outset--the thinnest selection any Switch Online classics library has launched with. But as frus