The Nintendo Switch 1, Lite and a bundle are on sale this week only — but you'll have to order it ASAP before the deals are gone

Nintendo has revealed in a new interview with IGN that Donkey Kong Bananza was originally planned for the Switch 1.

One month later, I’ve played Mario Kart World more than any other game on my Switch 2. The way it fits into my life, whether I have a few minutes or an hour to play, transformed it from being an odd-seeming launch choice to one that makes perfect sense, even if Nintendo’s doing its best to make it seem otherwise.

Whether it’s from familiarity with the franchise or through cultural osmosis, launching a Green Shell forward to hit another driver is something everyone knows to do in Mario Kart World. Those with more experience also know that many power-ups can be thrown forward or backward.

As tariffs approached this week, Vietnam struck a deal that undercuts the potential 46% tariff with a 20% one on exports. Before you go celebrating the avoidance of a catastrophe, there are some things to keep in mind.

This week's UK physical game charts are in, and it's back to business as usual for Mario Kart World. After being overtaken by the critically-acclaimed Death Stranding 2, the Switch 2 launch title has stormed back to number one, with EA Sports FC 25 snatching up second spot, leaving Sam Porter Bridge in third.

Like a slasher villain, the Blue Shell came back for blood in Mario Kart World, but it is no longer the Mushroom Kingdom’s greatest nightmare. That honor now belongs to another long-standing menace that has only grown more powerful in a 24-player world: the dastardly lightning bolt.

Nintendo rolled out plans to discontinue its Switch Game Voucher Program, intended to net savings for Online membership subscribers.