Nintendo’s shares dropped sharply in Tokyo on Monday after the company raised prices for its upcoming Switch 2 console and failed to fully convince investors about its near-term game lineup, raising concerns about momentum in its core gaming business.

Epic Games’ Fortnite servers will go offline tonight for scheduled maintenance as the massive v40.00 update rolls out, bringing Chapter 7 Season 2 and a complete map refresh.

Nintendo said on Thursday that more than 2.2 million copies of Pokemon Pokopia have been sold in the four days since its launch, helping ease concerns about sales momentum for the Nintendo Switch 2.

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen have appeared in the “coming soon” section of the Nintendo Switch eShop, despite no official announcement from Nintendo.

Nintendo is holding a Nintendo Direct this week, making it a good time to gather expectations and speculation about what the gaming giant may unveil.

Nintendo has released version 1.5.0 of its Switch 2 launch title Mario Kart World, introducing a few tweaks and multiple bug fixes.

Nintendo has raised its full-year operating profit forecast by 16% to 370 billion yen ($2.45 billion) for the financial year ending March 2026.

During Fallout Day, Bethesda announced the Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition, launching on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox on November 10, 2025.