News Summary:
On May 2, 2026, Harvest Moon 64, a farming life simulation game and an inspiration for Stardew Valley, was announced for a free PC release. Earlier the same day, Tomodachi Life, a life-sim game first released over 10 years ago, saw its price drop to the lowest since its re-launch. Also on May 2, Reggie Fils-Aime, former president of Nintendo of America, revealed details on why the company stopped selling Wii and DS systems to Amazon, citing a "tumultuous relationship" between the two entities. Previously, on May 2, the first playable build of a PC port for The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap emerged, following several years of the game's decompilation. This follows Nintendo's May 2 announcement of a new pricing policy for the upcoming Switch 2, which will reduce the digital cost of future first-party exclusive titles by $10; for instance, Splatoon Raiders is available for digital preorder at $49.99, a $10 discount compared to its physical edition, ahead of its July 23 release.