- Primary Subject: Weekly Gaming Trends - Tomodachi Life, Highguard, & Mario Galaxy
- Key Update: Nintendo announced Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream for April 16, 2026, while Wildlight's Highguard struggled at launch, and Yoshi debuted in the new Super Mario Galaxy Movie trailer.
- Status: Confirmed
- Last Verified: January 30, 2026
- Quick Answer: Nintendo confirmed Tomodachi Life returns April 16, 2026; Highguard launched to "Mostly Negative" reviews; and Yoshi joins the Super Mario Galaxy Movie cast on April 1.
Today’s world of gaming news is an inexplicable blob. You open an app, notice the convo, but the algorithm misses the context. Users tag Grok for help, scold it for getting it wrong, and the thread becomes about AI tools instead of what made you click it in the first place.
Newsflash: you want the deets, we got the deets. From immediate flops to hyped new releases, here’s everything you need to know about the gaming trends from the last week of January 2026:
1. Highguard? More Like Lowguard
The sci-fi medieval shooter Highguard has received a harsh reception since its launch on January 26, 2026. The Wildlight developers rallied behind it in an effort to dicipate the hate, but it was too little too late for the PvP raid shooter.
The debut title for Wildlight had too high a bar from the get-go, as the development team was sure to tag the Highguard rollout with their successful previous work in Apex Legends and Titanfall.
This did not help their case, as players quickly dismissed Highguard for its sluggish gameplay, graphical issues, and a boring premise that promised to revolutionize the industry, only to fall flat during release week.
Free-to-play on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S, you could try Highguard yourself, if you can find a match that is. The struggle continues as persistent members of the shooting community try to keep the hype alive, whilst most testers and early believers have already unhooked themselves and uninstalled the title.
2. Tomodachi Life as Fans Are Living The Dream
The January 29, 2026, Nintendo Direct finally announced the long-awaited return date of the beloved franchise Tomodachi Life with the latest installment for Nintendo Switch 2, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream.
The new game will feature beloved social simulation gameplay, including the popular Miis who’ll be able to develop relationships with one another, allowing for customization, pro-noun choices, and, for the first time ever, Mii ears for dream eavesdropping.
This is the first entry since the series went global in 2013 and 2014 with the original Tomodachi Life title for Nintendo 3DS; a sequel to the Japan-exclusive Nintendo DS release, Tomodachi Collection, from 2009.
The series immediately became a cult classic with players clammering for a port on the Nintendo Classics or a remaster for the original Nintendo Switch. Well, dreams do come true, as the franchise got its highly anticipated revival this upcoming April 16, 2026, with Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, a year after its announcement.
3. Super Mario Galaxy – Yoshi (Side)kicks Toad Out
The new Super Mario Galaxy Movie released its latest sneak peek in a brand-new trailer featuring our first look at our favorite dinosaur, Yoshi. This is the payoff to the Super Mario Bros. Movie post-credits scene featuring Yoshi’s egg cracking in the sewers.
Now, the dinobuddy joins the group, sidelining Toad as the comic relief in a hilarious one-sided enemies-to-friends arc that immediately connected with long-time fans on the internet during their limited interactions through the trailer.
Yoshi appears to remain a silent character, with his Yoshi! one-liners filled with emotion and reaction to the adventure. Still to be confirmed, fans theorize Yoshi’s voice actor remains undisclosed as it was a direct cast from games to the silver screen with Kazumi Totaka, a move the Sonic movies pulled off with their own sidekick, Tails.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is ready to release worldwide on April 1, 2026, as the story continues from its highly successful debut in 2023, breaking records for Illumination Studio and creating a promising path for the Nintendo Pictures department.
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