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Last 7 days · 1,195 articles · 48/72 feeds active· Updated just now
This week, Nintendo dominated gaming coverage with 1,195 articles — up 92% from the previous period. Nintendo Direct led individual game mentions with 45 hits. General drove 46% of all stories. Hardware coverage was led by the Switch 2 (721 mentions).
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Nintendo led console coverage this week with 1,195 articles (up 572), 995 ahead of PlayStation.
Biggest story: Nintendo Direct — “This Week in Switch 2 - Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake confirmed, Nintendo Direct & Summer Game Fest” (Shacknews)
Biggest story: Xbox Series X|S — “Xbox fans rally against Shift Up for 'Stellar Blade' — which is now exclusively NOT on Xbox Series X|S” (Windows Central)
Biggest story: Xbox Series X|S — “Xbox fans rally against Shift Up for 'Stellar Blade' — which is now exclusively NOT on Xbox Series X|S” (Windows Central)
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Nintendo Switch mentions jumped +123 this week
“When do Kingdom Hearts Nintendo Switch Cloud Version servers shut down?” — Shacknews
267 stories · 30 outlets · 144 → 267
Nintendo Direct mentions jumped +76 this week
“This Week in Switch 2 - Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake confirmed, Nintendo Direct & Summer Game Fest” — Shacknews
88 stories · 29 outlets · 12 → 88
Ocarina Time mentions jumped +63 this week
“Zelda: Ocarina of Time Nintendo Switch 2 remake was one of the most popular titles of Summer Game Fest 2026, according to data” — Nintendo Everything
63 stories · 30 outlets · 0 → 63
Kingdom Hearts mentions jumped +62 this week
“The entire Kingdom Hearts series is coming to Switch 2” — VGC
60 stories · 28 outlets · 0 → 62
Zelda Ocarina mentions jumped +50 this week
“Zelda: Ocarina of Time Nintendo Switch 2 remake was one of the most popular titles of Summer Game Fest 2026, according to data” — Nintendo Everything
50 stories · 28 outlets · 0 → 50
Switch Switch mentions jumped +38 this week
“Side-scrolling beat ’em up game The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival announced for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Switch, and PC” — Gematsu
58 stories · 13 outlets · 20 → 58
Fire Emblem mentions jumped +34 this week
“Nintendo confirms dungeons for Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave” — Nintendo Everything
34 stories · 23 outlets · 0 → 34
Emblem Fortune mentions jumped +31 this week
“Nintendo confirms dungeons for Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave” — Nintendo Everything
31 stories · 22 outlets · 0 → 31
Fortune Weave mentions jumped +31 this week
“Nintendo confirms dungeons for Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave” — Nintendo Everything
31 stories · 22 outlets · 0 → 31
Xenoblade Chronicles mentions jumped +29 this week
“Video: Xenoblade Chronicles Compared Across Wii, 3DS, Switch, And Switch 2” — Nintendo Life
29 stories · 16 outlets · 0 → 29
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Top 5 publishers by article count
- Nintendo Everything145
- Nintendo Life106
- Gematsu88
- Steam News72
- My Nintendo News69
Recent Breaking Stories
Stories where 4+ sources published the same game/topic within an hour — likely embargo lifts
- Zero and Trails4 sources · 4 articles · New Releases6/11/2026, 1:04:19 PM
“Trails from Zero and Trails to Azure PS5 and Switch 2 Versions Launch This September”
Noisy Pixel · Niche Gamer · Nintendo Everything · RPG Site
- Kingdom Hearts4 sources · 4 articles · New Releases6/9/2026, 3:46:26 PM
“The entire Kingdom Hearts series is coming to Switch 2”
VGC · DualShockers · Polygon · Wccftech
- Deltarune Chapter7 sources · 7 articles · New Releases6/9/2026, 2:45:31 PM
“Deltarune Chapter 5 launches June 24”
Gematsu · My Nintendo News · Game Informer · GameSpot · Nintendo Life · Steam News +1 more
- Metaphor ReFantazio4 sources · 4 articles · New Releases6/9/2026, 2:41:36 PM
“Metaphor: ReFantazio coming to Switch 2”
Niche Gamer · RPG Site · Gematsu · Nintendo Everything
- Star Fox6 sources · 7 articles · General6/9/2026, 2:37:36 PM
“Star Fox demo now available”
Gematsu · My Nintendo News · VGC · Eurogamer · Nintendo Everything · Nintendo World Report