The Nintendo Switch Parental Controls app has just gone live with another update, this one being version 2.2.0.
The bigger changes in this update are the display for play activity, and an addition of information to the bottom of notifications. Then there’s also some of Nintendo’s famous unspecified improvements.
You can check out the full rundown of patch notes below:
August 6: Drag x Drive is almost here, and to celebrate, new icons are now available on Nintendo Switch Online. Both Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch owner can grab them now.
Characters and backgrounds are currently available based on the game. For the former, it’s 10 Platinum Points each on My Nintendo. Backgrounds go for 5 Platinum Points each. You’ll always be able to keep them, even if your Nintendo Switch Online membership ends.
July 23: Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV will be out everywhere tomorrow, and to celebrate, new icons have arrived on Switch Online.
Many of you should know the drill by now. All of these icons are available exclusively to Nintendo Switch Online members. It’s 10 Platinum Points per character and 5 Platinum Points each for backgrounds and frames. Once you claim an icon, you keep it forever even if your Nintendo Switch Online subscription ends.
July 29: City Connection just announced the release date for R-Type Delta: HD Boosted. The Nintendo Switch game will be ready to go on November 20, 2025.
R-Type Delta: HD Boosted is a return of the classic shooter. The visuals have been remastered in HD and the action runs at 60 frames per second. On top of that, there are screen resizing options and a practice mode, along with newly arranged music by artists who have worked on previous R-Type games.
The next collaboration DLC for Rift of the Necrodancer has been revealed, which is Everhood. It’s not out on Nintendo Switch just yet, but we should be seeing it soon.
As part of the DLC, four new tracks are added to the game. The official lineup is as follows:
August 5: Starting today, Marvelous is kicking off a weekly video series for Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar that will introduce the eligible marriage candidates for Story of Season: Grand Bazaar. New ones will be going live on a regular basis.
Twelve bachelors and bachelorettes are in the game. First up is Sophie, “whose devotion to revitalizing Zephyr Town is as infectious as her smile, get to know her likes, dislikes, and see more of her charming personality on display.”
The Postal: Brain Damaged DLC, These Sunny Daze, is now confirmed for Nintendo Switch. It will launch on PC on September 9, with other platforms set for late 2025.
GameMill is putting Fast & Furious: Arcade Edition on Nintendo Switch, the publisher just announced. The title is slated for October 24, 2025.
This brings the original Fast & Furious arcade game to Nintendo’s console. Players will be able to race through environments in single-player or take on a friend in split-screen local multiplayer.
Further details can be found in the following overview:
April 7: As part of several announcements today, Jackbox Games announced The Jackbox Party Pack 11. The game launches this fall on Nintendo Switch.
The Jackbox Party Pack 11 will offer the following experiences:
Planet of Lana, the stunning cinematic puzzle-platformer produced by Thunderful and developed by Wishfully, has surpassed 1 million players.
The game tells the touching story of Lana and her cat Mui, on a quest to rescue Lana’s sister, who was kidnapped by invading machines, very much in the style of H. G. Wells, War of the Worlds.
