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It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart outlining what Japanese gamers are looking forward to based on reader votes. This week, Octopath Traveler makes its first appearance while Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake still leads the way.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between August 20 to August 26.

Into the Breach

A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Nintendo Switch eShop. These includes the lowest prices ever for Crysis 2 Remastered, Into the Breach, and more.

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Mandragora Whispers of the Witch Tree trailer

Along with its Nintendo Switch debut, we have a launch trailer for Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree. The story-driven 2.5D action RPG comes from Knights Peak and Primal Game Studio.

Everything you need to know can be found in the following overview:

Below are the latest Nintendo products that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:

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Nintendo Switch 2 Upgrade Packs

Various store pages went live today confirming pricing for all Nintendo Switch 2 Upgrade Packs that will be available at the system’s launch.

Pricing seems to sit at either $10 or $20. Currently Nintendo has two of these on the higher end – those being Super Mario Party Jamboree and Kirby and the Forgotten Land.

Here’s the full roundup:


Nintendo has released its maintenance schedule for the week of September 7, 2025.

Just like last week, only one session has been officially announced as of now. Currently there’ll be a bit of downtime for the Nintendo eShops, which seems to be specifically for PayPal usage.

Below is the full Nintendo maintenance schedule for the week of September 7, 2025:

Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Nintendo Switch games. These include Class of Heroes 3 Remaster, Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection, and more.

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The latest Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts for the week of September 7, 2025 are now available.

Just as we saw on Nintendo Switch 1, Hollow Knight: Silksong is crushing it here for its launch as well and comes in at #1. There are several other new games that appear here as well though. These include Star Wars Outlaws (#2), NBA 2K26 (#4), Cronos: The New Dawn (#6) and Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion (#13).

Below are the full Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts for the week of September 7, 2025:

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Nintendo shared new data this week revealing the top 20 best-selling games on the Japanese Switch 2 and Switch eShops for August 2025.

Looking at Nintendo Switch 2, Donkey Kong Bananza is #1 for the second month in a row. It did have some competition though as Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar was a new release, following at #2. Worth noting that on Nintendo Switch, there are three different entries for Super Robot Wars Y in the top ten.

The full lineup of Japan’s best-selling games on the Switch 2 and Switch eShops for August 2025 is as follows:

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A new month started up this week. Now that we’re in September, we want to know what you’ve been playing.

Have you been diving into Hollow Knight: Silksong? What about other new games like Star Wars Outlaws, Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion, and Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots? 

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