[Let’s Talk] What are you playing? – September 2025
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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?
Dark Deity 2 launch trailer – Nintendo Switch receives new tactical RPG
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If you’re interested in getting another look at Dark Deity 2, you can now do so with a new launch trailer. The tactical RPG appeared on Nintendo Switch this week.
We’ve got plenty of information about it in the following Nintendo eShop rundown:
More: Dark Deity 2, indie.io, Sword & Axe
Nintendo Switch 2 gets new wave of Switch 1 backwards compatibility fixes
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Another wave of Nintendo Switch 1 games have been fixed for backwards compatibility on Switch 2.
This ties in with the latest firmware update. Version 20.4.0 dropped for both systems this week, and while Nintendo didn’t mention anything, several more titles now work properly.
The full list is as follows:
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Japanese Nintendo eShop releases for September 11, 2025
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Nintendo has updated the Japanese Switch and Switch 2 release schedule on eShop for the week of September 11, 2025. Various new titles are on the way, highlighted by Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection and LEGO Voyagers.
Here’s a look at the upcoming digital download schedule:
Nintendo Switch eShop charts – September 6, 2025 – Silksong skyrockets to the top, Hollow Knight right behind
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The latest Nintendo Switch eShop charts for the week of September 6, 2025 are now available.
You didn’t need us to tell you this, but yes, it’s Hollow Knight: Silksong on top this week. But what’s also interesting is that the series’ first game is right behind it. Other than that, we see Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots in the top ten as another new title.
Below are the full Nintendo Switch eShop charts for the week of September 6, 2025:
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Bad Cheese launch trailer – psychological horror game lands on Nintendo Switch
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We have a new launch trailer for Bad Cheese after it came out this week. This game, which just came to Nintendo Switch, is a psychological horror experience inspired by the eerie charm of 1920s animation.
Further details can be found in the following overview:
More: Bad Cheese, Feardemic, Simon Lukasik
Cronos: The New Dawn launch trailer – new survival horror game for Nintendo Switch 2 [update: new trailer]
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September 3: A couple of days before its debut, Cronos: The New Dawn has been given its launch trailer. Bloober Team is showing off its new survival horror game.
A bunch of information about it can be found in the following overview:
More: Bloober Team, Cronos: The New Dawn
Nintendo files two lawsuits against individuals connected to Switch piracy
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July 1, 2024: Nintendo recently filed a pair of lawsuits against individuals who the company believes facilitated piracy on Switch. Torrent Freak reported on the findings.
In the first lawsuit, Modded Hardware is accused of violating the DMCA by selling mod chips and MIG devices. Modded consoles with pirated games were apparently shipped as well. While Nintendo originally reached out to owner Ryan Daly with a lawsuit threat and it was agreed that unlawful activity would cease, Modded Hardware continued on. Daly eventually said he was looking for a new lawyer, but Nintendo wouldn’t wait any further and filed a proper lawsuit.
Man accused of selling fake Nintendo products, including Switch docks, that made over $2 million in years-long scheme
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A 34 year-old man from Long Island was arraigned this week after a scheme was uncovered in which fake Nintendo products were sold for years, which brought in over $2 million.
Isaac Lapidus will now need to deal with trademark counterfeiting and conspiracy charges. While he plead not guilty and was released, this is far from over.
Former Nintendo dev on why the company doesn’t often release new IPs
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When you think of Nintendo, popular franchises like Mario and The Legend of Zelda come to mind. The company does tinker with new series and IPs here and there, but there’s definitely a reliance on ongoing franchises.
Ken Watanabe, a former Nintendo software developer, has now spoken about the approach. Speaking with Bloomberg, he said that gameplay comes first – something that is well known and has been stressed repeatedly. Mechanics are always the top priority, and Watanabe noted that when it comes to “the skin or the wrapper”, the teams at Nintendo “don’t really fuss over it.”
Watanabe’s full words:
