Sonokuni, a Japanese hip hop biopunk action game, coming to Nintendo Switch [update: out next week]
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March 6: Today, Kakehashi Games and Don Yasa Crew announced that they’re bringing Sonokuni to Nintendo Switch. No release window was provided, but it’s planned to launch soon after the PC version – which is currently slated for Q1 2025.
Sonokuni is a Japanese hip hop biopunk action title. You’ll play as Takeru, a lone assassin tasked with raiding a surreal superpower empowered by biotechnology. The story is inspired by real-life Japanese mythology.
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Life-sim adventure train game Locomoto announced for Nintendo Switch
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Green Tile Digital’s upcoming game Locomoto is planned for Nintendo Switch, it’s been announced. Expect to see this one later in 2025.
In the life-sim adventure train game, players act as a conductor. It features train customization, crafting, interacting with different characters, and more.
Here’s some additional information about Locomoto:
Open-world survival horror game I Hate This Place announced for Nintendo Switch
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Broken Mirror Game, in collaboration with Skybound Entertainment, today announced I Hate This Place. The game launches in Q4 2025 for Nintendo Switch.
I Hate This Place is an open-world survival horror game. Bloober Team is setting up a new horror label, and this project will be a part of it.
Nintendo joins ESA’s new Accessible Games Initiative
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At GDC 2025 today, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) announced the Accessible Games Initiative, a cross-industry effort to provide consumers with clear information about the accessibility features available in video games.
Nintendo will be participating as a founding member company along with Electronic Arts, Google, Microsoft, Nintendo of America and Ubisoft. Sony Interactive Entertainment, Amazon Games, Riot Games, Square Enix, and Warner Bros. Games are also participating.
Here’s a bit of information about how it all works:
Ken Kutaragi, the father of PlayStation, has a Nintendo PlayStation tucked away in his closet
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It’s been revealed that PlayStation co-creator Ken Kutaragi has a Nintendo PlayStation prototype tucked away in his closest, and it’s a bit different from the hardware we’ve seen previously.
Julian Domanski, a professional photographer in Japan, recently met up with Kutaragi and shared a few photos of the hardware on social media. Needless to say, these things are pretty rare. Domanski mentioned that “the last one in existence was believed to have sold at auction for $300,000.”
Here’s the full set of images:
A Highland Song set for Nintendo Switch physical release
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Super Rare Games is preparing a physical release of A Highland Song on Nintendo Switch, the company announced today.
3,000 copies will be available. In each unit, Super Rare Games is packing in the title on a cartridge, interior art, a full-color manual, an exclusive sticker, and trading cards.
More: A Highland Song, Inkle, Super Rare Games
Roguelike deckbuilder Into the Restless Ruins announced for Nintendo Switch [update: release date]
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February 11: Into the Restless Ruins will be released on various consoles including Nintendo Switch, publisher Wales Interactive and developer Ant Workshop shared today. It’s due out this spring with a specific release date to follow.
Into the Restless Ruins is a roguelike deckbuilder with auto-battles in which players create the dungeon they fight through. This is done through cards as they make up the rooms and corridors.
Nintendo Download – March 20, 2025 (Europe)
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Famitsu sales (3/10/25 – 3/16/25)
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Nintendo Download – March 20, 2025 (North America) – Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition, more
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It’s time for the newest North American Nintendo Download Switch report for the week of March 20, 2025. The latest releases on the Nintendo eShop include Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition, Atelier Yumia, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
