Best-selling games of April 2025 in the U.S. on Nintendo Switch – The Hundred Line makes the top five
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New data from Circana gives us a look at the best-selling games of April 2025 specifically on Nintendo Switch.
There’s one new game this time around, which is The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy at #5. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the overall top seller, moving up from second previously. Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition, which was #1 last month, falls off the list.
Here’s the full list of best-sellers on Nintendo Switch for April 2025:
Best-selling games in the U.S. for April 2025 – Minecraft carries things for Nintendo Switch
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Circana has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of April 2025.
If you’re a Nintendo fan, there isn’t too much to discuss this month. Minecraft, which was already successful and has only gained popularity due to the recent movie, charts the highest at #4. There are actually no Nintendo Switch exclusives this month – including Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Here’s a look at the complete list of best-selling games in the U.S. for April 2025:
Nintendo shares Mario Kart World concept art, talks about adding NPC drivers
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Coming from today’s Mario Kart World interview, Nintendo has shared concept art for the game and has spoken about including NPC drivers.
The roster has some unconventional picks, including Cow – who has quickly become a fan favorite. Cow is actually a part of a group that Nintendo labels “NPC drivers”.
Nintendo’s Kosuke Yabuki, Masaaki Ishikawa, and Kenta Sato shared in the interview:
Mario Kart World was originally planned for Nintendo Switch 1
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Mario Kart World was originally planned as a game for the current Switch, Nintendo has revealed.
That piece of information comes from an official interview that went live today. The team was finding it a challenge to incorporate everything it wanted to do, including ramping up from 12 racers to 24 players. Programmer Kenta Sato said various sacrifices were considered, including “toning down the visuals, lowering the resolution, and we even considered dropping the frame rate to 30 FPS in some cases.” However, the move to Nintendo Switch 2 allowed for everything to be kept intact.
Nintendo explains why Mario Kart World isn’t called Mario Kart 9
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In a new interview issued today, Nintendo commented on why Mario Kart World isn’t called Mario Kart 9.
Before the game was unveiled, there was plenty of speculation about what the name would be. Many thought that it would be Mario Kart 9 as that makes sense to follow up on Mario Kart 8 / Deluxe. On the other hand, some fans also argued that Nintendo could skip to Mario Kart 10, given that we saw Mario Kart Tour in 2019. It turned out that the company went in a different direction, and that’s where we ended up with Mario Kart World.
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Nintendo on how Mario Kart World came to be, development started in 2017
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Nintendo has spoken about the origins of Mario Kart World, revealing that the project started developing in 2017.
According to producer Kosuke Yabuki, the team first began prototyping in March 2017 following the release of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Nintendo Switch. Production then moved forward officially by the end of that year.
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Troubles Witches Final Episode 01: Daughters of Amalgam coming to Nintendo Switch worldwide
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ININ Games, in partnership with Studio Siesta, today announced Troubles Witches Final Episode 01: Daughters of Amalgam is getting a release on Nintendo Switch. It will be available in late summer.
The game, a comical witch side-scrolling shoot ’em up game, originally released in 2007. Japan first received the Nintendo Switch version in 2023.
Here’s an official overview:
Shigeru Miyamoto reveals why Nintendo changed Donkey Kong’s design
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Shigeru Miyamoto, the original creator of Donkey Kong, has spoken about the decision to change Donkey Kong’s design.
DK will look quite a bit different when he stars in his upcoming game Donkey Kong Bananza. There’s been a lot of talk about the design, starting with when we got our first look at the character in the Nintendo Switch 2 announcement that gave a brief glimpse of Mario Kart World. But things actually go further back than that – Donkey Kong’s design was different in The Super Mario Bros. Movie as well.
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Arcade Archives Ridge Racer confirmed for Nintendo Switch, will have ownership discount for Switch 2 version
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Arcade Archives 2 Ridge Racer was previously announced for Nintendo Switch 2, but it’s now been confirmed that the classic title will be made available on Switch 1. Both versions are planned for June 5, 2025.
On Nintendo Switch, the game will be released as part of the regular Arcade Archives series. The title will cost $16.99 on Nintendo Switch 2 while the Switch 1 version is priced at $14.99.
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Ryukyu is this week’s Arcade Archives game on Nintendo Switch
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Thanks to Hamster, we have confirmation that Arcade Archives Ryukyu will be dropping on Nintendo Switch this week. It’s slated for tomorrow, May 22.
Ryukyu originally comes from Success, having first launched in 1990. The puzzle game involves trying to complete the highest-scoring poker hand.
Here’s some additional information:
