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Scholar's Mate

Scholar’s Mate will be appearing on Nintendo Switch this week, JanduSoft has announced. It will be available on July 10, 2025.

Scholar’s Mate is a first-person horror escape room experience. Players will enter the corridors of an abandoned psychiatric hospital in which they’ll need to help Judith solve twisted puzzles and stay hidden from her relentless captor, Eddie.

Further details can be found in the following overview:

Mega Man has been missing in action for many years now, but Capcom apparently hasn’t forgotten about the franchise.

The company was recently asked about plans for the series during an investor Q&A. In response, the following was shared: “The Mega Man series is one of our most important IPs, and we are continuously considering ways to develop it further. However, we do not have any additional information we can share at this time.”


The House of the Dead 2 Remake

January 10: The House of the Dead 2: Remake is officially coming to Nintendo Switch, Forever Entertainment has announced. A release is planned for Spring 2025.

The House of the Dead 2 originally released in 1998. For the remake, other than upgraded graphics, fans can look forward to a remastered music (though the original soundtrack will also be available) and more.

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Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles

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, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles makes its first appearance.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between June 18 and June 24.

Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet players can look forward to the next Tera Raid Battle event, which is set to feature Kommo-o.

Kommo-o will be available to battle in 7 Star Raids with the Fighting Tera Type. As we typically see, it will carry the Mightiest Mark and can be caught once per save file.

Lil Gator Game

A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Nintendo Switch eShop. These include the lowest prices ever for Arcade Paradise, Lil Gator Game, and more.

Here’s the full roundup:

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After a bit of digging, some fans are convinced that Nintendo is hiding potential N64 games for Switch Online, including Super Smash Bros.

The video actually isn’t new having been released at the very end of May. But for one reason or another, fans started to take a closer look at segments of footage that were blurred out. Comparisons have been made to boxarts and how they line up. Aside from Smash Bros., the trailer is supposedly hiding Donkey Kong 64, Glover, and Forsaken as well.

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

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Nintendo has updated the Japanese Switch and Switch 2 release schedule on eShop for the week of July 10, 2025. Various new titles are on the way, highlighted by Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 and Patapon 1 + 2 Replay.

Here’s a look at the upcoming digital download schedule:


Into the Emberlands trailer

We have a final launch trailer for the new Nintendo Switch version of Into the Emberlands. This week, the cozy exploration game landed on the console.

Here’s a rundown of everything you need to know:


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