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Time Flies trailer

Following this week’s release, Panic and Playables published a launch trailer for Time Flies. The game, which is about a small fly with a gigantic bucket list, just came to Nintendo Switch.

A rundown of what to expect can be found in the following overview:

Guilty Gear Strive Lucy DLC

Today, Arc System Works offered a first look at Guilty Gear Strive DLC character Lucy in action.

Lucy is the final participant in Season Pass 4. Queen Dizzy, Venom, and Unika make up the rest of the set. Note that while Lucy will initially release on August 21, she’ll be coming to the Nintendo Switch version this fall along with Venom and Unika.

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

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Street Fighter 6 Year 3

June 6: As part of Sumemr Game Fest 2025, Capcom shared a Year 3 character reveal for Street Fighter 6.

Sagat is up first this summer. Then in the fall, we’ll be seeing C. Viper. Early Spring 2026 will bring us Alex. Finally, in late spring of next year, we’ll be seeing Ingrid.

Nintendo Switch Parental Controls

Nintendo has released its maintenance schedule for the week of August 3, 2025.

Currently just one new session has been scheduled. The main thing is for Nintendo Switch Parental Controls, which will affect both Switch systems and mobile. 

Below is the full Nintendo maintenance schedule for the week of August 3, 2025:

Nintendo Switch Parental Controls (Switch 2 / Switch / mobile)

List of Nintendo Switch price changes

We now have a list of every price increase Nintendo put in place for Switch (and some additional products as well).

To close out the week, it was announced that various products are going up in cost in the United States. Nintendo Switch 2 hardware is immune for now, but Switch 1 and other items are changing in price starting today. Some retailers will be faster to enact the new prices than others, but we should be seeing things roll out everywhere soon.

Below is the full list of price changes for Nintendo Switch and more.

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Mado Monogatari Fia and the Wondrous Academy trailer

Idea Factory has come through with a launch trailer for Mado Monogatari: Fia and the Wondrous Academy. Although it has been available in Japan previously, it’s now receiving an English release in the west.

Tons of details can be found in the following overview:

Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Nintendo Switch games. These include Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac, The House of the Dead 2: Remake, and more.

Here’s the full roundup:

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The latest Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts for the week of August 3, 2025 are now available.

As was the case last week, Donkey Kong Bananza is still #1, beating out two slots for Super Mario Party Jamboree. Elsewhere, Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is in the top ten. And Madden NFL 25, which is about to release, makes it into the top five with pre-loads.

Below are the full Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts for the week of August 3, 2025:

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Wild Hearts S sequel

The developers behind Wild Hearts S have spoken more about the game, including the decision to shy away from introducing new content and wanting to make a sequel.

Japanese magazine Famitsu recently spoke with director Takuto Edagawa about the release. One of the topics brought up is how on Nintendo Switch 2, there’s now support for four players whereas the original version only supported three. Koei Tecmo was able to fulfill its original vision and also responded to requests for that additional player slot.

Edagawa said the following:


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