Switch Partner Spotlight Sale live on the Nintendo eShop
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A new Switch Partner Spotlight Sale is now up and running on the Nintendo eShop. Nintendo itself isn’t including any games, but a ton of notable third-party titles are present – some of which with massive discounts. Cult of the Lamb, Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, and Vampire Survivors are just some of the highlights.
Here’s the full roundup:
My Friend Pedro’s new game Shotgun Cop Man gets release date and new trailer on Nintendo Switch
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The upcoming Nintendo Switch game Shotgun Cop Man just received a release date. Publisher Devolver Digital and developer DeadToast Entertainment will be bringing it out on May 1, 2025.
Shotgun Cop Man is notable as it comes from the same studio as My Friend Pedro. It didn’t take long to hear about the release date as the initial announcement just took place in February.
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Thrill Penguin, a penguin parkour platformer, hitting Nintendo Switch this week
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Later this week, Ratalaika Games will be publishing Thrill Penguin on Nintendo Switch. The game is slated for April 18, 2025.
Thrill Penguin, made by Sylph, offers penguin parkour platforming. Players can tackle over 50 levels, battle bosses, and more.
Here’s some additional information:
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Puzzle platformer American Arcadia coming to Nintendo Switch
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Raw Fury, along with Out of the Blue Games, today announced that American Arcadia is seeing release on various consoles such as Nintendo Switch. It’ll be available on May 15, 2025.
American Arcadia is a cinematic puzzle title with 2.5D platforming elements and first-person gameplay. You’ll take on the role of Trevor, an average man escaping from the world’s most popular reality TV show.
Learn more about it via the following overview:
Nintendo Switch 2 on track for 145% tariff hit with consoles made in China
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Nikkei issued a report today indicating that Nintendo Switch 2 is set to face a 145 percent tariff hit with most production taking place in China.
There’s been a lot of discussion as of late over the console’s price and how much Nintendo would be impacted. It’s true that various tech products will be exempt – at least for now – from tariffs initiated by President Trump. However, that does not seem to apply to gaming consoles. Nikkei Asia says it has seen “an internal assessment memo by a major Apple and Nintendo supplier” which indicates that the 145 percent tariff affecting goods made in China is still in place.
Japan makes first arrest over illegally modded Nintendo Switch systems
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January 16: The first arrest has been made in Japan for Nintendo Switch systems that were illegally modded.
Police arrested the 58 year-old man on January 15 on suspicion of violating the Trademark Act. He’s believed to have welded modified parts to the circuit board of second-hand systems purchased in March last year. The man then went on to sell them on a flea market app for 28,000 yen each.
UK software sales chart for the week ending April 12, 2025 – Hogwarts Legacy reclaims the top spot
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The latest UK software sales chart for the week ending April 12, 2025 is now available.
Hogwarts Legacy has come all the way back, landing at the top spot after coming in at #13 last week. As for Nintendo Switch exclusives, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the highest, but it falls from #6 to #11.
Here’s the full UK software sales chart for the week ending April 12, 2025:
Famitsu’s most wanted games – April 13, 2025 – Coffee Talk Tokyo enters the chart
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It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart outlining what Japanese gamers are looking forward to based on reader votes. A few new games appear for the first time, including Coffee Talk Tokyo.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between March 26 and April 1.
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Splatoon 3 Spring Fest Splatfest 2025 results
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Following Splatoon 3 Splatfest for the Spring Fest that just wrapped up, we have the official results from Nintendo. The theme asked when players prefer to get things done with morning, noon, and night as the options.
Based on Nintendo’s halftime report, it was looking like we could be in for another close all. Team Night had an extremely small lead at 33.97 percent. Team Noon was right behind at 33.22 percent. Team Morning was also right there with 32.81 percent.
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2 gets Hinatsuru / Makio / Suma character trailer
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The latest Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2 character trailer debuted today, this time for Hinatsuru / Makio / Suma. The full set acts together as one.
Here’s the new Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2 character trailer for Hinatsuru / Makio / Suma:
