Nintendo Switch eShop charts – August 2, 2025 – Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game takes the lead
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The latest Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts for the week of August 2, 2025 are now available.
Two notable games debuted this week and both are in the top five. Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game actually took the top spot, taking over for Super Mario Party Jamboree which settles for second. Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound is then behind at #3.
Below are the full Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts for the week of August 2, 2025:
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Noctuary launch trailer – visual novel RPG available on Nintendo Switch
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A fresh launch trailer is in for Noctuary, a visual novel RPG. Nintendo Switch secured the game this week.
Thanks to the Nintendo eShop listing, we have the following details:
More: Gratesca, Noctuary, Serenity Forge
Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact season pass trailer
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A new Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact trailer has dropped showing off the game’s season pass. The video was just shown off at EVO 2025.
Pito – or Neferpitou – was previously announced as DLC. Silhouettes for the remaining three characters have now been shared. It seems that the rest of the lineup is Phinx, Shizuku, and Zeno. They should all be officially announced and shown off later – as of now we don’t have specific release dates for any of the characters.
THQ Nordic Nintendo Switch eShop sale live, lowest price ever for Epic Mickey: Rebrushed and more
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THQ Nordic has kicked off its latest Nintendo Switch eShop sale for August 2025 with a few games at their lowest prices ever, including Epic Mickey: Rebrushed. All told you can save on a dozen different tiles with Battle Chasers: Nightwar and Gothic Classic as other highlights.
The full list of currently discounted games is as follows:
Operation Night Strikers Nintendo Switch physical release happening
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Limited Run Games is working on a physical release for Operation Night Strikers on Nintendo Switch, the company has announced.
This will be offered as part of Strikers Edition, which includes a fanbook, Taito Sound Bullets soundtrack CD, poster, reversible titlesheet, and special box. Different colored gun peripherals will also be sold.
Here’s an overview of the collection itself:
Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. coming to Nintendo Switch 2 [update: World Stage trailer]
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May 11: SEGA is bringing Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. to Nintendo Switch 2, the company just announced. A release window was not provided.
According to SEGA, “Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. takes the gameplay of Virtua Fighter 5 and raises it to new levels”. It features additional content, rollback netcode support, and more. Cross-play will be supported across all platforms.
More: SEGA, Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O.
Reanimal delayed to Q1 2026, collector’s edition revealed, new trailer
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Reanimal has been delayed on all platforms – including Nintendo Switch 2 – though THQ Nordic and Tarsier are softening the blow with news about a collector’s edition and a new trailer.
Last we heard, the project was planned for this year. Now we’ll be seeing it in Q1 2026 instead – a final date will be provided later.
We have a look at the collector’s edition above. It comes with the game, season pass and pre-order DLC, art book, exclusive box, PVC statue “Pig”, PVC mini statue “Bucket”, stickers, keychain, and a map poster. Pre-orders are live for the collector’s edition as well as a deluxe edition here.
Here’s an overview of the game:
SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide announced for Nintendo Switch 2
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THQ Nordic made it official today that SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide will be released on Nintendo Switch 2. Fans can grab it on November 18, 2025.
SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide, a 3D platformer, is the third entry in the series from Purple Lamp. It’s also the IP’s first appearance on Nintendo Switch 2. Pre-orders are already live here (including a collector’s edition), but note that it’s a game-key card.
More: Purple Lamp, THQ Nordic
Cronos: The New Dawn coming to Nintendo Switch 2 [update: retail game-key card]
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July 31: During today’s Nintendo Direct, Cronos: The New Dawn was announced for Nintendo Switch 2. The game launches on September 5, 2025.
Cronos: The New Dawn is a third-person survival horror game. Players will be tasked with surviving two distinct eras: a brutal future and 1980s Poland. Along the way, they’ll need to stop nightmarish creatures from merging into unstoppable abominations.
More information can be found in the following overview:
More: Bloober Team, Cronos: The New Dawn
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound launch trailer – action platformer from Blapshemous dev lands on Nintendo Switch
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The Ninja Gaiden series has expanded with the 2D action platformer Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, and we have a launch trailer for the Nintendo Siwtch game. The title is made by The Game Kitchen, the studio behind Blasphemous.
Find everything you need to know in the following overview:
