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Summer Game Fest 2025 live stream

E3 isn’t around anymore, but Summer Game Fest is looking to fill the void of summer game announcements with its own big event, and the 2025 live stream is almost here. The fun starts at 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET / 10 PM in the UK / 11 PM in Europe.

Today’s event will run about two hours long. Various new announcements are planned, and we should be getting at least some news for Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch. Right after that presentation ends, Day of the Devs will begin immediately after with even more announcements, which will be focused on indies.

Below is the official Summer Game Fest 2025 live stream:

Following yesterday’s debut, a final launch trailer has come in for Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour. This shows off the types of experiences the title has to offer.

Learn more about what the game has in the following overview:

Shuten Order Manji Fushicho

Spike Chunsoft is closing out the week with another Shuten Order trailer, and now we have a look at Manji Fushicho. Shizuka Ito is voicing the character.

Learn about Manji with the rundown below.

May 20: Ratalaika Games, 9Ratones, and Two Black Cats have announced their upcoming release Inkventure for Nintendo Switch. We don’t have a specific release date, but it’s coming very soon.

Inkventure is a 2D puzzle platformer with 40 levels to tackle. You’ll play as a slime dad questing through another dimension as he looks to save his kids.

More information can be found in the following overview:

March 27: Today, Spike Chunsoft revealed No Sleep For Kaname Date – From AI: The Somnium Files for Nintendo Switch [update: also now Switch 2]. It launches on July 25, 2025.

No Sleep For Kaname Date – From AI: The Somnium Files is the third game in the series. This time around, you’ll play as a special agent with an AI partner embedded in his left eye while looking to track down Iris, an internet Idol who has been trapped in a mysterious escape game. 

Spike Chunsoft also provided the following details:

Princess Peach Toad voice actor replaced

Following yesterday’s report, it’s now been made official that Princess Peach and Toad (plus Toadette) voice actor Samantha Kelly has been recast.

Fans were the first to discover the change after examining the credits for Mario Kart World yesterday. Now Kelly herself has confirmed the news. According to a statement shared on social media, she was only informed about the move yesterday.

Kelly’s full statement reads:

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A new video comparison has come in for Animal Crossing: New Horizons showing how the game has improved on Nintendo Switch 2 compared to the original Switch.

Nintendo released a handful of improvement updates this past week for various games, but Animal Crossing: New Horizons wasn’t one of them. Still, the new system alone is able to run it better thanks to the more powerful hardware.

If you’re looking to see what Street Fighter 6 is all about, you might be interested to know that a demo is available.

This is actually the first very demo for Nintendo Switch 2. As of now that’s the only one available for the system.

Nintendo Switch 2 camera phone

A new test done by YouTube channel Will It Work? reveals that Nintendo Switch 2 owners can use their phone as a camera for the GameChat feature.

GameChat, which is a new feature for the system lets users communicate with friends online. Voice chat is supported, but so is video – as long as you have a compatible USB camera. However, with this new discovery, it turns out that you don’t actually need to go out and buy a separate camera.


Tamagotchi Plaza

March 27: Today, Bandai Namco unveiled Tamagotchi Plaza for Nintendo Switch. The game is due out on August 27, 2025.

Based on the 90’s pocket companions, Tamagotchi Plaza is a shop simulator games. The action is set in Tamahiko Town where players will manage a dozen different shops and engage with over 100 Tamagotchi.

For further details, check out the following overview:


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