Viewfinder coming to Nintendo Switch
Posted on 1 week ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Viewfinder is making its way to Nintendo Switch, Thunderful and Sad Owl Studios announced today. The game will be available on the platform this winter.
Viewfinder, a first-person puzzle adventure game, first debuted in 2023. The hook is that photos, paintings, sketches, screenshots, and posters can be placed in the world to become a fabric of its reality, which reshapes the environment.
Learn more about what to expect in the following overview:
More: Sad Owl Studios, top, Viewfinder
The Elf on the Shelf: Christmas Heroes announced for Nintendo Switch
Posted on 1 week ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Outright Games today pulled back the curtain on The Elf on the Shelf: Christmas Heroes, which is in the works for Nintendo Switch. We have a confirmed release date of October 17, 2025.
The Elf on the Shelf: Christmas Heroes celebrates the Santaverse character’s 20th anniversary. For the game, Outright is readying a 2D puzzle-platforming adventure featuring “cheer, mischief and merriment.”
Here’s some additional information:
Pokemon Presents live stream – July 2025
Posted on 1 week ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, Switch, Switch 2, Videos | 0 comments
The latest Pokemon Presents for July 2025 is about to start, and just ahead of the event, we have the official live stream. While the main event begins at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET / 2 PM in the UK / 3 PM in Europe, a DJ event with Pikachu is happening first.
The Pokemon Company hasn’t spoken about what we should expect to see, but these presentations are fairly predictable. Expect lots of mobile updates, but we should be getting the latest look at Pokemon Legends: Z-A and possibly Pokemon Champions.
Here’s the Pokemon Presents live stream for July 2025:
Nintendo Switch 2 beats PS2 for sales record in Japan
Posted on 1 week ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch 2 | 0 comments
In a report from Yomiuri, the outlet reveals that Nintendo Switch 2 beaten PS2 for sales record in Japan. This is based on sales data provided by Famitsu.
Nintendo Switch 2 appears to have sold at least 1.5 million units in Japan during its first month. However, Famitsu doesn’t track data for units sold by Nintendo, so that number would be quite a bit higher. Famitsu tracks sales from over 3,000 stores in Japan.
Fate/Extra Record coming to Nintendo Switch in 2025 [update: delay]
Posted on 1 week ago by Dawn in News, Switch | 0 comments
August 4: Publisher Aniplex and developer Type-Moon have announced that they will be bringing Fate/Extra Record to Switch in 2025. The game is a remake of Fate/Extra, a dungeon-crawling RPG originally released on PSP. It was officially announced back in 2020, although this is the first confirmation we have had that it will be coming to Switch.
You can check out the teaser trailer for the game below:
More: Aniplex, Fate/Extra Record, Type-Moon
The Wandering Village reveals Nintendo Switch physical release [update: pre-orders]
Posted on 1 week ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
May 20: Stray Fawn Studio is working with Serenity Forge on a physical release of The Wandering Village on Nintendo Switch, it’s been announced.
A standard version is planned alongside a collector’s edition. In the latter, you’ll be getting a sticker sheet, soundtrack download card, 5-inch pot, wooden pin set, art book, rubber keychain, and postcards. The former only includes the soundtrack download card and sticker sheet.
Princess Peach’s new voice actor confirmed, first role was Mario Kart World
Posted on 1 week ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch 2 | 0 comments
The new voice actor for Princess Peach has come forward, and we now know that Courtney Lin is playing the role
Lin’s first recordings for Peach were for Mario Kart World. Additionally, she played Baby Peach in the racer as well, which isn’t unexpected.
Speaking about playing Princess Peach, Lin shared the following on social media:
More: Mario Kart World
Bustafellows Season 2 launch trailer
Posted on 1 week ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
A final launch trailer is in for Bustafellows Season 2. After Japan got it in 2023, the visual novel sequel was brought to the week this past week.
Catch up on everything you need to know in the following overview:
Teraslide out on Nintendo Switch this week
Posted on 1 week ago by Carlos in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Ratalaika Games has announced Teraslide, a new puzzle title, is making its way to Nintendo Switch on July 25, 2025.
In Teraslide, players take control of Tulock, a snow fox who must traverse puzzle-filled stages laid out on a hexagonal grid. The core mechanic revolves around sliding in a straight line until hitting an obstacle or the edge of the board, all while finding the correct path to the final hexagon and avoiding traps.
More: Ratalaika Games, teraslide
Hitman World of Assassination on Nintendo Switch 2 appears to have hidden “performance mode”
Posted on 1 week ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Following an investigation from Digital Foundry, it seems that Hitman World of Assassination has a hidden “performance mode” of sorts that many are probably unaware of.
It turns out that the game’s rendering resolution and performance changes according to how Nintendo Switch 2’s front-end menus are set. Depending on that, players could experience up to a 62.5 percent performance increase.
