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Lunar Remastered Collection

Nintendo has updated the Japanese Switch release schedule on Nintendo eShop for the week of April 17, 2025. The lineup includes Lunar Remastered Collection and more.

Here’s a look at the upcoming digital download schedule:


During last week’s Nintendo Direct, EA announced Madden NFL and FC for Switch 2. That means the big sports franchises will be appearing at some point, though we’re not quite sure as to what’s planned at the moment.

Commenting on its recent Nintendo Switch 2 announcements, EA said:

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Azure Striker Gunvolt Trilogy Enhanced

March 11: Today, Inti Creates unveiled Azure Striker Gunvolt Trilogy Enhanced for Nintendo Switch. This will launch on July 24, 2025.

The package includes Azure Striker Gunvolt, Azure Striker Gunvolt 2, and Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 plus all DLC. According to Inti Creates, “the series director has renewed all three titles, polishing the action gameplay and updating the music.” Also, items that were offered separately such as voice drama CDs are now included in-game in Library Mode, making for the most complete “final version” of the trilogy.

Monsterpatch

Monsterpatch has secured an upcoming release on Nintendo Switch after a big Kickstarter campaign.

The campaign is actually still ongoing where it has raised over $200,000. With the initial funding target at $15,000, that goal was absolutely demolished. Various stretch goals have also been reached – aside from Nintendo Switch support, the game is getting a Nuzlocke Mode, a battle tower, fossil system, and more.

Switch 2 Nintendo Switch Online app

Thanks to the official Japanese website, first images for the Nintendo Switch Online app for Switch 2 are now available. This can be accessed directly on the home menu.

If you’ve booted up the app at all on the Big N’s current console, the overall design should look pretty familiar. The initial screen has different banners highlighting ongoing activities, promotions, and more. There also sections for things like Nintendo Classics and cloud saves.


The latest Nintendo Switch eShop charts for the week of April 12, 2025 are now available.

As was the case last week, Minecraft is again the overall top seller. We’re also seeing that Hades is back in the top five following a huge sale (plus the news for Hades 2 on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2).

Below are the full Nintendo Switch eShop charts for the week of April 12, 2025:

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Promise Mascot Agency trailer

Kaizen Game Works, the team behind Paradise Killer, is promoting the release of its new game Promise Mascot Agency with a launch trailer. creature collector RPG involves befriending and recruiting a roster of bizarre sentient mascots.

If you’re interested in learning more, read the following overview:

Nintendo Switch 2 Criware, Yesbis, Enlighten

We have news about a few additional tech-related announcements for Nintendo Switch 2, with Criware, Yesbis, and Enlighten middleware support planned for the console.

For Criware, the announcement notes that along with “developing new games that utilize the new hardware,” it “will also support audio and visual expression on the new console, including porting previously released games and multiplatform support for playing the same title across platforms such as PCs and smartphones, and contribute to the creation of new ways to play.”


Freedom Wars Remastered 1.7.0 update

Freedom Wars Remastered earned one of its more notable updates this week with the Nintendo Switch version now at version 1.7.0.

The team implemented many different adjustments across the board. Also unsurprisingly, a bunch of bugs have now been fixed.

The full rundown is as follows:

Pilo and the Holobook trailer

RedDeerGames, in partnership with Mudita, readied a launch trailer for the new Nintendo Switch game Pilo and the Holobook. Released this week, the game features a mission to catalog the secrets of the galaxy using the powerful and mysterious Holobook.

Additional information is available in the following rundown:


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