Xenoblade dev Monolith Soft sees 19% profit increase
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Monolith Soft reported its latest financial results for the fiscal year ending March 2025, revealing that the company has seen a 19 percent profit increase.
According to the company, it achieved profits of 487 million yen during the previous fiscal year. To compare, profits came in at 409 million yen in the year prior.
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Full Metal Schoolgirl announced for Nintendo Switch 2
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D3Publisher, along with Yukes, today unveiled Full Metal Schoolgirl for Nintendo Switch 2. A release is planned for October 23, 2025.
Full Metal Schoolgirl is an action shooting game. Playing as one of two heroines, you’ll look to fight back against the Meternal Jobz corporation.
Lots of additional details can be found in the following overview:
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Once Upon a Puppet launch trailer celebrates the puzzle-platformer on Nintendo Switch
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Daedalic Entertainment and Flatter Than Earth have come through with a launch trailer for Once Upon a Puppet. This week, the cinematic puzzle-platformer came to Nintendo Switch.
Everything you need to know can be found in the following overview:
Super Metroid, Metroid Fusion icons added to Nintendo Switch Online
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Starting today, Nintendo Switch Online members can redeem icons for Super Metroid and Metroid Fusion.
Both of these are “play to unlock” related. That means for Super Metroid, you’ll need to open the SNES app and boot up the game. The same goes for Metroid Fusion and the GBA app – which requires you to be at the Expansion Pack tier. Note that by starting up these games, you’ll earn 50 Platinum Points each (100 in total).
Street Fighter 6 getting Aespa and Naevis collaboration
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Capcom isn’t slowing down with its support for Street Fighter 6, and today pulled back the curtain on a new collaboration with Aespa and Naevis. The fun begins on July 4, 2025.
Aespa is a South Korean girl group while Naevis is a virtual idol and extension of that. Fans will be able to get their hands on a new Aespa outfit for Juri (for one year only). Additionally, Naevis will join as a real-time commentator.
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Lost GBA game Animaniacs: Hollywood Hypnotics resurfaces
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After many years, fans have recovered the lost Game Boy Advance game Animaniacs: Hollywood Hypnotics and shared a build of the project online.
Full Fat Productions was behind the 2D platformer, which was never released. The game did not launch despite the fact that it was pretty much finished. Fans have recovered a new build in which you can make it all the way to the end with a fight against Pink and Brain.
Seafaring real-time strategy game Cats Away announced for worldwide Nintendo Switch release
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Nicalis, Studio Saizensen, and Success Cop today announced a worldwide release for Cats Away for Nintendo Switch. The game launches on July 10, 2025.
Cats Away is a maritime real-time strategy adventure title which previously came to Japan as Buccanyar. Players can give orders to their ever-expanding cat crew as they look to save the world from the reawakening of an ancient evil.
Here’s some additional information:
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New details allegedly revealed about Nintendo and Amazon’s dispute
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We recently heard that Amazon finally began selling Nintendo products in the United States again after a lengthy period in which the two sides weren’t working together. New details have now surfaced about what actually happened behind-the-scenes.
According to Bloomberg, the dispute between the companies stemmed from third-party sellers who were undercutting Nintendo’s games prices. This led to Nintendo Switch 2 not being available on Amazon when the system launched last month.
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Nintendo Switch and more seeing price change in Canada
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Nintendo is raising the price of the original Switch in Canada, it’s been announced. This is “based on market conditions.”
The price increase will impact the Nintendo Switch – OLED Model, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite, physical and digital Nintendo Switch games and Nintendo Switch accessories. Nintendo says that other products like amiibo and Switch Online memberships will also experience price changes.
Schildmaid MX confirms Nintendo Switch physical release
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The shoot ’em up game Schildmaid MX was previously announced for Nintendo Switch, but now we have confirmation that a physical release is on the way. Copies will be sold through Play-Asia.
Schildmaid MX will be sold standalone, but it will also be offered via a limited edition. The latter includes the game card, soundtrack CD, Joy-Con sticker set, and numbered certificate in a collector’s box. Only 1,000 limited editions will be made.
