Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny originally debuted in 2002 for the PlayStation 2. The game will be appearing on a Nintendo platform for the first time, and Capcom is planning it as a remastered version.

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Capcom Fighting Collection 2 release date set for May, new trailer

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A final release date was just announced for Capcom Fighting Collection 2. The package is slated for May 16, 2025 on Nintendo Switch and other platforms.

Capcom Fighting Collection 2 was a big announcement when it was revealed during a Nintendo Direct last year. It was given a 2025 release window at the time. New features are planned including online play with rollback netcode and quality-of-life updates across all eight titles.

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Fashion Police Squad physical release in the works for Nintendo Switch

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Fashion Police Squad, which is already on Nintendo Switch digitally, is now getting a physical release. This one comes courtesy of Limited Run Games.

Just a standard copy will be offered to consumers. Limited Run Games does not appear to be readying any special editions.

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MLB The Show 25 confirmed for Nintendo Switch

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January 28: PlayStation today officially unveiled MLB The Show 25 and confirmed that the game will be appearing on Nintendo Switch as we’ve seen with the series over the past few years. It’s due out on March 18, 2025 with Early Access happening on March 14 through the Digital Deluxe Edition.

The big news for the game is that there’ll be three cozy athletes for the first time ever. Paul Skenes, Elly De La Cruz, and Gunnar Henderson will grace the cover as the franchise celebrates its 20th anniversary.

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Atari reveals Breakout Beyond for Nintendo Switch, from Bit.Trip dev Choice Provisions

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Today, Atari unveiled Breakout Beyond in partnership with developer Choice Provisions, the developer behind the Bit.Trip series. It’s due on Nintendo Switch out later in 2025.

Breakout Beyond is a new reimagining of the series that invites players to break on through to the other side. The game features a whole new sideways perspective, 72 levels, and support for two-player co-op.

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Bayonetta 3 director, others depart from PlatinumGames

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Another wave of PlatinumGames departures have been confirmed, including the director of Bayonetta 3. This comes courtesy of a new video from Hideki Kamiya, who previously left the company.

Takahisa Taura, the director of Astral Chain, was previously thought to have left – and that’s now confirmed. Additionally, Bayonetta 3 director Yusuke Miyata is gone. The same goes for Kenji Saito (Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance director) and Masaki Yamanaka (Anarchy Reigns character designer).

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Unreleased Nintendo PlayStation had a space shooter game in development

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Shuhei Yoshida, former president of SIE Worldwide Studios for Sony Interactive Entertainment, has shared details about a cancelled game for the Nintendo PlayStation that never made it to market.

While this is well documented at this point, Sony was once working on an add-on for the SNES which would have accepted CDs. However, Nintendo later pivoted and ended up working with Philips while Sony would go on to create the PlayStation.

Nintendo doesn’t think Switch 2 announcement will hurt Switch 1 sales, Switch 1 will be sold “as long as there’s demand”

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We have a few more words out of Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa, who today commented on Switch 1 sales in light of Switch 2 arriving later in 2025.

Furukawa told investors that the company doesn’t believe that the recent announcement of the new console will greatly affect sales of its current system. “We don’t think the impact of reluctance to buy is that great, and although we consider this to be a solid eighth year, we were unable to reach our target,” he noted.

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Nintendo president on Switch 2 supply, promises to meet demand [update: taking measures against scalpers]

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Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has briefly commented on the supply situation with Switch 2 leading up to the new console’s launch later this year. This comes as part of the company’s financial results shared earlier today.

Speaking with investors, Furukawa promised that the company will meet demand. Nintendo is looking to avoid a similar situation that affected its current console previously.

Super Mario Party Jamboree now the series’ fastest-selling game

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Based on the latest data from Nintendo, Super Mario Party Jamboree is now the fastest-selling entry in the series thus far.

The company just provided its latest financial sales, which included the first sales update on the Nintendo Switch exclusive. As we already mentioned, it’s sold 6.17 million units worldwide. After doing so in only ten weeks, it reached that milestone of becoming the fastest-selling entry in the franchise.