Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley and Skytree Village coming to Nintendo Switch [update: delay]
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January 28: Not one, but two classic Harvest Moon games have been announced for Nintendo Switch with The Lost Valley and Skytree Village on the way as part of Natsume’s Cozy Bundle. They’ll be available this summer.
Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley and Skytree Village previously debuted on Nintendo 3DS. For the Nintendo Switch versions, both games will be included on a single cartridge and with all DLC.
Below are overviews for both games:
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.
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Disney Speedstorm reveals free Nintendo Switch 2 upgrade
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Disney Speedstorm is receiving a free update on Nintendo Switch 2, Gameloft has announced.
The team is promising “a much smoother, sharper racing experience thanks to performance enhancements exclusive to the new hardware”. On Nintendo Switch 2, Disney Speedstorm will run at a full 60 frames per second, compared to the previous 30 FPS limit.
More: Disney Speedstorm, Gameloft
The Jackbox Party Pack 11 announced for Nintendo Switch [update: Doominate revealed]
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April 7: As part of several announcements today, Jackbox Games announced The Jackbox Party Pack 11. The game launches this fall on Nintendo Switch.
The Jackbox Party Pack 11 will offer the following experiences:
The Plucky Squire “Challenge” update announced, patch notes and trailer
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The Plucky Squire has revealed a major “Challenge” update. It will soon be made available on Nintendo Switch, though there’s no exact date just yet.
The big thing here is, naturally, Challenge Mode. This is a difficulty boost with new enemies, harder minigames, harder bosses, and more. Players can also access Iron Squire mode featuring permadeath.
Here’s the full rundown:
UK software sales chart for the week ending June 28, 2025 – Mario Kart World leads on Nintendo Switch 2
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The latest UK software sales chart for the week ending June 21, 2025 is now available.
Mario Kart World is still doing well, but settles for second this week. It’s still leading the way as far as Nintendo Switch 2 games are concerned. We also see the physical release of The Thing: Remastered debut – 25 percent of sales came from the Nintendo Switch version.
Here’s the full UK software sales chart for the week ending June 21, 2025:
