Hello Kitty and Friends: Freeze Tag Party announced for Nintendo Switch
Posted on 1 month ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Hello Kitty and Friends Freeze Tag Party is heading to Nintendo Switch, Nighthawk Interactive and Imaginer announced today. The title launches on November 6, 2025.
Hello Kitty and Friends: Freeze Tag Party is an action game in which players can chase, dash, and dress up their favorite Sanrio favorites. Over 35 characters are included.
Here’s an official overview with more details:
UK software sales chart for the week ending August 23, 2025 – Mario Kart World, DK Bananza lead the way
Posted on 1 month ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
The latest UK software sales chart for the week ending August 23, 2025 is now available.
It’s a good week for Nintendo with two Switch 2 exclusive leading the way. Mario Kart World maintains its lead from last week, but right behind is Donkey Kong Bananza, which moves up a spot.
Here’s the full UK software sales chart for the week ending August 23, 2025:
Hitman World of Assassination gets big Nintendo Switch 2 update, patch notes
Posted on 1 month ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch 2 | 0 comments
IO Interactive has come out with the first notable update for Hitman World of Assassination on Nintendo Switch 2.
A number of notable fixes are included, such as loading auto save files resulting in the title crashing, brightness issues, performance issues around large mirrors, and quality-of-life issues. A notable addition is the “Frame Rate” option to help stabilize performance, locking the action at 30 FPS.
The full rundown is as follows:
Shuten Order receives final trailer
Posted on 1 month ago by Cris-(chito) in News, Switch | 0 comments
DMM Games and Too Kyo Games has released a new, “Final” trailer for Shuten Order. The title will release for Nintendo Switch on September 5, 2025.
Here’s an overview to refresh you on the game:
Discounty launch trailer – supermarket sim released on Nintendo Switch
Posted on 1 month ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
A new launch trailer is available for Discounty. The game, which is about managing a discount supermarket, released on Nintendo Switch this week.
Lots of details can be found in the following rundown:
More: Crinkle Cut Games, Discounty, PQube
Corpse Party Tetralogy Pack confirmed for western release on Nintendo Switch [update: pre-orders, Amazon exclusive]
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Following its Japanese launch, XSEED Games today announced that it’s working on a western release of Corpse Party Tetralogy Pack on Nintendo Switch. It will be available later in 2025.
Corpse Party Tetralogy Pack features the entirety of the “Heavenly Host” narrative including the modernized version of the first adventure, Corpse Party (2021); the sequel, Corpse Party: Book of Shadows; and the western console debuts of Corpse Party: Sweet Sachiko’s Hysteric Birthday Bash and Corpse Party: Blood Drive, the conclusion to the Heavenly Host saga.
Nintendo releases official Mario stop motion videos
Posted on 1 month ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments
As part of Nintendo’s new “My Mario” campaign, a series of stop motion videos for the well-known character have now been released.
As of now three videos have been published. Each one is about a minute long, focusing on a different scenario. Nintendo previously said that the short length was decided “so that young children can enjoy them.”
More: Mario
Tetris 99 49th Maximus Cup on the way
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Today, Nintendo announced the 49th Maximus Cup for Tetris 99.
There won’t be a new theme this time around. However, it is a chance to catch up on previous ones you missed. Specifically, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Kirby’s Dream Buffet, and Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe are getting the spotlight.
More: Tetris 99
Machick 2 to release on Nintendo Switch in September
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DeadPixel is gearing up for the release of Machick 2 on Nintendo Switch 2, the developer shared today. It’ll be out on September 10, 2025. Nintendo Switch 2 was also mentioned in the announcement, but we believe this simply refers to backwards compatibility.
Machick 2 is a magical, chaotic roguelike survivor game. Players will come up with a magical build as they take on enemies on the battlefield.
More information can be found in the following overview:
More: DeadPixel, Machick 2, Nuntius Games
Developers still reportedly struggling to get Nintendo Switch 2 dev kits
Posted on 1 month ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch 2 | 0 comments
We’re a few months behind the launch of Nintendo Switch 2, but apparently getting development kits hasn’t gotten any easier.
Digital Foundry shared its latest findings following Gamescom 2025 last week. The outlet’s John Linneman, after speaking with various developers, has heard that Nintendo is encouraging teams to simply ship their games on Switch 1 and “rely on backwards compatibility.” The interest from teams is there, but access to development kits are still limited. The reasoning for that isn’t clear – only Nintendo would have the answer.
