Famitsu’s most wanted games – April 6, 2025 – Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake still on top
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It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart outlining what Japanese gamers are looking forward to based on reader votes. There’s not too much movement this time around as Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake is still on top.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between March 19 and March 25.
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2 gets Gyokko, Hantengu character trailers
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Two more Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2 character trailers are here, this time for Gyokko, and Hantengu. Aniplex has been delivering different videos for the game leading up to launch.
Here are the new Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2 Gyokko and Hantengu character trailers:
Nintendo Switch eShop deals – lowest prices ever for Everspace, Hades, Superhot, more
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A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Nintendo Switch eShop. This includes the lowest price ever for Everspace, Hades, Superhot, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
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Japanese Nintendo eShop releases for April 10, 2025
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Nintendo has updated the Japanese Switch release schedule on Nintendo eShop for the week of April 10, 2025. The lineup includes Star Overdrive, Snow Bros. 2 Special, Monument Valley 1 and 2, and more.
Here’s a look at the upcoming digital download schedule:
Nintendo pre-order updates – April 6, 2025 – Switch 2 for the UK and more
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Croc: Legend of the Gobbos gameplay – Nintendo Switch gets PS1 3D platformer
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Croc: Legend of the Gobbos, which launched on Nintendo Switch this week, has been given new gameplay. The 1997 platformer, which was tied to the original PlayStation, now comes to a Nintendo system for the first time.
Everything you need to know can be found in the following overview:
Anime-inspired action adventure RPG LunarLux gets Nintendo Switch release date
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According to a Nintendo eShop listing, LunarLux is set for imminent Switch release and we now have a release date. The game is slated for April 17, 2025.
LunarLux, an anime-inspired sci-fi action-adventure RPG, was previously announced at the end of 2022. An initial launch took place the following year, but we’ve been waiting for the console version since.
Further information regarding the game can be found in the following eShop description:
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Nintendo Switch file sizes – The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, Promise Mascot Agency, Snow Bros. 2 Special, more
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Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Nintendo Switch games. These include The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, Promise Mascot Agency, Snow Bros. 2 Special, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
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Japan: Best-selling Nintendo Switch eShop games for March 2025 – Xenoblade Chronicles X debuts at #1
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Nintendo shared new data this week revealing the top 20 best-selling games on the Japanese Switch eShop for March 2025.
A few new games appear for the first time, including Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition – which does land at #1. There’s also Suikoden 1 & 2 HD Remaster at #11, SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered at #14, and Atelier Yumia at #20.
The full lineup of Japan’s best-selling games on the Switch eShop for March 2025 is as follows:
Nintendo has had a long-running project seeking the “pinnacle of all controllers”
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A neat little Nintendo development tidbit was tucked away inside the company’s Switch 2 interview published this week, which concerns controllers.
Technical director Tetsuya Sasaki was speaking about the Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller and how it was designed from scratch. The team put in a lot of work to make sure that “the left and right control sticks are quieter and don’t make noise, even when they’re moved quickly to the edge.” Also mentioned that given how smooth they glide, Nintendo calls them “smooth-gliding sticks.”
