Curse Rounds drops on Nintendo Switch next week
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Today, QUByte Interactive and Tentacles Interactive shared that Curse Rounds will be appearing on Nintendo Switch next week. The game is scheduled for August 14, 2025.
Curse Rounds tasks players with trying to survive random rounds as they battle enemies with their pistolflash. With its roguelike gameplay, each attempt will always be different.
Nintendo letting fans play against developers in Drag x Drive: Global Jam
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The Drag x Drive: Global Jam online demo is almost here, and just ahead of the event, we’re now hearing that Nintendo is actually giving fans a chance to play against its developers.
That news comes from the Nintendo Today app. In one of the notices, the Big N says that “you might not be able to match their skill level at first – but with enough practice, we’re confident you’ll be speeding around the court and dunking with the best of them”.
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Jamboy: A Jelly‑Cious Hero heading to Nintendo Switch
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Nakama Game Studio is planning Jamboy: A Jelly‑Cious Hero for Nintendo Switch, the developer confirmed today. The title launches on September 25, 2025. A demo is currently available on the Nintendo eShop.
Jamboy: A Jelly‑Cious Hero is an action platformer featuring a jam-packed hero as its protagonist. After being devoured by a giant, you’ll have to escape from its guts.
Additional details can be found in the following overview:
Video: Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac graphics comparison – original vs. remake [update: comparison trailer]
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July 31: A new graphics comparison video has come in for the newly-revealed Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac.
Bandai Namco is cooking up a remake of the 3D platformer that first launched over two decades ago. The updated graphics serve as the biggest appeal here, as we see various differences with character models, lighting, and more. Pac-Man World 2 follows the remake of the original Pac-Man World Re-Pac that we saw on Nintendo Switch in 2022.
Here’s the full Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac graphics comparison video:
WitchSpring R reveals free DLC The Follower’s Fall [update: release date]
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June 26: Free DLC is bound for WitchSpring R in the form of The Follower’s Fall. Existing owner will be able to access it for free via an update in August.
The DLC, which features a few short stories, contains “post-ending stories of the main characters, tales of new warlords, and a new storyline centered on a mysterious follower”. Both Japanese and Korean voiceovers will be available.
Below is a trailer for the DLC:
More: DLC, WitchSpring R
Famitsu software sales (7/28/25 – 8/3/25) – Top 30
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2 – 54,491 / NEW
2. [NS2] Mario Kart World – 51,544 / 1,445,628
3. [NS2] Donkey Kong Bananza – 25,199 / 207,055
4. [NSW] Hololive Holo’s Hanafuda – 16,200 / NEW
5. [PS5] Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2 – 12,351 / NEW
6. [NS2] Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV – 10,250 / 28,419
7. [NSW] Castlevania Advance Collection – 9,101 / NEW
8. [NSW] Minecraft – 7,932 / 3,955,307
9. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 7,027 / 6,398,596
10. [NSW] Tamagotchi Plaza – 5,574 / 161,597
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet just started Shiny Wo-Chien distribution for a limited time
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Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet are offering a big limited time reward with a limited time Shiny Wo-Chien distribution.
Only a few days ago, the games wrapped up a Tera Raid Battle with the creature. Players were tasked with collectively defeating Shiny Wo-Chien at least one million times. The final count was over 3.5 million, and because of that, the distribution was unlocked.
Here’s how you can claim Shiny Wo-Chien for both titles:
More: Game Freak, Pokemon Scarlet, Pokemon Violet
Wobbly Life will have a Nintendo Switch physical release, pre-orders open
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Following its previous digital launch, a physical release for Wobbly Life on Nintendo Switch is on the way. Retailers will be selling it on September 18, 2025.
While it’ll only have a standard edition, each unit does come with a couple of goodies. Buyers will receive a sticker sheet as well as a map of the island itself.
More: RubberBandGames, Wobbly Life
Heretic + Hexen gets surprise Nintendo Switch release
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In celebration of QuakeCon, Heretic + Hexen has just been announced and released on Nintendo Switch.
These classic games originally appeared in 1994 and 1995 respectively. Now id Software and Nightdive have brought them back with tons of new enhancements and even new content. Additions include online cross-platform and local split-screen deathmatch and co-op modes, mod support, and more. The episodes Heretic: Faith Renewed and Hexen: Vestiges of Grandeur are also brand new to the package.
Here’s a full rundown of everything included:
More: Bethesda, Heretic + Hexen, id Software, Nightdive Studios, top
Nintendo files Joy-Con 2 patents for a crank, clickable wheel
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Patents aren’t typically a big deal as they don’t always result in tangible products, but we can’t help but share the latest filings that feature Joy-Con 2 attachments for a crank and a clickable wheel.
As pointed out by Nintendo Patents Watch, the first one has a rotary disc, which is tracked by the mouse sensor through a window. There are also two magnets in place that secure the attachment.
