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It’s time for the newest North American Nintendo Download report for the week of January 30, 2025. The latest releases include Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero, Citizen Sleeper 2, Hello Kitty Island Adventure, and more.

Here’s the full roundup:

Piczle Cross: Rune Factory release date

Thanks to Rainy Frog and Score Studios, the release date for Piczle Cross: Rune Factory has now been set. Nintendo Switch owners can grab it on February 20, 2025.

Piczle Cross: Rune Factory blends the challenge of nonogram puzzles with the characters, monsters, and lore of the iconic Rune Factory series. The game was previously announced in September for a 2025 launch.

Nintendo made an announcement today stating that it will soon pull support for foreign credit cards and PayPal accounts. The change will go into effect on March 25, 2025.

The announcement doesn’t provide a ton of information, but Nintendo says it’s making the move in order to prevent fraud. Consumers are asked to use other payment methods such as credit cards issued in Japan in the future. Nintendo also apologized for any inconvenience this may cause.


The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:

Side-scrolling shooter Snezhinka: Sentinel Girls 2 will release on Nintendo Switch next month, publisher PLAYISM and developer hinyari9 have announced. The title, released on PC last year, will arrive on February 13, 2025.

For further information, check out the overview below:

Publisher PLAYISM and developer Bombservice have announced that they will be bringing Momodora: Moonlit Farewell to Nintendo Switch, with the game due to arrive on February 7. The game is the latest in the series, and was released on PC last year.

Get an overview of the game below:

Ratalaika Games and Shinyuden have announced the release of RPG Sugoro Quest: Dice Heroes for Nintendo Switch for Western audiences, with the board game-style turn-based title due to arrive on February 7, 2025.

Get an overview of the game below:

Publisher eXtend and developers Toybox Inc. and Karakuri-ism have announced that they will be bringing Side Kicks! beyond to Nintendo Switch this year in Japan, with a planned release date of June 5. The game is an enhanced port of otome visual novel Side Kicks!, and will add new episodes to the main story, plus a crossover episode with otome murder mystery visual novel BUSTAFELLOWS, which is set in the same world.

Get an overview of the game below:

According to an announcement from Meridiem, Big Helmet Heroes is receiving a physical release on Nintendo Switch. This is due out on April 10, 2025.

Big Helmet Heroes will be getting an Exalted Edition at European specialist retail stores. It comes with a special case with new artwork, a couch-coop heroes sticker, and an art book.

Capcom Spotlight February 4

A new Capcom Spotlight broadcast will air on February 4, 2025, it’s been announced. The presentation will begin at 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET / 10 PM in the UK / 11 PM in Europe.

The new Capcom Spotlight will be 35 minutes long, offering “back-to-back info about all that’s coming from Capcom”. The lineup of games includes Monster Hunter Wilds, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Capcom Fighting Collection 2, and Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics.

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