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:

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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:

More: DMM Games, Shuten Kyodan, Spike Chunsoft, Too Kyo Games

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

Tetris 99 49th Maximus Cup on the way

Posted on 1 month ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

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.

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Machick 2 to release on Nintendo Switch in September

Posted on 1 month ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments

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:

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Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar review for Nintendo Switch / Switch 2

Posted on 2 months ago by Taioh in Reviews, Switch | 0 comments

System: Switch [reviewed], Switch 2
Release date: August 27, 2025
Developer: Marvelous
Publisher: Marvelous

The Story of Seasons series has always lived in this cozy niche between farming sim and life sim, where your day-to-day rhythms matter just as much as your long-term goals. Grand Bazaar originally released on the Nintendo DS back in 2010 under the Harvest Moon label, and now it’s been rebuilt for a modern audience on Nintendo Switch. This remake stays faithful to its unique spin on the formula – putting the weekly town bazaar at the center of everything – while smoothing out some of the rougher edges from the DS era. But how well does it hold up in 2025, now that farming sims are practically their own genre?

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Developers still reportedly struggling to get Nintendo Switch 2 dev kits

Posted on 2 months 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.

Astroneer: Megatech DLC expansion announced

Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments

Another major DLC expansion is coming to Astroneer, and today, Devolver Digital and System Era Softworks unveiled the Megatech expansion. Nintendo Switch owners can play it starting this November.

Here’s what’s been shared so far:

More: Astroneer, Devolver Digital, DLC, System Era Softworks, title update

Demonschool finally gets Nintendo Switch release date, new trailer [update: delayed]

Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments

August 7: After waiting for a few years, Demonschool now has a release date. It was just announced that the school-life tactics RPG is due out on September 3, 2025.

Demonschool, which has hints of Persona, Shin Megami Tensei, and Italian horror cinema, was originally announced in 2022. While it was originally planned for 2023, it obviously didn’t launch that year.

If you’re interested in learning more about the game, read the following overview:

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Nintendo Switch 2 game-key cards won’t be accepted for preservation by Japan’s national library

Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch 2 | 0 comments

Nintendo Switch 2 game-key cards are back in the news as they’ve essentially been denied entry into the National Diet Library.

Otherwise known as the NDL, this is Japan’s national library. However, due to the nature of this specific physical media, game-key cards cannot be accepted for preservation.