Nintendo Download – May 22, 2025 (North America) – Cookie Clicker, Onimusha 2 remaster, more
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It’s time for the newest North American Nintendo Download Switch report for the week of May 22, 2025. The latest releases on the Nintendo eShop include Cookie Clicker, the Onimusha 2 remaster, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
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Nintendo Switch 2 GameChat requires a phone number to use
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If you plan on using GameChat on Nintendo Switch 2, you’ll need a phone number. That news has been spotted in the official terms for the feature.
Nintendo doesn’t go into detail about why a phone number is required for GameChat on Switch 2, but the reason seems fairly clear. The company always takes the protection of its players seriously – especially younger ones. If someone uses GameChat in a nefarious way, it’s a bit easier for Nintendo to block them and prevent them from returning.
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time launch trailer
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Level-5 has prepared a final launch trailer for Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time. A follow-up to the original Fantasy Life on Nintendo 3DS, this one is officially available for all Nintendo Switch owners today.
Catch up on everything you need to know in the following overview:
Castle of Heart: Retold announced for Nintendo Switch, Switch 2
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Castle of Heart: Retold is in development for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, 7Levels announced today. The game is due out this summer.
If the name sounds familiar, that’s because we saw Castle of Heart on Nintendo Switch way back in 2018. Retold is “a massively upgraded and expanded version of the original game, featuring significant enhancements across gameplay, story, visuals, and more.”
Here’s some additional information:
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Nintendo shares Mario Kart World concept art, talks about adding NPC drivers
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Coming from today’s Mario Kart World interview, Nintendo has shared concept art for the game and has spoken about including NPC drivers.
The roster has some unconventional picks, including Cow – who has quickly become a fan favorite. Cow is actually a part of a group that Nintendo labels “NPC drivers”.
Nintendo’s Kosuke Yabuki, Masaaki Ishikawa, and Kenta Sato shared in the interview:
Mario Kart World was originally planned for Nintendo Switch 1
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Mario Kart World was originally planned as a game for the current Switch, Nintendo has revealed.
That piece of information comes from an official interview that went live today. The team was finding it a challenge to incorporate everything it wanted to do, including ramping up from 12 racers to 24 players. Programmer Kenta Sato said various sacrifices were considered, including “toning down the visuals, lowering the resolution, and we even considered dropping the frame rate to 30 FPS in some cases.” However, the move to Nintendo Switch 2 allowed for everything to be kept intact.
Nintendo explains why Mario Kart World isn’t called Mario Kart 9
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In a new interview issued today, Nintendo commented on why Mario Kart World isn’t called Mario Kart 9.
Before the game was unveiled, there was plenty of speculation about what the name would be. Many thought that it would be Mario Kart 9 as that makes sense to follow up on Mario Kart 8 / Deluxe. On the other hand, some fans also argued that Nintendo could skip to Mario Kart 10, given that we saw Mario Kart Tour in 2019. It turned out that the company went in a different direction, and that’s where we ended up with Mario Kart World.
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Nintendo on how Mario Kart World came to be, development started in 2017
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Nintendo has spoken about the origins of Mario Kart World, revealing that the project started developing in 2017.
According to producer Kosuke Yabuki, the team first began prototyping in March 2017 following the release of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Nintendo Switch. Production then moved forward officially by the end of that year.
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Riot Control Simulator announced for Nintendo Switch 2
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Polish indie studio Corpix Games, together with publishers Wildlands Interactive and Ultimate Games SA, has confirmed that Riot Control Simulator is coming to Nintendo Switch 2.
Riot Control Simulator is a realistic simulator in which players take on the role of law enforcement officers tasked with managing street protests. The story mode places players within the machinery of authority in a nation slowly descending into authoritarianism.
While an exact release date has not been shared, the game is slated to arrive on Nintendo’s next-gen platform sometime in 2026.
Here’s an official overview:
Teslagrad 1 & 2 getting physical release on Switch with Power Pack edition
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Rain Games, together with publisher Tesura Games, has announced a physical release for Teslagrad Power Pack on Switch. It’s planned to launch later this year.
The package includes both Teslagrad Remastered and Teslagrad 2, and will be offered in two versions: a standard edition and a collector’s edition. The Teslagrad Power Pack Collector’s Edition for Switch contains: Physical game card with Teslagrad Remastered and Teslagrad 2, Collector’s box with metallic ink, golden notebook, 3D magnetic pin, sticker sheet and original soundtrack (2 CDs). A specific release date has not yet been shared.
You can check out an overview of the game below.
