Famitsu software sales (7/14/25 – 7/20/25) – Top 30
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NS2] Mario Kart World – 130,537 / 1,495,609
2. [NS2] Donkey Kong Bananza – 127,905 / NEW
3. [NSW] Tamagotchi Plaza – 9,081 / 149,279
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 8,152 / 6,381,356
5. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 6,664 / 8,172,980
6. [NSW] Super Mario Party Jamboree – 5,885 / 1,349,665
7. [NSW] Minecraft – 5,385 / 3,939,274
8. [NS2] Tamagotchi Plaza – 4,220 / 40,915
9. [NSW] Patapon 1 + 2 Replay – 3,248 / 12,119
10. [NSW] Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact – 3,174 / NEW
Marvel Cosmic Invasion reveals Silver Surfer, Beta Ray Bill – plus voice cast details
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We’ve just heard about two new characters for the Marvel Cosmic Invasion roster, with Silver Surfer and Beta Ray Bill now confirmed. The announcement was shared at Comic-Con a short while ago.
Silver Surfer is a metallic-skinned humanoid alien who has appeared in the Fantastic Four series. Thanks to the Power Cosmic, the Surfer can stun any adversary. He can glide in the skies or close to the ground, and insectoid invaders can’t escape Galactus’ former herald.
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Bee Simulator: The Hive announced for Nintendo Switch [update: gameplay trailer]
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March 12: Untold Tales and Varsav Game Studios are bringing Bee Simulator: The Hive to Nintendo Switch, the two sides revealed today. It’s due out later in 2025.
Bee Simulator: The Hive contains the original game from 2019 plus a hefty expansion named The Hive. The expansion includes new content and mechanics such as the ability build and customize a bee hive colony. Additionally, there are wind tunnels and jet streams to zip around the map faster, two new mini-game challenges, bee vision for gathering resources and highlighting outposts, weather randomization (in free flight mode), and more co-op maps playable in single-player.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon announces western release date for Nintendo Switch 2, Switch
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NIS America just came through with the final western release date for The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon in the west. On both Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch, it’s due out on January 17, 2026.
Falcom’s RPG was originally only planned as a Nintendo Switch 1 title. However, NIS America ended up delaying the overseas launch to ready a version for Nintendo Switch 2 as well.
To recap, here’s an overview of the game:
Fruitbus shares Nintendo Switch release date, new trailer
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The wait for Fruitbus on Nintendo Switch is almost over, with the release date now set for August 7, 2025. It will initially be sold digitally with a physical version to follow.
We heard that Fruitbus was bound for Nintendo Switch back in March. At the time, a vague 2025 launch window was provided.
Famitsu sales (7/14/25 – 7/20/25) – first week sales revealed for Donkey Kong Bananza
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Garfield Kart 2: All You Can Drift revealed for Nintendo Switch [update: trailer, release date]
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May 27: Garfield Kart 2: All You Can Drift is coming to Nintendo Switch, retailer listings have revealed. The racer launches later in 2025.
Garfield Kart came to Nintendo 3DS in 2013. That was followed up with Garfield Kart Furious Racing, which launched on Nintendo Switch at the end of 2019.
Below are the first details for the upcoming project:
Mario & Sonic 2020 was originally planned to be huge crossover with Zelda, Pokemon, Dragon Ball, tons more
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Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 turned out to be a fairly standard entry in the Nintendo x SEGA crossover sports series, but it seems that the original plan for the game was originally much grander.
Tons of additional franchises and IPs were apparently going to be added. There was interest in including “Pokemon, Street Fighter, Mega Man, Dragon Ball, Metal Gear Solid, Sonic Family, Mario Family, Zelda some Sony and Microsoft properties / characters.”
Biomorph secures Nintendo Switch physical release
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Limited Run Games has teamed up with Lucid Dreams Studio on a Nintendo Switch physical release for Biomorph, the company has announced.
Only a standard version is planned at this time. However, each copy comes with an eight-page booklet as a bonus.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer announced for Nintendo Switch
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GameMill is set to publish Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer on Nintendo Switch, the company announced today. The game is due out this holiday.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a new 3D platforming game made by Headless Chicken Games. Players will head on a quest to save Christmas.
For further details, check out the following overview:
