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The highly anticipated Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake, revisiting the classic games from the late 1980s, are set to arrive on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 on October 30, 2025. A new trailer has just been released, offering a closer look at what players can expect.

The trailer showcases the new explorable map, the Ocean Floor, featuring not only a fresh setting but also a new story and additional monsters to face. It also provides more details on the combat system, and highlights the inclusion of scrolls and Mini Medals, which can be exchanged for armors, weapons, and scrolls in the remake.

You can find more information about the game below.

Japan Game Awards 2025 winners

Just before the start of the Tokyo Game Show, the Japan Game Awards 2025 took place today, with Nintendo Switch 2 picking up a win. Note that winners were largely based on games released between April 1, 2024, and March 31, 2025.

While things were a bit quiet for Nintendo specifically, Switch 2 did earn the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award. Third-party Nintendo Switch titles are represented here as well. 

The full list of winners for the 2025 Japan Game Awards are as follows:


Ruffy and the Riverside physical

Announced today, Ruffy and the Riverside will be receiving a physical release on Nintendo Switch. Limited Run Games is coming through with this one.

Fans will be able to grab a standard copy for the title. As of now Limited Run doesn’t have plans for a special edition. However, a booklet is included with each copy.

SEGA is celebrating the launch of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds with a new trailer. Later this week, the racer will arrive on Nintendo Switch.

Everything you need to know can be found in the following overview:

Hakuoki SSL: Sweet School Life

April 7: Today, Eastasiasoft that it’s picked up Hakuoki SSL: Sweet School Life for western publishing. The game will be available in later 2025.

Hakuoki SSL: Sweet School Life, a visual novel adventure, features heroine Chizuru Yukimura and the legendary warriors of the Shinsengumi. For this standalone entry, characters are depicted as members of a school in modern Japan.

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Class of Heroes 3 Remaster trailer

One last trailer is here for Class of Heroes 3 Remaster. After the game released in 2010, it has now come to Nintendo Switch – and in English for the first time.

Here’s the Nintendo eShop description for the dungeon crawler: 

The latest UK software sales chart for the week ending September 20, 2025 is now available.

Mario Kart World was bumped to second previously, but now returns to #1. Elsewhere, a new release is Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter. The RPG lands at #19 – 34 percent of the game’s sales were on Nintendo Switch with PS4 making up the other 66 percent.

Here’s the full UK software sales chart for the week ending September 20, 2025:

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It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart outlining what Japanese gamers are looking forward to based on reader votes. Although the game will be out in just a few days, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds has now made its first appearance.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between September 3 and September 9.

Cartagra: The Sickness of Possessory

March 26: Cartagra: The Sickness of Possessory was announced for Nintendo Switch in the latest issue of Famitsu. The game will support English, Japanese, and Chinese language options.

Cartagra: The Sickness of Possessory is a visual novel developed and published by Innocent Grey, and released in 2005 on the PS2 and PC. The game was remade and released in 2023 in Japan, with Prototype now bringing it to Nintendo Switch.

Dynasty Warriors Origins

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