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CFK has just announced that they will be bringing Nightmare: The Lunatic to Switch. The game is set for December 12, 2025 with a physical release in Japan.

Nightmare: The Lunatic is an action rogue-lite in which you swap weapons, parry, and you special attacks to escape a Nightmare. Developed by Maetdol Games, it originally released on Steam in 2024.

Here’s some more information about the game:

Pokemon Legends Z-A pre-order bonus

Most Pokemon games tend to have pre-order bonuses, and Pokemon Legends: Z-A is no stranger to that. Retailers are now starting to come forward with different items that it’ll have on hand, and we’ll be rounding up everything in this post.

As a reminder, Pokemon Legends: Z-A is the second “Legends” game following Arceus. This time around, we’re visiting the main setting of Pokemon X and Y, which is Lumiose City. Players can choose Chikorita, Tepig, or Totodile as their first partner Pokemon and head off on a journey in which they’ll visit all manner of sights in the streets arrayed around Prism Tower, including shops, restaurants, and places called wild zones. Mega Evolutions are also back and are introducing new transformations, including Mega Dragonite.

Shantae Advance release date Deluxe Edition

WayForward just came through with a release date for Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution, and we also have news about a Deluxe Edition.

The game is coming digitally to Nintendo Switch on August 19, 2025. With the Deluxe Edition, fans will receive three exclusive costumes (not sold separately) that change Shantae’s appearance and enhance her abilities: the Relic Hunter Costume powers up Pike Ball attacks, the High Voltage Costume powers up Storm Puff attacks, and the Sizzle Armor Costume powers up Fireball attacks.

Story of Seasons Grand Bazaar

March 27: Today, Marvelous announced Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar for Nintendo Switch. This one is planned for August 27, 2025.

Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar takes inspiration from the original Nintendo DS handheld release. For this game, Marvelous says it “expands on the content and feature set of the original, while modernizing the visuals and design, leaning into the title’s focus on the theme of ‘renewal’ as players set out to revitalize Zephyr Town’s bazaar and return it to its world-famous glory.”

Tons of information can be found in the following rundown:

Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase July 2025

The rumored July 2025 Nintendo Direct has been made official, with the announcement just coming in now – though it’s confirmed that the event will only be a Partner Showcase. Fans can tune in starting tomorrow at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET / 2 PM in the UK / 3 PM in Europe.

Nintendo says that the Direct will be about 25 minutes long. It will cover upcoming third-party games for both Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch. Since this is a Partner Showcase, don’t expect to hear much (if anything) for titles published by the Big N.

Here’s where you’ll be able to watch the July 2025 Nintendo Direct:

Nintendo Switch 2 Switch update 20.3.0

July 28: System updates are still going out for Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch, and now version 20.3.0 is live. This firmware is rolling out for both systems now.

Keeping in line with most updates, more stability improvements have been implemented. At least at the moment, that’s all Nintendo is saying.

The official notice can be found below.

The latest Famitsu review scores for the week of July 30, 2025 are as follows:

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

A new version 1.2.1 update is now rolling out for Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury.

Nintendo says some issues have regarding how the game plays on Switch 2 have been fixed. Nothing specific though, as usual.

Regardless, here’s the official notice:

Tales of the Shire A The Lord of the Rings Game trailer

Those interested in Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game can now see the game’s launch trailer. Nintendo Switch owners can grab the title starting today.

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

Nintendo Switch Online SNES button remapping CRT filter

A couple of interesting nuggets have come to light following yesterday’s update for the SNES app on Nintendo Switch Online.

First, a big addition is the inclusion of button mapping. If you’re not liking the setup Nintendo has in place for a particular game, you can change things to your heart’s content. And if you mess something up or change your mind, you can always revert to the default mapping.

Below is a look at the feature:


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