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May 23: Developer Mages has announced the Corpse Party Tetralogy Pack for Nintendo Switch, a collection consisting of four games from their Corpse Party series. The compilation is set to release physically in Japan alongside a collectors edition on August 7, 2025.

The games included are Corpse Party (2021), Corpse Party: Blood Drive, Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, and Corpse Party: Sweet Sachiko’s Hysteric Birthday Bash. This will also mark the latter two game’s first appearance on the Nintendo Switch.

Here’s a full view of the collectors edition:

Warriors: Abyss has received its previously announced July update. This update includes characters from the Ninja Gaiden series, new modes, and an onslaught of game balances and adjustments.

Check out the massive rundown of patch notes below:

Magical Librarian Ariana: The Books of the Seven Heroes

May 19: Compile Heart and Hyde are bringing Magical Librarian Ariana: The Books of the Seven Heroes to Nintendo Switch, the two sides have announced. A release is planned for August 21, 2025 in Japan – the western version should follow later.

Magical Librarian Ariana: The Books of the Seven Heroes is a side-scrolling action RPG. In the game, Ariana will need to use her special magic to enter books and repair them while solving the mystery hidden in the library.

Here’s some additional information:

This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

1. [NS2] Mario Kart World – 145,069 / 1,185,113
2. [NSW] Tamagotchi Plaza – 102,289 / NEW
3. [PS5] Death Stranding 2 – 71,964 / NEW
4. [NS2] Tamagotchi Plaza – 26,396 / NEW
5. [NSW] ToHeart – 18,076 / NEW
6. [NSW] Castlevania Anniversary Collection – 12,917 / NEW
7. [NS2] Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition – 6,231 / 24,056
8. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 5,569 / 6,358,819
9. [NSW] Minecraft – 5,513 / 3,923,387
10. [NSW] Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time – 5,396 / 136,021

Zelda Breath of the Wild 1.8.2 Tears of the Kingdom 1.4.2 update

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom both received updates today, with the two moving up to versions 1.8.2 and 1.4.2 respectively.

Both are mainly about improving things with Zelda Notes. On top of that, for Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Nintendo has addressed an issue with background music not being played on Switch 2.

The full rundown is as follows:

At Anime Expo 2025 today, Aksys Games provided updates on a trio of otome visual novels: Illusion of Itehari, Mistonia’s Hope, and Otome Daoshi: Fighting for Love.

First, Illusion of Itehari is slated for September 18, 2025 in the west. Mistonia’s Hope: The Lost Delight follows on November 13. Finally, Otome Daoshi: Fighting is lined up for 2026 in the west.

At Anime Expo today, Aksys Games revealed Q Collection for Nintendo Switch. Fans will be able to pick up the package in 2026.

Q Collection includes Q Remastered, Q with Vtubers, and Q2 Humanity. The puzzle games were previously made available as digital downloads, so we assume the big news here is for a physical release.

Aksys Games plans to launch Tristia: Chronicles on Nintendo Switch, the company revealed today. A release is scheduled for Spring 2026.

Tristia: Chronicles features Tristia: Legacy and Tristia: Restore, together in an updated package. Kogado Studio was behind the original titles.

Thanks to Aksys, we have the following details:

Simon the Sorcerer Origins physical

June 17: A couple of years after its announcement, Simon the Sorcerer: Origins now has its release date on Nintendo Switch. The game is confirmed for release on October 28, 2025. ININ Games is now set to publish.

Simon the Sorcerer: Origins, a prequel to the beloved 1993 point-and-click classic, was first revealed back in 2023. This is the first time we’ve been given any sort of release window.

We’ve got new information about the Nintendo Switch version of Bendy: Lone Wolf, with Joey Drew Studios and Silver Lining Interactive sharing the release date and a physical release.

The title is initially slated for August 15, 2025 on the Nintendo eShop. Then on October 24, fans will be able to pick up a physical copy.


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