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Posted on 4 months ago by Ethan in Features, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments

Today, we’re going over some potential announcements we could see in a July 2025 Nintendo Direct.

You know the drill by now – it’s that time of the year again. To some extent, Nintendo Direct rumors are always swirling about in one form or another. If we reported on every single “there’s a Direct this week” rumor that comes up, we’d probably be posting multiple times per month. In fact, generally speaking, the only time we report on Nintendo Direct rumors is when NateTheHate (who correctly predicted the Switch 2’s reveal date) mentions that one is coming soon.

If you haven’t heard already, there’s supposedly a Nintendo Direct in development for later this month. The most likely days for this presentation would be July 23, July 24, July 30, or July 31 – but at the time of writing, we don’t know which one it is yet or if the Direct is happening at all. Either way, we’re due for one soon.

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Posted on 4 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

January 30: Hello Kitty Island Adventure will be seeing a physical release on Switch, it’s been announced.

Sunblink and Sanrio will be doing a little bit extra with the boxed version. Copies include the base game and three Deluxe Bundles offering a super-charged start and a full set of Legacy items. Here’s what you’ll get:

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Posted on 4 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments

As work continues on backwards compatibility improvements for Nintendo Switch games on Switch 2, over twenty games have now been fixed.

There are some heavy hitters on the list, including Crypt of the NecroDancer, Harvestella, Portal 2, Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin, and even Nintendo’s own Endless Ocean Luminous. Previously, these titles had issues on the new console. But after installing the latest system update that went out this week, things should work as intended.

The full list of July 2025 Nintendo Switch 1 games fixed on Switch 2 for backwards compatibility is as follows:

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Posted on 4 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments

Going along with the release of Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition, we’ve got a final launch trailer. The 2006 RPG is back, now with some upgrades.

A bunch of information about it can be found in the following overview:

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Posted on 4 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Switch 2, Videos | 0 comments

Bandai Namco released a launch trailer for Shadow Labyrinth, its new take on Pac-Man. This time around, the company has produced a Metroidvania game.

For those that need a refresher, check out the following overview:

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Posted on 4 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments

Andy Gavin, the co-creator of Crash Bandicoot, recently shared his opinion on the remake – which is largely positive, but believes jumping is “botched”.

Crash Bandicoot was remade several years ago as part of the N. Sane Trilogy. Gavin seems to be in the camp that largely praised the release, though he has now spoken at length about why he feels the jumping mechanic is off.

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Posted on 4 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments

Falcom is still rolling out character introductions for Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, and now we have a look Agate Crosner. Ben Pronsky is voicing the character.

Courtesy of Falcom, here are some details about the character:

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Posted on 4 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments

This week, Marvelous issued a new version 1.0.5 update for Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma. Players on both Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch can access it now.

The main addition is that players can adjust village farmer behavior for sow seeds, water fields, and harvest crops. A few adjustments and fixes are included as well.

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Posted on 4 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments

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

And here are the software charts:

1. [NS2] Mario Kart World – 65,853 / 1,365,072
2. [NSW] Tamagotchi Plaza – 13,736 / 140,198
3. [NSW] Patapon 1 + 2 Replay – 8,871 / NEW
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 6,944 / 6,373,204
5. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 5,824 / 8,166,316
6. [NSW] Super Mario Party Jamboree – 5,478 / 1,343,780
7. [NSW] Minecraft – 5,022 / 3,933,889
8. [PS5] Death Stranding 2 – 4,162 / 87,597
9. [NS2] Tamagotchi Plaza Nintendo Switch 2 Edition – 4,095 / 36,695
10. [NSW] Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time – 3,583 / 144,758

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Posted on 4 months ago by Edan in Reviews, Switch | 0 comments

System: Switch
Release date: July 22, 2025
Developer: Sas Co / Pyramid / Japan Studio
Publisher: Bandai Namco

Of all the franchises I expected to see on Switch this year, Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Patapon wasn’t one of them. Part rhythm game, part imposing strategy micro-management sim, Patapon is the endearing outcome of a chance encounter between Japanese developer Hiroyuki Kotani and the personal website of French artist Rolito. This fairytale serendipity resulted in Japan Studio, Rolito, and Pyramid developing the original Patapon exclusively for Sony’s PSP in 2007, with a sequel arriving for the same machine just one year later. Now almost twenty years later, Bandai Namco lives up to its apparent reputation as everyone’s best mate by taking the PlayStation exclusive multiplatform. Can someone explain our current timeline to me, please?

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