Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 was a major new release, but it falls just short of the top spot thanks to Mario Kart World. For the Activision title, 11 percent of sales were on Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch had 10 percent. The rest of the split was 67 percent for PS5 and 6 percent for PS4.

Here’s the full UK software sales chart for the week ending July 12, 2025:

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Ys X: Proud Nordics confirmed for Nintendo Switch 2 [update: new trailer]

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April 2: Falcom is planning Ys X: Proud Nordics for Nintendo Switch, the company has announced. The game launches this summer in Japan – a western launch should happen at some point.

Ys X: Proud Nordics is a new version of the action RPG, which is already out on Nintendo Switch. It brings along new content such as additional character techniques, bosses, and levels. Further information has not been provided.

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Famitsu’s most wanted games – July 13, 2025 – Donkey Kong Bananza continues to rise

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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. Donkey Kong Bananza is now at #2, which is its highest position thus far.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between June 25 and July 1.

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Nintendo maintenance schedule – July 13, 2025 – 6 sessions planned for Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch

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Nintendo has released its maintenance schedule for the week of July 13, 2025.

There’s a lot happening as six different sessions are planned, with everything effecting Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch. The good news is that much of it is happening at once and won’t be terribly long.

Below is the full Nintendo maintenance schedule for the week of July 13, 2025:

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Nintendo pre-order updates – July 13, 2025

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Below are the latest Nintendo products that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:

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Nintendo Switch 2’s GameChat feature isn’t so bad

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For the longest time, fans wondered what that unknown “C” button would do on Nintendo Switch 2. After months of speculation, it turned out to be for GameChat, which is the system’s 2’s headlining social feature. GameChat lets you connect with up to twelve users at the same time, and up to four players can share their screens together all at once. At first, players were unimpressed with GameChat’s poor frame rate – indeed, in the final version of the service, screen share feeds run rather poorly. Many have since written off GameChat, and that’s understandable to an extent. You can always just use something like Discord for voice chat instead. But that doesn’t mean GameChat is useless, in our opinion – we’ve spent several hours with it and actually feel like it’s a solid addition to the Nintendo Switch 2’s lineup of features.

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[Let’s Talk] Which Level-5 Nintendo Switch / Switch 2 game are you most looking forward to?

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After a few rough years, Level-5 might finally be back on track. Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time launched a couple of months ago and has been a smash hit.

At a few points, things felt a bit dire for Level-5. Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road went through multiple year-long delays and overall output slowed to a crawl. But now Fantasy Life i could just be the start of Level-5’s comeback tour. The company has a few games in the pipeline. Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road, Professor Layton and the New World of Steam, Decapolice, Inazuma Eleven Re, and Holy Horror Mansion are in development and are planned for Nintendo Switch / Switch 2. Some are closer than others, and while there have been plenty of concerns about Level-5, there are signs of life.

Out of Level-5’s upcoming slate, which game are you most looking forward to? Let us know in the comments.

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Donkey Kong Bananza director comments on frame rate drops

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Kazuya Takahashi, the director of Donkey Kong Bananza, has commented on the game’s performance and frame rate drops.

Overall, early impressions of the Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive have been positive. However, some who have been able to try out the game prior to launch have noticed some frame rate dips. It’s largely stable and tends to hit its target of 60 frames per second, but inconsistencies have been noticed. We should get a better idea about performance following launch, which is happening next Thursday.

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NBA 2K26 coming to Nintendo Switch 2 [update: Switch version, release date, trailer]

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July 8: 2K made it official today that NBA 2K26 will be appearing on Nintendo Switch 2. A release is planned for this fall.

Plans for the NBA 2K franchise were announced for the new console during a Nintendo Direct earlier this year. However, now we know that the system will be getting the latest entry in the basketball series.

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Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts – July 12, 2025 – it’s Donkey Kong Bananza’s time

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The latest Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts for the week of July 12, 2025 are now available.

It’s not even out yet, but Donkey Kong Bananza is already #1. That’s thanks to pre-loads just starting. Also, there’s plenty of interest in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 with it taking two of the top five spots.

Below are the full Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts for the week of July 12, 2025: