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Atelier Ryza Secret Trilogy Deluxe Pack

Koei Tecmo today announced the Atelier Ryza Secret Deluxe Pack, a bundle of all three Atelier Ryza Secret games. The compilation is set to release on both Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch later this year.

Aside from an official Nintendo Switch 2 release, this bundle also comes with additional exclusive content. This includes new playable characters, and new story elements for each of the three games.

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

1. [NS2] Mario Kart World – 114,106 / 1,299,219
3. [NSW] Tamagotchi Plaza – 24,173 / 126,462
3. [PS5] Death Stranding 2 – 11,471 / 83,435
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 7,441 / 6,366,260
5. [NSW] Super Mario Party Jamboree – 6,307 / 1,338,302
6. [NS2] Tamagotchi Plaza Nintendo Switch 2 Edition – 6,204 / 32,600
7. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 5,915 / 8,160,492
8. [NSW] Minecraft – 5,480 / 3,928,867
9. [NSW] Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time – 5,154 / 141,175
10. [NSW] Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma – 3,876 / 68,666

Today, Inti Creates unveiled Majogami as its first game for Nintendo Switch 2. The title releases on October 30, 2025, and it will launch on the original Nintendo Switch as well.

Majogami, a project celebrating Inti Creates’ 30th anniversary, is a 2D action platformer. Players take on the role of Shiroha who must slice her way through a twisted paper craft world controlled by the mad Craft Witches. 

Lots of additional details can be found in the following overview:

It goes without saying that Donkey Kong is the star of Donkey Kong Bananza, but young Pauline – who’s 13 years old in the title – is pretty important as well. Aside from accompanying Donkey Kong on his journey, she plays a role in the gameplay.

Now thanks to an interview with producer Kenta Motokura and director Kazuya Takahashi, we have some information about why Pauline is in the game. Having a character journey with Donkey Kong was always a part of the plan. Eventually concept art for the zebra transformation was made, it was prototyped, music was made, and that music was turned into a song. 

Patapon 1 + 2 Replay

The latest European Nintendo Downloads for the week of July 10, 2025 are as follows:

If you’re wondering why we’re finally getting a new 3D Donkey Kong game with the upcoming launch of Donkey Kong Bananza, you can thank Yoshiaki Koizumi.

According to producer Kenta Motokura, it was Koizumi that made the push. Koizumi was most recently the producer of Super Mario Odyssey. He was also the director of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat.

Motokura told IGN in a new interview:

Donkey Kong Bananza is continuing the trend we’ve been seeing as of late, which is that while it’s coming to Nintendo Switch 2, it was originally planned for Switch 1.

That news comes from Kenta Motokura, the game’s producer. He said that it was always the plan to use voxel tech and consider “lots of different ideas for applications.” However, when Nintendo Switch 2 started to become a reality, the team “realized that the best implementation of these ideas and technology would be on Nintendo Switch 2.”

Director Kazuya Takahashi chimed in on this as well, telling IGN:

It’s time for the newest North American Nintendo Download Switch report for the week of July 10, 2025. The latest releases on the Nintendo eShop include Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4, Patapon 1 + 2 Replay, and more.

Here’s the full roundup:

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:

GameStop Nintendo Switch 2 stapler auction

We have an update on the situation that happened last month in which one specific GameStop location damaged Nintendo Switch 2 systems with a stapler, as now the retailer is auctioning off the first unit that was impacted. Fortunately, it’s all for a good cause.

To get you caught up to speed, one GameStop store thought it’d be a good idea to staple receipts to the boxes. What they didn’t realize is that by doing so, the stapler went through and hit the Nintendo Switch 2 screen. Anyone who was impacted received a free replacement, but since it was a bit of a strange story, the news circulated online.



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