Famitsu’s most wanted games – August 3, 2025 – Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake continues domination
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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. Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake is showing no signs of slowing down, and between all versions, it collected about 1,200 votes.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between July 16 and July 22.
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Guilty Gear Strive gets Lucy DLC trailer, 2.00 update coming in 2026
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Today, Arc System Works offered a first look at Guilty Gear Strive DLC character Lucy in action.
Lucy is the final participant in Season Pass 4. Queen Dizzy, Venom, and Unika make up the rest of the set. Note that while Lucy will initially release on August 21, she’ll be coming to the Nintendo Switch version this fall along with Venom and Unika.
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Nintendo pre-order updates – August 3, 2025 – Mortal Kombat: Legacy Collection, Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac, Octopath Traveler 0, more
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Nintendo maintenance schedule – August 3, 2025 – Switch Parental Controls to be impacted
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Nintendo has released its maintenance schedule for the week of August 3, 2025.
Currently just one new session has been scheduled. The main thing is for Nintendo Switch Parental Controls, which will affect both Switch systems and mobile.
Below is the full Nintendo maintenance schedule for the week of August 3, 2025:
Nintendo Switch Parental Controls (Switch 2 / Switch / mobile)
Full list of all price increases for Nintendo Switch and everything else
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We now have a list of every price increase Nintendo put in place for Switch (and some additional products as well).
To close out the week, it was announced that various products are going up in cost in the United States. Nintendo Switch 2 hardware is immune for now, but Switch 1 and other items are changing in price starting today. Some retailers will be faster to enact the new prices than others, but we should be seeing things roll out everywhere soon.
Below is the full list of price changes for Nintendo Switch and more.
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Mado Monogatari: Fia and the Wondrous Academy launch trailer
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Idea Factory has come through with a launch trailer for Mado Monogatari: Fia and the Wondrous Academy. Although it has been available in Japan previously, it’s now receiving an English release in the west.
Tons of details can be found in the following overview:
[Let’s Talk] July 2025 Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase reactions
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The July 2025 Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase aired earlier this week, and following the event, we’re interested in hearing about what you thought of the show.
This wasn’t a general Nintendo Direct, meaning the Big N itself wasn’t really present here. We did get to see Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, but that was all. Third-parties did show up with their own announcements – Monster Hunter Stories 3, Octopath Traveler, The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales, Persona 3 Reload, Pac-Man World Re-Pac 2, and Once Upon A Katamari were shown. You can catch up on everything that was featured here.
So what’d you think of the July 2025 Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase? What were your highlights? Let us know in the comments.
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Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds reveals Aqua Forest track
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Another track reveal for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, and today, SEGA showed off Aqua Forest. A clip of the stage was shown off on social media.
We’ve seen plenty of forest tracks in racers before, but SEGA indicates that this one is like a rollercoaster through the forest. The company also teased: “Nail your timing on the water jumps and something special awaits…”
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Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes gets Izumi DLC release date, trailer
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Today, Arc System Works shared the release date for Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes DLC character Izumi. Nintendo Switch will be receiving the content on August 20, 2025 (it’ll be August 18 elsewhere).
Izumi is the “Initiator” of the Final Act. She’s the final character in the Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes season pass. Uzuki first launched in July 2024 followed by Ogre this past February.
Nintendo fixes another batch of Switch 1 games for Switch 2
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This week, Nintendo issued its latest backwards compatibility fixes for a few Switch 1 games on Switch 2 stemming from the latest firmware patch. It’s not as large a batch as the previous wave, but this shows that the company is committed to further improvements where possible.
The latest list is as follows:
