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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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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.

Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter Nights 2 Enhanced Edition interview

Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition will be launching on Nintendo Switch very soon, but ahead of the release, we caught up with Aspyr to talk about the return of the classic game. Producer manager Jordon Reese fielded a few questions from us.

Neverwinter Nights 2 is Obsidian Entertainment’s classic game that first launched in 2006. Now the RPG is making a comeback, and with some new features to boot.

Our full Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition interview is available below.

Patapon 1 + 2 Replay physical

We have a quick heads up for for Patapon 1 + 2 Replay fans: a physical release is available on Nintendo Switch, but with a caveat.

The collection just came out this week, though for the most part, it’s digital-only. However, a full physical release just went out in Japan and Asia.

Nintendo Switch ROM piracy website FBI

July 10: Today, it was revealed that the FBI has taken down Nsw2u, a website connected with piracy on Nintendo Switch.

Nsw2u housed plenty of ROMs for games on the console. If you had a hacked Nintendo Switch or a working PC emulator, some could download content from the site and play those titles without legally purchasing them.


Switch 2 GameCube Nintendo Switch Online latency

Nintendo Switch 2 kicked off its launch with GameCube games on Switch Online, but unfortunately, it’s not entirely perfect with some issues having been noticed – particularly with latency.

Right now the emulation Nintendo has in place isn’t up to snuff compared to the original GameCube releases. Everything available right now – F-Zero GX, Zelda: The Wind Waker, Soulcalibur 2, and Super Mario Strikers – is affected.

NBA 2K26 Nintendo Switch 2

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.

QQQbeats

Taito today puzzled back the curtain on its latest project, which is QQQbeats. The game is due out on Nintendo Switch this fall. Currently we’re waiting to hear on whether a western release is planned.

QQQbeats is a new game that features both rhythm and puzzle elements. Support is included for two-player online and offline battles.

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Koei Tecmo and Gust shared the latest details on Atelier Resleriana: The Red Alchemist & the White Guardian, largely covering the synthesis and combat systems.

We also have news about the connection between the upcoming title and Atelier Resleriana: Forgotten Alchemy and the Polar Night Liberator. The two games are jointly considered as A25 in the Atelier franchise. 

Here’s the full rundown, courtesy of Koei Tecmo:


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