The developers behind Wild Hearts S have spoken more about the game, including the decision to shy away from introducing new content and wanting to make a sequel.
Japanese magazine Famitsu recently spoke with director Takuto Edagawa about the release. One of the topics brought up is how on Nintendo Switch 2, there’s now support for four players whereas the original version only supported three. Koei Tecmo was able to fulfill its original vision and also responded to requests for that additional player slot.
Edagawa said the following:
The developers behind Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remaster have spoken about why Square Enix revisited the game for Nintendo Switch 2.
You can actually chalk this one up to timing. Square Enix was thinking about ways to celebrate the series’ tenth anniversary, which could have happened with a new game or a remake. Square Enix ultimately settled on a remaster, and it just so happened that the development schedule overlapped with Nintendo Switch 2’s launch.
Bravely series producer Tomoya Asano and HD Remaster producer Naofumi Matsushita shared the following in a recent interview:
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.
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…”
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.
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:
A big free title update was just announced for Capcom Fighting Collection 2. It will be going live on August 7, 2025.
The package is set to receive a variety of new content (such as including Maki, Yun, Eagle, and Ingrid in Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper) and improvements. These include quality of life upgrades, brand-new artwork, remix tracks from CAP-JAMS, and additional content for Street Fighter Alpha 3 UPPER, including Maki, Yun, Eagle, and Ingrid.
Thousands of games are currently available on Switch, and there are a ton of demos out there for many of them. Not just Nintendo, but also third-parties are offering demos. We’ve now put together a comprehensive list of what’s out there.
Since our reader base is English-speaking, that’s what we’re focusing on here. In other words, we’re highlighting Switch demos that you can find in North America and Europe. Japan has a few extra demos on its end, but a majority of them are for titles that are not currently being sold in the west and are only playable in Japanese.
