The latest UK software sales chart for the week ending August 30, 2025 is now available.
There were several new releases this week, but for the most part, Nintendo was able to withstand the competition. Mario Kart World is only down one spot to #2 while Donkey Kong Bananza is at #6.
Kirby and the Forgotten Land lands at #7 – its new Nintendo Switch 2 Edition accounted for 85 percent of the game’s sales. Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar comes in at #9, with the split being 59 percent for Nintendo Switch 2 and 41 for Switch. Shinobi: Art of Vengeance struggles a bit more, as it debuts at #21 with a split of 75 percent for PS5, 24 percent for Nintendo Switch, and 1 percent for PC.
Here’s the full UK software sales chart for the week ending August 30, 2025:
July 31: Just announced, Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac is heading to Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch. It’s due out on September 26, 2025.
This is a remake of the original Pac-Man World 2 with fully updated graphics. Just like the original, it offers 3D platforming gameplay. Those who own the remake of the first title in the series, Pac-Man World Re-Pac, can unlock an exclusive Toc-Man costume once the game launches.
System: Switch 2
Release date: September 4, 2025
Developer: Marvelous
Publisher: Marvelous
If a game is going to let me rip across a futuristic planetscape in a mech suit and decimate a seemingly endless array of robotic and rancid foes, really the only thing it needs to do is make those core actions feel as satisfying as possible. Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion is a game of many parts, but if there’s one concept it absolutely nails, it’s a simple one: blasting aliens in a high-tech exosuit should be exciting. At the same time, this sequel to Kenichiro Tsukuda’s 2019 combat-action game embraces the philosophy of “bigger is better,” expanding upon the original game’s mission-based structure with a massive open world to explore, layers upon layers of systems to learn, and seemingly endless ways to build a space-age war machine. It’s also one of the first multiplatform games of this scale to launch day-and-date on Nintendo Switch 2, making it an exciting litmus test for what the console might be capable of.
Nintendo released a new video today showcasing a few European digital game highlights from August 2025. Some of the highlighted titles include Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World, Drag x Drive, and more.
Here’s the new video:
In a recent news post sent out to Switch owners, Nintendo provided a listing of the top 15 European eShop downloads for July 2025.
Over on Nintendo Switch 2, it’s no surprise that Donkey Kong Bananza lands at #1 as the big release for the month. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 also seemed to do fairly well as it slots in right behind. The new Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of Super Mario Party Jamboree is a bit slower as it just misses the top ten.
The full list of Europe’s top 15 downloads on the Nintendo Switch eShop for both Switch and Switch for July 2025 is as follows:
August 21: After a very long wait, Hollow Knight: Silksong finally received its release date today. Team Cherry just revealed that it’s due out on September 4, 2025.
Hollow Knight: Silksong has had an interesting development history, to say the least. Originally, it was planned as DLC for the series’ first entry before it was turned into its own game.
Izanagi Games announced Akiba Lost for the Nintendo Switch, and Switch 2. The game is slated for 2026, with pre-orders for the Japanese physical editions opening up on September 24, 2025.
Izanagi Games partnered with Nippon TV and Ax-On to bring us the “full-scale live-action game” Akiba Lost. The full motion video game will receive a standard physical edition, as well as a special package box, and the release will have English support, as well as Japanese, traditional Chinese, and simplified Chinese.
You can read more about the title in the following overview:
Developer Kyoto Entertainment Works has announced Pogo Stadium for Nintendo Switch. The title is set to release for the eShop on September 4, 2025.
In Pogo Stadium, you’ll be duking it out with 3 other players trying to establish your turf. This rhythm meets strategy game has over a hundred stages, and is being published by ruff.
Here’s an overview of the title:
We’re in September, which means there’s a new set of classic icons available on Nintendo Switch Online – and now it’s time for Fire Emblem and F-Zero to shine. They’ll be up for the whole month.
Both of these have a “play to unlock” requirement. That means you’ll need to boot up F-Zero on the SNES app and Fire Emblem on the GBA app in order for them to be made available. Note that for Fire Emblem, you’ll need to be a part of the Expansion Pack tier on Nintendo Switch Online.
The next Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch update is now live with version 20.4.0 starting to make its way out to all system owners.
The past few updates have been about stability improvements. Once again, that’s what we’re getting here. If you were hoping for new Nintendo Switch 2 features or functionality, you might be left disappointed.
Nintendo’s official notice is as follows:
