During today’s Pokemon Presents, Pokemon Friends was announced. The game launches today for Nintendo Switch and mobile.
Pokemon Friends is a mobile title made in collaboration with Wonderfy. Players can solve brainteasers that draw inspiration from the unique world of Pokemon. The game has over 1,200 puzzles, friend quests, and plushies to collect.
More information can be found in the following overview:
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet have announced a series of Tera Raid Battles featuring Shiny Wo-Chien, Ting-Lu, Chien-Pao, and Chi-Yu.
All of these creatures will be appearing in 5 Star Raids. However, players won’t be able to catch them.
Outright Games today pulled back the curtain on The Elf on the Shelf: Christmas Heroes, which is in the works for Nintendo Switch. We have a confirmed release date of October 17, 2025.
The Elf on the Shelf: Christmas Heroes celebrates the Santaverse character’s 20th anniversary. For the game, Outright is readying a 2D puzzle-platforming adventure featuring “cheer, mischief and merriment.”
Here’s some additional information:
The latest Pokemon Presents for July 2025 is about to start, and just ahead of the event, we have the official live stream. While the main event begins at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET / 2 PM in the UK / 3 PM in Europe, a DJ event with Pikachu is happening first.
The Pokemon Company hasn’t spoken about what we should expect to see, but these presentations are fairly predictable. Expect lots of mobile updates, but we should be getting the latest look at Pokemon Legends: Z-A and possibly Pokemon Champions.
Here’s the Pokemon Presents live stream for July 2025:
In a report from Yomiuri, the outlet reveals that Nintendo Switch 2 beaten PS2 for sales record in Japan. This is based on sales data provided by Famitsu.
Nintendo Switch 2 appears to have sold at least 1.5 million units in Japan during its first month. However, Famitsu doesn’t track data for units sold by Nintendo, so that number would be quite a bit higher. Famitsu tracks sales from over 3,000 stores in Japan.
August 4: Publisher Aniplex and developer Type-Moon have announced that they will be bringing Fate/Extra Record to Switch in 2025. The game is a remake of Fate/Extra, a dungeon-crawling RPG originally released on PSP. It was officially announced back in 2020, although this is the first confirmation we have had that it will be coming to Switch.
You can check out the teaser trailer for the game below:
May 20: Stray Fawn Studio is working with Serenity Forge on a physical release of The Wandering Village on Nintendo Switch, it’s been announced.
A standard version is planned alongside a collector’s edition. In the latter, you’ll be getting a sticker sheet, soundtrack download card, 5-inch pot, wooden pin set, art book, rubber keychain, and postcards. The former only includes the soundtrack download card and sticker sheet.
The new voice actor for Princess Peach has come forward, and we now know that Courtney Lin is playing the role
Lin’s first recordings for Peach were for Mario Kart World. Additionally, she played Baby Peach in the racer as well, which isn’t unexpected.
Speaking about playing Princess Peach, Lin shared the following on social media:
A final launch trailer is in for Bustafellows Season 2. After Japan got it in 2023, the visual novel sequel was brought to the week this past week.
Catch up on everything you need to know in the following overview:
System: Switch 2
Release date: July 17, 2025
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
These days, Nintendo doesn’t often release new 3D platformers – but when they do, you know it’s going to be something special. On Switch, Nintendo published Super Mario Odyssey and Kirby and the Forgotten Land as the console’s flagship titles in that category. They were both met with critical acclaim, and now it’s Donkey Kong’s turn to give 3D platforming a go. It’s been a long time since we’ve seen DK in the spotlight like this – his last 3D adventure was Donkey Kong 64, which released over 25 years ago. After playing Donkey Kong Bananza, I wonder how we’ve survived so long without a 3D Donkey Kong. Donkey Kong Bananza is a brilliant masterwork of creativity, freedom, and whimsy – and it’s an absolute must-play for anyone even remotely interested in the genre.
