September 17: This isn’t much of a surprise, but Nintendo has confirmed Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 icons for Switch Online.
The company tends to celebrate its new releases with user icon drops. For Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2, this will be starting next week. Fans can grab icons starting on September 24 (September 25 in Japan), which is one week before launch. Three waves are planned in total.
Spelkvall is set to release Next of Kin: Fidelity on Nintendo Switch this week, the developer has announced. It’s dropping this Friday, October 10.
Next of Kin: Fidelity is an atmospheric, story-driven game in the adventure/puzzle genre about Björn, a man haunted by a past he’s never truly escaped and is trying to break free. The experience lasts around 2–4 hours, depending on the player’s curiosity.
Here’s an official overview:
Following an initial digital launch, publisher Kwalee and developer Powersnake have announced a physical release for Voidwrought. SelectaPlay will be in charge of distribution.
Along with a standard version, a collector’s edition is planned. The latter is housed in a special box with exclusive artwork, which includes a copy of the game, soundtrack CD, three character magnets, an embroidered patch, and a metallic pin.
Not long after it was announced, the Nintendo Switch version of Indika has secured its release date. It’ll be ready to go on November 17, 2025.
Indika was just confirmed for Nintendo Switch last month. It didn’t take long to receive more specifics beyond the initial vague window of Fall 2025.
In case you missed it last time, here’s an overview of the game:
System: Switch 2
Release date: October 9, 2025
Developer: Playtonic Games
Publisher: Playtonic Games
The original Yooka-Laylee released eight years ago during a period of time when collectathon 3D platformers were few and far between. It was developed and released by Playtonic, an indie development team compromised of exciting new game creators and also veterans that were at Rare during their period of dominance in the N64 era. Harkening most closely to Rareware classics like Banjo-Kazooie and Conker’s Bad Fur Day, Yooka-Laylee was a breath of fresh air into a dormant subgenre in gaming that was much beloved and sorely missed. Having been one of the key games in revitalizing 3D platformers that still holds up quite well, it surprised me a bit that the decision was made to remake the title entirely. I had so many questions going into Yooka-Replaylee because it wasn’t something I expected to see. How does the game change things up?
Sometimes You announced today that it’s partnering with PigeonDev on console versions of Murder Inc, including Nintendo Switch. The game is slated for October 22, 2025.
Murder Inc is a top-down adrenaline-fueled shooter. The key mechanic is that only when you move, that’s when time progresses.
Here’s some additional information:
Cronos: The New Dawn recently received an update, and if you own the Nintendo Switch 2 version, it looks like you’ll be able to experience some big graphical improvements.
There are a number of aspects that have been touched up here. There are reports of improvements to textures, LOD draw distance, and lighting/fog (less light bleed). Also, Bloober Team fixed the item pick up highlight effect and time reversal effect.
The August 2025 gaming sales report is in from the United States, and as part of that, we’re hearing Nintendo Switch 2 sales have hit 2.4 million.
Nintendo’s new console is now 5 percent ahead of the previous record setting pace of PlayStation 4. Sony’s system sold 2.2 million units during the 3 months ending January 2014. Also, Nintendo Switch 2 unit sales are trending 77 percent ahead the time-aligned sales of Switch 1 – it was previously 75 percent after two months.
New data from Circana gives us a look at the best-selling games of August 2025 specifically on Nintendo platforms.
Similar to last month, Donkey Kong Bananza is #1. But one game worth highlighting is Madden NFL 26, which is right behind. Story of Season: Grand Bazaar is in third as another new release.
Here’s the full list of best-sellers on Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch for August 2025:
Circana has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of August 2025.
After it was #3 previously, Donkey Kong Bananza slips to #7. New titles on the list include Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles and Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar.
Here’s a look at the complete list of best-selling games in the U.S. for August 2025:
