This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [PS5] Monster Hunter Wilds – 40,632 / 742,869
2. [NSW] Super Mario Party Jamboree – 8,772 / 1,228,548
3. [NSW] Suikoden 1 & 2 HD Remaster – 7,330 / 46,214
4. [NSW] Donkey Kong Country Returns HD – 6,938 / 232,050
5. [NSW] Minecraft – 5,851 / 3,832,963
6. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 5,590 / 6,283,003
7. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet – 4,351 / 5,538,030
8. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 3,794 / 8,089,216
9. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 3,048 / 5,732,749
10. [NSW] Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Fullland of Water and Light – 2,524 / NEW
Today, Welsh distributor and publisher Curveball announced that it’s producing a physical release for Crypt Custodian on Nintendo Switch. This comes as part of a new partnership between Top Hat Studios and Kyle Thompson.
Top Hat Studios’ Andi Han noted today: “Crypt Custodian is one of the highlights of the whole Metroidvania genre that’ve been released in the past year, and it also encapsulates the kind of thing we love in games: great ideas, attention to detail, and an unwavering commitment to fun, made by a developer pursuing what fulfils them artistically. We’re pleased to see the game coming to retail in physical form, and that many more players will have the delight of experiencing it.”
Four more SNES games are on the way to Nintendo Switch Online with Nobunaga’s Ambition, Nobunaga’s Ambition: Lord of Darkness, Romance of the Three Kingdoms 4: Wall of Fire, and Uncharted Water: New Horizons joining the service. The full set will be available on March 28, 2025.
All of these titles can be accessed through the SNES app. Only a subscription is needed for the main service – no Expansion Pack membership required.
March 6: Today, Kakehashi Games and Don Yasa Crew announced that they’re bringing Sonokuni to Nintendo Switch. No release window was provided, but it’s planned to launch soon after the PC version – which is currently slated for Q1 2025.
Sonokuni is a Japanese hip hop biopunk action title. You’ll play as Takeru, a lone assassin tasked with raiding a surreal superpower empowered by biotechnology. The story is inspired by real-life Japanese mythology.
Green Tile Digital’s upcoming game Locomoto is planned for Nintendo Switch, it’s been announced. Expect to see this one later in 2025.
In the life-sim adventure train game, players act as a conductor. It features train customization, crafting, interacting with different characters, and more.
Here’s some additional information about Locomoto:
At GDC 2025 today, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) announced the Accessible Games Initiative, a cross-industry effort to provide consumers with clear information about the accessibility features available in video games.
Nintendo will be participating as a founding member company along with Electronic Arts, Google, Microsoft, Nintendo of America and Ubisoft. Sony Interactive Entertainment, Amazon Games, Riot Games, Square Enix, and Warner Bros. Games are also participating.
Here’s a bit of information about how it all works:
It’s been revealed that PlayStation co-creator Ken Kutaragi has a Nintendo PlayStation prototype tucked away in his closest, and it’s a bit different from the hardware we’ve seen previously.
Julian Domanski, a professional photographer in Japan, recently met up with Kutaragi and shared a few photos of the hardware on social media. Needless to say, these things are pretty rare. Domanski mentioned that “the last one in existence was believed to have sold at auction for $300,000.”
Here’s the full set of images:
In celebration of 100k wishlists, Yasha: Legends of the Demon Blade has been announced to receive a physical deluxe edition of the game in North America and Europe.
Yasha: Legends of the Demon Blade is a highly anticipated action RPG roguelite set in Edo Japan. Players will be able to choose among three protagonists with three distinct combat styles and storylines.
The physical deluxe edition is to include a deluxe box with physical copy of the game, postcards, the official OST on digital as well as singles, an artbook, and a poster.
Here’s some more information about the game:
Super Rare Games is preparing a physical release of A Highland Song on Nintendo Switch, the company announced today.
3,000 copies will be available. In each unit, Super Rare Games is packing in the title on a cartridge, interior art, a full-color manual, an exclusive sticker, and trading cards.
A trailer for Caligo has been released announcing a Nintendo Switch version. The game, developed and published by Krealit, originally released on Steam in 2017 but is making its’ way to home consoles under porter and publisher Sometimes You.
