New data provided by Famitsu gives us a look at Japan’s best-selling games of July 2025.
Donkey Kong Bananza was the big new release of the month, but it actually wasn’t in first. That’s because Mario Kart World – which comes from a series that always shows staying power – managed to come out on top for the second consecutive month. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is also able to enter the top five.
Below is the full list of Japan’s best-selling games of July 2025:
Following the recent release of WWE 2K25 on Nintendo Switch 2, we now have confirmation about the team that handled the port.
Shiver Entertainment seems to be behind the game. That information comes from a LinkedIn hiring page, which cites WWE 2K25 on Nintendo’s new console as one of its more recent releases.
A new month started up not too long ago. Now that we’re in August, we want to know what you’ve been playing.
Have you been giving Drag x Drive a chance on Nintendo Switch 2? Maybe you’re playing through the shadowdrops from the recent Indie World Showcase? No matter the case, let us know in the comments.
Today, Feardemic and Simon Lukasik shared the news that they’ll be putting Bad Cheese on Nintendo Switch. The game has a release date of September 1, 2025.
Bad Cheese, a first-person psychological horror game, has a style inspired by 1920s animation. You’ll play as a mouse spending the weekend at home with a dysfunctional Dad while Mom’s away.
Here’s a more detailed rundown:
GungHo has been pumping out support for Ninjala for a few years now, but it looks like support has come to an end.
Season 21 just launched this week. According to GungHo, it will “last indefinitely.” The decision was made so that the company can “provide all Ninjala users with an enjoyable experience and stable service over the long term”.
Bandai Namco has followed up with more news about the Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch versions of Dragon Ball Sparking Zero with details about frame rate and resolution.
First, let’s talk about the Nintendo Switch 2 version. When docked or in portable mode Dragon Ball Sparking Zero has a maximum resolution of 810p for main gameplay. Note that this can vary as dynamic resolution is in place. Frame rate is 30 FPS. Also, HDR is supported.
Three more characters are now confirmed for Nicktoons & The Dice of Destiny with Azula, Ember, and Angelica all now confirmed for the game.
Azula originally appeared in Avatar: The Last Airbender. Ember from Danny Phantom. Finally, Angelica hails from Rugrats. All three are essentially antagonists in the shows they were featured in.
System: Switch
Release date: August 14, 2025
Developer: Strange Scaffold
Publisher: Strange Scaffold
The heroes in a half-shell have a storied history in gaming, and are back on that scene once more. This time, they are going through a bit of family turmoil and in a new genre for the ninja boys. Tactical Takedown is a strategic turn-based, board game-like beat ’em up where the goal is to get your mutant teen to the end of the stage with three lives and a loadout of different abilities to help you knock out the foot clan as you traverse the rooftops, sewers, and streets of NYC. Everyone has come across the TMNT at some point in their lives, either through their cartoons, movies, video games or comics, so what does this Turtles adventure do to stand up against some of its franchise peers?
We’ve started up a new post containing all Mystery Gift codes for Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet. This hub will be updated throughout the lifecycle of the two games with all codes and other distributions as they’re announced.
Codes and distributions can provide all sorts of things. Redeeming them will give you special Pokemon offered in distributions, certain items, and more.
