We have another round of data from Nintendo, this time covering Japan’s best-selling Switch eShop titles for the first half of 2025.
To say the least, it’s been a good few months for Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time. The game secured the first two spots with a couple of different editions. Other titles in the top ten include Tamagotchi Plaza, Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition, and Donkey Kong Country Returns HD.
The full list is as follows:
We have an update on the situation that happened last month in which one specific GameStop location damaged Nintendo Switch 2 systems with a stapler, as now the retailer is auctioning off the first unit that was impacted. Fortunately, it’s all for a good cause.
To get you caught up to speed, one GameStop store thought it’d be a good idea to staple receipts to the boxes. What they didn’t realize is that by doing so, the stapler went through and hit the Nintendo Switch 2 screen. Anyone who was impacted received a free replacement, but since it was a bit of a strange story, the news circulated online.
Publisher Astrolabe Games, along with developer Frozen Lake Games, today confirmed plans to release Old School Rally on Nintendo Switch. The title is set to launch this holiday.
Old School Rally is a retro rally racing game. If you’re interested in it at all, you’ll be able to give it a try through a new demo hitting the Nintendo eShop on July 10.
Fast Fusion is still receiving post-launch update from Shin’en, and the company has now revealed details about an incoming version 1.4 update that’s highlighted by a Photo Mode. All players can access it tomorrow, July 10.
Photo Mode will operate in a similar fashion to other game. That means players will be free to move the camera around the action, chose their preferred angle, and apply unique frames.
The full rundown of the update is as follows:
New data from Circana gives us a look at the best-selling games of May 2025 specifically on Nintendo Switch.
Similar to last month, it’s Mario Kart 8 landing at the top. Capcom Fighting Collection 2, which was a new title, debuts at #2 – the game was #19 on the combined platforms chart as previously reported.
Here’s the full list of best-sellers on Nintendo Switch for May 2025:
Previously announced for Nintendo Switch, Morgan: Metal Detective secured its release date today. The game will be ready to go on July 30, 2025.
Morgan: Metal Detective, a first-person metal detector adventure game, was confirmed for Nintendo Switch back in September. This is the first time we’ve had any sort of launch window.
Here’s an overview of the game:
Circana has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of May 2025.
This was the calm before the Nintendo Switch 2 storm, so there’s not a massive amount to report. However, in terms of new releases, Capcom Fighting Collection 2 manages to make it in at #19.
Here’s a look at the complete list of best-selling games in the U.S. for May 2025:
Nintendo shared new data this week revealing the top 20 best-selling games on the Japanese Switch 2 and Switch eShops for June 2025.
This was Nintendo Switch 2 launch month, meaning we have first results for the system. Mario Kart World is unsurprisingly at the time, but you might be interested to know that Tamagotchi Plaza is right behind it. Tamagotchi Plaza also managed to take the top spot for the original Nintendo Switch.
The full lineup of Japan’s best-selling games on the Switch 2 and Switch eShops for June 2025 is as follows:
July 2: According to a report from The Verge, Nintendo Switch 2 has a new encryption scheme and some form of dedicated encryption chip, which has broken third-party docking.
The console, of course, comes with its own dock. However, as The Verge points out, “Nintendo has also broken compatibility with portable docks that you can take on vacation or to your hotel room, and with video glasses like the Xreal One”.
