System: Switch
Release date: July 22, 2025
Developer: Sas Co / Pyramid / Japan Studio
Publisher: Bandai Namco
Of all the franchises I expected to see on Switch this year, Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Patapon wasn’t one of them. Part rhythm game, part imposing strategy micro-management sim, Patapon is the endearing outcome of a chance encounter between Japanese developer Hiroyuki Kotani and the personal website of French artist Rolito. This fairytale serendipity resulted in Japan Studio, Rolito, and Pyramid developing the original Patapon exclusively for Sony’s PSP in 2007, with a sequel arriving for the same machine just one year later. Now almost twenty years later, Bandai Namco lives up to its apparent reputation as everyone’s best mate by taking the PlayStation exclusive multiplatform. Can someone explain our current timeline to me, please?
There’s a new update available for Fitness Boxing 3: Your Personal Trainer, which you can access via version 1.2.0.
New content and bug fixes are included. We’ll point out some of the highlights, which are Janice as an instructor, content for missions, and content for Mitt Drills.
The full rundown is as follows:
Chubby Pixel is making Mai: Child of Ages for Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch, the company announced today. The game will initially launch for the older console on September 25, 2025 with the Switch 2 version following after.
Mai: Child of Ages is an adventure game with precision platforming. You’ll travel through time and help Mai and her grandfather uncover the mysteries of the world after the Last Great War, and as part of the adventure, you’ll explore the connections between ancient eras and dystopian futures.
Here’s an official overview:
Nintendo just put out a launch trailer for Donkey Kong Bananza, which celebrates the new release. Those interested in the title can get a final look at the 3D action platformer.
A bunch of information can be found in the following overview:
Next up on Super Rare Games’ dock of Nintendo Switch physical releases is Vigil: The Longest Night. The company shared its plans for the game today.
Super Rare Games will be making 4,000 copies available. Each unit contains a full-color manual, exclusive sticker, and trading cards.
February 5: Today, M2 revealed that it’s working on Night Striker Gear for Nintendo Switch. It will be available later in 2025.
Night Striker Gear is a retro 3D shoot ’em up game. It also acts as a follow-up to the Taito-developed Night Striker, which originally debuted in 1989.
It’s time for the newest North American Nintendo Download Switch report for the week of July 17, 2025. The latest releases on the Nintendo eShop include Donkey Kong Bananza, WWE 2K25, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
Thanks to the credits of Donkey Kong Bananza, we have confirmation of the voice actors for both Donkey Kong himself and Pauline.
For Donkey Kong, Kouji Takeda played the part. We can probably now say that he’s the character’s new voice actor moving forward. Takeda was the Japanese voice actor for Donkey Kong in The Super Mario Bros. Movie and then just did the same for Mario Kart World.
