We recently heard that Amazon finally began selling Nintendo products in the United States again after a lengthy period in which the two sides weren’t working together. New details have now surfaced about what actually happened behind-the-scenes.
According to Bloomberg, the dispute between the companies stemmed from third-party sellers who were undercutting Nintendo’s games prices. This led to Nintendo Switch 2 not being available on Amazon when the system launched last month.
Nintendo is raising the price of the original Switch in Canada, it’s been announced. This is “based on market conditions.”
The price increase will impact the Nintendo Switch – OLED Model, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite, physical and digital Nintendo Switch games and Nintendo Switch accessories. Nintendo says that other products like amiibo and Switch Online memberships will also experience price changes.
The shoot ’em up game Schildmaid MX was previously announced for Nintendo Switch, but now we have confirmation that a physical release is on the way. Copies will be sold through Play-Asia.
Schildmaid MX will be sold standalone, but it will also be offered via a limited edition. The latter includes the game card, soundtrack CD, Joy-Con sticker set, and numbered certificate in a collector’s box. Only 1,000 limited editions will be made.
Disney Speedstorm is receiving a free update on Nintendo Switch 2, Gameloft has announced.
The team is promising “a much smoother, sharper racing experience thanks to performance enhancements exclusive to the new hardware”. On Nintendo Switch 2, Disney Speedstorm will run at a full 60 frames per second, compared to the previous 30 FPS limit.
April 7: As part of several announcements today, Jackbox Games announced The Jackbox Party Pack 11. The game launches this fall on Nintendo Switch.
The Jackbox Party Pack 11 will offer the following experiences:
The Plucky Squire has revealed a major “Challenge” update. It will soon be made available on Nintendo Switch, though there’s no exact date just yet.
The big thing here is, naturally, Challenge Mode. This is a difficulty boost with new enemies, harder minigames, harder bosses, and more. Players can also access Iron Squire mode featuring permadeath.
Here’s the full rundown:
The latest UK software sales chart for the week ending June 21, 2025 is now available.
Mario Kart World is still doing well, but settles for second this week. It’s still leading the way as far as Nintendo Switch 2 games are concerned. We also see the physical release of The Thing: Remastered debut – 25 percent of sales came from the Nintendo Switch version.
Here’s the full UK software sales chart for the week ending June 21, 2025:
Today, Hamster announced that it will release Air Combat 22 on both Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch. The game launches on July 3, 2025.
Air Combat 22 will be available for the Arcade Archives 2 series on Nintendo Switch 2. It will be sold under the original Arcade Archives label on Nintendo Switch.
Hamster has given an early heads up about next week’s Arcade Archives game on Nintendo Switch, which is Super Dimension Fortress Macross 2. It’s planned for July 10, 2025.
Based on the OVA Super Dimensional Fortress Macross II: Lovers Again, the title is a shooter originally made in 1993. Banpresto was behind the initial release.
Evil Empire and Ubisoft have not yet announced whether The Rogue Prince of Persia will be making its way to Nintendo Switch. The game has been making preparations to launch on Steam, but amidst this there is evidence to suggest the game’s arrival on Nintendo’s console.
An Australian classification of The Rogue Prince of Persia have surfaced not only for PC, but on Nintendo Switch as well. This doesn’t necessarily guarantee the game’s arrival on the system, but it does open the door for possibility. We are also still awaiting clarification for if the Sands of Time Remake will be heading its way over to Nintendo Switch, so this is just adding more sand on the pile.
