August 19: Tying in with Gamescom 2025, SEGA announced an open beta for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds across all platforms, including Nintendo Switch. It will run between starting on August 28 at 9:01 PM PT / August 29 at 12:01 AM ET, lasting until September 1 at 8:59 PM PT / 11:59 PM ET.
In the Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds open beta, players will have access to twelve Sonic characters and sixteen courses (nine main courses and seven CrossWorlds). There’ll also be 42 gadgets to choose from. You’ll be able to race against other players worldwide, and SEGA is also teasing “a couple of surprises”.
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is starting to launch, and to celebrate, a new launch trailer has come in. The action platformer made in collaboration with developer Lizardcube can be accessed now via the Deluxe Edition.
We’ve got more information about it in the following overview:
Original: It’s now been made official that Yooka-Replaylee is coming to Nintendo Switch 2.
Previously, when discussing the game, Playtonic simply said it was planned for Nintendo platforms. Nintendo Switch 2 seemed like a surefire bet at the time, but now we know that it’s happening.
Hello Kitty and Friends Freeze Tag Party is heading to Nintendo Switch, Nighthawk Interactive and Imaginer announced today. The title launches on November 6, 2025.
Hello Kitty and Friends: Freeze Tag Party is an action game in which players can chase, dash, and dress up their favorite Sanrio favorites. Over 35 characters are included.
Here’s an official overview with more details:
The latest UK software sales chart for the week ending August 23, 2025 is now available.
It’s a good week for Nintendo with two Switch 2 exclusive leading the way. Mario Kart World maintains its lead from last week, but right behind is Donkey Kong Bananza, which moves up a spot.
Here’s the full UK software sales chart for the week ending August 23, 2025:
IO Interactive has come out with the first notable update for Hitman World of Assassination on Nintendo Switch 2.
A number of notable fixes are included, such as loading auto save files resulting in the title crashing, brightness issues, performance issues around large mirrors, and quality-of-life issues. A notable addition is the “Frame Rate” option to help stabilize performance, locking the action at 30 FPS.
The full rundown is as follows:
DMM Games and Too Kyo Games has released a new, “Final” trailer for Shuten Order. The title will release for Nintendo Switch on September 5, 2025.
Here’s an overview to refresh you on the game:
A new launch trailer is available for Discounty. The game, which is about managing a discount supermarket, released on Nintendo Switch this week.
Lots of details can be found in the following rundown:
As part of Nintendo’s new “My Mario” campaign, a series of stop motion videos for the well-known character have now been released.
As of now three videos have been published. Each one is about a minute long, focusing on a different scenario. Nintendo previously said that the short length was decided “so that young children can enjoy them.”
Today, Nintendo announced the 49th Maximus Cup for Tetris 99.
There won’t be a new theme this time around. However, it is a chance to catch up on previous ones you missed. Specifically, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Kirby’s Dream Buffet, and Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe are getting the spotlight.
