With the August 2025 Indie World Showcase beginning shortly, we have a dedicated post for the live stream. It’ll kick off at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET / 2 PM in the UK / 3 PM in Europe.

We’re including both the North American and Japanese broadcasts here. The English event will be about 15 minutes long, but Japan’s version is actually a bit longer at about 20 minutes.

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Nintendo confirms Gamescom 2025 lineup – Hollow Knight: Silksong, Elden Ring, Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade, more

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We now know which games Nintendo will be featuring at Gamescom 2025 booth, with some heavy hitters included.

From the Big N itself, it will showing both released games as well as new ones. Highlights include Pokemon Legends: Z-A and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond.

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Kirby and the Forgotten Land trailer reveals Gear Mouth, Sign Mouth for Nintendo Switch 2

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Gear Mouth and Sign Mouth have been officially revealed as new Mouthful Modes for the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of Kirby and the Forgotten Land following a recent leak. A video was just posted with a first look.

Spring Mouth was previously showcased. By using it, players can bounce around and high jump to reach lofty platforms. They can also smash down to squash enemies or break objects and surfaces.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown confirmed for Nintendo Switch

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown is making the jump to Nintendo Switch, Strange Scaffold announced today. It’ll be out for the console on August 14, 2025.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown is a fast-paced turn-based beat ’em up game. When it comes to Nintendo Switch, a Remix Mode will be included that has more content, more enemies, and increased difficulty.

Here’s an overview of the game with more details about what to expect:

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Nintendo Music – list of all games included

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For those looking for a complete list of all games included and supported in Nintendo Music, that’s where this post comes in.

Nintendo Music only came with a few songs at launch. However, since then, a few more have been added. Nintendo has also indicated that additional music is coming in the future. Currently it seems that we can expect at least one new title to be brought to the service each week.

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Full list of all price increases for Nintendo Switch and everything else

Posted on 1 week ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments

We now have a list of every price increase Nintendo put in place for Switch (and some additional products as well).

To close out the week, it was announced that various products are going up in cost in the United States. Nintendo Switch 2 hardware is immune for now, but Switch 1 and other items are changing in price starting today. Some retailers will be faster to enact the new prices than others, but we should be seeing things roll out everywhere soon.

Below is the full list of price changes for Nintendo Switch and more.

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Wild Hearts S devs on lack of new content for Nintendo Switch 2, sequel possibility

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The developers behind Wild Hearts S have spoken more about the game, including the decision to shy away from introducing new content and wanting to make a sequel.

Japanese magazine Famitsu recently spoke with director Takuto Edagawa about the release. One of the topics brought up is how on Nintendo Switch 2, there’s now support for four players whereas the original version only supported three. Koei Tecmo was able to fulfill its original vision and also responded to requests for that additional player slot.

Edagawa said the following:

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[Let’s Talk] July 2025 Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase reactions

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The July 2025 Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase aired earlier this week, and following the event, we’re interested in hearing about what you thought of the show.

This wasn’t a general Nintendo Direct, meaning the Big N itself wasn’t really present here. We did get to see Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, but that was all. Third-parties did show up with their own announcements – Monster Hunter Stories 3, Octopath Traveler, The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales, Persona 3 Reload, Pac-Man World Re-Pac 2, and Once Upon A Katamari were shown. You can catch up on everything that was featured here.

So what’d you think of the July 2025 Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase? What were your highlights? Let us know in the comments.

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Nintendo fixes another batch of Switch 1 games for Switch 2

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This week, Nintendo issued its latest backwards compatibility fixes for a few Switch 1 games on Switch 2 stemming from the latest firmware patch. It’s not as large a batch as the previous wave, but this shows that the company is committed to further improvements where possible.

The latest list is as follows: