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My Mario

Today, Nintendo unveiled a new “My Mario” series of products targeted at young children. Merchandise will begin to be available on August 26, 2025 at Nintendo Tokyo / Osaka / Kyoto with select items coming elsewhere in 2026.

Nintendo says that this series is something that parents and children can enjoy together. Partner companies will be included in offering products, and more items will be added in the future.

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In celebration of QuakeCon, Heretic + Hexen has just been announced and released on Nintendo Switch.

These classic games originally appeared in 1994 and 1995 respectively. Now id Software and Nightdive have brought them back with tons of new enhancements and even new content. Additions include online cross-platform and local split-screen deathmatch and co-op modes, mod support, and more. The episodes Heretic: Faith Renewed and Hexen: Vestiges of Grandeur are also brand new to the package.

Here’s a full rundown of everything included:

Gradius Origins

It’s time for the newest North American Nintendo Download Switch report for the week of August 7, 2025. The latest releases on the Nintendo eShop include Fruitbus, Gradius Origins, and more.

Here’s the full roundup:

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:

August 2025 Indie World Showcase live stream

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.

Nintendo Gamescom 2025 lineup

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.

Kirby and the Forgotten Land Spring Mouth, Gear Mouth, Sign Mouth

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.

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:

List of Nintendo Switch price changes

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 sequel

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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