Introducing the Best of the Best! (August 2025)
Whether you’ve gone all in on the Nintendo Switch 2 or are staying loyal to the original Nintendo Switch, here is an extensive look at the 9 biggest titles releasing on both platforms in August 2025:
The Biggest Games Releasing on Nintendo Switch & Nintendo Switch 2: (August 2025)
#1) Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 (August 5, 2025)
Platform: Nintendo Switch | Nintendo Switch 2
Publisher: SEGA
File Size: NSW: 13.6 GB | NS2: 13.6 GB
Price: NSW: $59.99 | NS2: $59.99
No. of Players: 1 – 2 (Single System) | 2 (Online)
Destroy demons with the power of forged bonds! Tanjiro Kamado’s battle will once again unfold… — Please note this is the Standard Edition. Be aware there is also a Deluxe Edition available, so please ensure your selection before purchasing.
Destroy demons with the power of forged bonds!
Tanjiro Kamado’s battle will once again unfold…
Single Player: Story Mode: Play as Tanjiro and relive the Entertainment District Arc, the Swordsmith Village Arc, and the Hashira Training Arc from the TV anime, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba!
- Battle Upper Rank demons with your allies!
VS Mode: The Hashira unite!: The game features over 40 characters, including the nine Hashira, the highest-ranking swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps!
- New elements, such as Dual Ultimates and Gear, have been added!
- Take on new challenges both online and offline!
Standard Edition Content:
- Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 Main Game
- Digital Version Bonus – Character Unlock Keys: Academy Rengoku and Academy Uzui
Bonus for linking save data: The following bonuses will be available for players with save data from Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles or Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Sweep The Board!
- Bonus for Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles save data:
- Character Unlock Keys: Academy Tanjiro, Academy Nezuko, Academy Zenitsu, Academy Inosuke, Academy Giyu. Academy Shinobu
- Bonus for Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Sweep The Board! save data:
- Character Unlock Key: Hinatsuru, Makio and Suma
- Battle Attire: Hinatsuru, Makio and Suma Kimono (Meal Prep)
- Character Unlock Keys are bonuses that allow you to play the specified character in VS Mode at the very start.
- Battle Attire can be used in VS Mode.
- Bonuses for linking save data are only applicable for games on the same platform.
- Online play in VS Mode requires a Nintendo Switch Online membership (paid).
- The latest patch must be installed in order to use online features.
- Contents and specifications are subject to change without notice.
- The digital version bonuses are permanent.
- Bonuses may be distributed at a later date.
#2) GRADIUS ORIGINS (August 7, 2025)
Platform: Nintendo Switch | Nintendo Switch 2
Publisher: KONAMI
File Size: NSW: 3 GB | NS2: 3 GB
Price: NSW: $39.99 | NS2: $39.99
No. of Players: 1 – 2 (Single System)
The legendary pioneer of side-scrolling shoot ’em genre makes a triumphant return! — This collection features 18 versions across all 7 arcade titles in the series, including the first-ever appearance of Gradius III AM Show Version on home consoles.
A variety of helpful new features have been added to the games, including save states, a rewind feature, and Invincible Mode. The new Training Mode lets you adjust settings like restart points, loop counts, and power-up statuses to help hone your skills to perfection. There’s also a gallery feature that includes music from the game, a variety of images from each title, and much, much more!
- SALAMANDER III
- GRADIUS
- JP ROM Ver. / JP Bubble Ver. / NA Ver. (NEMESIS) / EU Ver. (NEMESIS) / NA Prototype (NEMESIS)
- SALAMANDER
- JP Ver. / NA Ver.(LIFE FORCE)
- LIFE FORCE
- JP Ver.
- 5. GRADIUS II: GOFER no Yabou
- JP Early Ver. / JP Mid Ver. / JP Late Ver. / NA Ver.(VULCAN VENTURE)
- 6. GRADIUS III: Densetsu kara Shinwa e
- JP Old Ver. / JP New Ver. / Asia Ver. / JP AM Show Ver.
- SALAMANDER2
- JP Ver.
New modes, support features, and quality of life improvements:
- Quicksave / Quickload — Save and load your game data at any point during gameplay.
- Rewind — Rewind your gameplay whenever and wherever you want during a game.
- Easy Mode — This mode makes the game easier to play by reducing the size of your ship’s hitbox.
- Invincible Mode — This mode makes your ship impervious to enemy fire and only counts the number of times you were hit.
- Training Mode — This mode lets you hone your skills by adjusting settings such as restart points, loop counts, and power-up statuses.
- This mode is only available in certain game versions.
- Online Rankings — Add your score to the leaderboards after getting a game over.
- Earn a top ranking to upload a replay of your game along with your score.
- Sound Gallery — Listen to the original soundtrack from each title as well as arrangements from previously released CD albums.
- Visual Gallery — View the games’ original instruction cards and developmental resources.
- Gradius Guide — Check your scores and a gallery of enemy characters from each of the original titles.
You can also adjust various settings from each game’s Options screen, including arcade board DIP switches, screen filters, and a recreation of software bugs from the original release.
#3) EA SPORTS Madden NFL 26 (August 14, 2025)
Platform: Nintendo Switch 2
Publisher: Electronic Arts
File Size: 52.3 GB
Price: $69.99
No. of Players: 1 – 4 (Single System) | 1 – 6 (Online)
BUILT FROM SUNDAYS — EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 26 leverages a new AI-powered machine learning system to convert thousands of plays from nearly a decade of real NFL data into more explosive gameplay—with new player-specific traits, authentic play-styles, and adaptive counters that match on-field tendencies and strategies of NFL quarterbacks and coaches.
From the Skol chant in Minnesota to the light show in Baltimore, immerse yourself in new presentation across the NFL including game-impacting weather, team traditions, and more.
Built from Sundays. Real NFL data powers the realest Madden to date.
- SIGNATURE QBS: Star NFL quarterbacks move, look, and feel more like the superstars they are.
- COACH DNA: Adaptive counters informed by real NFL coaching trends.
- ROSTER MANAGEMENT: Modernized depth charts, new positional roles, and the Wear & Tear system add strategy and experimentation to roster management and game-planning.
- FOOTBALL WEATHER: Depending on how extreme the conditions are, Football Weather can completely disrupt your original game plan. Adapt to new challenges like limited visibility downfield in heavy snow and fog, or wet conditions that will directly impact player movement, stamina, ball security, and more.
This game includes optional in-game purchases of virtual currency that can be used to acquire virtual in-game items, including a random selection of virtual in-game items.
#4) Drag x Drive (August 14, 2025)
Platform: Nintendo Switch 2
Publisher: Nintendo
File Size: 1.8 GB
Price: $19.99
No. of Players: 1 (Single System) | 1 – 12 (Online)
The next generation of 3-on-3 sports is coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 system! – Two hands are using Joy-Con 2 controllers like a mouse.
Hold each Joy-Con™ 2 controller like a mouse for tight control of both your wheels as you speed around the court.
Raise your hand and flick your wrist to shoot…and score!
Team up with—or take on—friends and other players from near and far online* in fast-paced 3-on-3 matches.
- Drive – Slide both controllers forward to move in that direction.
- Turn – Only slide one controller to pivot.
- Shoot – Raise one hand and gently flick your wrist forward to shoot.
- Tricks – Use the half-pipe to fly into the air and perform tricks and dunks.
Get ready for a whole new ballgame.
#5) STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar | STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (August 27, 2025)
Platform: Nintendo Switch | Nintendo Switch 2
Publisher: Marvelous (XSEED)
File Size: NSW: 3 GB | NS2: 7.7 GB
Price: NSW: $49.99 | NS2: $59.99
No. of Players: 1 (Single System)
Build your farm in Zephyr Town and breathe new life into the once-famous bazaar – Bring the winds of change to Zephyr Town
Build your farm in Zephyr Town and breathe new life into the once-famous bazaar. Set up your stall to sell produce and goods from the crops and animals you raise on your farm, and meet charming townsfolk to befriend and romance as you help the close-knit community thrive.
Key Features:
- Breathe the refreshing alpine air!: Begin your idyllic new life on a farm and enjoy the daily rhythms of rural living. Nurture a variety of crops and care for adorable animals in the picturesque mountainside settlement of Zephyr Town.
- Soar to Success in the Weekly Bazaar: Sell your farm’s produce and goods at the lively weekly bazaar. Customize your stall and take charge of your sales to build buzz, power up profits and put Zephyr Town’s Grand Bazaar back on the map.
- An Easy-Breezy New Life: Harness the power of the wind! Catch a breeze to effortlessly drift across the town on your glider, and use windmills to gather those gusts to create new goodies to sell at the bazaar.
- Love is in the Air: Meet the cherished community of Zephyr Town with a colorful cast of characters, from friendly townsfolk to magical nature sprites. Find friendship, fall in love, and maybe even start a family with one of twelve charming individuals ready to share this new chapter with you.
*Those playing on Nintendo Switch™ 2 will experience the title in a higher resolution with improved frame rates, along with Joy-Con 2 mouse controls.
*Features and content of Nintendo Switch 2 Edition games can only be played on Nintendo Switch 2.
#6) VARLET (August 27, 2025)
Platform: Nintendo Switch | Nintendo Switch 2
Publisher: FURYU Corporation
File Size: NSW: 3.8 GB | NS2: 3.8 GB
Price: NSW: $59.99 | NS2: $59.99
No. of Players: 1 (Single System)
This isn’t a story about finding someone else—it’s about finding yourself. School life RPG VARLET — To be a “leader” that guides others forward, or to be an uncompromising “ruler”…
VARLET is a school life RPG where, through encounters with troubled boys and girls who are also searching for themselves, you begin to uncover a version of yourself you never knew existed.
STORY: Kousei Academy: where the protagonist has recently transferred.
Whispered rumors surround this place.
Another world where strange creatures dwell appears within the school…
…and once you’ve wandered in, there’s no way back out.
After seeing this other world—a Glitch—with his own eyes,
the protagonist realizes several people have been replaced with monsters.
You must fight alongside your friends
to save the academy from imminent destruction.
GAME SYSTEM: Embracing Your Youth in School Life
Help other students deal with their problems as a member of the Student Support Services (SSS),and then go out with friends after school to make the most of your school days.
The bond between the two of you will grow stronger with each event you experience.
Be careful, though—becoming intimate with multiple people may cause problems…!?
Battles use a simple yet exhilarating Timeline Command system.
Take the lead as a “Leader” who supports allies in combat, or dominate the battlefield as a “Ruler” with powerful skills.
Use both fighting styles to seize victory!
Your choices will reveal your true self—.Triad Stats.
Light Triad: Morality, Sympathy, Altruism
Dark Triad: Machiavellianism, Psychopathy, Narcissism
These six stats will change according to the analyses you receive and choices you make during the game.
Triad stats can increase the number of dialogue options available to you
and enhance the power of passive battle skills.
What course of events will your true self bring about?
#7) Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World (August 28, 2025)
Platform: Nintendo Switch 2
Publisher: Nintendo
File Size: 17 GB
Price: $79.99
No. of Players: 1 – 2 (Single System) | 1 (Online)
Upgrade details:
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World includes Kirby and the Forgotten Land,
- Improved graphics and frame rate throughout
- Plus a new story: Star-Crossed World.
Join Kirby on a magical journey! — Explore 3D platforming stages as you discover a mysterious world, save the kidnapped Waddle Dees, and defeat the ferocious Beast Pack. Hope you’re hungry for a big adventure!
Uncover the mystery of the meteor! — After the world is struck by a powerful meteor, Kirby must use his amazing abilities, including some all-new Mouthful Modes to clear a trail through uncharted territory in this exciting adventure.
#8) SUPER ROBOT WARS Y (August 28, 2025)
Platform: Nintendo Switch | Nintendo Switch 2
Publisher: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
File Size: NSW: 11.3 GB | NS2: 11.3 GB
Price: NSW: $59.99 | NS2: $59.99
No. of Players: 1 (Single System)
Throw an even bigger bash with Super Mario Party™ Jamboree Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV — Party on with Nintendo Switch 2
- Camera at the ready! — Connect the Nintendo Switch 2 camera accessory or other compatible USB-C® camera* (sold separately) and bring everyone into the game.
- Four people play the Mario Party mode. Each player has an in-game video of their faces next to their characters.
- *Additional games, systems and/or accessories may be required for multiplayer mode. Internet, Nintendo Switch Online membership and Nintendo Account required for online features, including GameChat. Compatible USB camera required for video features. Not available in all countries. Terms and GameChat requirements apply. support.nintendo.com Games, systems, memberships and some accessories sold separately.
- Put yourself in the game with CameraPlay — CameraPlay puts players’ faces into the action during minigames and when viewing the game board. Plus, it can capture player movements to enable full-body motion controls in select minigames!
- See everyone’s faces on the game board
- Move your body to take on minigames
- Compatible in select modes only. Camera Minigames in Bowser Live require a compatible USB-C® camera.
- Smoooooth mouse controls —Place the Joy-Con™ 2 controller on its side to use it like a mouse in compatible modes. Slide and click with ease! Plus, with HD rumble 2, you can feel even more realistic feedback through the controller.
- Attach the Joy-Con 2 strap and hold the controller firmly when using mouse controls.
- Joy-Con 2 mouse controls are used to scoop ice cream flavors and spraypaint Bob-Ombs in added minigames.
- Shout into the mic! — Using the Nintendo Switch 2 system’s built-in microphone, you can clap your hands or use your voice to control the action in certain modes.
- Players use movement and voice to cheer on Bowser.
- You’re the contestant on Jamboree TV! — Jamboree TV is a new way to play that’s all about audience participation! Take on a variety of challenges along with Mario and friends.
- Mario Party — Roll the dice to race others around the game board to collect the most Stars. Each of the 7 boards has its own personality! New rules for Jamboree TV include 2-on-2 team matches and more. Plus, if you connect a compatible USB-C® camera, your face can appear directly in the game.
- Yoshi rolls a 6 and reaches a Star on the game board.
- Roll the dice and shoot for the Stars
- A 2 versus 2 minigame where each team tries to cut steak evenly. Player images appear in-game next to their characters
- Compete in minigames to earn coins
- Peach transfers a Star to Mario during Chance Time. Player faces appear on large wheels on the sides.
- See if you can flip the script when you land on a Chance Time Space!
- Get loud and excited…or face punishment!
- Bowser Live — Oh dear—Bowser is hosting a performance, and you’re the main act! Two teams compete in a variety of fun minigames controlled by sound and movement. It’s about to get wild! Connect a compatible USB-C® camera to project you and your buddies into the in-game venue.
- Four players appear in game. They punch upwards to hit ? Blocks and collect coins within a time limit. Bowser stands and laughs behind them.
- Collect coins by bashing ? Blocks
- A small vehicle carrying a microphone pushes forward as players shout.
- Shout to push forward in “Go! Go! Chicken Race”
- Players use movement and voice to cheer on Bowser.
- Go back and forth with Bowser in “Call and Response”
- Be aware of your surroundings. Wear wrist straps and allow adequate room around you during gameplay.
- Carnival Coaster —Lock in and go on this co-op coaster! Once through the pipe, use Joy-Con 2 mouse controls to aim at flying baddies and try to knock ’em down. Work together to improve your score!
- Four players use mouse controls to lower the safety bar on their coaster cart.
- Lower the safety bar firmly with your hands
- Rollercoaster in motion, four target cursors slide around the screen to target and bop enemies.
- Throw balls to knock away enemies
- The rollercoaster slowly moves over the peak and quickly drops forward along the track.
- Drop in and feel the experience
- Even MORE minigames! — Enjoy 20 new minigames using Joy-Con 2 mouse controls, HD rumble 2, and the system’s built-in microphone. Some minigames can be played by plugging in a compatible USB-C® camera.
- You can also play 78 minigames previously included with the Super Mario Party Jamboree game, too—in greater detail!
- Some minigames cannot be played in the Jamboree TV mode. Select the Super Mario Party Jamboree option from the title screen to play the base game.
- All Together, Anytime, Anywhere — Play like you’re all in the same room using GameChat, no matter the distance. Plug in a compatible USB-C® camera to use video chat and CameraPlay features.
- GameShare with friends — If you have the Nintendo Switch 2 system and the Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV game, you can share part of the game with anyone who has a Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch 2 system using GameShare.
- With one game, up to four people can play the Mega Wiggler’s Tree Party board in Mario Party mode.
- Only Party Rules and 30 select minigames are available with GameShare.
- Not compatible with GameShare through GameChat.
- Only playable in handheld mode.
- The party has never looked better — The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition supports up to WQHD (1440p) resolution* in TV mode and Full HD (1080p) resolution in handheld and tabletop modes. Enjoy the world of Mario Party with greater detail and fluidity!
- *Jamboree TV only. Compatible display required.
Nintendo Switch 2 features:
- Become the Superstar of the show in Jamboree TV, a game show hosted by Toad that is exclusive to the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Enjoy minigames that use the Joy-Con™ 2* controller for mouse controls, the system’s built-in microphone to respond to your sounds, and more
- Connect the Nintendo Switch 2 camera or other compatible USB-C® camera** to the Nintendo Switch 2 system and bring everyone into the game
- Enjoy Jamboree TV in higher resolution in both TV mode and handheld mode
#9) SHINOBI: Art of Vengence (August 29, 2025)
Platform: Nintendo Switch | Nintendo Switch 2
Publisher: SEGA
File Size: NSW: 6 GB | NS2: 6 GB
Price: NSW: $29.99 | NS2: $29.99
No. of Players: 1 (Single System)
Unleash the power of the Shinobi — The iconic SHINOBI returns in an all-new 2D action platformer with a unique hand-drawn look created by the team behind the hit brawler Streets of Rage 4.
Play as the legendary Shinobi Joe Musashi, master of the ninja arts. After finding your village burned to the ground and your clan turned into stone, you must set off on a quest for vengeance, ready to face an unparalleled evil and avenge your clan.
- EXECUTE THE NINJA ARTS WITH PRECISION — Wield your vast ninja arsenal including the great Katana Oborozuki, Kunai, Ninjutsu arts, and Ninpo to vanquish your foes.
- MASTER THE WAY OF THE SHINOBI — Unleash limitless combos with unique combat moves, acquire Amulets for enhanced abilities, and discover Ningi tools to overcome obstacles and uncover new paths.
- JOURNEY THROUGH A STYLISTIC NEW WORLD — Venture through more than a dozen unique and visually striking stages, from military bases to a scorching desert, challenging platforming puzzles, and hidden secrets.
Will you be picking up any of these games next month? Let us know!
