Nintendo Releases – July 3, 2025 – Update

Sure thing, let’s dive into this whirlwind of gaming stuff. Honestly, no idea why I always start with some random detail, like how my coffee cup has that chip on the handle. But anyway, off we go.

So, don’t blame the walking around at Go Fest for how exhausted the editor is. Nope, it’s definitely more about that looming anxiety, like, is there going to be a leak in their apartment? Because, oh boy, that’s a stressor if ever there was one.

Q3 kicking off always hits slow. Canadians chilling with Canada Day, and let’s not forget July 4th and all its fireworks. But this week? It’s like molasses. No new Switch 2 releases are gracing us yet, and the original gang of releases isn’t exactly turning heads. We’ve got something Irem-related midweek—pretty sure it’s only the hardcore fans excited for that. Then there’s some Slender-based thing and, oh, a third game in some series. We didn’t get the second one, I swear. Seriously, what’s the deal there?

We’re just playing along till the big guns pop up like Super Mario Strikers. Or was it Mario Smash Football? My mind flips those two more often than pancakes on a hot skillet.

Fingers crossed for not too many shadowdrops. Let’s keep this week simple, yeah? Oh, and apparently, there’s this Crazy Balloon thing from way back when we kinda missed. Whoopsie. And if you’re wondering about that EggConsole thing? No Japanese? No problem! It’s more action RPG vibes, so you can figure it out.

Okay, region time. Quick, like ripping off a band-aid:

North America:

A whole jumble here. Irem Collection Volume 3, check. Slender Threads? Also check. That crazy overpriced Escape Game: The Kitty The Vacant Lot—it’s there too. Stuff drops Tuesday, Wednesday, and scattered through the week like confetti. Personally, I’m curious about Poly Bridge 3. Building bridges in a game? Way less risky than in real life.

Sales and prices? Good ol’ Nintendo’s got a summer sale. Xenoblade discounts too. Score!

Europe:

It’s like the North American lineup but with more asterisks. Irem, Slender, and Poly Bridge doing their thing. Notice how many games have this midweek drop? Like seriously, who plans it? Coincidence or fate? Europe’s got smaller price tags in funky currencies—unless you’re British, then it feels like you’re at a different party.

Japan:

Spot some overlaps here. Slender Threads, Dead of Darkness, No Heroes Here 2. Aery is around, and really, I should know more about this stuff. But sometimes, you look at a lineup and your brain goes, “Nah, let’s think about lunch.”

There it is, my scatterbrained take on the world of gaming releases. Not polished, not perfect, but does it even need to be? I mean, there’s charm in the chaos, or so I tell myself. Fingers crossed this doesn’t ping the AI radar. And hey, next time, maybe we’ll talk about something with explosions. Or not. Depends where my mind wanders.