The Nintendo Switch 2 reached over 3.17 million units sold in Japan by December 2025, just 27 weeks after its June launch. This makes it the fastest-selling console in Japanese history at that milestone, outpacing the Game Boy Advance, PS2, and doubling the original Switch’s performance during the same timeframe.
Three River Games released a major demo update for Airport Baggage Simulator, transforming simple baggage inspection into complex automation gameplay. Scan bags for illegal contents, build conveyor systems, unlock upgrades, and optionally trade confiscated substances with your predecessor Rolf for extra cash in this first-person logistics sim launching Q2 2026.
MassiveFX revealed Harder Parkour, a challenging physics-driven parkour game where every jump represents an inner journey through fractured consciousness. The Steam demo dropped December 2025, letting players experience precision movement mechanics while collecting light, unlocking cages, and awakening forgotten souls across twisted mental landscapes.
Developer FancySquare revealed Michael Test, a psychological point-and-click adventure where you investigate classical paintings and follow faint sound traces to deduce hidden truths. The game combines visual clues from art with audio analysis in a mystery that promises to challenge perception and logic.
Solo indie developer akshay33169 released a free browser demo of Penguin Snow Rider on Itch.io and Newgrounds, a 2D top-down endless runner where you control a cute cartoon penguin sliding down a mountain. Collect power-ups, dodge obstacles, avoid distant yetis, and chase high scores in this festive holiday game.
Indie developer Borrowed Games revealed Supermarket Guard Simulator, a quirky job sim where you play security preventing theft while keeping shareholders happy regardless of cost. Build security systems, catch shoplifters, compete with rivals, and chase promotions in this satirical take on retail capitalism.
Australian indie developer James Oliver created Marble’s Marbles, a love letter to Marble Madness, Gyroscope, Hamsterball and Ballance. Launching December 2025 on Steam, it blends physics-powered marble rolling with adventure elements across themed worlds from Game Boy nostalgia to Diablo-inspired dungeons.
YouTuber grayfruit released a comprehensive 90-minute history of the NES Zapper covering all 11 light gun games from Duck Hunt to Track & Field II. The video reveals how focus groups walked out when Nintendo called it a light gun, but loved it when renamed the Zapper – one marketing decision that possibly saved the NES.