D3 Publisher Summer Sale Discounts Switch Titles Up to 87 Percent
The sale is notable for offering several D3P games at their lowest-ever prices on Nintendo platforms, timed just months before the company's flagship 'Earth Defense Force 5' arrives on Switch 2.
Reporting from 2 sources: Automaton, ASCII.jp.
D3 Publisher (D3P) is running a Summer Sale on the Nintendo Store for Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch download titles, offering discounts of up to 87 percent. The sale began June 25 and runs through July 15, 2026. Several titles are receiving their steepest discounts ever, including 'Let's Collect! Goldfish Scooping' at 87 percent off (100 yen) and 'Zenshin Machine Girl Deluxe Edition' at 48 percent off, both record lows. 'Earth Defense Force 4.1 for Nintendo Switch' is marked down 60 percent to 2,390 yen, a discount the source notes could serve as a preview ahead of the 'Earth Defense Force 5' Switch 2 release scheduled for October 8. 'THE Escape from the Locked Room ep1: The Mysterious Kumadonal Burger Edition' is also at its biggest-ever discount, 62 percent off. The sale covers additional D3P titles such as 'Omega Labyrinth', 'Aichuu', 'Ano Game 1+2', and 'Tousouchuu', though full listing is available on the sale page.
D3 Publisher's Summer Sale runs June 25 through July 15, 2026, on the Nintendo Store for Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch. The sale focuses on D3P's catalog, with discounts reaching 87 percent off on select titles. The source calls out four games hitting their biggest discount ever, alongside broader deals on series like Omega Labyrinth and Tousouchuu. A second source notes the sale is part of a larger eShop event featuring roughly 570 titles from multiple publishers, though the D3P-specific discounts are the centerpiece of this report.
- Earth Defense Force 4.1 for Nintendo Switch: 5,980 yen to 2,390 yen (60% off)
- Let's Collect! Goldfish Scooping: 815 yen to 100 yen (87% off), biggest discount ever
- Zenshin Machine Girl Deluxe Edition: 9,460 yen to 4,910 yen (48% off), biggest discount ever
- THE Escape from the Locked Room ep1: The Mysterious Kumadonal Burger Edition: 800 yen to 300 yen (62% off), biggest discount ever
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.