Originally published on Switch Weekly

Issue #332

November 5, 2025

Zelda, Zelda, Zelda

Hi , yes I’ve had to pull myself away from playing Zelda, but here I am with issue #332 of Switch Weekly — your Nintendo round-up.

We all knew this Zelda game was gonna be huge, but man, the reviews for this have been something else . Tears of the Kingdom is currently the highest rated game of all time on OpenCritic.

I likely don’t need to convince you to pick this one up, but if you’re yet to grab it I have linked up a few reviews below, including an outlier 6-out-of-10 rating. I’ve only had chance to put a few hours into Tears of the Kingdom so far, but I’ve left the starting area and now find myself back on land, enjoying getting lost in Hyrule all over again. I’ll say this: Any shortcomings BotW had in regards to story, TotK looks to be making up for.

Next week we’ve got just under 25 games hitting the eShop. The full list is below for you to take a look through.

Anyway, plenty of Zelda reads for ya… catch you next time.

( P.S. — If you wanna invite to the Switch Weekly Discord to chat about Zelda and how many Korok Seeds you’ve found with other readers just hit reply and let me know and I’ll share a link. )

Cheers ,
Chris ✌️

🎮 Currently Playing : The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

REVIEW The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom — ” an unfathomable follow-up, expanding a world that already felt full beyond expectation and raising the bar ever higher into the clouds “. This review from Gfinity noted how this follow-up to Nintendo’s ” divisive modern masterpiece struggles to cater to those who miss its roots “. A video review from Skill Up makes a very strong recommendation for picking this one up.

Tom Marks // IGN

INTERVIEW Tears of the Kingdom devs on reinventing Zelda: ‘Cheating can be fun’ — Eiji Aonuma and Hidemaro Fujibayashi discuss player freedom, Majora’s Mask comparisons, and the possibility of a Zelda movie.

Mike Mahardy // Polygon

▶ The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Is it really ‘too big for Switch’…?

Digital Foundry // YouTube

If Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom isn’t Switch’s swan song, it really should be

Lowell Bell // Nintendo Life

▶ How Nintendo solved Zelda’s open world problem

Game Maker’s Toolkit // YouTube

Tears of the Kingdom: Why Nintendo’s latest game is more than a sequel

Steffan Powell // BBC

The Legend of Links: Ranking Zelda’s mute, but expressive, heroes

William Hughes // AV Club

A link between genders: Trans joy and the Legend of Zelda

Linda Codega // Gizmodo

The 100 greatest video games of all time, ranked by experts

Sam White and Robert Leedham // GQ

A visit to ’84 Hashi’, Tokyo’s secret Nintendo staff bar now open to you

Tokyo Game Life // Nintendo Life

🎮 Upcoming Releases

All releases are digital, Europe & U.S. unless otherwise stated.
Release data sourced in collaboration with Switch Scores .

⭐️ = Ones to Watch · 📦 = Physical release · 🎮 = Demo available

Mon

📦 Trinity Trigger — Action role-playing inspired by classic 90s JRPGs. Physical release . ( Already available in U.S. )

Tue

Kargast — Dark narrative exploration game with light RPG elements and a satirical tone.

Wed

Under the Warehouse — Budget first-person dark adventure with point-and-click elements.
World Championship Boxing Manager 2 — Sports management sim that’s a sequel to the 1991 original.

Thu

911: Cannibal — A scary hide and seek horror puzzler game. M for mature.
Apploval — A real-time roguelike. No screenshots here though.
⭐️ Belle Boomerang — Looks like a decent bit of retro style pixel platforming.
Bio Prototype — Looks like a Vampire Survivors style experience, but with mutating monsters.
Blackjack Waifu Tour — It’s blackjack.
Bunhouse — Grow plants in a greenhouse with the help of bunnies. 3D sim.
Cyber Citizen Shockman — Retro arcade action platformer.
Japanese Escape Games: The House — Another escape room mystery to solve.
Love on Leave — 2D dating sim/adventure. M for mature.
Magic Bubble Shooter — Arcade puzzler.
Murtop — Dig Dug meets Bomberman arcade game.
Nightmare Reaper — Retro-inspired FPS with looter shooter and rogue-lite elements. M for mature.
No One Lives Under the Lighthouse — The ‘cult slow burn horror hit’, updated for Switch. M for mature.
Unalive 010 — Explore randomly generated labyrinths in this budget action shooter. M for mature.
⭐️ Undergrave — A tactical roguelike challenge.
Winter’s Wish: Spirits of Edo — Otome visual novel set in Kyoho era Japan. Physical release .

Fri

Battle Kid: Fortress of Peril — 8 bit platformer.
Hexapoda — A four-player arcade insect killing action game.
⭐️ Lego 2K Drive — A big 3D open-world LEGO driving adventure.
Mechanic 8230: Escape from Ilgrot — A puzzle point and click adventure set in a ruined city.

⚡️ Quick Links

The English translation for Nintendo’s latest fiscal briefing is now online.
Hogwarts Legacy for Switch has been delayed , moving from July to November.
dbrand have a new Tears of the Kingdom skin for the Switch.
New Speedrunning record: Tears of the Kingdom has been beat in 94 mins .
Fights in Tight Spaces is coming to Switch later this month.
You’ve already seen the State of Switch survey results for 2023 right?

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Zelda, Zelda, Zelda

🎮 Upcoming Releases

⚡️ Quick Links

Nintendo’s financial results reveal Switch 2 hits 10 million units sold

Former Nintendo employees reveal what it took to launch the NES in America

The NESBOOK is a Nintendo Entertainment System Companion Coffee Book