Originally published on Switch Weekly

Issue #391

July 14, 2024

What is Emio?

Hello, Chris here with your Nintendo round-up for the week. It’s issue #391 of Switch Weekly.

As a usual pointer, there’s around 40 games arriving on the eShop next week, including a fair few highlights (including that NES speedrunning game) — you can see ’em all below.

I’ve writing this late after just watching England lose the Euro’s final. So not much from me by way of commentary — although I am curious to see what Nintendo are up to with this Emio trailer they shared this week….

Cheers ,
Chris ✌️

Mysterious Emio trailer marks a major change for family friendly Nintendo — I imagine we will learn more about this next week.

Robin Bea // Inverse

It’s official: No Nintendo console has lasted as long as Switch without being replaced — Yes, the Switch is old.

Andy Robinson // VGC

INTERVIEW Ace Combat 7 producer talks Switch port development — Star Fox gets a mention here.

John Rairdin // Nintendo World Report

Nintendo’s systemic policy of miscrediting is harming external translators — External translators who’ve worked on major franchises including The Legend of Zelda and Animal Crossing have been refused credits and locked into decade-long NDAs.

Chris Kerr // Game Developer

Basketball on Nintendo Switch Sports is lovely mean-spirited fun

Christian Donlan // Eurogamer

The Switch eShop could be great with these few tweaks

Ollie Reynolds // Nintendo Life

REVIEW DROS

Joshua Thompson // Finger Guns

▶ Why Mario & Luigi games are coming back

Video Game Story Time // YouTube

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond artist opens up about redesigning Samus’ HUD

Maddy Myers // Polygon

🎮 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

📦 B-Project Ryusei*Fantasia — Music-themed visual novel about being the driving force behind a JPop idol group. ( Physical release )
⭐️ Darkest Dungeon II — A stagecoach roguelike road trip with a neat stylised look. You form a party, equip your ride, and set off on a quest to avert the apocalypse.
⭐️ Deliver Us the Moon — A lunar colony sci-Fi thriller where Earth’s natural resources are now depleted.
⭐️ Let’s School — A sim game about revamping your old alma mater.

Tue

Bum Simulator — A crude and crass sandbox sim. M for mature .
📦 Hot Lap Racing — A 3D ‘simcade’ racer that spans GT Cross to Formula 1. ( Physical release )
⭐️ Stories from the Outbreak — Strategic turn-based roguelike zombie RPG.

Wed

Rivalia: Dungeon Raiders — 3D ARPG / roguelite.
RPM: Road Punk Mayhem — A ‘high-octane’ bullet hell action through a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
⭐️ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate — Four player turtles roguelike with online play.
The Gravity Trickster — 3D puzzle platformer.
Traffic Race 3D 2

Thu

Ancient Phantasma — Fantasy RPG.
Backroom Escape: Labyrinth Horror — Escape a creepy maze.
Cargo Manager: Forklift Simulator
Egg Console Seilane PC-8801 mkIISR — 1987 adventure game.
Frogurai — 2D frog samurai puzzle platformer.
Fueled Up — Chaotic couch co-op game for up to four. Fuel, fix and rescue spaceships before the evil space octopus show up.
⭐️📦 Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition — Speedrunning challenges.
Over Horizon X Steel Empire — A trio bundle of retro shoot ’em-ups.
Photographic Memory Test
Robin Hood: Shogun Samurai — 2D action-adventure.
Satryn DX — A ‘chaotic, infinite’ twin stick shooter.
⭐️ SCHiM — I’ve been playing this, and enjoying it. A charming platformer about jumping from shadow to shadow.
Shogun Samurai Tycoon — Build your own powerful samurai empire sim.
Slot and Learn Country Names in Kanji
Suddenly an Ogre — Choose your own adventure.
Tiny Treasure Hunt DX — Cute hidden object game.
Train Your Brain! Spot the Difference with Fish Photos
Which Kanji? So Fancy! — Mobile port education game.
Zombie Derby 2 — Post-apocalyptic driving.

Fri

A Lost Note — A tale of love, loss, and rediscovery featuring a cat.
Basketball Slam Dunk 2024
Spy Guy Animals Junior — Hidden object game.
Toree’s Panic Pack — A bundle of Toree arcade platformers.

Sat

Neon Cop — Budget racing.

⚡️ Quick Links

Japan-only Starfy games now out worldwide on Nintendo Switch Online. Here’s a history lesson on Starfy should you want it.
Nintendo has a new seasonal digital magazine — Luigi’s the cover star.
Tako no Himitsu is an upcoming GBA-inspired RPG adventure with music from Motoi Sakuraba (Golden Sun).
Link may have some playable sections in Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom.
Tears of the Kingdom has been partly blamed for a 40% drop in US spending on games this year…
Taki Udon is working on an OLED version of a Switch Lite .
Doug Bowser is seemingly aware of the oddity of Nintendo ROM hacks being sold on the Walmart site.
Another amusing Tears of the Kingdom contraption anyone?

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What is Emio?

🎮 Upcoming Releases

⚡️ Quick Links

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

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