#241: Your Nintendo Update

Hey, Chris here with issue #241 of Switch Weekly. Here’s your Nintendo update.

So, the dust has settled on that OLED Switch announcement, and pre-orders opened , quickly selling out. Did you manage to get one ? Oh, btw — thanks to all those who emailed me last week with their opinions on this new model, I’m working through my inbox and will reply!

The big release this week was of course Skyward Sword , so I’ve linked up a few reviews of that below. It’s weird as I had a look back at the reviews of the original release for the Wii back in 2011….and it reviewed great! It seems the player consensus over the last decade had shifted on this one compared to what critics made of it at the time. Anyway, this HD spruce up has been well recieved.

Steam revealed the Steam Deck this week, an intriguing looking portable PC that is sorta Switch-esque ( but it totally looks like a Game Gear to me ). I don’t think the existence of this device poses any real concern to Nintendo, but the pricing similarity (yes for the base model) is rather close to the Switch OLED….which is amusing if nothing else.

Anyway, next week we’ve got over 25 games coming to Switch. Full list is below.

Finally, before I go, I’ve got another Nintendo-themed crossword for you all — have a go and let me know how you get on (..oh and please do share it too) .

Have a great week.

Cheers,
Chris ✌️

🎮 Currently Playing — Mario Golf: Super Rush, Wild Guns

Tuesday, July 20

• 📦 Cotton Reboot! — Cutesy Japanese shooter now in HD.
• 📦🎮 Cris Tales — This love letter to classic JRPGs has a real clean look to it.
• Mind Maze — A logcial labyrinth puzzler with an eight player multiplayer mode too.
• MouseBot: Escape From CatLab — Navigate 3D mazes in this cat and mouse platformer.
• Steam: Rails to Riches Complete Edition — Be the best railway company in this board game.

Wednesday, July 21

• Fatal Twelve — A suspensful adventure / visual novel.
• ⭐️ Pokémon UNITE — MOBA mon.

Thursday, July 22

• #pinocchio, Super Puzzles Dream — Jigsaws with a Pinocchio theme.
• Aery – Calm Mind — Fly around as a bird in this chill experience.
• Bishoujo Battle Mahjong Solitaire — Tile matching with a slice of anime.
• Bunny Bounce — A short anime adventure.
• ⭐️ Last Stop — 3D adventure game set in London during a supernatural crisis.
• Nyakamon Adventures — Challenging arcade puzzle adventure.
• Racing Xtreme 2 — 3D monster truckin’.
• Terra Bomber — 2D shoot’em-up with strong early 80s arcade vibes.
• Terra Lander —Old enough to remember Lunar Lander?
• Terra Lander II – Rockslide Rescue — As above, but its a rescue mission.
• Timothy vs the Aliens — Open world noir meets aliens platformer.
• Wood Block Escape Puzzles 3 — Handheld only wood block logic puzzler.

Friday, July 23

• 112 Operator — Manage the emergency services in this strategy puzzle sim.
• 📦 Akiba’s Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed — HD update of this Tokyo adventure. (Jul 20 in U.S.)
• Dininho Space Adventure — Vertical action.
• Freddy Spaghetti 2 — 3D action game….in which you play as a piece of spaghetti.
• Hunter Shooting Camp — It’s a hunting game.
• Sports Pinball Bundle — Three pinball machines in one bundle.
• Truck Simulator 2 — 3D driving sim.

Saturday, July 24

• US Navy Sea Conflict — Looks to be a very basic arcade aerial action game.