#243: Your Nintendo Update

REVIEW The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles is the perfect vacation game — ” might just be the best that Ace Attorney has to offer. It has shocking twists, lovable characters, and the unmatched joy that comes from solving a complex crime “. Here are some other reviews:

• George Yang at Inverse says it’s ” a must-play for mystery buffs “.
• James Law at NME calls it courtroom drama ” of the highest calibre “.
• Henry Stockdale writing at Gfininty says it’s an ” incredible spin-off ”

Andrew Webster // The Verge

REVIEW Neo: The World Ends With You is a competent RPG haunted by its predecessor — ” When this game shines, it really shines ” but Kaile adds that it ” desperately wants to get out of its own way and be its own game, but it simply can’t pull it off […] If you’re a fan of the franchise, there’s a lot here for you specifically. If you’re coming in fresh, the game is going to throw a lot of jargon at you in a very short amount of time “. Jade King at The Gamer calls it ” the sequel we’ve been waiting for “.

Kaile Hultner // Polygon

New Pokémon Snap gets free update with more Pokémon and three new areas next week — Twenty new creatures to photograph too.

Daniel Vuckovic // Vooks

Nintendo promises more Animal Crossing content is coming — With over 30 million copies of this game sold to date Nintendo’s post-launch support here has been a bit… limp . Undoubtedly the pandemic has hurt things here — but it will be interesting to see just how substantial these future updates are.

Richard Breslin // GameByte

Everything that has happened since the Activision Blizzard lawsuit was filed — This post does a good job of highlighting all the key moments in this fast moving dreadful shitstorm of a story. For what it’s worth, I won’t be sharing coverage of Activision/Blizzard titles here in Switch Weekly for the foreseeable future.

Zack Zwiezen // Kotaku

REVIEW Samurai Warriors 5 — ” takes the long-running franchise, gives it a wonderfully vibrant lick of paint, throws in some excellent new combat mechanics and fills its story mode with well-directed cutscenes, resulting in a slick and stylish addition to the series that’s sure to please fans and newcomers alike “.

PJ O’Reilly // Nintendo Life

REVIEW B.ARK — ” Those who are generally looking for a more laidback, multiplayer focused title won’t be barking up the wrong tree if they give this one a spin “.

Jordan Rudek // Nintendo World Report

Pokémon Unite feels a little too ‘pay to win’ for some players

Tyler Colp // Polygon

The ‘non-Earthbound’ titles Switch Online needs

Kevin Orme // Big Daddy Gaming

Pokemon Unite has a serious idling problem

Cian Maher // The Gamer

Five things I still hate about The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD

Rebecca Stone // Twinfinite

🎮 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

⚡️ Quick Links:

• Switch Games Club members are playing Kirby’s Dream Course throughout August.
• Rumours of a Zelda Oracle of Ages/Seasons remake are doing the rounds .
• DLC for Street’s of Rage 4 is out now.
• Alright, this Monster Hunter / Okami collab is pretty cool.
• An exclusive Rabbids game is coming to Switch…in China. Looks like Mario Party.
• Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water will be digital only in the West.
• Move over Sable. This Redditor made their own Animal Crossing dress.
• This crafty YouTuber recreated Skyloft from Skyward Sword.