#244: Your Nintendo Update
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Issue 244 — August 8, 2021 
Hey, hope you’re doing good. Here’s issue # 244 of Switch Weekly. Nintendo shared updated earnings and sales data earlier this week, with the Switch now sitting at 89 million units sold — this puts it past the lifetime sales of both the PS3 and Xbox 360, and it’s quickly catching up with Wii. Impressive stuff. The Wii U days are but a distant memory… However, despite the solid sales milestone, things have finally slowed down when compared year over year . This is no surprise as the entertainment industry as a whole saw a huge uptick in the early months of the pandemic — and things are now coming back down to earth . I’m sure I don’t need to remind you that Animal Crossing landed on Switch just as most of the world entered some form of lockdown — that combo of a hot new anticipated release, and folks spending more time at home was a perfect, if not somewhat bittersweet combo for Nintendo. As a result of the slowdown this quarter, Nintendo’s share price took a nearly ten percent hit — that’s the biggest fall in over two years. Anyway, a few lucky members of the press had some hands on time with the upcoming OLED model — as such I’ve linked up a few previews below. There’s nearly 25 games coming to Switch next week, and the full list is below. Oh, and just because I feel like telling you: I had my second vaccine today. Yay for science! You can’t help but feel a fleeting moment of optimism when getting it — however, the reality of our collective experience is far from being truly normal. Onwards!
That’s all from me,
🎮 Currently Playing — The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, Kirby’s Dream Course PREVIEW Nintendo Switch OLED hands-on: A small yet meaningful upgrade — ” It’s difficult to describe how transformative the display is without coming across as hyperbolic “. Here a few other previews of Nintendo’s upcoming hardware refresh:
Jade King // The Gamer Giuseppe Nelva // Twinfinite Nintendo to buy back shares after profit misses estimates Takashi Mochizuki // Bloomberg The Great Ace Attorney takes aim at the British Empire but doesn’t pull the trigger — A spoiler heavy editorial touching upon the stuggles of a game about truth and justice set during an era of colonisation and empire. Jay Castello // Polygon REVIEW PICROSS S GENESIS & Master System edition — Sounds like another solid entry in the Picross S series from Jupiter, but one that doesn’t really make the best use of the SEGA IP available to it . Mitch Vogel // Nintendo Life ▶ REVIEW Dodgeball Academia — This has some lovely animation, and fun writing too. Will Cruz // The Escapist (YouTube) REVIEW Haven Park — A relaxing enough game ” that soon veers into repetition and boredom ” and ” seriously needs more original ideas “. Trevor Gould // Pure Nintendo We misinterpret why Virtual Console matters Abram Buehner // Big Daddy Gaming Enough with the crossovers, give us an Okami sequel Already Jade King // The Gamer REVIEW Neo: The World Ends With You — ” Breathing new life into the series while respecting what made it great to begin with […] A fantastic return “. Nathan Ellingsworth // Pocket Tactics REVIEW The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD — ” In 2011, I joined the chorus of fans poo-poo’ing Skyward Sword for its long list of grievances. In 2021, I not only appreciate Skyward Sword HD—I consider it one of the best Zelda games ever made. “. Jay Rooney // Level Up Media Pokemon Unite’s microtransactions are bad, but it’s not pay to win Cian Maher // The Gamer
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