#143: Your Nintendo Update
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No joy. 
Issue 143 — August 18, 2019 
Hey, issue #143 of Switch Weekly here, with the week in Nintendo news. If you’ve been following along in recent week’s you’ll know my left JoyCon is in for repair — well it’s still with Nintendo (maybe they’re a little busy with these sort of fixes🤔). They’ve updated me to say it’s currently getting fixed so I’ll be able to report back on how the whole thing is dealt with in the UK soon. We’ve got a new indie showcase taking place tomorrow which isn’t using the ‘Nindies’ name – so maybe that’s been tossed aside as a name for these things. Other than that a few Astral Chain previews have surfaced, so if you’re looking forward to that then they’re worth checking out. All the usual in the issue below.
Thanks for reading, and catch you next week!
PREVIEW Astral Chain hands-on — “so thoroughly engrossing”. The next game from Platinum is out at the end of this month, and initial previews (including this from Kotaku ) are seemingly really positive. Daan Koopman // Nintendo World Report Switch Joy-Con drift threatens to become Nintendo’s Red Ring of Death — Ok, so this headline may be a little bit exaggerated but this drift issue does threaten Nintendo’s otherwise golden hardware reputation. This related video from Arlo also takes the drift issue to task . Jeremy Peel // VG247 ▶ Indie World showcase – August 19 — A 20 minute showcase of indie games coming to the Switch — this is airing tomorrow . Make sure you don’t miss it! Nintendo FCC filing reveals SNES-shaped controller for Switch — We can probably expect SNES games on the Switch Online service pretty soon, but would you pay more for them ? Oliver Brandt // Vooks
OPINION
Super Nintendo games we’d like to see on Nintendo Switch Online
EA: “We are absolutely looking at more Switch games in our portfolio” — Now, the obvious joke here is: so FIFA 21, FIFA 22 and FIFA 23 right? But joking aside, this is an interesting comment considering recent remarks to the contary . Nintendo Everything REVIEW Exception Darren Palma // Nintendo Insider
Half of the core Metroid Prime 3 team is still at Retro Studios
Rare IP returning to Nintendo platforms ‘inevitable’, says Conker creator
Looks like Superhot is coming to Switch
Upgrading to the new Switch? Here’s how to transfer your data
Switch overclocking: how powerful is the fully unlocked Tegra X1?
OPINION
To me, Mario Maker 2 is Nintendo’s best, and most disappointing, sequel ever
🎮 Upcoming Releases All releases are EU & US unless otherwise stated. Monday, August 19
Tuesday, August 20
Thursday, August 22
Friday, August 23
⚡️ Quick Links: 🦇 The next Yooka-Laylee game is out in October . 🇺🇸 Breath of the Wild is now the best selling Zelda game ever in the U.S. 🤭 Eiji Aonuma teased the Link’s Awakening remake back in 2016. 🏡 Game Freak’s upcoming RPG ‘Town’ may now be called ‘Little Town Hero’ . 🐲 A new and exclusive Bubble Bobble is coming to Switch . 📖 Looks like Pokemon Sword & Shield is getting a physical strategy guide . 🎩 Platformer ‘A Hat in Time’ is hitting the eShop in October. 👨🏻 Mario without his mustache is unsettling. 🔓 You no longer need a login to play DOOM on the Switch. 📺 A TV show is coming to CBS in the U.S. next month highlighing Nintendo esports . 🥴 Playing 1-2 Switch drunk may be the only way . |
