Your New Year Nintendo round-up

Issue 10 — January 1, 2017

Hi, here’s issue ten of Switch Weekly — your roundup of great Nintendo Switch links from the past seven (or so) days. I hope you all had a great Christmas break (if that’s your thing).

We’re now less than two weeks away from finding out more about the Switch!

Have a Happy New Year and enjoy the issue,
Chris Brandrick

OPINION How Nintendo Won 2016 Without Really Trying
“This March, the Switch could turn the lights on for a whole new way of thinking about what success looks like.”
Keith Stuart // Glixel

NEWS GAME Switch advertising shows next Zelda as releasing in March
UK retailer GAME is currently advertising Zelda as a Switch launch title. However, there is developing uncertainty on whether this will hold true – especially as Nintendo have never announced a launch date for the game .
Go Nintendo

SOCIAL Grant Kirkhope to compose music for Mario/Rabbids crossover RPG?
Two sources have reportedly confirmed that BAFTA nominated Grant Kirkhope will be composing music for the rumoured Mario/Rabbids Switch game.
Laura Kate Dale // Twitter

OPINION Nintendo stole the Wii U’s best idea for the Switch
“..the ability to play most games on the GamePad without using an external display at all was a godsend.”
Ben Kuchera // Polygon

NEWS Japan’s hands-on Switch events will last for seven hours on both days
Details via Famitsu magazine confirm hands-on time.
Nintendo Everything

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Each week I’ll recommend somebody worth following on Twitter. Nintendo chatter guaranteed.

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Kevin Cassidy shares frequent Nintendo news and updates with over 22k followers.

OPINION Nintendo Will Reinvent Itself Yet Again in 2017
“It’s fairly common to predict doom and gloom for Nintendo at any given junction, but given what we already know? The future is looking pretty bright.”
Rollin Bishop // Inverse

ARTICLE A Nintendo Switch UI Concept
An experimental exploration of what the Nintendo Switch user interface may look like.
Om Jha // Medium

NEWS Many Unreal Engine-built games on the way to Switch, rep says
Takayuki Kawasaki of Epic Games Japan mentions that the Switch does support Unreal Engine, and there are a lot of titles (announed and new) coming.
Nintendo Everything

SOCIAL Switch launch date speculation via MyNintendo
One Reddit user believes MyNintendo may be hinting towards a March 17th Switch launch.
King_Of_Rad_Lions // Reddit

OPINION The Nintendo Switch ‘Power’ Debate is Likely Missing the Point
The key point: Nintendo’s not in the console arms race.
Thomas Whitehead // Nintendo Life

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