#130: Your Nintendo Update
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Issue 130 — May 19, 2019 
Hi, issue #130 of Switch Weekly here, with your Nintendo news round-up. Last week the newsletter took a little break as we welcomed our baby boy to the world. A new co-op partner! 😊🎉 With a newborn I’ve been somewhat out of the loop on all things Switch — so this week’s issue also acts as something of a useful round-up for me . 😅 If you’re reading this on the Sunday, there is a Tetris 99 event taking place right now in which you can unlock a Game Boy theme — I’m hoping I can squeeze in enough games to secure that nostalgia look. The big news this week came via a Direct on all things Mario Maker 2 – boy that game is packed with features. I’m really looking forward to it. If you missed it, the presentation is linked below.
A huge thanks for reading,
▶ Super Mario Maker 2 Direct — A 15-minute presentation with lots of info on the upcoming Mario Maker sequel. Love the fact you can do multiplayer online. Nintendo // YouTube Nintendo offers ‘game vouchers’ to Switch Online members — Here’s a new way for paying Switch Online members to get a discount on select digital games — but in typical Nintendo fashion it’s a little more convoluted than you might expect. Emily Heller // Polygon Why haven’t more publishers and devs learned from Super Smash Bros? — With the celebration of all things gaming that is ‘Smash’, Nintendo have highlighed just how arbitrary many of the barriers to collaboration truly are. Mike Sholars // Polygon
REVIEW
Shakedown: Hawaii —
“Vblank’s second GTA throwback lacks focus”
Nintendo Switch sales pass PS4 in Japan Christopher Dring // gamesindustry Castlevania Anniversary Collection is a retro compilation done right Chris Carter // Destructoid Saints Row: The Third on Switch is a disappointment Chris Plante // Polygon Japan’s surprising love of the word “LABO” Clyde Mandelin // Legends of Localization Pokémon: Let’s Go restored my faith in the franchise Steven Rollins // Nintendo Enthusiast
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⚡️ Quick Links: 💫 Is Nintendo working on a streaming service using Microsoft’s Azure tech? 💯 Tetris 99 was originally going to have 100 players . 😢 Devil May Cry for Switch is a port taken from the PS4 HD Collection . 🏎 How the Switch version of Team Sonic Racing stacks up against the PS4 version. 🎶 An audio bug in the Switch port of Final Fantasy VII has been fixed. 🎮 This converter will let you use Switch controllers on your PS4 . 🎥 A fan has recreated the Smash Melee opening with Ultimate’s video editor. |
