#142: Your Nintendo Update

New Nintendo Switch internal hardware and Joy-Con changes shown — A teardown from YouTuber Spawn Wave shows off the revised circuitry in this updated model. Here’s another teardown from Austin Evans .

Andy Robinson // VGC

What Sharp’s IGZO display technology will mean for the Nintendo Switch — According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Nintendo are to partner with Sharp, using this new screen tech. The main benefit from what I can tell? Impressive power savings.

Kyle Orland // Ars Technica

Talking to NanoPiko about PictoQuest — This new studio has a unique focus: making smaller games that will be announced and launched on the same day. Their first game, PictoQuest, is out now — it’s a Picross-inspired RPG. Here’s a first look .

Neal Ronaghan // Nintendo World Report

When we made… Baba is You — A good read on how the challenging logic puzzler came to be ( it started life at a game jam event ).

Marie Dealessandri // MCV

REVIEW Pillars Of Eternity: Complete Edition — “A surprisingly good port of a purposefully old school computer role-player, that proves even the most PC of games can work on consoles.”

Metro UK

REVIEW Turok 2: Seeds Of Evil Remastered

Mike Scorpio // Miketendo 64

PlayStation, Nintendo, and Xbox to require loot box disclosures
Steve Watts // GameSpot

Hello Games is interested in No Man’s Sky on Switch
Ben Hanson // Game Informer

OPINION The moral panic over Fortnite and the “purpose” of play
Holly Nielsen // New Statesman

Tuesday, August 13

• Exception — A combat platformer set inside a computer. Looks neat.
• Escape from the Universe — Alien shoot’em up.. (Aug 16 in U.S)
• Never Give Up — A tough platformer, full of traps and hazards.
• Friday the 13th — Releasing on Tuesday, but hey. Play as Jason in this slasher action game.

Wednesday, August 14

• Fell Seal: Arbiter’s Mark — Turn-based fantasy RPG with a touch of steampunk.
• Cryogear — Metroidvania style pixer art platformer. (Aug 15 in U.S)

Thursday, August 15

• Vasara Collection — A bundle of two ‘highly acclaimed’ Japanese arcade shoot’em ups.
• Rogue Singularity — A 3D platforming obstacle course.
• Ittle Dew — An adventure game on a strange island. No wind fish in sight.
• Beholder 2 — Looks like you work at the Ministry of Truth in this indie adventure strategy.

Saturday, August 17

• Anode — Falling block puzzle game ‘with a twist’.

Sunday, August 18

• Far: Lone Sails — It’s ‘you and your machine vs the big nothing’ in this vehicle adventure.