#145: Your Nintendo Update
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September: Your wallet will cry. 
Issue 145 — September 1, 2019 
Hey 👋 Issue #145 of Switch Weekly here, with this week’s Nintendo news. Not much commentary from me today, I’m away with the family on a short break — This week’s newsletter comes to you from a hotel lobby here in Cambridge, UK. The only thing I will say is: Welcome to September, this month is looking stacked , with Spyro, Daemon X Machina, Dragon Quest XI S, Ori, FF8 and Link’s Awakening to name but a few. Oh, and I think it’s about time we have a Nintendo Direct right….
Anyway, thanks for reading – catch you next time,
REVIEW Astral Chain — Aaron Potter for Switch Player enjoyed it: “one of the most confident, stylish and satisfying third-person action games we’ve played in quite a while” . Eurogamer’s John Linneman claims it pushes Platinum in new directions . Whereas Jack Webb at The Independent thought it to be tedious . Overall, reviews are generally positive . Aaron Potter // Switch Player From Astral Chain to Zetman: The story of Masakazu Katsura —A look at the past work of the man behind Astral Chain’s art. Cody Riebe // Nintendo Life Four things to know before starting Astral Chain Hayes Madsen // Twinfinite The secret appeal of Nintendo’s new Switch Lite —Initial hardware previews of Nintendo’s upcoming handheld only version of the Switch (out later this month) have started to pop up. This Wired piece concludes that “despite its limitations, the Lite offers an affordable path to the amazing universe of Switch games” . Chaim Gartenberg of The Verge is also a fan , saying this machine, complete with D-Pad, is “today’s Game Boy” and “a worthy spinoff of the original Switch that feels more premium than its budget price tag suggests”. Robert Carnevale // Wired The Nintendo Switch is quietly stealing 2019 —Ok, not sure about ‘quietly’ in the headline here, but yeah the Switch is having a great year. Patricia Hernandez // Polygon REVIEW Whipseey and the Lost Atlas: “A Kirby clone that’s over in the blink of an eye” Chris Scullion // Nintendo Life REVIEW Heave Ho — “an absolute delight” Joe DeVader // Nintendo World Report
Yacht Club announces Shovel Knight Dig, Showdown, & King of Cards
The 4th Smash Bros. DLC character is related to SNK, listing suggests — A copyright notice may have given us a hint to the next fighter. Andy Robinson // VGC
Leaving luck to Grezzo: How a Japanese upstart became Nintendo’s right-hand
OPINION
Mario Kart is not enough: The case for a Diddy Kong Racing revival
🎮 Upcoming Releases All releases are EU & US unless otherwise stated. ⭐️ = Pick of the week. Tuesday, September 3
Wednesday, September 4
Thursday, September 5
Friday, September 6
⚡️ Quick Links: 👍 90s Disney platformers Lion King and Aladdin are getting remastered. 🦢 Honk! The game in which you play as an asshole Goose is out this month. 🇯🇵 This official, Japan-only Switch Lite case looks great. 🏰 Because September ain’t busy enough, Castle Crashers launches on the 17th. 🎶 A Hatsune Miku game is headed exclusively to the Switch in the West in 2020. 📚 Reggie is going back to school — to teach . 🤩 Modders are remaking Super Mario 64 in Super Mario Odyssey’s engine. |
