#193: Your Nintendo Update
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Fancy Hocotatians. 
Issue 193 — August 9, 2020 
Hi , issue #193 of your weekly Switch round-up here. Pikmin ! Dropped outta nowhere ( yes, it’s been rumoured forever ) – but I kinda dig Nintendo just revealing stuff on Twitter directly . Pleased that more folks will get a chance to play an enhanced version of this gem as it kinda tanked first time round (Wii U says hi). Also this week, Nintendo released some updated financial results and with everyone at home under lockdown one thing is clear — we’ve all been gaming more . Highlight stat for me: One in every three of the 60 million+ Switch owners have Animal Crossing. Insanse attach rate.
Another quiet week in terms of notable releases, but we’ve got just over
20 games
hitting the eShop over the next seven days — the full list is below.
▶ Pikmin 3 Deluxe – Announcement trailer — Another Wii U port hitting the Switch in October – this time with a few nice extras. I played this first time around and it was great. I’d love to see the first two go up on the eShop too before October. If you really want to go deep on this, Arlo has an hour-long chat on the upcoming release. Nintendo // YouTube Nintendo announces massive YoY growth as Animal Crossing: New Horizon ships 22.4 million copies Giuseppe Nelva // Twinfinite Video gaming growth soars thanks to pandemic Sara Fischer, Kyle Daly // Axios So, where does Switch fit into Sony and Microsoft’s next gen landscape? Gavin Lane // Nintendo Life Nintendo’s relationship with competitive Smash community gets trickier after scandal Matt T.M. Kim // IGN Why life simulators fill me with existential dread Grace Curtis // Uppercut There’s no shame in playing on easy, even if you’re a pro Chris Scullion // Nintendo Life 🙌 Support Switch Weekly on Patreon Each and every week I bring you the latest Switch news and upcoming releases — if you enjoy this digest, consider supporting it for just a dollar a month. It really will help keep the newsletter sustainable long term.
🎮 Upcoming Releases
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🇯🇵 Wow, Animal Crossing is now the
3️⃣ Sword And Shield are now the best-selling Pokémon games since Gold And Silver. 🤏 A new small Battlefield stage is now in Smash 🤦♂️ Pikmin 3 being delisted on the Wii U ain’t cool . ☁️ Here’s how to back up your island data in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. ✨ The Alto Collection announced for Switch , features both Adventure and Odyssey. 👍 Lots of good changes in version 2.0 update of Ninjala. 👊 After 30 years, Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono is leaving Capcom. 💚 Xbox head Phil Spencer is heading on to Gary Whitta’s Animal Crossing talk show . 😬 Here’s another game that the Switch isn’t powerful enough to run.
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