#194: Your Nintendo Update
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New players. 
Issue 194 — August 16, 2020 
Hi , issue #194 of your weekly Switch round-up here. Hope you’re doing well! We’ve got just over 20 games hitting the eShop in the next seven days — the full list is below, but I reckon Gleamlight, Ellipsis, Paratopic and the Samurai Jack game are worth taking a closer look at. Lately I’ve been plugging away at Donkey Kong Country ( it’s this month’s Switch Games Club pick ), but I’ve also just picked up Wide Ocean Big Jacket – looks pretty chill, and short (which is of particular appeal when you’ve got a one year old 😅).
As ever, a huge thanks for reading — enjoy the issue,
P.S – A big congratulations to my pals (and subscribers) Colin and Rob, who by chance both welcomed their baby boys to the world today! 👶🎉 Skyward Sword for Switch pops up on Amazon UK — I’ve not played this one, so would be nice to check it out on Switch — I imagine if this listing has some truth to it, this will be a 2021 release for the The Legend of Zelda’s 35th anniversary year. Note: This goes directly to the Amazon listing, so this link could vanish by the time you’re reading this. Amazon Exploring Super Mario’s 35th anniversary anthology — Yup, another anniversary, as this year is Mario’s 35th, and as such many 3D remasters have been rumoured as on the imminent horizon. Now the debate I keep seeing is whether they will be bundled in a collection — I don’t think they will be — but nonetheless, here James runs through why each 3D Mario is important and worth playing today. James Burns // Super Jump Online REVIEW Double Kick Heroes — ” clearly has an enormous amount of love poured into it ” but ” tries to do a little too much and ends up being rather confusing and slapdash in execution “. Stuart Gipp // Nintendo Life REVIEW Bite the Bullet — ” offers a competent Contra callback with elements of a Metroidvania RPG ” but suffers from performance issues. Ryan Alexander Parente // Nintendad Can modding and overclocking improve Crysis Remastered on Switch? Richard Leadbetter // Eurogamer Just let me skip your boring combat, ‘Paper Mario: The Origami King’ — Should the latest Paper Mario game just be an adventure game? Patrick Klepek // Vice Sorry you can’t find Ring Fit Adventure in stock – I’ve barely used mine — Pretty much just sharing this to guilt myself into picking it up again… I may have gained a few lockdown pounds ok. Adam Vjestica // Tech Radar Notes From A Small Cartridge: Isle of Armor — A guide to what you need to see in the Pokemon DLC, plus how the island locale takes inspiration from the real-life Isle of Man. Ben Sledge // Super Jump Online Islands apart: Keeping social-but-distanced during Covid-19 — A fun read about how Animal Crossing has emerged as this ‘third place’ becoming “a new, meaningful, and creative forum for players to stay connected in their locked-down lives”. Renate Plehwe // Videodame INTERVIEW How ‘Carrion’ built empathy for its fleshy monster Patrick Klepek // Vice Should Nintendo remake Pandora’s Tower for Switch? Jonathan Balofsky // Real Otaku Gamer Like old Hollywood movies, videogames get a polish for new audiences Imad Khan // The New York Times 🙌 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.
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⚡️ Quick Links: ⛳️ A little PSA: PGA Tour 2k21 is missing a big feature on Switch. 🙌 Neat. Your Animal Crossing spoiled turnips can help raise real funds for charity. ⚽️ Pro Evo will not be coming to Switch this year. 🔦 Quick analysis of Pikmin 3 Deluxe comparing what’s changed in the Switch version. 👀 Code in the Crash Bandicoot 4 site mentions the Switch … 🤩 This insane fake Direct imagines a ton of great features I’d love to see in AC:NH. 👍 Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee New ‘n’ Tasty is coming to Switch in October. 🎮 The big, beefy Hori Split Pad Pro controller is getting some new colour options . 💻 Retro Studios need a lead producer to join them in developing Metroid Prime 4. 🏝 Watch along as this 89-year-old grandma takes you on a tour of her AC:NH island. ✅ This neat site reviews games based on how accessible they are.
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