#204: Your Nintendo Update
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Westward Blaze. 
Issue 204 — October 25, 2020 
Hi , how’s it going? Issue #204 of Switch Weekly here with your Nintendo round-up. Nintendo’s surprise news this week is that the original Fire Emblem is finally getting a release outside of Japan . The artwork above is from that first game, and I don’t know about you, but it gives me total Saturday morning cartoon vibes. 😁 More details on this retro release in the issue below. Yet another really busy week on the eShop, as over 30 games are coming out over the next seven days — I feel like this is going to be the norm now in the run up to the holidays. Highlights next week include Pikmin 3 Deluxe , a new Oddworld game, and Oceanhorn 2. Oh, and there is a Who Wants to be a Millionaire game hitting the Switch next week (in Europe atleast), and I was amused to learn it has a ‘Battle Roayle’ mode, seeing you take on 99 others in a game of trivia. It’s funny to see random games shove in a Battle Royale mode, but to be honest I’m all for it. This week I’ve been diving into the delightfully weird rogue-like platformer GONNER2 . I’ll share more thoughts on this when I’ve dived a little deeper — but here’s a review from Henry Stockdale at Nintendo Life if you want an immediate take. Oh and finally, seen a lot of chatter about analyst Michael Patcher this week based on an interview with Gaming Bolt in which he claims he doesn’t ” understand the whole hybrid concept ” that Nintendo are persuing with the Switch, before adding that ” Nintendo isn’t that smart “. Ermm…. pipe down Michael.
Catch you next week, and thanks for reading,
REVIEW Pokémon Sword and Shield – The Crown Tundra — ” another fine addition to Pokémon Sword & Shield, but it emphasises many of both the highlights and shortcomings of the base games “. Alex Olney // Nintendo Life The original Fire Emblem is coming to the West for the first time ever on Switch — Very cool to see Nintendo dig into their back catalogue and give something which was previously a Japan-exclusive a new lease of life. This 30-year old RPG is due to land in December, complete with a new English language localisation, and nifty special edition. Worryingingly though Nintendo are making this a limited release ( just like with the two recent Mario games ) – what’s with that? Ryan Craddock // Nintendo Life Nintendo could continuously iterate Switch ‘like iPhone’, investment firms predict — Breaking free from the console cycle and pursuing a backwards compatible model sounds like a smart move to me. Andy Robinson // VGC A Pokémon Sword dev build has leaked, revealing pre-release monsters and environments Andy Robinson // VGC REVIEW Horace — This celebrated 2D platformer ” taps into a very particular brand of British nostalgia “. However, if Blighty sentimentality isn’t your thing, that doesn’t mean you should skip this one, as the 16-bit platformer is said to be well worth your time: ” I can only hope more will embrace it as the modern indie classic it deserves to be amongst the likes of Meat Boy, Celeste or Braid.” . Alan Wen // DaMisanthrope REVIEW Pumpkin Jack — This spooky action platformer ” only a few hours long, but [..] feels very complete “. John Rairdin // Nintendo World Report REVIEW HyperBrawl Tournament: ” fun to be had, if the arenas weren’t empty ” Ashley Bates // Cultured Vultures REVIEW ScourgeBringer Mick Fraser // God is a Geek REVIEW Unrailed Thomas Haroldsen // Nintendad These forgotten Nintendo franchises should get the 3D All-Stars treatment Abram Buehne // CBR ‘Raji’ had a rocky road, from Kickstarter failure to timed Switch exclusive Patrick Klepek // Vice The Switch Parental Controls App is more useful than you may think Chris Unseen // The Nintendo Nomad Nintendo, bipolar disorder, and me Matt Jarvis // Play Watch Record
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