#209: Your Nintendo Update

Nintendo says game piracy is a ‘worsening problem’

Wesley LeBlanc // IGN

A sequel to The World Ends with You has been announced for Switch

Andy Robinson // VGC

BIT.TRIP games coming to Nintendo Switch on December 25 — All six original games will be releasing on Christmas Day, priced at $4.99 each. Oh, and if you purchase one game in the series, the rest will be available for a steep 60% discount.

Daan Koopman // Source Gaming

REVIEW Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues — Described as a ” shockingly competent beat ’em up ” that’s a ” mostly faithful, entierly preposterous Cobra Kai adaptation “. Although it’s not without some technical hiccups.

John Friscia // Nintendo Enthusiast

REVIEW Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead

Rachel Hayes // Switch Weekly

Video games can improve mental health. Let’s stop seeing them as a guilty pleasure — Yup, many still regards videogames as a waste of time. But (as we all know) the real story is very different.

Keza MacDonald // The Guardian

One woman’s quest to make Animal Crossing better for Black players — This article is from a few months ago, but the good news is: Nintendo listened , and now Black players are better represented in AC:NH .

Bex April May // Digital Trends

Why is Metroid Prime 4 important to Nintendo?

James Bowden // Shinesparkers

Five reasons why a Villains mode makes too much sense for Age of Calamity — Comes with a spoiler warning this one.

Jack Longman // Miketendo 64

In Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, Nintendo refuses to acknowledge BotW’s darkness

Ash Parrish // Kotaku

10 years on, we need more brave, worthwhile experiments like Epic Mickey

Gavin Lane // Nintendo Life

Monday, November 30

• Hed the Pig — Pixel art retro style arcade adventure. (No U.S release dated)

Tuesday, December 1

• Empire of Sin — 1920s crime strategy game set in Prohibition-era Chicago.

Wednesday, December 2

• Baila Latino — Latin American dance game. (Dec 3 in U.S)
• Sam & Max Save the World — A remaster of Telltale’s 2006 ‘first season’ of detective fun.
• Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate — Roguelike.

Thursday, December 3

• Absolute Drift — Putting Joy-Con jokes to one side, this racer has a nice look to it.
• Biz Builder Delux — Run a business district in this Kairosoft sim.
• Cybxus Hearts — Switch between three characters in this bullet-hell shooter.
• Death Tales — 2D adventure game (with local co-op).
• fault – milestone two side: above — A ‘cinematic adventure’ in a sci-fi fantasy world.
• Gunpig: Firepower for Hire — A pig, in space, shooting monsters. Twin-stick arcade shooter.
• ⭐️📦 Immortals Fenyx Rising — Ubisoft’s mythological open world action adventure game.
• Liberated: Enhanced Edition — Two new chapters in this updated comic book platformer.
• Morbid: The Seven Acolytes — A ‘horropunk’ isometric action RPG with ‘Lovecraftian’ vibes.
• Oniria Crimes — Investigate crimes in this voxel adventure game.
• Outbreak: The New Nightmare — 3D survival horror (with co-op).
• ⭐️ PHOGS — A duo of stretchy dogs go on a puzzle-filled adventure.
• 📦 Pretty Princess Party — Be a pretty princess in this 3D sim.
• Quiplash 2 InterLASHional: The Say Anything Party Game — New euro language prompts.
• Wildfire — 2D stealth meets magic.

Friday, December 4

• 📦 Commandos 2 – HD Remaster — Real-time WWII strategy/tactics.
• ⭐️ Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & The Blade of Light — This 8-bit classic Famicom RPG, localized for the first time.
• ⭐️📦🎮 Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise — Work up a sweat with this sports trainer.
• Futoshiki Math — 90 puzzles combining Sudoku and math.
• ⭐️ John Wick Hex — Action strategy based on the hitman movie franchise.
• Nine Witches: Family Disruption — Paranormal puzzle adventure in a Norweigian town.
• Paw Paw Paw — Action adventure for up to four players.
• Steampunk Tower 2 — Action-strategy game set in an alternative Steampunk universe.

Sunday, December 6

• Super Space Serpent Secondary Edition — Twin-stick shooter with that neon aesthetic.