
Issue #257
November 7, 2025
#257: Your Nintendo Update
Your Nintendo digest for the week ending November 14.
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Plenty of Dread Hey, issue # 257 of Switch Weekly here, with this week’s Nintendo round-up. I’m just back from a 1,000 mile round trip to the Highlands in Scotland, as such, I’m pretty wiped out from a day of driving, so please excuse the brevity here, and any errors or typos you may spot. 😅
Next week sees
around 25 games
coming to the Switch, including the Diamond & Pearl remakes. Big week for Pokemon fans. 🙂
🎮 Currently Playing — The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword REVIEW GTA Trilogy: Definitive Edition is a disappointment on Switch — Usually I’m a touch skeptical of pile-ons saying something is bad or buggy, and will often take a generous pinch of salt to whatever the Twitter hive-mind is saying, but it seems there’s enough consensus here — the GTA ports on Switch are not great ( and not much better on other platforms it seems ). This is a real shame as I was super looking forward to playing through GTA III again. The game launching in this state is unusual and a touch bizzare for Rockstar, as they typically have such incredibly high standards. ” Barring a miraculous future update, you probably shouldn’t buy GTA Trilogy: The Definitive Edition on Nintendo Switch “. Jordan Middler // VGC The Nintendo Switch is back on top in the US after OLED launch — Nintendo’s very own Doug Bowser talks about Switch sales, Metroid numbers, supply issues, and N64 emulation troubles . Andrew Webster // The Verge The Switch is here to stay, says Nintendo boss Shuntaro Furukawa — ” we believe a foundation for growth has been laid that exceeds what we previously considered to be a conventional hardware lifecycle ” — Really pleased to hear him say this, and bodes well for the Switch as a platform for the forseeable future . Damien McFerran // Nintendo Life “The eShop is just way too slow” – Deku Deals creator on Nintendo’s Switch storefront — Deku Deals is an excellent resource, and it’s creator (and friend of the newsletter) Michael Fairley does a superb job running the show . Mitch Vogel // Nintendo Life REVIEW STAR WARS: Knights of the Old Republic — ” may have lost some of its luster as the years have gone on, but the foundations of a well-written and enjoyable RPG haven’t aged a day ” . Mitch Vogel // Nintendo Life REVIEW Treasures of the Aegean — ” an intriguing and audacious game. [..] Whilst some may be deterred by that lack of a clear objective, those who crave an adventure that gives you control should definitely check out this liberating trip to a lost, ancient world “. Jaz Sagoo // COG Connected REVIEW A Boy And His Blob Neal Ronaghan // Nintendo World Report City-builder ‘Airborne Kingdom’ is a perfect fit for Switch Ari Notis // Kotaku DS & 3DS Games that deserve to be ported onto the Nintendo Switch Ted Hazell // Nintendo World Report
Will Nintendo abandon the Switch concept for its next console?
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