#278: Your Nintendo Update
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Mario goes 4K 
Issue 278— April 17, 2022 
Hey , here’s your weekly update on all things Nintendo — it’s issue # 278 of Switch Weekly. Next week there’s nearly 35 games coming to the Switch, including that Star Wars Force Unleashed port and a game about.. apple farming. The full list is below as usual. The 1986 Japanese Super Mario feature-length anime (often regarded as the first ever movie based on a game ) is a fun little slice of often forgotten Nintendo history — and now we have a new 4K restoration of it . It’s a lovely bit of restoration work if nothing else, and an important bit of preservation too. This week there has been a lot of chatter, thanks to new footage shown in the delay annoucement video , about whether the next Zelda game will arrive on refreshed Switch hardware — an exciting and intriguing prospect for sure. Catch you next time.
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🎮 Currently Playing — EarthBound, Kirby and the Forgotten Land PREVIEW Nintendo Switch Sports — Some 15 years on from the original Wii Sports, can Nintendo capture that same magic on Switch? Well, a fresh set of previews for the upcoming sports game suggest it’s shaping up in the right direction. Stephen Totilo at Axios said it feels ” intuitive and delightful “. Richard A // My Nintendo News The Legend of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 2 speculation provides a glimmer of hope for a Switch Pro — The thinking here is that the recent trailer looks a little too good to run on the current Switch hardware. 🤔 It’s not wild to think that BotW 2 could drop next March…alongside new hardware right? Darren Bonthuys // GameSpot ▶ Talking about the State of Switch Survey — I join the Flipscreen Games gang on their weekly Nintendo show to discuss the results from the 2022 State of Switch survey. Well worth a subscribe ( be that on YouTube, or your podcast player of choice ). Nintendo Noise // YouTube Nintendo Switch: The state of player discovery — Simon offers his analysis on the results from this year’s survey. ( BTW his GameDiscoverCo newsletter is an excellent read if you’re keen to see key insights on the data side of game marketing, sales, and discovery ) Simon Carless // GameDiscoverCo
New Fire Emblem Warriors trailer highlights new protagonist ‘Shez’
Nintendo lands new space to build new R&D building in Kyoto Daniel Vuckovic // Vooks
Bugsnax sets sail for Nintendo Switch very soon
REVIEW Astrodogs John Rairdin // Nintendo World Report REVIEW Nobody Saves the World Nathan Ellingsworth // Pocket Tactics REVIEW 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Ben Johnson // Pocket Tactics 10 years ago, ‘Fez’ changed indie gaming forever with one mind-blowing trick — This game is a classic. I listen to the soundtrack often. It’s available on the eShop, and you really should play it if you’ve not yet. He’s wearing a Fez. Jake Kleinman // Inverse ICYMI The 2022 State of Switch survey results Chris Brandrick // Switch Weekly
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