No Direct and no E3 make Chris something something…

▶ Pikmin 4 will let you make your own weird little guy — A new trailer shows off a new chracter creation tool. The game is out next month.

Michael McWhertor // Polygon

▶ Sonic Superstars – Announcement Trailer — A new 2D Sonic game…. that looks good ! It’s out later this year, has four-player co-op and it won’t have a Green Hill Zone . Oh, and its not the same team that made Sonic Mania.

Nintendo of America // YouTube

▶ Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown’s reveal has had a mostly negative reception — As a fan of Metroid Dread, I think this looks good! ( Although the music choice for the trailer doesn’t really fit )

Chris Scullion // VGC

Mortal Kombat 1’s stunning presentation has us anxious about the Switch port

Ollie Reynolds // Nintendo Life

Four more retro games have been added to Nintendo Switch Online, including Harvest Moon — But the real story for me here is how Game Boy Color title Kirby Tilt ‘N’ Tumble is also now on Switch online. This game uses gyro to tilt Kirby around the level , so to see such a title make its way to Switch makes me hopeful for other similar titles to be made available — WarioWare: Twisted please!

Jordan Middler // VGC

REVIEW Bleak Sword DX – A Surprising, Stripped-Down Soulslike — ” the game does a great job of making each death feel like a learning experience rather than a punishment. “.

Trent Cannon // Nintendo Life

The Zelda game you could only play via Satellite in 1995

Alex Antra // Superjump

Nintendo’s claim that emulation ‘stifles innovation’ isn’t just absurd — it’s hypocritical

Wes Fenlon // PC Gamer