🎳 Not particularly bowled over with Nintendo Switch Sports

REVIEW Nintendo Switch Sports — This reviews calls Switch Sports "an admirable package" — but notes that the value really lies in the online play. Rebecca Stone writing at Twinfinite wasn't overly taken by it, noting how the sports on offer here are basic and "do not build upon the previous concepts in any revolutionary way". Here's another take from Keza MacDonald at The Guardian who quipped that this game is "the kind of thing you’ll bust out for an hour here and there for years to come when people visit. It’s just so welcoming, a quality I especially value in a game".

Daniel Vuckovic // Vooks

▶ Wii Sports: What makes it iconic? — A launch game with a near universal legacy. 

Nintendo Life

REVIEW Zombie Army 4: Dead War — A seemingly impressive port here that's "eminently playable in both docked and handheld". There's not a great deal of solid shooters on Switch, so this seems like a sound option that offers up "a ton of scholcky B-movie fun".

PJ O'Reilly // Nintendo Life

Yuji Naka says Square Enix doesn’t ‘value games’ after Balan Wonderworld mess
Ash Parrish & Mia Sato // The Verge

Disney Dreamlight Valley looks like Animal Crossing with a Kingdom Hearts twist
Ash Parrish // The Verge

▶ A half decade of Nintendo Switch: The best games so far

Arlo // YouTube

REVIEW The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

Jordan Ramée // GameSpot

▶ REVIEW orbit.industries

Louise Duncan // YouTube

REVIEW Am I a bit addicted to 'Bit Orchard: Animal Valley'?

Vulgar Knight

Nintendo Switch Online is ready to rival PS Plus and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate – sort of — Not sure I'd wholly agree with the headline here, but it does seem that for now Nintendo have found something of a happy middle ground with their online offering, balancing the cost and overall product offering, with plenty of scope to improve.

Adam Vjestica // TechRadar 

Lego Star Wars: Skywalker Saga is at its best when it veers from the films
Ryan Gilliam // Polygon

Videogame tutorials are awful — A plea for tutorials that are "seamless, fun, and relevant".

Jacob Bergdahl // SuperJump

Mario, not so super at forty — "I'm-a not doing so great" — A fanfic of sorts on the man in red turning 40. 😅

Simon Rich // The New Yorker

🎮 Upcoming Releases

All releases are digital, Europe & U.S. unless otherwise stated. 
Release data sourced in collaboration with Switch Scores.
⭐️ = Ones to Watch | 📦 = Physical release | 🎮 = Demo available

⚡️ Quick Links:

• The Mario movie has been delayed into '23. It wil now avoid Avatar 2 at the box office.
• Much loved title 'Eastward' is getting a Western physical release later this month. #AD
• The mind-bending puzzler Superliminal is getting a physical release.
• A second soundtrack release for Animal Crossing: NH is on the way. Here's the first.
• Will Nintendo ever do a 'Player's Choice / Selects' range for Switch?
• Here's a graphical comparison of all Wii Sports games and the new Nintendo Switch Sports. Click for the music if nothing else...

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