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Issue 285— June 05, 2022

Hi, issue #285 of Switch Weekly here, with the Nintendo stuff you need to see.

So, the Mario Strikers demo landed last week, and I managed to sit down and play the tutorial, but never managed to catch one of the timed online demo slots. Gotta say, I'm not a fan of this 'appointment gaming' thing for a demo — I'm always gonna miss em. 😅 Anyway, the tutorial was fine, but I felt by missing out on trying the online I didn't get to give it a fair shot. Did you try it? Hit reply and let me know what you thought.

In other news, we got word that Junichi Masuda is moving on from his role at Pokemon developer Game Freak — as a founding member, he's proven to be a highly instrumental figure at the firm and has significantly shaped the Pokemon series over the past near thirty or so years. It's the end of an era for sure — and always a time of both trepidation and excitement as the baton is passed on to a new generation.

Next week sees just over 15 games come to Switch, including the aforementioned Mario Strikers. Full list is below for you.

Cheers ✌️
Chris

🎮 Currently Playing — Mini Motorways

▶ Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet second trailer — A new look at the upcoming Pokemon titles landed this week, the highlight of which was undoubtedly the reveal of a new creature named Lechonk. A co-op mode is an interesting addition — I'm curious to see how extensive that is. We also got a November 18th release date.

The Pokemon Company // YouTube

Fans call on Sega to delay Sonic Frontiers following gameplay reveal — "a significant amount of criticism from the series’ most engaged fans". Not sure where abouts this latest drama lies in the Sonic Cycle, but the gameplay footage we've seen so far does admittedly feel a bit lacking.

Andy Robinson // VGC

Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak is a good reminder that Monster Hunter is supposed to kick your ass
Imran Khan // fanbyte

With Follower Quests, Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak could finally capture a dedicated single-player audience
Dom Peppiatt // VG247

REVIEW Silt: A kraken and claustrophobic underwater horror — "host to some fantastic platforming and puzzle-solving that dares you to explore its terrifying depths even further".

Nathan Ellingsworth // Pocket Tactics

REVIEW The Big Con — "a stylish adventure game that feels more playful than mystifying".

Neal Ronaghan // Nintendo World Report

REVIEW Card Shark

Ryan Janes // Nintendo Insider

Playing Card Shark actually feels like cheating — in a good way
Jay Peters // The Verge

REVIEW Fishing Paradiso

Neal Ronaghan // Nintendo World Report

How video games can be brilliant for your mental health
Kate Gray // Nintendo Life

Why The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's sound design is perfect
Nadine Dornieden // iMore

How the quintessential essence of Pokémon games inspires gen after gen
Lowell Bell // Nintendo Life

A drop of blood, a pinch of salt: Triangle Strategy, and endless war — On how Triangle Strategy's 'grand story' echoes the truth of real wars.

Brandon R Chinn // Superjump

The future of literature is video games

Erik Hoel // The Intrinsic Perspective

Activision being a Summer Game Fest partner proves our industry has no morals

Stacey Henley // The Gamer

🎮 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

Wednesday, June 8

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords — Follow up adventure set five years after the award-winning original.
Even If Tempest — Witch trial otome adventure.
My Lovely Wife — A mix of dating, management and alchemy simulations.
Spacewing War — Retro arcade puzzle/shoot em up action.

Thursday, June 9

Legend of Arcadieu Bundle — Game hacking visual novel RPG. M for mature.
Delivery From the Pain — Survival doomsday horror experience.
One Last Memory - Reimagined — Emotional story-driven 3rd person exploration.
Zeus Quest - The Rebirth of Earth — Greek myths meet sci-fi point and click adventure.
Sokocat - Combo — Minimalist puzzles to solve.
Square Keeper — Turn-based card puzzle game.
Mini Gardens — Connect the hose up and see things flower in this logic puzzler.

Friday, June 10

⭐️📦🎮 Mario Strikers: Battle League Football — Brutal footy.
📦 Demon Slayer - Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles — 3D anime action battles.
Ampersat — A handcrafted solo dev "shooty, slashy, RPG-y game".
Pro Gymnast Simulator — Start flexing.
The Wizard and The Slug — 2D action platformer.
Mysteries Under Lake Ophelia — Fishing sim adventure game - has a PS1 style look.

⚡️ Quick Links:

Nintendo have removed yet more music from YouTube. Put 'em on streaming already.
We now have dates and times for many "E3" presentations, nothing from Nintendo yet.
Tackle, pass, and score in Mario Strikers: Battle League. #AD
Toby Fox, of Undertale fame, has composed music for the new Pokemon game.
Knockout City, the "dodgebrawl" game, is now free to play.
It's been 31 years since Nintendo showed off the SNES at CES.
Konami are shutting up shop on Super Bomberman R Online later this year.
It's of little surprise, but The Pokemon Company have had a bumper year.
Looks like you may only be able to play New Horizons for another 38 years...
French streamer? Non. Une joueur-animateur en direct.
If Sonic is so fast, why is he 5 years late to ‘Breath of the Wild’?

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