Nintendo Update: A Direct later this month?

Hey, issue #287 of Switch Weekly here, with your Nintendo round-up. Hope you are well.

So last week I touched upon the absense of a typical E3 and the usual Nintendo Direct that traditionally comes along with it. Now, for the most part, what many consider "E3" week has come and gone with no Direct to speak of. However, we have had plenty of chatter since on just when we should expect a new presentation from Nintendo. Now there's nothing official yet, but all signs are pointing to a showcase later in month — Wednesday, June 29th to be precise. Time to start making your predictions.  

In place of E3 this year we have had plenty of showcases, including Summer Games Fest, Day of the Devs, Wholesome Direct, and more — and with that came plenty of Switch games. Keeping tabs on all those has proven tricky, as such I found this video from Nintendo Life handy, running through some of the highlights. Some lovely stuff in here.

Next week we've got nearly 30 games come to Switch, including Fall Guys, the new Fire Emblem Warrios game, and personal highlight ElecHead. Plenty to check out — full list is below as ever.

Thanks for reading, and catch you next time. (Also, a big hello to those new to the newsletter — if you have any thoughts or comments you can always just hit reply and chat, even if just to say hey.)

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🎮 Currently Playing — Cuphead, Mini Motorways, TMNT: Shredder's Revenge (Xbox), Disc Room (Xbox)

Monday, June 20

• Husky's Adventures — Basic platform adventure game.

Tuesday, June 21

• 📦 Wreckfest — A 'no-rules' 3D racing game, with online.
• Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut — One of three from the Shadowrun series hitting Switch this week. M for mature.
• Broken Mind — Action survival horror. M for mature.
• Shadowrun Returns — Port of this 2013 tactical role-playing science fantasy. M for mature.
• Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition — Turn-based isometric tactical role-playing. M for mature.
• ⭐️ Fall Guys — Free, cross-platform party royale with beans. Looking forward to this one.
• Milky Way Prince - The Vampire Star — A semi-autobiographical visual novel with branching storylines about an abusive relationship, idealization, and intimacy. (EU release date)
• ⭐️ Roller Champions — Ubisoft's free-to-play roller darby PvP sports game. Will no doubt be fighting for attention alongside Fall Guys.

Wednesday, June 22

• Why Pizza? — An oddball platformer, physics puzzle and delivery sim all in one.
• ⭐️ Firegirl: Hack 'n Splash Rescue DX — Put out fires in this action platformer.
• Redo — Dark non-linear action RPG with Lovecraft inspiration.
• Drunken Fist 2: Zombie Hangover — An 'undead' 3D brawler with ragdoll physics. M for mature.
• Sakura Spirit — Visual novel with an 'ancient' Japanese setting. M for mature.

Thursday, June 23

• Sonic Origins — A bundle of Sonic, Sonic 2, 3 & Knuckles and Sonic CD.
• ⭐️ ElecHead — An inventive looking puzzle platformer that plays with electric gimmicks.
• Steve Jackson's Sorcery! — Much loved four-part epic adventure role-playing game.
• Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition — It's a sci-fi RTS in the Blade Runner universe. M for mature.
• The Psychoduck — Take a quack at these 2D stealth puzzles.
• Cube Decider — A budget-priced 3D logic puzzle with RPG elements.
• Ruggnar —2D action platformer featuring a Dwarf.
• Pachi Pachi 2 on a roll — Kinda looks like a Peggle style game?
• Sudocats — Carefully introduce cats to one another whilst playing Sudoku. Budget puzzler.

Friday, June 24

• ⭐️📦🎮  Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes — More Warriors real-time action, this time with the Three Houses gang.
• ⭐️📦 Capcom Fighting Collection — Ten of Capcom's arcade fighters, with online - includes Street Fighter II. Here's an article by Stuart Gipp at Nintendo Life explaining what's what.
• 📦 Pocky & Rocky Reshrined — Maiden and raccoon return in this 16-bit style multi-directional scrolling shooter. This one came out in Japan earlier in the year and is now seeing a Western release.

Saturday, June 25

• Snug Finder — A hidden object game with a rather cute aesthetic.
• Archery Escape — Budget arcade puzzler — looks like Cut The Rope meets Angry Birds.