An all new track is coming to Mario Kart 8

REVIEW Xenobalde Chronicles 3 gave me emotional damage — "While I enjoyed exploring the world and mechanics of Xenoblade 3, the story is what stuck with me. [..] When Xenoblade Chronicles 3 wasn’t bringing a smile to my face, it was breaking my heart over and over again. There’s no doubt this will go down as one of the year’s best JRPGs.".

Hayes Madsen // Inverse

▶ What the reviews say about Xenoblade Chronicles 3 — I take a look at the critical consensus from over a half-dozen reviews, bringing you the choice quotes from each.

Switch Weekly // YouTube

▶ Xenoblade Chronicles 3: The Digital Foundry tech review — The usual excellent analysis by the DF team — they also ponder on just what tech seen here may potentially be spotted in the BotW sequel (which developer Monolith Soft are helping out on).

Digital Foundry // YouTube

▶ What lore you need to know before playing Xenoblade 3 (from someone who's already finished it) — Going in fresh on XC3? This half-hour guide from John Rairdin runs through what you need to know.

Nintendo World Report // YouTube

Wave 2 of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s DLC tracks comes out next week — Eight additional tracks are landing in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Thursday, including an all new course — here's a video from me running through each one and what you need to know.

Chris Scullion // VGC

REVIEW Arsonist Heaven shows why retro-style devs should do their homework — For a budget release, I thought this one had some potential — this review says otherwise: "Arsonist Heaven is not good.".

Pete Davison // Rice Digital

REVIEW Citizen Sleeper’s first DLC recontextualizes the RPG’s tough decisions

Nicole Clark // Polygon

REVIEW Train Valley

Rachel Poli // Pure Nintendo

Nintendo Switch manufacturing partner reports supply chain struggles

James Batchelor // gamesindustry

Square Enix’s HD-2D style lets classic games be themselves

Oli Welsh // Polygon

The 10 best card-based games on the Nintendo Switch

Jom Elauria // Screen Rant

Did Nintendo make a mistake discontinuing the Game Boy?

Cameron Eittreim // SUPERJUMP

▶ How Mini Motorways quickly scratches that city builder itch — This game has been out on the Switch for a few months now, but I finally took some time to quickly share my thoughts on this addictive endurance puzzler. What "starts as an almost zen-like experience and evolves to be a tricky, and eventually stressful game of real-time plate spinning".

Switch Weekly // YouTube