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Issue #‍298 | September 4, 2022 · Nostalgia wave coming in hot

Hey, here's issue #298 of Switch Weekly — your Nintendo update.

There sure are a lot of rumours flying around this week. I'm always a bit hesistant to go all in on linking to various things — so instead I'll just give you a quick rundown of what has been said right here, some bits seemingly credible and well sourced, others a bit more patchy: A Direct is said to be airing in the next two weeks or so, we may finally see Switch releases of Wind Waker and Twilight Princess, that Metroid Prime rumour is back once again, there may be something to keep Switch Online members sweet real soon, F-Zero GX has also been mentioned, there's apparently a Fire Emblem game finished and ready to go, EA are said to be bringing 'It Takes Two' to Switch, and a fresh take on 2D Mario ditching the 'New' moniker has been mooted too. Sure is a lot – GameCube nostalgia coming in STRONG huh? An FYI, a lot of the above comes via the 'Last of the Nintendogs' podcast.

Anyway we shall see. Next week has just over 20 games landing on the Switch — the biggest of which is Splatoon 3 of course. The full list is below for ya. Oh, and last week had plenty of neat looking stuff if you missed it.

Finally, I just want to thank everyone who reached out with comments, feedback, and thoughts on last week's issue — always appreciated.

That's all from me. Have a great week!

Cheers,
Chris ✌️

🎮 Currently Playing: Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle

▶ The Zelda Nintendo doesn't want you to see — This is a treasure trove of concept art and details for a cancelled Zelda 'Sheik' spin-off project that Retro Studios explored well over a decade ago. The video also offers up some info on a Zelda 'tactics' style game called 'Heroes of Hyrule' that Retro also pitched.

Did You Know Gaming? // YouTube

▶ Switch doesn't have a one-handed controller so I made one — This is neat 10-minute video running through the design consideratons, revisions, and details on creating a controller you can use with one handed. A neat accessibility creation. You can get your own too.

Akaki Kuumeri // YouTube

REVIEW Tinykin — "does a lot with a little, taking the ideas of the game's that inspired it and making something wholly its own."

Jordan Biordi // CGMagazine

REVIEW Ooblets — "an adorably sweet meal made with familiar creature-collection and farming sim-style ingredients, but its flavor is missing the depth it needs to make it stand out."

Casey DeFreitas // IGN

REVIEW Please, Touch The Artwork — "a masterful interpretation and adaptation of modern art".

Sean Davies // Finger Guns

REVIEW Gerda: A Flame in Winter — "tells its story with charm and empathy, whilst driving home the brutality of living as a civilian in wartime."

James Law // Gfinity

REVIEW City Wars: Tokyo Reign — "proves itself to be an impressive and immensely enjoyable roguelike deckbuilder that stands out well from the pack."

Mitch Vogel // Nintendo Life

▶ REVIEW Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection

Glen Bolger // SwitchUp

PQube under fire once more from indie developer claiming funds withheld

Ed Nightingale // Eurogamer

Everyone reserves the right to cheat in single-player video games

Nadine Dornieden // iMore

I Was a Teenage Exocolonist: This excellent sci-fi RPG shows how kids absorb the politics around them

Giovanni Colantonio // Digital Trends

How 'I Was a Teenage Exocolonist' built a better content warning system

Nicole Carpenter // Polygon

PREVIEW 'Dredge' hooked me with its uncanny blend of fishing and eldritch horror — An 'unusual fishing RPG' that's coming to Switch.

Cian Maher // Polygon

I've discovered Wrecking Crew, the game where Mario can't jump, and it's brilliant

Christian Donlan // Eurogamer

▶ ICYMI RITE — My review of this new precision platformer.

Switch Weekly // YouTube

Die, die, and die again with the best games like Hades

Kayleigh Partleton // Pocket Tactics

🎮 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

Sun

4

Viki Spotter: The Farm — Edutainment down on the farm.
Wampir Dungeon — Budget arcade vampir action.

Tue

6

⭐️ Disney Dreamlight Valley — A 3D life-sim meets adventure game that's dripping in Disney and Pixar lore.
⭐️ Temtem — A 3D massively multiplayer creature-collection adventure.
Circus Electrique — A story-driven RPG tactics and circus management game with a steampunk twist.

Wed

7

Kaichu: The Kaiju Dating Sim — Romance on a giant scale.

Thu

8

📦 White Day: A Labyrinth Named School — A stealth-based, Korean first-person horror.
Zumba Blitz — The marble puzzler, no dancing here.
BPM: Bullets Per Minute — A rather full on rock-opera rhythm based FPS.
Poly Link - Origins — Low-poly puzzles to solve.
Tower Princess — 3D platforming roguelite. Despite the tired trope here, this looks pretty decent.
Skycadia — Take down sky pirates in this light-hearted flying adventure.
Wind of Shuriken — An intense 2D action platformer.
Game Type DX — An infinitely looping shoot-em up.
Justice Sucks — Home Alone, but your robo-vacuum takes the role of Kevin.
Radical Rex — Retro platformer release.
Pandaty — 2D platformer featuring a Panda.
The Hand of Glory — Point and click adventure inspired by Broken Sword. M for mature.
Catmaze — Witchin 2D platformer/metroidvania inspired by slavic mythology.

Fri

9

⭐️📦 Splatoon 3 — Enter the splatlands for more inking and 24/7 Salmon Runs.
⭐️ Haiku, the Robot — Mechanical side-scrolling adventure in a world full of corrupt robots.
To Leave — Puzzle platformer with an "emotionally gripping story". M for mature.

⚡️ Quick Links

Spelunky-alike Shovel Knight Dig is dated for September 23rd. Soon!
A remake of 1991's 'Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja' is out this November.
Controller maker 8BitDo is making a pro controller with the 'Ultimate'.
Ark: Ultimate Survivor Edition has been delayed by a month.
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk (that Jet Set tribute) has also been delayed into 2023.
There was a weird episode of the Super Mario Bros. Super Show which featured a Mikhail Gorbachev cameo of sorts...
Sakurai continues to release YouTube videos at an impressive rate. They're worth keeping up with.
Check out this nocturnal poison monkey Pokemon coming to Scarlet/Violet.
Mario Kart Tour is gonna ditch its gross gacha elements.
Turtles fans are "eating pretty good right now".
Mr. Resetti is gonna hate it when you can edit your tweets huh?
WulffDen's OLED Switch is still perfectly playable, despite 7,000+ hours of screen burn-in.

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