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Issue #‍310 | December 4, 2022 · Nintendo squashing Pokemon bugs

Hello, Chris here with issue #310 of Switch Weekly, your Nintendo update.

This week we got another look at the Mario movie, Nintendo acknowledged those Pokemon games aren't up to their usual standards, plus we found out details about a cancelled XCOM-style Metroid game. All this and more in the issue.

Next week we've got around ~20 games coming to the Switch, including a physical release of Cuphead, and a new Dragon Quest spin-off. The full list is below as ever.

A quick reminder: If you ever have any feedback, thoughts, or comments about this email — just hit reply and say hey. That applies if you have a neat link you think I should see for potentially sharing here too.

That's all from me. Thank you for reading, and I'll catch you next week.

Cheers,
Chris ✌️

▶ The Super Mario Bros. Movie Direct — November 2022 — Another look at the upcoming Mario film. I was surprised to see another trailer so soon after the first. But yup, this is looking good to me — I like the DK redesign.

Nintendo // YouTube

Nintendo apologizes for Pokémon performance problems, promises “improvements — A rare acknowledgment from Nintendo that these games aren't as good as they could be, delivered in a typically Nintendo way. They are "working on improvements to the game".

Andrew Cunningham // Ars Technica

▶ Lost Metroid games found — Another great video from the 'Did You Know Gaming' channel, this time sharing details on cancelled Metroid games, including a planned tactics-style 'XCOM' prequel game for the Wii.

Did You Know Gaming // YouTube

REVIEW Soccer Story — Delivers "a colourful, charming take on the 'sports adventure', bursting at the seams with earnest effort and care from the development team", but the reviewer notes you will likely run into some bugs.

Thomas Whitehead // Nintendo Life

REVIEW NEOGEO POCKET COLOR SELECTION Vol 2

Richard Heaton // The Switch Effect

Nintendo just doesn't seem as bothered about its mobile games anymore

Tom Phillips // Eurogamer

New Pokémon designs shine in Scarlet and Violet, but that may not be enough

Lucas Di Quinzio // Superjump

Mecha and Memories - How 16-Bit nostalgia influenced SNES-style JRPG 'Chained Echoes'

Alana Hagues // Nintendo Life

How GTA3’s predecessor fell out of favour with Nintendo

Graeme Mason // Eurogamer

The verdict on Splatoon 3's Chill Season 2022 update

Jim Norman // Nintendo Life

REVIEW Donut Dodo — I shared a review to this last week, but I keep seeing high praise, so wanted to share this fresh take: "Ultimately, I play video games to have fun. I couldn’t put Donut Dodo down."

Indie Gamer Chick

What are cozy games, and what makes them cozy?

Colin Campbell // gamesindustry

Steam Deck’s greatness makes it hard to go back to the Switch — Another week, another piece talking about performance on the Switch...

Zack Zwiezen // Kotaku

No game has taken a bigger risk than Nier: Automata

Stacey Henley // The Gamer

I pity anyone playing Sonic Frontiers on Nintendo Switch

Tom Orry // VG247

🎮 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

Mon

5

Path of Ra — A puzzle game (move/rotate tiles) with an Ancient Egypt theme. (EU release date)
⭐️ Swordship — This arcade shooter looks neat it's a fast-paced 'dodge'em up' where your only weapon is enemy fire.

Tue

6

⭐️📦 Cuphead — Yes, the beautifully animated run and gun action game gets a physical release this week, and it includes the recent DLC.
📦 Kukoos: Lost Pets — A bright 3D platformer with 4-player support.

Wed

7

Bot Gaiden — A 2D action platformer with co-op play, and lots of robots.
Coloring Pixels: Collection 2 — 180 levels of pixel-based paint-by-numbers.
Mech Armada — A grid-based turn-based mech strategy game. (Dec 8 in U.S.)
Samurai Maiden — All-female sword-fighting action adventure game. (Dec 8 in U.S.)
📦 The Rumble Fish 2 — 2005 Dimps 2D arcade fighting game. Two player support, with online play. (Physical release is Japan only for now)
Togges — Stack cubes to explore in this non-linear collect-a-thon 3D platformer.
📦🎮 Witch on the Holy Night — Remaster of the 2012 visual novel — a 1980s coming of age story. M for mature. (Physical release is Japan only for now)

Thu

8

Chained Echoes — A 2D story-driven fantasy JRPG with a 16-bit look. Features dragons and mechs. M for mature.
Football Kicks — A budget bit of soccer.
JellyCar Worlds — A new entry in the JellyCar platform/racing series, which was an Xbox Live indie game back in 2008.
Kardboard Kings — An adventure/sim about running a gaming/collectible card brick and mortar store. (EU release date)
Simona's Requiem — A 2D retro-style platformer.

Fri

9

📦🎮 Adventure Academia: The Fractured Continent — A fantasy strategy RPG with tactical grid-based gameplay.
📦 Death's Door — This Devolver Digital hit first launched last year, but now it's getting a physical release too.
📦 Dragon Quest Treasures — A new Dragon Quest spin-off from Square Enix featuring Erik and Mia. A Switch exclusive for now. Physical release here.
📦 Jitsu Squad — A 2D tag team beat 'em up brawler. Started via a Kickstater campaign.
Petite Adventure — Drive tiny cars around a house and complete objectives.

⚡️ Quick Links

Smash World Tour cancelled? Nothing to do with Nintendo says the Big N.
Like clockwork..a recent Ubisoft game is already on sale. Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope is down 33 percent to 39 bucks.
The next wave of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe tracks lands next week.
Fortnite Chapter 4 has arrived, with a new island.
The fine folks at The Cross Players podcast want to know your GOTY choices (plus you can win £50 of eShop credit for telling em...)
Warframe on Switch just got a cross-platform update.
Disney Speedstorm has been delayed worldwide into 2023.

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