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Issue #‍311 | December 11, 2022 · A trip to Merry Mountain

Hey, here's issue #311 of Switch Weekly, your Nintendo update.

This week saw the return of The Game Awards — in terms of Nintendo news from the event, the company picked up a few awards for games like Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Splatoon 3, and Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (for Most Anticipated). In terms of news, we got a rad looking Castlevania collab with Dead Cells, a Hades sequel, an all new Bayonetta prequel game, and an a fresh look at the Mario movie. More on all this below.

Next week there is around ~20 games coming to the Switch, including Wavetale, and that Final Fantasy Crisis Core remake. Full list below!.

Thanks for reading.

Cheers,
Chris ✌️

🎮 Currently Playing: Mario Kart 8: Deluxe (New tracks!), Swordship, Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle

Every announcement and trailer from The Game Awards 2022 — The Geoff Keighley show is on at like 1AM for me, so I was in bed. Here are the highlights.

Sean Davies // Finger Guns

Bayonetta Origins announced exclusively for Switch, coming March 2023

Liam Doolan // Nintendo Life

▶ The Super Mario Bros. Movie - Mushroom Kingdom Clip — Another quick look at the Mario movie (first shown at The Game Awards) — this time a minute and a half clip from early in the film.

Illumination // YouTube

▶ The mystery of 'Ura Zelda' solved — Another week and another absolute banger of a video from Did You Know Gaming, this time looking at more scrapped Zelda projects, including games for the SNES and N64.

Did You Know Gaming (Ft. Hard 4 Games) // YouTube

Dragon Quest III HD-2D remake news coming "soon" teases series creator

Alana Hagues // Nintendo Life

The Outbound Ghost dev says Digerati released game without permission

Jeffrey Rousseau // gamesindustry

REVIEW Dragon Quest Treasures — "This is the type of game I will happily sink hours into without caring about whether or not I'm actually progressing beyond just building up my cache. A perfect game for those long winter nights".

CJ Andriessen // Destructoid

REVIEW Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song Remastered — "another fine entry in a franchise that is well represented on Switch. [..] an enjoyable adventure as long as you come prepared for some open-ended RPG escapades.". However, Eric Ace writing at Cubed 3 wasn't as keen, calling out the "unnecessary complexity" of it.

Neal Ronaghan // Nintendo World Report

REVIEW Kukoos: Lost Pets — "Despite some technical issues on the Nintendo Switch, Kukoos: Lost Pets still might be one of the best games for younger audiences on the platform".

Brett Posner-Ferdman // Nintendo Life

Custom items are the best thing to happen to Mario Kart 8

Ed Nightingale // Eurogamer

Pokémon Black and White doesn't need a remake - It needs a port

Jacon Creswell // CBR

Battle passes are everywhere – but few of them are good

Rob Fahey // gamesindsutry

The Steam Deck and the Switch aren't rivals, they're siblings

Kate Gray // Nintendo Life

Unsocial hours: The best video games to play in 'goblin mode'

Keith Stuart // The Guardian

🎮 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

12

⭐️ Wavetale — Adventure game in which you surf the ocean waters and fight gigantic sea monsters.

Tue

13

⭐️ Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII: Reunion — The HD remaster version of the FFVII prequel.

Wed

14

Cassiodora — Arcade fantasy shoot 'em up with co-op play for three.
Cosmo Dreamer — A 'dreamy pop-art' shooting game. (Dec 15 in U.S.)
⭐️ Lil Gator Game — An open-world 'no pressure' 3D adventure game.
Raptor Boyfriend: A High School Romance — A graphic hand-drawn satirical drama adventure. M for mature.
Tropical Resort Story — Pixel-art resort manager sim from Kairosoft.

Thu

15

Aery: Path of Corruption — Play as a bird-like spirit.
⭐️ Aka — Small, open-world adventure. Looks cute.
Hero Hours Contract 2: A Factory for Magical Girls — Join a union in this tactical, turn-based adventure.
Kawaii Slime Arena — 3D action shooter with RPG elements. (EU release date)
LogiKing — Strategy card game with online.
River City Girls 2 — A new beat 'em up adventure..
Santa's Holiday — Festive puzzles.
The Crackpet Show — Rogue-lite 'TV show' shoot 'em up with co-op.

Fri

16

Elves Christmas Hentai Puzzle — Christmas themed puzzles. M for mature.
Napoleon Maiden — 2D visual novel.
Panda Punch — 2D puzzle platformer. Nice GBA-style look to it.

Sat

17

Chubby Cat 2 — 'Cut the Rope' style puzzler.

⚡️ Quick Links

Microsoft has commited to bringing Call of Duty to Nintendo to help along the Activision deal.
This romhack of the original NES Zelda turns it into a roguelike.
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There's an update for Disney Dreamlight Valley aiming to improve Switch performance.

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