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Issue #‍312 | December 18, 2022 · Toot time

Hello, issue #312 of Switch Weekly here with your Nintendo update. I hope you're well.

This marks the last issue of Switch Weekly for 2022. I'll be taking a brief break next week to enjoy the holidays and play some games — I've picked up Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit to play with my son, so I'm looking forward to giving that a go (and no doubt annoying our cats).

No matter how long you've been reading, I really do hope the newsletter has proven useful in some way this past year. Be that highlighting a neat game you've gone on to check out and enjoy, sharing a cool video or informative review, or linking to some great Nintendo related reads. If you have enjoyed it, you can always let me know via email, spread the word and let a friend know about the newsletter, buy me a coffee, or support the newsletter via Patreon — my continued thanks to all of you who do.

Now, there's only around ~15 or so games coming to the Switch over the next week — things are getting a bit quieter in the run up to the holidays. The full list is below for you as ever of course.

Talking of games — I'd love to know what your favourite game on Switch has been this year. Just hit reply and let me know some (quick) thoughts, and I'll hopefully share a few quotes in an upcoming issue.

Finally, I've picked up posting on Mastodon on the regular, so be sure to follow me there if you're using it. Here's my latest post (toot?) about Advance Wars. Anyway, that's all from me — I'll be back in your inbox on January 1st, 2023. Have a very merry christmas if you are celebrating, and I'll see you in the new year!

Thanks for reading.

Cheers,
Chris ✌️

REVIEW Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion — "the Switch version gives you a more authentic PSP experience".

Ruby Spiers-Unwin // Pocket Tactics

REVIEW Wavetale — "one of the more legitimately fun and unique games I've played through this year".

John Rairdin // Nintendo World Report

INTERVIEW PlatinumGames' Hideki Kamiya on Bayonetta, Project G.G., and Elon Musk’s Twitter — Good news for Bayonetta fans, as Kamiya says here he "personally can't conceive the Bayonetta series ever ending".

Daniel Robson // IGN

Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters launch for Nintendo Switch in Spring 2023 — The six games will be available individually or as a bundle.

Adam Vitale // RPG Site

Final Fantasy's 35-year legacy of innovation - How Square evolved a genre on the NES & SNES

Alana Hagues // Nintendo Life

Nintendo just released its version of Spotify Wrapped — ..and folks are sharing theirs in the Switch Weekly Discord. Drop me a reply to this email if you want an invite.

Ana Diaz // Polygon

REVIEW River City Girls 2 — This one "does a lot right" but poor performance "really brings the experience down, being an almost constant thorn in your side.".

Andrew Thornton // Hey Poor Player

REVIEW Lil Gator Game — "As long as you don’t mind a bit of mindless and aimless wandering, Lil Gator Game is a laid back and relaxing platformer (if a short one) that’s ably carried by its brilliantly funny dialogue.".

Chris Scullion // VGC

REVIEW Aka — It's heart is in the right place, but this is ultimately "a relaxed but overly plain adventure sim".

Jordan Rudek // Nintendo World Report

Nintendo confirms Mario Strikers’ next DLC is its ‘final free update’ — Feels like yet another Nintendo sports game that didn't quite hit the mark overall.

Jordan Middler // VGC

34 years ago, a forgotten Nintendo masterpiece paved the way for Mario Kart — Nintendo's Hideki Konno is best known for directing the first two Mario Kart games, but one sports game he directed in '88 "remains just as fun to play today".

David Grossman // Inverse

Pedro Eustache opens up about video game music, becoming the Flute Guy

Ash Parrish // The Verge

What Nintendo can learn from the Wii U before releasing the Switch's successor

Simon Estey // CBR

Relax with these cosy games on Nintendo Switch

Nintendo

🎮 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

19

Aero Striker: World Invasion — A highly stylized action-packed flight combat simulator.
Dead Age — A budget zombie adventure/shooting game. (Already available in U.S.)
GyroBlade — A 2D vertical scrolling shooter that looks so retro you'd believe it was from the 80s.

Tue

20

Mind Jab — Card battler in which you need enough 'sanity' to survive. M for mature.
Package Inc — Kinda looks like Mini Motorways but with cargo to ship between hubs.

Wed

21

Headbangers in Holiday Hell — Christmas themed twin stick roguelite that's 'full of heavy metal and comedy'.

Thu

22

Drone Race Simulator — Said to be a 'realistic drone simulator'.
Grappling Dash — A fast-paced stylized platformer. Note: At time of writing the images on the eShop listing are clearly from another game from the publisher.
Popplings — A Puyo-style competetive strategic puzzler.
QUByte Classics: The Tale of Clouds and Wind — Mid 90s beat'em up with co-op.
World War Battle Heroes — Budget 3D war game. (Jan 5 in U.S.)

Fri

23

Truck Simulator 3 — Deliver in time.
WRC Generations: The FIA WRC Official Game — Rally car racing with new hybrid motors. (EU release date)

Sat

24

Cats Puzzle — Picture puzzles featuring...you guessed it.

⚡️ Quick Links

A collection of ten Mega Man Battle Network Legacy games launches in April.
Four additional Sega games are now available on the Switch Online service.
A new Splatfest pits Spicy, Sweet, and Sour up against each other next month.
Two years on after being revealed as a Smash DLC character the Sephiroth amiibo finaly launches next month, as does the Kazuya amiibo.
Catch up on the latest business, tech and finance news with Morning Brew, the free email you can read in five minutes. #Ad
The Super Nintendo World in Hollywood opens in February.
After over 20 years, the Pokemon anime is getting ready to bid farewell to Ash.
The Crisis Core Final Fantasy remake features a painting with a Getty images watermark.... oops.

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