Switch Weekly - That Direct was GREAT

▶ Nintendo Direct: February 2023 — A nearly 45-minute presentation that was packed with sweet announcements. There was a ton to like about this one, and it's definitly one of the better Direct's of recent memory. Hit reply to this email and let me know what your favourite reveal was.

Nintendo of America // YouTube

A strong Nintendo Direct also showed why the end is in sight for the Switch

Kat Bailey // IGN

Nintendo's investor Q&A promises Switch isn't dead after Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom

Jim Norman // Nintendo Life

▶ Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Trailer 2 Analysis — If you like super deep dives of trailers look no further. This is a half hour look at what we can glean from the latest TotK trailer.

Zeltik // YouTube

Tears of the Kingdom lets you customize Link’s glider with throwbacks to Zelda history

Nicole Carpenter // Polygon

REVIEW Metroid Prime Remastered: The definitive version of a timeless masterpiece — "the perfect version of one of the few truly perfect video games". See also: John Rairdin for Nintendo World Report shares some side-by-side comparison shots with the GameCube original in his YouTube review: "calling this a remaster, as the title screen so humbly does, vastly undersells the visual overhaul Metroid Prime has received". The game is out now digitally (love that they shadow dropped it), but the physical release (which I'm waiting for) is due later this month.

Ewan Moore // Gaming Bible

Metroid Prime's scanner is the original detective mode

Eric Switzer // The Gamer

Nintendo announces 10% pay raise for all Japanese employees to drive long-term growth — This is notable considering all the recent layoffs at big tech and various gaming companies. President Furukawa said: "It's important for our long-term growth to secure our workforce". Nice.

Evgeny Obedkov // Game World Observer

Nintendo Switch clears 122m to outsell Game Boy, PlayStation 4 — The latest sales figures from Nintendo put the Switch at a huge new milestone, surpassing Nintendo's very own Game Boy. The stats shared also revealed the Switch is closing in on 1 billion games shipped(!), and that the latest Pokemon games (you know, those ones that launched in a rather buggy state) has already sold a staggering 20 million units in just six weeks.

Andy Robinson // VGC

Nintendo has finally given Advance Wars 1+2 a new release date

Tom Philips // Eurogamer

2023 looks to be a great year for mystery game fans

Katelyn Mitchell Jewett // GameRant

Nintendo just reissued one of the most important games of all time — "WarioWare, Inc. is an absurdist masterpiece that deconstructs gaming itself" — This GBA punk classic is well worth experiencing.

Oli Welsh // Polygon

Kaizo Super Mario: Death By Shell Jump — A lil history lesson on Kaizo Mario games and how to get started if you're curious.

Jessica Mullane // Superjump