Switch Weekly - We're six years in

▶ Pokemon Presents - February 2023 — To me this was a pretty dull 25 minutes. The highlights however were DLC for last year's mainline games, and Pokemon Sleep actually being a thing again (some four years after its initial reveal!). Oh, and the Pikachu animatronic here is totally creepy right?

The Pokemon Company // YouTube

ICYMI The State of Switch Survey 2023 — Have you filled out this year's survey yet? Consider this your reminder if not! 😊 Big thanks to all of you who have so far. Please do share, tweet and toot it with your peeps to spread the word.

Chris Brandrick // Switch Weekly

REVIEW Octopath Traveler II — Mitch Vogel for Nintendo Life calls this "a triumphant and confident follow-up to its predecessor, building on the established foundation with welcome new ideas and tweaks that make for an overall excellent experience". Whereas Neal Ronaghan for Nintendo World Report notes that although an "improvement on the original, [..] it’s been quite a long time since that first game and the impact of the visuals and ideas aren’t as fresh as they once were".

Mitch Vogel // Nintendo Life

Octopath Traveler 2 makes the case for more ‘short story’ games

Mike Mahardy // Polygon

REVIEW Metroid Prime is still essential 20 years later — "With stunning upgraded visuals and smart quality-of-life tweaks, Metroid Prime is a game that feels just as special today as it did 20 years ago.".

Andy Robinson // VGC

▶ You control this game with toilet paper — Ok, I kinda love this dumb, creative little thing. It's a cheap Japan-only eShop game where you stick a Joy-Con in a toilet roll and move it around to navigate levels. 😅 I need to try it.

All N // YouTube

INTERVIEW Nintendo's Miyamoto says inspiration comes from his childhood experiences in nature — A chat with Miyamoto talking about Mario's evolution, the Mickey Mouse comparison, the multi-generational staying power of Nintendo's games, and what Nintendo may look like once he's gone.

A Martínez // NPR

Metroid Fusion will be the next GBA game on Switch Online — The addition of Fusion (great game btw) to the NSO means you can now play all of the 2D Metroid games on one console...which is nice. The game will be added to the GBA collection on March 9.

Oli Welsh // Polygon

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s fourth wave of DLC tracks adds Birdo March 9th

Jon Porter // The Verge

REVIEW Blanc is a charming but uninventive co-op adventure — "has the essence of a fun cooperative adventure [..] Yet the most upsetting thing about Blanc is that it feels unoriginal.".

Willa Rowe // Inverse

REVIEW Hokko Life

Drakara O // Nintenpedia

REVIEW Dust and Neon

Jemma Casson // Pure Nintendo

REVIEW Void Scrappers

The Elite Institute

Rough edges aside, Clive 'N' Wrench offers a glimpse into the developer's favourite gaming memories

Christian Donlan // Eurogamer

3DS' boundless creativity got me, and Nintendo, through some tough times

Andy McDonald // Nintendo Life

ADHD and Open World video games

Jonathan Thornburg // Superjump

The Legend of Zelda timeline, explained

Jeffrey Parkin // Polygon

The best Nintendo Switch controllers to buy right now

Cameron Faulkner // The Verge