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REVIEW Bayonetta Origins — "while you may feel sceptical about her going from heavy action to puzzles, Platinum Games nailed the transition flawlessly.". GameSpot call it an "achievement in artistry, innovation, and tenderness". Polygon's review however, claims this spinoff can't decide on what it wants to be.

Kayleigh Partleton // Pocket Tactics

Why game archivists are dreading this month’s 3DS/Wii U eShop shutdown —  The upcoming move will cut off access to hundreds of games that can't legally be accessed any other way.

Kyle Orland // Ars Technica

"I bought every Nintendo Wii U & 3DS game before the Nintendo eShop closes" — Related to the above this YouTuber, in a noble effort, has bought it all — spending twenty two thousand dollars in the process. It took a huge amount of effort, and a long time...

The Completionist // YouTube

Insider Q&A-Nintendo’s Bowser — A chat with Nintendo's Doug Bowser. He says the company "feel very confident that the Switch can have a strong performance over the next few years".

Greg Keller // AP

REVIEW Fur Squadron

John Rairdin // Nintendo World Report

REVIEW Backbeat

Roland Ingram // Nintendo Life

REVIEW Intruders: Hide and Seek

Shane Boyle // Hey Poor Player

REVIEW Across the Grooves — This is an old review of a musical visual interactive novel from a couple of years ago that I've recently stumbled across. I'm sharing it here as I really appreciated the style and considered approach the review takes.

Get Indie Gaming // YouTube

History N' Games: The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild — A really neat video diving into the Japanese history influences (such as the Jōmon period) seen in Breath of the Wild.

History N' Games // YouTube

Hitman studio IO opens up a little about its James Bond 007 game — Ok, so this ain't Switch related, but I figure Nintendo 64 fans have plenty of interest in Bond games in general.

Robert Purchese // Eurogamer

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

  • Anyaroth: The Queen's Tyranny — 2D pixel-art platformer adventure.
  • Birds and Blocks 2 — Just as well these birds aren't angry, or you'd have a lawsuit on your hands.
  • Fishing: North Atlantic — Fishing/ship sim set in Nova Scotia.
  • Gekisou! Benza Race - Toilet Shooting Star — Sit on the toilet in this racing game. (EU release.)
  • Mighty Mage — A magic-themed top-down arena shooter rogue-lite.
  • Monorail Stories — A narrative experience with online asynchronous play that focuses on "extraordinary things happening to ordinary people". Like, say, the ring falling off your pudding can.
  • Numolition — A demolition/explosive themed puzzle game.
  • Omen of Sorrow — Brings monsters of horror, literature and mythology together for a fighting game.
  • ⭐️ Rakuen — An award-winning 2017 adventure game "about a hospitalized Boy who travels with his Mom to a beautiful fantasy world".
  • Sakura Neko Calculator — It's a calculator app with anime window-dressing.
  • Scramballed! — Throw eggs in this chicken arcade party game.
  • Song of Memories — Visual novel.
  • Split — Kinda neat looking first-person puzzler with copy mechanics and time manipulation.
  • Steel Defier — Low poly arcade puzzle game set on a spaceship.
  • ⭐️ Storyteller — Award-winning reactive puzzle game that lets you build the story.
  • Sushi Bar Express — Time-management cooking adventure.

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