Switch Weekly - A Wonderful Origami Nintendo Digest

▶ Paper Mario: The Origami King - Announcement trailer — Out on July 17th. I've not played a Paper Mario game since the GameCube's Thousand Year Door, so I guess I'm overdue revisiting this series! Come and discuss what you think of the trailer and your history with the series on the Switch Weekly Discord.

Nintendo // YouTube

REVIEW The Wonderful 101 Remastered doesn’t try to fix what wasn’t broken — " a fantastically eccentric action game that, although not without its flaws". This review from Nintendo World Report is more middling in its praise, whereas GameSpot felt this 'remaster' doesn't stand the test of time.

Chris Scullion // VGC 

▶ The Wonderful 101 Remaster: Tested - An upgrade over Wii U? — A solid deep dive into the technical performance of this latest Wii U port.

Digital Foundry // YouTube

Three years later, Joy-Con drift is still a huge problem

Tom Marks // IGN

REVIEW Jet Lancer — Here's my review of this aerial shooter, which gave off strong 90s SEGA vibes with a mix of Advance Wars. I really enjoyed it. There's also a four-minute video version if you'd prefer.

Chris Brandrick // Switch Weekly 

REVIEW Huntdown — "a delightfully detailed and expertly crafted throwback to old-school run n' gun arcade shooters".

PJ O'Reilly // Nintendo Life 

REVIEW Ion Fury — "not only an incredible love letter to ‘90s first-person shooters; it’s a great first-person shooter in its own right".

John Rairdin // Nintendo World Report 

REVIEW Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix 

James Galizio // Nintendo Insider 

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The underlying importance of Virtual Console

Abram Buehner // Nintendad

A Marxist plays Animal Crossing: Why we must eat the turnips — "A fun, relaxing game about labor exploitation and the stock market".

Astrid Johnson // Polygon

In extraordinary times, Ramadan finds a place in Animal Crossing

Imran Khan // Launcer (The Washington Post)

Why Nintendo should revive Golden Sun

Jeremy C // Obilisk

'It's uniting people': why 11 million are playing Animal Crossing

Keza MacDonald // The Guardian

Tuesday, May 19

• Golf With Your Friends — Nine courses of 3D mini-golf for up to 12 players.

Wednesday, May 20

• Cannibal Cuisine — Like Overcooked (co-op cooking) but with a dark twist.
• Luxar — Prove yourself in this alien puzzler. (May 21 in U.S)

Thursday, May 21

• What the Golf? — Award-winning golf parody (with a new Switch-only two player mode).
• Monster Prom: XXL — You need a ghoulish partner for the prom in this dating sim.
• Zenge — A budget priced minimalistic relaxing puzzle adventure.
• The Persistence — A 'brutal sci-fi' 3D survival horror.
• Pushy and Pully in Blockland — This co-op arcade game has total GBA-era vibes.
• Lost Artifacts: Time Machine — Fix time paradoxes in this strategy game.
• Fluxteria — A 3D arcade space shooter.
• Steel Rain — A side scrolling shoot-'em'up with strategy/RPG elements.
• Arrest of a stone Buddha — Hitman in 1970s France. Pixel action, looks interesting.
• Skelly Selest & Straimium Immortaly — A double-pack of retro-inspired indies.

Friday, May 22

• ⭐️ The Wonderful 101: Remastered — 100 of Platinum's heroes combine on Switch. 📦 (May 19 in U.S)
• Animal Up — Budget arcade action for up-to four players.
• Monstrum — Creepy 3D survival action aboard a derelict cargo ship.
• Concept Destruction — A crafty arcade racing game with a destructive side.