Switch Weekly - #185: Your Nintendo News

▶ A closer look at Paper Mario: The Origami King — Nintendo shared this extended look at the upcoming Paper Mario game ealier this week. Looking good I reckon. Out next month.

Nintendo // YouTube

Nintendo account breach affected almost twice as many people as previously thought — Yikes. This acts as a good reminder to set up two-factor authentication if you haven't yet.

Tom Philips // Eurogamer

Alex Kidd In Miracle World DX coming to Switch in 2021 — Aww yeah, this remaster looks rad. I have fond memories of playing the original on the Master System. Boring fact: This came out in Europe ages ago, the same year I was born.

Alex Seedhouse // Nintendo Insider 

▶ XIII gameplay trailer — This remake of the 2003 FPS original was due to come out last year, but is now slated for November. I loved this when I played it on the GameCube (even if it was deemed a tad cookie cutter), so this one is very much on my watch list.

Microids // YouTube

REVIEW Project Warlock — This FPS mixes weaponry with witchcraft. The end result is  "a gem that borrows influences from the greatest FPS titles of our past" all whilst rocking a pretty unique look.

Jacob Kavanagh // Noisy Pixel

REVIEW Knight Squad — Here's my review of this arena brawler, which remains "a super satisfying party game experience" with "an honest and direct charm".

Chris Brandrick // Switch Weekly 

REVIEW Adam's Venture: Origins — Uncharted this ain't: "Technically, narratively and mechanically inept, Adam's Venture: Origins on Switch is disgraceful".

Stuart Gipp // Nintendo Life 

Universal praise has never served anyone — Outside of Nintendoland, you may have noticed reviews for The Last of Us 2 arrived this week - and it's seen a heap of praise, however not everyone loved it. As such, here's an interesting broader read about game critique, told through the lens of Zelda: Skyward Sword.

Brendan Sinclair // US Gamer

Borderlands Legendary Collection: Another excellent compilation for the Switch library

Thomas Morgan // Digital Foundry (Eurogamer) 

The Outer Worlds, BioShock, and Borderlands show the good and bad of Switch ports

Chaim Gartenberg // The Verge

A brief history of Paper Mario — The second article in two-part series detailing the history of the franchise, its current state, and what the new trailer for The Origami King tell us about what’s coming next.

Jay Rooney // Level Up Media 

Think Animal Crossing is just a cutesy 'capitalist dystopia'? Think again — Yes, yet another Animal Crossing think piece... 😅

Amelia Tait // The Guardian 

The time is right for Microsoft and Nintendo to get comfier with one another

Damien McFerran // Nintendo Life

Celebrating Blackness in gaming’s past, present, and future 

Allisa James // DualShockers

What Raymond from Animal Crossing taught me about personal growth

Victor Lau // Super Jump

Thwack! Snap! Listen to the satisfying sounds of Clubhouse Games

Mike Fahey // Kotaku

Tuesday, June 16

• ⭐️ Summer in Mara — This 3D farming island adventure looks adorable.
• I dream of you and ice cream — Puzzle adventure with imperialism themes. (June 17 in U.S.)
• Colt Canyon — 2D pixel art Wild West shooter. Neat visual style.

Wednesday, June 17

• Edna & Harvey: The Breakout — The anniversary edition of this award-winning adventure.
• Across the Grooves — Interactive graphic novel in which you can modify your past.

Thursday, June 18

• Hakoniwa Explorer Plus — Action RPG with retro isometric stylings.
• Polandball: Can Into Space — A rocket simulator game of sorts.
• Aery - Little Bird Adventure — Play as a bird in this peaceful exploration title.
• My Butler — An otome romance game.
• One Way Heroics Plus — Escape the dark and keep moving right in this side scrolling RPG.
• Seeds of Resilience — Build a village in this turn-based tycoon sim. (Available now in U.S.)
• ⭐️ Ruiner — Brutal action shooter set in the year 2091.
• Klaus — Self-aware 2D puzzle platformer.
• Blood and Guts Bundle — Three gory games in one.
• Tcheco in the Castle of Lucio — 8-bit 2D platformer with 65 rooms to clear. (EU release date)
• Destrobots — Top-down party shooter.
• Working Zombies — Kind zombie action mulitplayer game. Demo available.
• Push the Crate 2 — A 3D 'transport' puzzle game with 200 challenges.
• Endless Fables: Dark Moor — Puzzle game set in northern Scotland./////

Friday, June 19

• ⭐️ Burnout Paradise Remastered — This game is excellent, but overpriced on Switch. 📦
• The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters — Horror adventure.
• Railway Empire — 3D train simulator. Looks good. 📦
• Radio Squid — Looks a fun budget arcade pickup. Pixel rhythm game set under the sea.
• Super Soccer Blast — Arcade style footie just in time for the Euros....oh wait.