Switch Weekly - #188: Your Nintendo Update

Nintendo condemns abuse as allegations spread across Smash Bros. community — Earlier this week a series of serious sexual misconduct allegations came to light about those in the competitive Smash Bros. esports space. Nintendo (who many lamented for not supporting the esports scene in any serious capacity) has now spoken out on these abuse claims, calling them "absolutely impermissible" and deeply disturbing.

James Batchelor // gamesindustry

Nintendo’s president issues first Joy-Con drift apology — Now, this is not particularly a full-throated expression of regret about this widespread issue but still, finally something from the top.

Andy Robinson // VGC

Nintendo scraps sale of digital game download codes at European retailers

Ryan Craddock // Nintendo Life

Crysis Remastered Switch gameplay leaks, but now Crytek has delayed it — A few more weeks for some added polish.

Ben Kerry // Nintendo Enthusiast

Doom Eternal's Switch release date to be revealed 'pretty soon'

Adam Bankhurst // IGN

PREVIEW Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town — If you miss the classic Harvest Moon games this sounds like a good fit, chiefly because it's a remake of the 2003 GBA original. Out next week in the EU, week after in the U.S.

Renate Plehwe // Switch Player

REVIEW The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III — "For those willing to invest in playing through or reading into the first two entries, Trails of Cold Steel 3 is an unmissable experience."

Jordan Rudek // Nintendo World Report

REVIEW The Otterman Empire — This team shooter comes from just a four-person team and sadly feels "like too ambitious a project" with the end product feeling "incredibly unpolished".

Phil Myth // Nintendo Village 

Catherine: Full Body on Switch is a solid port of a bizarre game

Nick Tricome // DualShockers

Nintendo Switch restored the fun in my life

Caleb Mackie // Super Jump

Nintendo Switch game sales: The three biggest misconceptions

Simon Carless // Game Discoverability Now

Monday, July 6

• Gerty — Top down rogue-lite twin stick shooter featuring a destructible environment.

Tuesday, July 7

• ⭐️ Superliminal — I watched someone play this mind-bending puzzler on Twitch. It's a decent 3D perception-based first person puzzle game.
• Catherine: Full Body — Atlus' bizzaro cult action adventure puzzler comes to Switch. 📦

Wednesday, July 8

• CrossCode — Retro-inspired 2D action RPG with modern fast combat. Nice 16-bit look here. (July 9 in U.S)
• My Universe - My Baby — Parent sim. Feed, change nappies, play. (EU release) 📦

Thursday, July 9

• ⭐️ Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 — More Castlevania-esque platforming with three new companions. (July 10 in U.S)
• TroubleDays — Talks about naughty thoughts and sexual energy...but has a 12+ rating on the eShop. It's T for Teen in the U.S and rated 17+ in Japan.
• Demon's Rise - War for the Deep — Turn-based tactical RPG boasting 30 character classes and 50+ hours of gameplay.
• Dangerous Relationship — Narrative romance adventure.
• 1993 Shenandoah — Side-scrolling space shooter.
• ⭐️ Elden: Path of the Forgotten — I quite like the look of this dark action adventure game.
• Crowdy Farm Puzzle — A budget 5-in-1 puzzle collection.
• Solitaire TriPeaks Flowers — Card game with...cats and flowers?
• Retro Game Pack — A collection of retro games presented in a 3D 'retro room' environment.
• Laraan — An abstract low-poly sci-fi exploration.

Friday, July 10

• ⭐️ Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town — Harvest Moon farming sim (just not in name). 📦 (July 14 in U.S)
• Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing In Disguise — FBI murder mystery set in Boston. 📦
• Gas Station: Highway Services — Drive and tow cars.
• Creepy Tale — 2D puzzle adventure with a dark story.
• void tRrLM(); // Void Terrarium — RPG set in a 'toxic' world (odd name). 📦 (July 14 in U.S)
• Distraint 2 — Restore hope in this puzzle adventure, and reclaim your lost soul.
• The Great Perhaps — A time-travel puzzle game about an astronaut returning to Earth.