Switch Weekly - #201: Your Nintendo update

▶ Mr. Sakurai Presents "Steve & Alex" — This vid is a detailed look (around 45-mins) at the seventh DLC character being added to Smash. A Minecraft rep is a sound choice, as Sakurai said himself: it's the World's best selling game. It's kinda crazy the amount of work that has had to go into this, such as adding digging mechanics to every stage in the game. Oh, this video also announces Bomberman and Travis Touchdown being added as Mii Costumes, which is neat. Finally, If you'd rather just watch the 3-minute Minecraft Steve character reveal trailer, that's here, and the official blog from Minecraft-maker Mojang is here.

Nintendo // YouTube

What the addition of Minecraft’s Steve means for Smash Bros. Ultimate

Otto Kratky // DualShockers

REVIEW Super Mario Bros. 35 — I'm really into this Battle Royale Mario and it seems yer man Scullion agrees saying it "gives Nintendo's most iconic game a jolt of life". However Kyle Orland, writing for Ars Technica, noted that it's too repetitive, and wasn't as taken by this refreshed take on Nintendo's classic.

Chris Scullion  // Nintendo Life

Nintendo is reportedly arguing that Joy-Con drift ‘isn’t a real problem or hasn’t caused anyone any inconvenience’ — All I can say here is: 😬.

Tom Ivan // VGC

Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit looks like a magical mixed-reality trick

Michael McWhertor // Polygon

10 things we learned about Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, Nintendo’s mixed reality racer

Andrew Webster // The Verge

Sword & Shield expansion, The Crown Tundra, launches October 22

Megan Farokhmanesh // The Verge

Everything revealed in the Pokemon Sword and Shield Crown Tundra trailer

Patrick Kirk // Gamerant

REVIEW Alwa's Legacy — This Metroidvania is said to be filled with clever puzzles, and "when everything clicks into place, Alwa’s Legacy soars.".

Neal Ronaghan  // Nintendo World Report

REVIEW Ys Origin — Offering "brilliant and compulsive dungeon crawling gameplay" this formative entry in the series is an "easy recommendation to pretty much anyone who has an interest in RPGs, [..] perfect even if you've never touched a game in the series before".

Stuart Gipp // Nintendo Life

The ecological dilemma of Super Mario Sunshine— Nintendo's platformer "shows players the importance of preserving rare ecosystems and how fickle and easy it is to ruin them with greed and selfishness".

Tiago Franco // PWR

Let's debate the merits of Super Mario Sunshine

Zack Zwiezen & Ari Notis // Kotaku

Jankenteam on reviving Alex Kidd for a whole new generation of players

Stuart Gipp // Nintendo Life

How can an Astral Chain sequel improve on the original?

Chirag Pattni // Nintendo Enthusiast

Why everyone's horny for Hades

Ash Parrish // Kotaku

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Monday, October 5

• 9th Dawn III — A big 2D open-world RPG dungeon crawler with collectables. (Oct 6 in U.S.)

Tuesday, October 6

• Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders — A 3rd-person Hercule Poirot adventure packed with mysteries. I quite like the visual style here.
• Charterstone: Digital Edition — A digital adaptation of Jamey Stegmaier’s village-building board game.
• From Orbit — Manage the crew of a small spaceship across procedurally generated planets.
• 📦 Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix — SpongeBob and pals go racing.

Wednesday, October 7

• Tiki Brawl — Throw friends in the pit in this eight player party game. (Oct 8 in U.S.)

Thursday, October 8

• Adventures of Chris — A 90's style platformer about some chubby kid named....Chris.
• Aery - Sky Castle — Take to the sky as a bird in this slow-paced aerial adventure.
• AstroWings: Space War — A pretty colourful looking retro style bullet hell shooter.
• 📦 Ben 10: Power Trip — 3D action adventure. (Oct 9 in U.S.)
• Digerati Presents: Make it Quick Bundle Vol. 1 — A bundle of rapid arcade games.
• ⭐️ Falcon Age —  A first-person, single-player action adventure in which you fight to reclaim a cultural legacy against a force of 'automated colonizers'.
• Filament — Solve puzzles aboard an abandoned spaceship.
• Flipon — Align blocks in this puzzler.
• Game Dev Tycoon — Create your own games in this sim.
• Ghost of a Tale — Adventure game set in a medieval world, you play as a mouse.
• Home: Postmortem Edition — A murder mystery, but you decide what happens.
• ⭐️ I Am Dead — This puzzle adventure game looks charming..
• Ikenfell — Turn-based RPG with a group of students..
• Neighbours Back From Hell — Prank your neighbours in this puzzler.
• 📦 Piofiore: Fated Memories — Adventure game with criminal themes.
• Puddle Knights — 100+ puzzles to solve.
• Retro Classix Collection #1: Data East — 8 games in 1. (Already available in U.S.)
• Skatemasta Tcheco — Retro-style skateboarding platformer.
• Tacticool Champs — Four-player arena arcade shooter.
• The Legend of Ninja — 2D action RPG platformer.
• The Ramen Sensei — Build your rep as the ramen master in this simulation game.
• Torn Tales: Rebound Edition — Squad-based RPG.
• WarriOrb — Action platformer, looks decent.

Friday, October 9

• 📦 FIFA 21 Legacy Edition — They've rebadged it. Don't bother.
• Reflection of Mine — Control two characters at the same time in this puzzle adventure.
• Space Avenger: Empire of Nexx — Fast-paced arena shooter.
• Street Racer Underground — Yup, street racing.
• 📦🎮 The Survivalists — Procedurally generated island life. Looks good