Switch Weekly - #202: Your Nintendo update

▶ Pikmin 3 Deluxe - Nintendo Treehouse: Live — Pikmin 3 Deluxe arrives later this month, as such Nintendo recently held a live presentation (around 40 minutes) showing off what new things have been added to this Wii U port to earn that 'Deluxe' suffix. A demo for Pikmin 3 is also now up on the eShop — I played it back on the Wii U, it's a great game. Here's a preview from Richard Aitkinson at My Nintendo News.

Nintendo // YouTube

Pikmin 3 Deluxe: Ultra-Spicy Mode is a big deal

Abram Buehne // CBR

Judge says Epic’s Apple lawsuit could have ‘serious ramifications’ for Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft

Andy Robinson // VGC

A literal child and his mom sue Nintendo over ‘Joy-Con drift’

Cecilia D'Anastasio // Wired

Nintendo will now allow Japanese consumers to purchase IARC rated titles through the eShop

Kazuma Hashimoto // Siliconera

REVIEW FIFA 21: Legacy Edition — Don't buy FIFA 21. It's a full-priced re-release of FIFA 20, which was essentialy the same as FIFA 19. EA are sadly putting in miminal effort for the Switch version. As such, this review is a copy and paste of last year's, republished. Yes, it's a cheeky move, but good on Simon at IGN for doing this I reckon.

Simon Cardy  // IGN

REVIEW I Am Dead — Seemingly memorable, if a tad short, Neal describes this as an: "eclectic blend of puzzle game and visual novel that is a delight to play".

Neal Ronaghan  // Nintendo World Report

REVIEW Falcon Age — Said to be a good effort from a small team, with the end result being a game that's full of ambition, but not without its flaws.

Chris Lawn  // Vooks

REVIEW Ikenfell — "a very inclusive game that can be comedic, dramatic, and heartfelt. There are some hiccups, sure, but it’s generally satisfying".

Jenni Lada  // Siliconera

REVIEW The Survivalists

Grant L // Nintenpedia

Coping through chaos— The author details how during lockdown, the unpredictability of Sayonara Wild Hearts mirrored the current reality; becoming a constant to cope through chaos. The game became something of a "metaphorical lifeline" for Renate, "not in spite of the initial impression of unpredictability, but because of it".

Renate Plehwe // Into the Spine

From Game Boy to 3DS: The legacy of Nintendo's handhelds — Analysts, developers and former Nintendo staff share their thoughts as at the why the company has dominated the portable gaming space for over three decades.

James Batchelor // gamesindsutry

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Monday, October 12

• Petal Crash — Arcade action block-push puzzler with a 90s vibe.

Tuesday, October 13

• Foregone — A fast 2D action-platformer. Lovely pixel art.
• 📦 G.I. Joe: Operation Blackout — Team-based third-person shooter.
• 📦 Remothered: Broken Porcelain — Psychological survival horror.

Wednesday, October 14

• Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials — Snarky action-adventure puzzler.
• Cook, Serve, Delicious 3 — Food-truck cooking sim.
• Terror Squid — Synth arcade bullet hell with a 'sinister twist'. (Oct 15 in U.S.)
• Vigil: The Longest Night — 2D action RPG with 'precise technical combat'.

Thursday, October 15

• Along the Edge — Interactive graphic novel.
• Alpaca Ball: Allstars — Yeah, it's Alpacas playing football (soccer).
• Burst Shooter — Burst balls in this single-dev action game.
• Castle of no Escape —  Explore rooms of randomly generated hazards and enemies.
• 📦 Cloudpunk — Neon-noir action adventure in a cyberpunk metropolis.
• Dead Z Meat — Zombie shooting gallery.
• Dream — Puzzle game set in a 'strange' old hospital.
• Dustoff Z — Maneuvering combat-helicopters in a zombie apocalypse.
• 🎮 Hardcore Mecha — 2D action platformer with lots of robots.
• 📦 Hunting Simulator 2 — Hunting in Colorado, Texas, and European forests.
• Johnny Rocket — Budget 2D comic adventure with a handrawn style.
• My Universe - School Teacher — School teacher sim. (Nov 3 in U.S.)
• Ring of Pain — Take on randomly generated dungeons.
• Seers Isle — Interactive visual novel set in a fantasy version of medieval Europe.
• Space Crew — Space survival sim.
• The Jackbox Party Pack 7 — Five new party games here, including a new Quiplash.
• This is the Zodiac Speaking — A psychological thriller based on the 'Zodiac' serial killer of the 60s/70s.
• 📦 Zoids Wild Blast Unleashed — 3D mecha battles. (Oct 16 in U.S.)

Friday, October 16

• 9 Monkeys of Shaolin — Medieval China beat 'em up.
• Bright Paw — Puzzle adventure with cats.
• Crown Trick —  Enter a labyrinth in this rogue-like turn-based RPG adventure.
• Postal Redux — Remake of this dark, surreal twin-stick isometric shooter.
• 📦 Prinny 1-2: Exploded and Reloaded — A double-pack physical release, both action-platformer games are also hitting the eShop separately. (Oct 13 in U.S.)
• 📦 Tin & Kuna — 3D action puzzler. (Already available in U.S.)
• Two Parsecs From Earth — 2D Metroidvania-style platform exploration.