Fire Emblem goes West, Pikmin start Switching

REVIEW Pokémon Sword and Shield - The Crown Tundra — "another fine addition to Pokémon Sword & Shield, but it emphasises many of both the highlights and shortcomings of the base games".

Alex Olney  // Nintendo Life

The original Fire Emblem is coming to the West for the first time ever on Switch — Very cool to see Nintendo dig into their back catalogue and give something which was previously a Japan-exclusive a new lease of life. This 30-year old RPG is due to land in December, complete with a new English language localisation, and nifty special edition. Worryingingly though Nintendo are making this a limited release (just like with the two recent Mario games) - what's with that?

Ryan Craddock  // Nintendo Life

Nintendo could continuously iterate Switch ‘like iPhone’, investment firms predict — Breaking free from the console cycle and pursuing a backwards compatible model sounds like a smart move to me.

Andy Robinson // VGC

A Pokémon Sword dev build has leaked, revealing pre-release monsters and environments

Andy Robinson // VGC

REVIEW Horace — This celebrated 2D platformer "taps into a very particular brand of British nostalgia". However, if Blighty sentimentality isn't your thing, that doesn't mean you should skip this one, as the 16-bit platformer is said to be well worth your time: "I can only hope more will embrace it as the modern indie classic it deserves to be amongst the likes of Meat Boy, Celeste or Braid.".

Alan Wen // DaMisanthrope

REVIEW Pumpkin Jack — This spooky action platformer "only a few hours long, but [..] feels very complete".

John Rairdin // Nintendo World Report

REVIEW HyperBrawl Tournament: "fun to be had, if the arenas weren't empty"

Ashley Bates // Cultured Vultures

REVIEW ScourgeBringer

Mick Fraser // God is a Geek

REVIEW Unrailed

Thomas Haroldsen // Nintendad

These forgotten Nintendo franchises should get the 3D All-Stars treatment

Abram Buehne // CBR

'Raji' had a rocky road, from Kickstarter failure to timed Switch exclusive

Patrick Klepek // Vice

The Switch Parental Controls App is more useful than you may think

Chris Unseen // The Nintendo Nomad

Nintendo, bipolar disorder, and me

Matt Jarvis // Play Watch Record

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Tuesday, October 27

• ⭐️ Carto — An adorable looking adventure game with a puzzle mechanic at its core.
• Dungreed — Explore a continuously evolving dungeon in this action adventure. 
• Gnome More War — Budget arcade-style shooter. (Oct 26 in U.S)
• Instant Chef Party — A cooking party game for four players.
• My Universe - Fashion Boutique — Manage your own shop in this 3D fashion sim.
• ⭐️📦 Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty — Abe's back at it in another action platformer.

Wednesday, October 28

• Diamond Girl - An Earnest Education in Love — A love sim 'for women'. (Oct 29 in U.S)
• Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure — A comedy horror adventure with a talking cat.
• ⭐️ Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm — Lovely looking RPG. FYI: This is included in Apple Arcade if you're a sub to that.
• Red Rope: Don't Fall Behind + — Explore the labyrinth in this challenging action adventure.
• Star99 — Vertical shooter meets battle royale. 100 players online, with cross-platform play.

Thursday, October 29

• #Halloween, Super Puzzles Dream — Spooky jigsaws.
• Angry video game Nerd 1 & 2 Deluxe — 8-bit platformer double-pack.
• Barbearian — Large scale hack'n'slash battles.
• Crimzon Clover - World EXplosion — Looks like a pretty intenst top-down shooter.
• De: Yabatanien — Horror puzzle game with 100 rooms to explore.
• ⭐️ Disc Room — Challenge rooms filled with spinning discs. (Already available in U.S)
• Super Puzzle Pack — A grab bag of assorted puzzle games.
• Wallachia: Reign of Dracula — Think Castlevania.
• 📦 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? — I'll probably end up with £32,000. (Nov 17 in U.S)
• Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition — Dystopian 90s adventure game with horror elements.

Friday, October 30

• Case 2: Animatronics Survival — If you like Five Nights at Freddy's this may be worth a look.
• Clea — Another spooky release - skill-based survival horror adventure (with no jump scares).
• Family Mysteries 2: Echoes of Tomorrow — Hidden object puzzle adventure.
• Haunted: Poppy's Nightmare — Looks like a pretty basic Halloween romp.
• Legends of Ethernal — 2D single-player action adventure.
• 🎮📦 Mad Rat Dead — A music-based rhythm action platformer in which you play as a rat.
• ⭐️🎮📦 Pikmin 3 Deluxe — Nintendo's plant-based strategy comes to Switch. This is great.
• Pixel Puzzle Makeout League — Puzzle dating sim hybrid.
• Slither Loop — Draw lines in this dot-to-dot chill puzzler.
• The Language of Love — 5-6 hours of reading.

Saturday, October 31

• Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator — Point & click pizzeria sim in the Five Nights universe.