Great Ace Attorney, print your own Pokemon Snaps, plus a Nintendo crossword puzzle

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Issue 229 — April 25, 2021

Hi, issue #229 of Switch Weekly here, with a look at the week in Nintendo.

There is just over 20 games coming to the Switch next week, including the New Pokemon Snap. That's no doubt the biggest release, but you'll find the full list below as ever.

In other news, I had a go at making my own Nintendo-themed crossword — I've linked it up further down in the issue. Please do give it a try.

Have a great week
Chris ✌️

🎮 Currently Playing — Super Mario World, Godstrike, Knight Squad 2

Fujifilm partners with Nintendo to let you print Switch game photos —These is a neat little collab, timed just right for all those Pokemon snaps..oh and this related tweet made me laugh.

John Friscia // Nintendo Enthusiast

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles officially announced for Switch — These previously Japan-exclusive 3DS games are finally heading West. Chronicles bundles together 2015’s The Great Ace Attorney and its 2017 sequel.

Matt T.M Kim // IGN

Why Sherlock Holmes is called Herlock Sholmes in The Great Ace Attorney

Wesley Yin-Poole // Eurogamer

REVIEW Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion — I like the look of this. "a fun ride, albeit a short one. [..] it’s worth it for the fun dialogue, interesting story, adorable characters, and ability to tear up financial documents. [..] a lot of surreal Gen Z humor".

Dominick Ashtear // Nintendo Enthusiast

REVIEW Fez — "When Fez clicks, it’s sublime [..] stands as a truly unique indie game that draws inspiration from classics but is wholly its own precious and maddening experience that needs to be played".

Neal Ronaghan // Nintendo World Report

REVIEW SaGa Frontier Remastered

Cullen Black // Nintendo Insider

REVIEW Picross S6

Mitch Vogel // Nintendo Life

Videogaming's appropriation of Asian culture needs addressing

Alan Wen // Gaming Bible

Ask Iwata: Understanding Nintendo's most charismatic leader

Martin Robinson // Eurogamer

Come on Nintendo, it’s time to bring the Mother series to the Switch

Rebecca Stone // Twinfinite

PREVIEW New Pokemon Snap — I shared this positive preview last week, but I'm linking it again considering the game is out this week.

Brian Shea // Game Informer

Nintendo Themed Crossword Puzzle

I've been toying with the idea of making some crosswords for a little while, and I've finally given it a go. I've never made a crossword puzzle before so it was fun to put together and figure out how things line up, write the clues, etc. It's probably quite easy to complete, but I wanted to ease into it. Let me know if you beat it.

Chris Brandrick // Switch Weekly

🎮 Upcoming Releases

All releases are digital, Europe & U.S. unless otherwise stated.
Release data sourced in collaboration with Switch Scores.
⭐️ = Ones to Watch | 📦 = Physical release | 🎮 = Demo available

Monday, April 26

Trails & Traces: The Tomb of Thomas Tew — Point and click adventure. (Already available in U.S)

Tuesday, April 27

Dead Dust — Wild West pixel shooter. (Already available in U.S)
Death end re;Quest — Turn-based RPG meets visual novel.

Wednesday, April 28

Car Demolition Clicker — I think you just tap on the car until it breaks....
Crime Opera: The Butterfly Effect — A visual novel that explores familial bonds.
⭐️ Fly Together — Liked Flight Control for iPhone? This is worth a look. Has online multi.
Grisaia Phantom Trigger 01 to 05 — Visual novel collection.
Space Warrior — Arcade shooter. (Apr 29 in U.S)
Taiwan Monster Fruit : Prologue — Parkour party game.
世界の中心で、AIは戦う — Programming based puzzler. (The listing for this returns a 404 on the Nintendo of America site, so I've linked to the Japanese page here)

Thursday, April 29

⭐️ Battle Axe — Arcade top-down hack 'n slash with great pixel art reminiscent of the GBA.
Before I Forget — Narrative exploration/mystery adventure of a woman alone in a house.
Castaway Paradise — It's an island life sim Wilson. Looks like a light version of AC:NH.
Legend of Keepers — Dungeon management meets roguelite.
Reknum Cheri Dreamland — 2D retro action adventure platformer.
Slinki — Not the type you push down the stairs. Tough 2.5D action platformer.
Super Glitch Dash — 3D twitch runner.

Friday, April 30

Angels with Scaly Wings — Chat with dragons in this text adventure.
Boris the Rocket — Cold War Soviet misile operator sim, with bears. (EU release)
⭐️📦 New Pokémon Snap — Take pictures of the 'mon.
📦🎮 R-Type Final 2 — Updated visual and new gameplay features in this shoot-em-up.
Super Arcade Soccer 2021 — Budget football, no super league here.

⚡️ Quick Links:

Limited Run are doing a physical release of BugFables.
What if Metroid was a survival horror?
This is cute. Animal Crossing players are getting real creative with new design tools.
Woah, the Switch is now the sixth all time best-selling game system in Japan.
A lighthearted discussion on the possible future of Mario Kart on Switch.
Another week, another fan-made resdesign of the Switch home menu.
Unsure how I forgot to mention this last week...but there's a new blue Switch Lite on the way. Looks very GBA Indigo to me.

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