Everyone is snapping, and Mario hosts a proper online party

As Nintendo’s entertainment kingdom expands, it’s still about the games —A good read this. Both Nintendo's Furukawa and Bowser discuss the success of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the Switch in general, and the company's new forays into theme parks, movies, and more.

Harry McCraken // Fast Company

REVIEW New Pokemon Snap is a supremely chill safari on the Nintendo Switch — "New Pokémon Snap is a game that forced me to change the way I think about virtual spaces. Decades of playing games have conditioned me to race through levels, checking off a to-do list of accomplishments as efficiently as possible. But that doesn’t work here. I had to slow down and watch carefully, focusing on the small details as well as the big moments. I had to relax to enjoy the view — and it’s exactly what I needed". This review from Rebecca Stone at Twinfinite is also worth a look.

Andrew Webster // The Verge

New Pokemon Snap: Complete guide and walkthrough

Cian Maher // The Gamer

▶ How Tekken helped make New Pokémon Snap

Video Game Story Time // YouTube

You can now play Super Mario Party online with friends…properly 

Chris Brandrick // Switch Weekly (Medium)

Animal Crossing fans are reaching a breaking point — Ok, a slightly dramatic headline, but this post digs into how the appeal of New Horizons has worn thin, and how little Nintendo is seemingly doing to remedy that. (My POV: Sure, they are adding updates, but they feel a bit underwhelming. I would have liked to have seen more substance from Nintendo, especially for a game that has done so incredibly well at retail.)

Seung Park // Slate

PREVIEW Famicom Detective Club is a pair of visual novels for people new to the genre — "Long-time visual novel fans might find Famicom Detective Club underwhelming, but newcomers to the genre will find them a solid introduction to what all these 'interactive stories' are all about". Here's another preview from Richard Atkinson over at My Nintendo News.

Kris Naudus // Engadget

REVIEW R-Type Final 2 — This is "an authentic if flawed contribution to an iconic shooting game series".

Will Freeman // Nintendo Life

REVIEW Castaway Paradise — This Animal Crossing inspired sim "began life as a Facebook game back in 2014, and it still feels like one seven years later".

Kate Gray // Nintendo Life

REVIEW Fly Together 

Neal Ronaghan // Nintendo World Report

REVIEW Battle Axe

Luke Hemming // Cubed 3

Why most Switch ports aren’t getting better

A.K Rahming // Nintendo Enthusiast

Switch Games Club for May 2021: Yoshi's Island — Yup, throughout May Switch Weekly patrons will be playing through this 1995 SNES platformer. Details on how to join us over on the Discord can be found at the link above.

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Nintendo Themed Crossword Puzzle — In case you missed it last week, I had a go at creating a Nintendo-themed crossword. Around 700 of you have had a go so far, with around 30% of players completing it. I enjoyed it, so will no doubt do another at some point.

Chris Brandrick // Switch Weekly

🎮 Upcoming Releases

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⚡️ Quick Links:

• Bummer. Fall Guys has been delayed on Switch.
• A report from Nikkei echoes earlier accounts that new hardware is likely on the way.
• Limited Run Games are spoiling Castlevania fans with four special physical editions.
• Yes, Super Mario Party now has online, but what else could they add?
• The Mii creator tools in Miitopia for Switch are crazy good.
• Four years later what are your thoughts on 1-2 Switch? I'm salty I paid full price for it.
• What are the chances we'll see a StarFox game on Switch? This YouTuber discusses it.

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