Nintendo dives into the archives for Detective Club, plus what can we expect at E3?

REVIEW Famicom Detective Club brings more great crime drama to the Switch — Andrew explains that despite being from the late 80s, "the most remarkable thing about these games is that they barely feel dated at all", and what it does lack in innovation is thankfully made up for with everything else: "gorgeous art, captivating writing, and more than enough mystery to keep you glued to your Switch". Mike Fahey at Kotaku seems impressed too saying that they've aged "surprisingly well".

Andrew Webster // The Verge

▶ Famicom Detective Club retrospective — A great look back at the original Famicom Detective Club titles, the genesis of the series, and how the detective adventure genre found its feet in Japan.

The Nintendo Chronicler // YouTube

Famicom Detective Club: The history behind Nintendo's once-forgotten foray into visual novels 

Henry Stockdale // Eurogamer

Rumour: The next Donkey Kong is being developed by the Super Mario Odyssey team— I tend to shy away from sharing rumours prominently in the newsletter, but this one seems interesting enough, and seemingly has multiple sources corroborating. It's been a while since Nintendo took on dev duties for a mainline DK game, so very keen to see what comes of this.

Damien McFerran // Nintendo Life

REVIEW Subnautica: Below Zero — "those who enjoy a more laid-back, albeit grindy, experience can safely dip their toes in these waters". Lewis Gordon at Wired found it a tad tedious. John Rairdin, also at NWR, checked out the original game too.

Jordan Rudek // Nintendo World Report

REVIEW Emily Archer and the Curse of Tutankhamun

Mel Curtis // Big Daddy Gaming

The rise and fall of Bidoof, Pokémon Snap’s unlikely hero

Gira Jackson // Waypoint (Vice)

Five predictions for the 2021 Nintendo E3 presentation

Chirag Pattni // Nintendo Enthusiast

INTERVIEW Why Aerial_Knight put his name on his game (which is out this week) 

Kate Gray // Nintendo Life

We let professional nature photographers rate and roast our New Pokemon Snap pics — Now that New Pokemon Snap is out, the team at The Gamer decided to get some pros to judge their Pokemon picture taking skills.

Stacey Henley // The Gamer

Before I Forget: How two strangers made one of 2020's most moving games — Launched on PC last year, this is now available on Switch. This piece looks into how this game about 'love and memory' came about.

Robert Purchase // Eurogamer

The Switch’s printer partnership with Instax is silly – but in that most wonderful Nintendo way

Alex Donaldson // VG247

Best Visual Novels for Nintendo Switch

Gavin Lane // Nintendo Life

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