Miitopia arrives, and an Amiibo annoys folks

Hi, Chris here with issue #233 of Switch Weekly. I've got all the Nintendo stuff worth seeing from the last seven days. Let's get started.

Skyward Sword is coming to Switch in July, and as such we're getting a new Amiibo to go along with the release. The Zelda and Loftwing figurine does look awesome...however, anyone who spends to much time on Twitter (hi) will know that the fact this toy does something in-game has seemingly upset a lot of folks who see it as gating content behind another purchase. For those unaware, this $25 Amiibo will enable fast-travel across the game overworld. Now, I don't know enough about Skyward Sword to really judge how much of a quality of life improvement this is, but it seems to have irked enough folks to be notable. I'll say this: the entire point of Amiibo is that they do something beyond just being a nice figure to look at, as for what that thing is, and how fair that is.. well I've linked to a few pieces which make an argument for each side of the story.  

Moving on, next week sees nearly 40 games hitting the eShop (I make it 38 games in total), so yeah, crazy busy week with a fair few worth taking a good look at. Full list below of course.

Thanks for reading, catch you next time,
Chris ✌️

🎮 Currently Playing — Yoshi's Island 2

Monday, May 24

• Eat your letters — Touchscreen-only word search puzzle.

Tuesday, May 25

• ⭐️🎮 King of Seas — Pirate procedurally generated high-seas action role play.
• 📦 Maneater — Survive on the open waters up against a huge shark.
• Mutazione — A hand-illustrated soap-opera adventure where 'small town gossip meets the supernatural'. (May 26 in U.S.)
• ⭐️📦 Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster — This punishing RPG from Atlus arrives on Switch with a remastered look. (May 24 in U.S.)
• 🎮 Very Very Valet — Couch co-op valet driving party game.

Wednesday, May 26

• Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards — Story-driven action RPG set in the 16th Century.
• Skittles — Not the candy, but the lawn 'bowling' game.
• Sumire — Indie narrative adventure set in a Japanese village. (May 27 in U.S.)

Thursday, May 27

• Connect Color Dots: Fun Water Flow Pipe Line Art Puzzle Game — Name says it all.
• Crying Suns — Control a space fleet in this tactical rogue-lite.
• Earth Defense Force: World Brothers — Voxel action game with multiplayer (online too).
• Eight Dragons — Eight player old school 2D beat 'em up.
• Fishing Fighters — Eight player fishing.
• Horse Club Adventures — Finally. Equine adventure game with some racing too.
• Kontrakt — Violent top down action-adventure shooter.
• Mini Car Racing — Basic arcade racer with local 2 player mode.
• O---O — Arcade game riffing on the first generation of consoles.
• ⭐️ Pathway — Locate ancient trasure before they fall into the wrong hands. Adventure/strategy.
• Pecaminosa - a pixel noir game — You're a disgraced detective in this police action RPG.
• Route Me Mail and Delivery Co — Deliver mail in this arcade puzzle adventure.  (May 28 in U.S.)
• Spy Alarm — Uses the Joy-Con IR Camera to trigger alarms.
• Super Bomberman R Online — Gonna be a blast.
• Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Storm Ground — Warhammer turn-based strategy.

Friday, May 28

• A Little Lily Princess — Victorian romance visual novel.
• Beautiful Desolation — Post-apocalyptic African sci-fi adventure story.
• Color Dot Connect — Straightfoward puzzler.
• Crossbow Crusade — You're a monster hunter in this platformer.
• Family Mysteries 3: Criminal Mindset — Hidden object puzzle adventure.
• Long Ago: A Puzzle Tale — Medieval puzzler.
• Love - A Puzzle Box Filled with Stories — About 'finding the things we’ve lost in ourselves'.
• 📦 Port Royale 4 — Colonial strategy / sim.
• Regina & Mac World — Basic 2D adventure.
• Trenga Unlimited — Chill 3D puzzle game with a block placing mechanic.
• ⭐️📦 Wonder Boy Asha in Monster World — Remastered action RPG with a new 2.5D look
• 🎮📦 World's End Club — Adventure platformer with a story of 'friendship and mystery'.

Saturday, May 29

• Off And On Again — A arcade platformer in a digital universe. Looks like it would hurt my eyes.
• Strike Daz Cans — Arcade tin can shooter.