Switch Weekly - No Pro just yet....

Hello, here's issue #234 of Switch Weekly, with all the Nintendo stuff worth seeing from the last seven days, plus a look at what games are on the horizon. Hope your having a lovely Sunday. 😊

So, the past week has been filled with Switch Pro chatter. Earlier in the week my entire Twitter timeline couldn't seem to talk about anything else. The rumour mill was at full power it seems, as lots of suggestions seemed to hint that an announcement is imminent (fueled in part by a renewed report from Bloomberg - linked below). The current line of thinking is that Nintendo will reveal new hardware before E3 — that way publishers can freely announce any 'Switch Pro' titles at the event. For what it's worth I would be very surprised if this new hardware was actually called the 'Switch Pro'. If you think about it for all of thirty seconds it's pretty absurd: Nintendo, the toy company, calling their next hardware 'professional' — doesn't feel right to me. But hey, that's what we've landed on calling it for now, so, so be it. Anyway....

Last week I touched upon how an upcoming Amiibo (the Zelda and Loftwing figurine) was the topic of much discussion on just what these toys should do, and what content people feel they should unlock, if any. I was fairly indifferent on it, but a few folks reached out to point out that it may have been better for this Amiibo to unlock other things, such as in-game cosmetics, as the fast-travel ability it actually has would have made for a good quality of life accessibility win. There's some obvious merit to that line of thought, so I wanted to share the reader feedback here with you all.  

Some more games were added to the Switch Online service last week, bringing the total now available to over 100. It got me to thinking, what other retro games would you like to see added to the service?

Next week we've got just under 35 games coming to the eShop, so another busy one. Full list below as ever.

Big issue to dive into. Remember you can always hit reply to talk to me about anything linked here, or anything Nintendo related for that matter. I'll stop talking now!

Cheers,
Chris ✌️

🎮 Currently Playing — Traffix, Knockout City, New Pokemon Snap

Monday, May 31

• Cow Catcher — A 3D wingsuit flight sim, in which you fly down and steal...cows.

Tuesday, June 1

• Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunt — Hunting sim, because going extinct once wasn't enough.
• Justin Danger — Arcade platformer.
• Pyre on Fire — Puzzle adventure in eight languages. (Jun 5 in U.S.)

Wednesday, June 2

• 🎮 Astalon: Tears of the Earth — 8-bit style fantasy action-platformer. (Jun 3 in U.S.)
• Basketball Club Story — Manage a team in this cute coaching sim. (Jun 3 in U.S.)
• Dungeon Escape — Tough 2D platformer. Fans of the original Meat Boy will want to take a look.
• Find 10 Differences — A handheld only game of spot the difference.
• Grand Slam Tennis — It's basic tennis for two.
• Infinite Tanks WWII — Buld and fight tanks with a card-driven construction system.
• Sludge Life — Open-world adventure, looks weird, hard to describe. Dedicated fart button.
• Sunblaze — Superhero precision platfomer. Celeste vibes.

Thursday, June 3

• Chroma Quaternion — Fantasy JPRG across four kingdoms (each coloured by the seasons).
• Dark Fantasy: Jigsaw Puzzle — Jigaws but edgy.  (EU release.)
• Dungeons of Clay — Ever changing dungeon crawler with '999,999' procedural endings.
• FreeCell Solitaire Collection — Ten card games bundled.
• Motif — Relaxed, minimalist artistic puzzler.
• Mystic Pillars: A Story-Based Puzzle Game — An award-winning reimagination of an Indian board game.
• Reversi Let's Go — Four ways to play this strategy board game.
• Stray Cat Doors 2 — Kitty mystery adventure. (Already available in U.S.)
• Wicce — Dark adventure RPG.
• Winds of Change — Furry adventure RPG.
• Wing of Darkness — High-speed 3D aerial shooter.  (Jun 2 in U.S.)

Friday, June 4

• Arcane Arts Academy — You're a wizard Har...Erika. Time-management game.
• Basketball Pinball — Pinball game with a basketball themed table.
• 📦 DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power — Save Metropolis in this 3D action game.
• Donuts'n'Justice — 80s inspired buddy cop pixel shooter.
• Nature Matters — Nature-themed puzzler. Looks quite sweet.
• Skellboy Refractured — Action RPG across the Cubold Kingdom.
• Sweet Bakery Tycoon — Cake making puzzle sim.
• The Last Kids on Earth and the Staff of Doom — 3D action game with four player co-op.
• Tiny Lands — A three-dimensional take on spot the difference. Looks pretty chill.

Saturday, June 5

• Caesar Empire War — Straightforward Roman strategy game.
• Mighty Goose — Fast-paced run and gun shooter. You play as a honking big goose.
• Retrograde Arena — Multiplayer twin stick shooter. Tron-esque visuals.