Switch Weekly - Ace Attorney on Switch is Great

REVIEW The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles is the perfect vacation game — "might just be the best that Ace Attorney has to offer. It has shocking twists, lovable characters, and the unmatched joy that comes from solving a complex crime". Here are some other reviews:

• George Yang at Inverse says it's "a must-play for mystery buffs".
• James Law at NME calls it courtroom drama "of the highest calibre".
• Henry Stockdale writing at Gfininty says it's an "incredible spin-off"

Andrew Webster // The Verge

REVIEW Neo: The World Ends With You is a competent RPG haunted by its predecessor — "When this game shines, it really shines" but Kaile adds that it "desperately wants to get out of its own way and be its own game, but it simply can’t pull it off [...] If you’re a fan of the franchise, there’s a lot here for you specifically. If you’re coming in fresh, the game is going to throw a lot of jargon at you in a very short amount of time". Jade King at The Gamer calls it "the sequel we've been waiting for".

Kaile Hultner // Polygon

New Pokémon Snap gets free update with more Pokémon and three new areas next week — Twenty new creatures to photograph too.

Daniel Vuckovic // Vooks

Nintendo promises more Animal Crossing content is coming — With over 30 million copies of this game sold to date Nintendo's post-launch support here has been a bit...limp. Undoubtedly the pandemic has hurt things here — but it will be interesting to see just how substantial these future updates are. 

Richard Breslin // GameByte

Everything that has happened since the Activision Blizzard lawsuit was filed — This post does a good job of highlighting all the key moments in this fast moving dreadful shitstorm of a story. For what it's worth, I won't be sharing coverage of Activision/Blizzard titles here in Switch Weekly for the foreseeable future.

Zack Zwiezen // Kotaku

REVIEW Samurai Warriors 5 — "takes the long-running franchise, gives it a wonderfully vibrant lick of paint, throws in some excellent new combat mechanics and fills its story mode with well-directed cutscenes, resulting in a slick and stylish addition to the series that's sure to please fans and newcomers alike".

PJ O'Reilly // Nintendo Life

REVIEW B.ARK — "Those who are generally looking for a more laidback, multiplayer focused title won’t be barking up the wrong tree if they give this one a spin".

Jordan Rudek // Nintendo World Report

Pokémon Unite feels a little too ‘pay to win’ for some players

Tyler Colp // Polygon

The 'non-Earthbound' titles Switch Online needs

Kevin Orme // Big Daddy Gaming

Pokemon Unite has a serious idling problem

Cian Maher // The Gamer

Five things I still hate about The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD

Rebecca Stone // Twinfinite

🎮 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

⚡️ Quick Links:

• Switch Games Club members are playing Kirby's Dream Course throughout August.
• Rumours of a Zelda Oracle of Ages/Seasons remake are doing the rounds.
• DLC for Street's of Rage 4 is out now.
• Alright, this Monster Hunter / Okami collab is pretty cool.
• An exclusive Rabbids game is coming to Switch...in China. Looks like Mario Party.
• Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water will be digital only in the West.
• Move over Sable. This Redditor made their own Animal Crossing dress.
• This crafty YouTuber recreated Skyloft from Skyward Sword.

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