Switch Weekly - Is Mario Kart 9 on the way?

What happens to gaming in 2022? Analysts offer their predictions —A panel of industry watchers revisit their calls for 2021 and make a few more for the year ahead, the interesting tidbits here: one analyst claims Mario Kart 9 is on the way, and another thinks there will be no Switch Pro, and instead Nintendo's next console will arrive in 2024. Pinch of salt on all this of course, but it's fun to speculate and look into the crystal ball sometimes.

Brendan Sinclair // gamesindustry

E3’s in-person event has been cancelled for the third year in a row

Andy Robinson // VGC

▶ A six minute look at Pokemon Legends: Arceus — A new six-minute overview trailer for the upcoming Pokemon game popped up on the Japanese Nintendo YouTube channel earlier this week. Nice to see it in more detail...but I still think it looks a little lacking.

Nintendo // YouTube

REVIEW Picross S7 —"At long last, touchscreen support comes to Picross S".

Neal Ronaghan // Nintendo World Report

REVIEW Life is Strange: True Colors —"an absolute blast of an experience to play though, and I would absolutely recommend it.".

Steven Rollins // Nintendo Enthusiast

REVIEW Love 3 — This minamalist platformer is "a gift to the genre".

Jordan Rudek // Nintendo World Report

The biggest rumored Switch games that may come in 2022

John Friscia // Nintendo Enthusiast

After 25 years, Pokémon Legends: Arceus will be my first Pokémon game
Thomas Whitehead // Nintendo Life

The pixel art revolution will be televised

Aidan Moher // Wired

Unpacking foley design in video games

Alan Wen // gamesindustry

The many meanings of home in video games

Malindy Hetfeld // Eurogamer

Nintendo Pocket Football Club really needs a sequel on Switch

Toby Saunders // Nintendo Life

ICYMI Test your knowledge of Nintendo's 2021 with this crossword

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⚡️ Quick Links:

• Switch sold over 5m in Japan last year. That's over five times more than all other consoles combined.
• This YouTuber has tested screen burn on the Switch OLED for over 1,800 hours.
• The Switch OLED is said to be launching in China...next week.
• New DLC for Dead Cells is out now, so here's a trailer to give you a taste.
• This Pokemon desk calendar for 2022 is rather cute. #AD
• Dying Light 2 will allegedly take over 500 hours to complete... plz.
• After some brain exercises? Bandai Namco has released puzzler QuickSpot, based on a 2006 DS game.
• Switch collectors take note, JP is back with another round-up of what physical releases are on the horizon.
• Plenty of decent games are on sale right now for the new year, this video highlights some of the best buys.

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