Switch Weekly - Is Mario Kart 9 on the way?

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Issue 264— January 09, 2022

Hello, here's issue #264 of Switch Weekly with your Nintendo round-up.

An interesting tidbit for you this week comes via analyst Dr. Serkan Toto who offers up this: "I am aware Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is still selling very well on the Nintendo Switch, but Mario Kart 9 is in active development (and comes with a new twist) and Nintendo could tease it this year." — via this gamesindustry predictions post. Whether you buy that or not, it's fun to see a possible sequel being talked about. What do you think the twist could be this time around?

Oh, btw there's going to be no in-person E3 this year, instead they are opting for a virtual event yet again — kinda surprising how early in the year they've announced this. It really does feel like the end of this event as we know it. Yup, times change, and things move on for sure, and the pandemic may well have just accerelated what was inevitable anyway, but it does feel like a notable thing to see this landmark event coming to its probable end - E3 has been the stage to so many of our cultural moments in gaming.

Anyway, next week there's just over a dozen games coming to the Switch. Full list with details is below.

Before I go it's worth mentioning that Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) returns this week, and it all kicks off today - like now. Nintendo Life have a round-up of some of the runs you may want to tune in for. There's always something fun to watch, and it's all for a good cause — I've got my donation in.

Cheers,
Chris ✌️

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

Switch Weekly

🎮 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

Tuesday, January 11

dweeMIXED: Thwee Pack — Indie game bundle. Worth clicking through to see the variety here.

Wednesday, January 12

Headland — A rather colourful 3D action-adventure. (Jan 13 in U.S.)
Sniper Time: The Shooting Range — Target practice. (Jan 13 in U.S.)

Thursday, January 13

Aery - Dreamscape — 3D adventure in which you play as a bird-like spirit who can enter the minds of other people in order to explore their thoughts and secrets.
📦 Astroneer — Reshape outer-space in this 3D indie adventure. Has online / co-op.
Duel Princess — Side scrolling tower defense. M for mature.
Eschatos — Hard-core sci-fi vertical scrolling shoot 'em up reminiscent of the '80s.
Eternal Radiance — 3D action role-playing game inspired by classic action JRPGs.
hocus 2 — Optical illusion puzzler. I dig the clean minimalist look.
Nova-111 — Award-winning sci-fi turn-based adventure with real-time twist. Was on Wii U.
Pixel Game Maker Series: Game Battle Tycoon — Five arcade games for two players.
Teamfight Manager — A pixel art simulation game where you are the coach of an e-sports team.

Friday, January 14

Kansei: The Second Turn HD — Visual novel 'whodunit'.

⚡️ 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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