Switch Weekly - Trying Kirby as the Switch turns 5

Hey, Chris here with issue #272 of Switch Weekly — your update on the week in Nintendo.

The State of Switch survey for 2022 has now closed. Thank you so much to all of you who took the time out to fill it out and share your thoughts. I'm now going to spend the next week or so digging into the data and preparing my findings. I'll be sharing them with you here in the newsletter first of course.

This week Nintendo made a demo available for the upcoming Kirby game, and I've gotta say — I'm a fan. It has a ton of neat little details and is generally adorable. I'm sold on it. It's super colourful and cute — it may be a nice tonic for those of you currently playing Elden Ring. 😅

There's around 25 games coming to the Switch next week, the full list is below for you. 

Finally, I just wanted to make note of the Switch's fifth anniversary. The past half-decade have been a great time to be a Nintendo fan, and it's been a blast to share it all with you here in the newsletter every week. This little tweet thread from Christopher Dring goes some way to share the appeal of the Switch format — everyone has a little story of how the Switch has delighted them in some way. 

Thanks so much for reading, and I'll catch you next time.

Cheers,  
Chris ✌️

🎮 Currently Playing — Pokemon Legends: Arceus

Tuesday, March 8

• The Wild Case — 2D first-person point-and-click adventure in a remote village.

Wednesday, March 9

• Splash Cars — Isometric 3D driving game in which you paint the world as your drive.
• Will You Snail? — Neon fast-paced action puzzle platformer.

Thursday, March 10

• Ancient Islands — Arcade defense game.
• Ashwalkers — Survival strategy/adventure with 34 endings.
• Aztech Forgotten Gods — Action-adventure following a young woman who battles 'gods'.
• ⭐️ Chocobo GP — Final Fantasy kart-racer. There's also a 'Lite' version you can try for free.
• Cosmos Bit — 8-bit Metroid tribute of sorts.
• Frightence — A short, intense first-person horror experience. M for mature.
• 📦 Grand Mountain Adventure — 3D skiing, for four players.
• Move or Die: Unleashed — Four player party game with quick 20-second rounds.
• Pocket Slimes — Party puzzle game for 2.
• 🎮 Potato Flowers in Full Bloom — First person RPG in which you explore a labyrinth.
• Republique: Anniversary Edition — Narrative stealth adventure, featuring Jennifer Hale, David Hayter and other voice talent.
• Retro Pixel Racers — Top-down 16-bit arcade racing.
• Slide Stories: Neko's Journey — Cute collection of slide puzzles.
• The Last Cube — Award-winning 3D puzzler.
• Time Loader — Story-driven, physics-based puzzle platformer set in the 90s.
• ⭐️ Young Souls — Side-scrolling RPG beat‘em up. Nice look to it. M for mature.

Friday, March 11

• 📦 Hotel Transylvania: Scary-Tale Adventures — 3D action platformer.
• Syndrome — First-person action puzzle game on a space station. M for mature.
• 📦 The Cruel King and the Great Hero — Hand-drawn 2D RPG 'girl and dragon' adventure. 
• Two Hundred Ways — Brain teaser puzzles.