Switch Weekly - F-Zero outpaces Chocobo

REVIEW Chocobo GP gets left in the dust by Mario Kart —"feels like a game that wants to be Mario Kart with Final Fantasy, but it simply doesn’t have the creativity or mechanical chops to back it up". Lots of mixed reviews on this one, but all seem to lean to the negative side of the scale. Some odd design choices and microtransactions seem to be leaving a bad taste generally. Here's another review from Ryan Janes at Nintendo Insider.

Hayes Madsen // Inverse

Nintendo announce delay for Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp — This change comes following the invasion and ongoing war in Ukraine. The right decision considering the narrative and themes in the game. 

Nintendo of America // Twitter

Nintendo suspends Russian product shipments — The company shared a statement stating that they've "decided to suspend shipping all Nintendo products to Russia for the foreseeable future" adding that this is due to "considerable volatility surrounding the logistics of shipping and distributing physical goods" — it's a rather vague, limp statement really, especially when compared to those made my others in the gaming space.

Tom Phillips // Eurogamer

Switch Online app goes 2.0, gets a redesign and adds a few new features

John Voorhees // Mac Stories

REVIEW Young Souls —"smartly mixes RPG-lite elements with a compelling story, non-linear structure, and some impressively satisfying beat ‘em up combat to make for an experience that you won’t want to miss".

Mitch Vogel // Nintendo Life

Will Steam Deck suffer from Valve's short attention span? — This isn't a Nintendo-read of course, but I found it an interesting take on what is potentially a mass-market device offering a somewhat parallel experience to Nintendo's machine.

Rob Fahey // gamesindustry

REVIEW Persona 4 Arena Ultimax: a decent anime fighter, if not necessarily the remaster ‘Persona’ fans want

Alan Wen // NME

REVIEW The Cruel King and the Great Hero

Ted Hazell // Nintendo World Report

Super Nintendo World to open at Universal Studios Hollywood in 2023

Jeffrey Rousseau // gamesindustry

‘OlliOlli World’ is an authentic and modern representation of skater community and culture

Jake Green // NME

It’s good and righteous when Pokémon kick my ass
Lincoln Carpenter // Polygon

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All releases are digital, Europe & U.S. unless otherwise stated. 
Release data sourced in collaboration with Switch Scores.
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⚡️ Quick Links:

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cowabunga Collection brings 13 titles to Switch in 2022.
• Former Nintendo-exec Reggie has said Facebook is "not an innovative company".
• Twin-stick roguelite platformer 'Revita' is coming to Switch next month.
• Ok, how many Kirby plushies is too many? Asking for a friend. #AD
• Here's an interview with the devs behind card-based RPG 'Voice of Cards'.
• It's taken over 3,500 hours for some burn-in to show up in this abnormal OLED test.
• Nintendo has fallen out of the top ten in Metacritic’s annual game publisher rankings.
• Here's thirteen games that are on sale on the eShop right now and worth a look.
• Want some cheat codes for F-Zero X now its on the Switch Online? Say no more.
• Square Enix have a new YouTube account dedicated to sharing music from their vast back catalogue of games. Nintendo, please do the same.

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