Issue #216
· January 24, 2021
Thank you Imamura. ![]() Hey, here's issue #216 of Switch Weekly, with an update on everything Nintendo. Hope you're doing well. Next week we've got around 30 games hitting the eShop, including a game about fish planets, one about crude trivia, and another about archaeology. Full list is below as ever. I mentioned how I hadn't seen much chatter about Switch exclusive PixelJunk Eden 2 back in issue 211, and that silence has pretty much remained since. So it was of little surprise to see Dylan Cuthbert tweeting about it this week, with something of a plea. I'm currently playing Solas 128, an interesting little puzzler — which is out tomorrow. As such, I'll have thoughts to share on that next week. 🎮 Currently Playing — Super Mario Maker 2, Solas 128, Donkey Kong Country 3 REVIEW Hitman 3 - Cloud Version — "a fantastic conclusion to one of gaming's truly great trilogies", that with decent enough broadband is "a perfectly playable version of a slick and addictive stealth title". PJ O'Reilly // Nintendo Life ▶ Hitman 3 Switch Cloud Version: Wireless VS Wired — Footage of the game running on Wi-fi versus a wired connection, if you're interested. Jordan Rudek // Nintendo World Report Takaya Imamura, the artist behind F-Zero and Starfox, announces his retirement — This Nintendo veteran created Fox McCloud, Captain Falcon and more in over 30 years at the company. See related podcast from the folks at Nintendo World Report. Andy Robinson // VGC REVIEW Super Meat Boy Forever — I shared my review of this auto-runner sequel last week — I came away somewhat surprised by it. Keza writing at The Guardian didn't have the same takeaway, commenting that it "feels vindictive rather than playful, and oddly soulless". I figured I'd share a more damning take. Keza MacDonald // The Guardian REVIEW Synthetik: Ultimate — Described as something of a 'Skynet situation', here's a review of this top-down, twin-stick roguelike. Jordan Loades // Nintendo World Report Looking to stream Switch gameplay? This 3-in-1 microdock offers charge, HDMI Out, and capture — The Kickstarter for this is now live. James Bruce // Make Use Of INTERVIEW Limited Run Games on the process of bringing Scott Pilgrim to physical shelves Zion Grassl // Nintendo Life Is Shigeru Miyamoto’s ‘A delayed game is eventually good’ rule true for Nintendo? — Reflects on some prominent examples of delayed Nintendo games and ponders if the postponements worked out. Chirag Pattni // Nintendo Enthusiast Is Super Mario 64's movement still the best in gaming? Omar Hafeez-Bore // Eurogamer Why Metroid doesn't need another remake in 2021 Abram Buehner // CBR From Breath of the Wild 2 to remakes: 10 predictions for The Legend of Zelda's 35th anniversary Henry St Leger // TechRadar Ranking the BIT.TRIP Games — Six of the BIT.TRIP games all landed on the Switch late last year, but which are worth playing? George ranks em. George Foster // Nintendo Insider Super Mario and Friends - A history of mainline Mario multiplayer Henry Stockdale // Nintendo Life 35 years of adventure: The 10 best moments in The Legend of Zelda series Jaimie Ditchfield // Nintendo Enthusiast Nintendo is being targeted with another Joy-Con drift lawsuit — Another one. Tom Ivan // VGC Nintendo Switch Pro: Analysts conflicted on a 2021 release Matt T.M. Kim // IGN
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