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November 27, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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don’t remove that film.
(although I can’t even see it 👀)
(although I can’t even see it 👀)
June 5, 2025 at 11:54 AM
don’t remove that film.
(although I can’t even see it 👀)
(although I can’t even see it 👀)
Over half of NSO users pay for the Expansion Pack.
Yup, of those with a Nintendo Switch Online subscription, 60% opt for the pricier Expansion Pack tier.
N64 nostalgia is strong I guess. 😅
Yup, of those with a Nintendo Switch Online subscription, 60% opt for the pricier Expansion Pack tier.
N64 nostalgia is strong I guess. 😅
April 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Over half of NSO users pay for the Expansion Pack.
Yup, of those with a Nintendo Switch Online subscription, 60% opt for the pricier Expansion Pack tier.
N64 nostalgia is strong I guess. 😅
Yup, of those with a Nintendo Switch Online subscription, 60% opt for the pricier Expansion Pack tier.
N64 nostalgia is strong I guess. 😅
The SNES library is the most played among Nintendo Switch Online users — with 83% saying they’ve dipped into those 16-bit classics.
April 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The SNES library is the most played among Nintendo Switch Online users — with 83% saying they’ve dipped into those 16-bit classics.
Some 72% of Switch players say they've experienced Joy-Con drift — which makes it far and away the most common hardware complaint (duh)
⚙️ See how other issues compare: switchweekly.com/survey/2025
⚙️ See how other issues compare: switchweekly.com/survey/2025
April 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Some 72% of Switch players say they've experienced Joy-Con drift — which makes it far and away the most common hardware complaint (duh)
⚙️ See how other issues compare: switchweekly.com/survey/2025
⚙️ See how other issues compare: switchweekly.com/survey/2025
🕹️ The typical Switch player logs an average of around ~5 hours of game time per week, but 67% said that's down on last year.
Backlog fatigue? Fewer new releases? Or just waiting for Switch 2?
Backlog fatigue? Fewer new releases? Or just waiting for Switch 2?
April 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
🕹️ The typical Switch player logs an average of around ~5 hours of game time per week, but 67% said that's down on last year.
Backlog fatigue? Fewer new releases? Or just waiting for Switch 2?
Backlog fatigue? Fewer new releases? Or just waiting for Switch 2?
📊 Here are the top 10 most anticipated Switch 2 games (as voted by 1,500+ fans):
1. Mario Kart World
2. Donkey Kong: Bananza
3. Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
4. Kirby Air Riders
5. The Duskbloods
6. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment
7. Hollow Knight: Silksong
8. Cyberpunk 2077
9. Pokémon Legends Z-A
1. Mario Kart World
2. Donkey Kong: Bananza
3. Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
4. Kirby Air Riders
5. The Duskbloods
6. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment
7. Hollow Knight: Silksong
8. Cyberpunk 2077
9. Pokémon Legends Z-A
April 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
📊 Here are the top 10 most anticipated Switch 2 games (as voted by 1,500+ fans):
1. Mario Kart World
2. Donkey Kong: Bananza
3. Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
4. Kirby Air Riders
5. The Duskbloods
6. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment
7. Hollow Knight: Silksong
8. Cyberpunk 2077
9. Pokémon Legends Z-A
1. Mario Kart World
2. Donkey Kong: Bananza
3. Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
4. Kirby Air Riders
5. The Duskbloods
6. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment
7. Hollow Knight: Silksong
8. Cyberpunk 2077
9. Pokémon Legends Z-A
Probably of no surprise for an enthusiast survey, but a massive 81% of players surveyed said they intend to purchase the Nintendo Switch 2 — and that's despite a majority stating that the console is pricier than expected
April 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Probably of no surprise for an enthusiast survey, but a massive 81% of players surveyed said they intend to purchase the Nintendo Switch 2 — and that's despite a majority stating that the console is pricier than expected
🗳️ The results for the 2025 State of Switch survey are now live: switchweekly.com/survey/2025 #Nintendo
April 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
🗳️ The results for the 2025 State of Switch survey are now live: switchweekly.com/survey/2025 #Nintendo
These four SNES strategy games are coming to Switch Online next week:
⚓ Uncharted Waters: New Horizons
🐎 Nobunaga’s Ambition: Lord of Darkness
🗾 Nobunaga’s Ambition
⚔️ Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire
⚓ Uncharted Waters: New Horizons
🐎 Nobunaga’s Ambition: Lord of Darkness
🗾 Nobunaga’s Ambition
⚔️ Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire
March 21, 2025 at 10:44 AM
These four SNES strategy games are coming to Switch Online next week:
⚓ Uncharted Waters: New Horizons
🐎 Nobunaga’s Ambition: Lord of Darkness
🗾 Nobunaga’s Ambition
⚔️ Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire
⚓ Uncharted Waters: New Horizons
🐎 Nobunaga’s Ambition: Lord of Darkness
🗾 Nobunaga’s Ambition
⚔️ Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire
December 8, 2024 at 10:58 AM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #99,624!
September 17, 2024 at 8:42 AM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #99,624!
Roughly twenty minutes after hitting send on this week’s issue Nintendo announced a special ‘Nintendo Museum Direct’.
Airs tomorrow. A 10 minute tour of the museum that’s scheduled to open during the fall of 2024 in Kyoto, Japan.
Airs tomorrow. A 10 minute tour of the museum that’s scheduled to open during the fall of 2024 in Kyoto, Japan.
August 18, 2024 at 10:59 PM
Roughly twenty minutes after hitting send on this week’s issue Nintendo announced a special ‘Nintendo Museum Direct’.
Airs tomorrow. A 10 minute tour of the museum that’s scheduled to open during the fall of 2024 in Kyoto, Japan.
Airs tomorrow. A 10 minute tour of the museum that’s scheduled to open during the fall of 2024 in Kyoto, Japan.
🔥 GIVEAWAY!
Fill out the #StateOfSwitch survey and be in with a chance to win a $20 eShop voucher!
➡️ switchweekly.com/survey/2024
#Nintendo #NintendoSwitch
Fill out the #StateOfSwitch survey and be in with a chance to win a $20 eShop voucher!
➡️ switchweekly.com/survey/2024
#Nintendo #NintendoSwitch
March 13, 2024 at 12:32 PM
🔥 GIVEAWAY!
Fill out the #StateOfSwitch survey and be in with a chance to win a $20 eShop voucher!
➡️ switchweekly.com/survey/2024
#Nintendo #NintendoSwitch
Fill out the #StateOfSwitch survey and be in with a chance to win a $20 eShop voucher!
➡️ switchweekly.com/survey/2024
#Nintendo #NintendoSwitch
Have you played Suika Game on Switch yet? 🍉
November 27, 2023 at 4:20 PM
Have you played Suika Game on Switch yet? 🍉