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Welcome back to the new and improved Switch On Podcast! If you haven’t been keeping up, make sure to check out our previous episodes. On the latest show, we take an in-depth look at the trailer for Breath of the Wild‘s sequel and discuss our hopes and theories. As usual, we also break down some of the most exciting recent Nintendo news. Keep in mind that this episode was recorded shortly before the recent Nintendo Direct. We’ll be tackling that soon in our next episode! You can also check out our Switch Clips, which take an interesting section from the podcast and add some visual flair. You can also check out the latest episode on SoundCloud.
Switch On Podcast: Breath of the Wild’s Sequel
This week’s news stories
Shovel Knight
- Watch the Yacht Club Games Presents livestream right here!
- Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove wraps everything up in December 2019
- Shovel Knight Dig: Shovel Knight’s new adventure sends him underground
Astral Chain
- Astral Chain review roundup
- Astral Chain review – Another big win for Nintendo and Platinum Games
- Why are there so many cats in Astral Chain? No reason necessary says Platinum
- Astral Chain director wants you to find the game’s hidden 16-bit minigame
GameStop
- GameStop lays off over 100 people at its offices and at Game Informer
- GameStop finds an unlikely investor in Michael Burry of ‘Big Short’ fame
Switch game teasers and rumors
- Several new Switch software SKUs found on GameStop’s website
- Monolith Soft is on an urgent recruitment drive
- Either Nintendo just teased a Super Mario Sunshine remake, or I’ve finally lost it. Spoiler: I’ve lost it
- Microsoft reaffirms that they want Game Pass on other platforms
- An Overwatch Switch port may have just leaked via official merch
- And some people are speculating that Tracer could come to Smash
New and upcoming games
- Pokémon Masters officially coming to mobile August 29
- Release date: Mario Kart Tour races onto mobile next month
- Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and the Lion King hits Switch Oct. 29
- Castle Crashers launches on September 17
Fan projects
- This Super Mario Maker 2 stage turns the iconic World 1-1 on its head
- Super Mario Flashback, high-quality fan project, gets demo in Sept.
- Check out this Unity-powered fan remake of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Inti Creates
- Inti Creates intends to publish all its games on Switch for now
- Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection announced out of nowhere
- Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection officially announced for Switch
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