This is the last issue of the year! Thank you so much for reading, and your lovely replies throughout the year. 💌 I’ll be back in your inbox on January 4th. ✌️

🌸 Issue 463 of Hanafuda Report is out now: hanafuda.report/issues/463/

Tell me what games you’ve enjoyed this year! ⤵️

Nintendo's big holiday sale is underway. Here are some good wallet-friendly Switch picks.

Nintendo's big holiday sale is underway. Here are some good wallet-friendly Switch picks.

What have been your favourite Switch and Switch 2 games this year?

What have been your favourite Switch and Switch 2 games this year?

This week's digest features links to @dringo.bsky.social, @ianhigton.bsky.social, @robinbombus.bsky.social, @whilhorst.bsky.social, @jackgyarwood.bsky.social, @mads.haus, @edwinet.bsky.social and others! ❤️

🌸 Issue 462 of Hanafuda Report is out now: hanafuda.report/issues/462/ #Nintendo

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Wario World has been added to Nintendo Switch Online.

🌸 Issue 461 of Hanafuda Report is out now: hanafuda.report/issues/461/ #Nintendo

The DLC story of KOTOR II on Switch was a bit of a mess.

Any progress made in the demo will carry over to the full game.

Viewfinder is out on Switch today. Here’s a quick look at the opening minutes: youtu.be/sJK9VT4MjOA

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Reviews — PCMag — 10 Nintendo Life — 9 Shacknews — 9 My Nintendo News — 8 IGN — 8 TheGamer — 8 Nintendo Insider — 8 GameSpot — 8 Vooks — 8 GamesRadar+ — 7 Metro — 7 VGC — 6

I got to spend an hour talking to the lovely @brandrick.bsky.social about Metroid Prime 4's impending release for this week's @hanafuda.report newsletter! I think I got a bit over excited and rambled a lot, but with only 3 days left who can blame me?! youtu.be/g7HrOEdZ6OM

▶️ New video! In conversation with Max Wright, looking at the long road to Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, the development reset, and the key questions as the game releases this week. Now live on the Hanafuda Report YouTube channel: youtu.be/g7HrOEdZ6OM

🌸 Issue 460 of Hanafuda Report is out now: hanafuda.report/issues/460/

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I'm in the latest @hanafuda.report this week! hanafuda.report/issues/459/ All the thanks to @brandrick.bsky.social for the fun Q&A.

🌸 Issue 459 of Hanafuda Report is out now: hanafuda.report/issues/459/

Doing a little Tomb Raider giveaway this weekend 👀 To enter, sign up for Hanafuda Report (it's free!) ➡️ hanafuda.report I’ll be choosing winners from Sunday’s subscribers. 🤙

What do the critics say about Kirby Air Riders? Here’s a round-up featuring quotes from @loganjplant.bsky.social, @jmariye.bsky.social, @solfleet.bsky.social, @chocobalt.bsky.social and @scully1888.bsky.social. ➡️ youtu.be/Z1lmAMYS7Bk?...

Kirby Air Riders is out now. Here's a round-up of what the reviews have to say:

Kirby Air Riders is out now. Here's a round-up of what the reviews have to say:

Love this family review of Hot Wheels Let's Race from @brandrick.bsky.social on @hanafuda.report. Always good hearing from gamer parents about the games they would usually dismiss that turned out to be a great fit for their kids. Check out the video too! hanafuda.report/reviews/hot-...

🌸 Issue 458 of Hanafuda Report is out now: hanafuda.report/issues/458

Stay in the know on all things Nintendo with Hanafuda Report - the Nintendo newsletter. Join thousands of others in getting a no-noise email roundup every Sunday: hanafuda.report

Nintendo UK just uploaded this Kirby Air Riders rap lyrics video thing? 🤷‍♂️

This poster (shared by Nintendo UK) states April 3rd as the release date. Other posters just say April.

Reggie was not sent a free Switch 2, had to buy his own. He's been enjoying Tears of the Kingdom, is looking forward to Metroid, got Donkey Kong, but not played it yet. ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrsg...

Reggie, talking to @dringo.bsky.social, touches upon Switch sales here, and how they're creeping up on DS. Notes how if he were still with the company he would be striving to offer some sort of value proposition around Black Friday and the holidays to boost original Switch sales.

A Super Mario Galaxy movie Direct has been announced for this Wednesday.

Here's my Nintendo digest for the week, featuring links to @konayma6.bsky.social, @jtsknight92.bsky.social, @cutiejea.bsky.social, @jackgyarwood.bsky.social, @jparish.bsky.social and others.

🌸 Issue 457 of Hanafuda Report is out now: hanafuda.report/issues/457/

Documenting the company's legal action in a similar way to the 'Killed by Google' site.

new issue tomorrow hanafuda.report

Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser has expressed admiration for Nintendo, comparing its works to that of legendary film director Alfred Hitchcock.

Watched/read a bunch of early reviews for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment and pulled together the critical consensus.

Here's where the critical consensus lands for the third Zelda Musou spin-off.

The Switch 2 has sold more than 10 million units in under five months.

A fascinating panel with three Nintendo of America employees who helped bring the NES to the U.S.

🌸 Issue 456 of Hanafuda Report is out now: hanafuda.report/issues/456/

A new 200+ page book celebrating the NES, 40 years on.

As it’s Halloween I’m replaying Luigi’s Mansion 👻

A new 200+ page book celebrating the NES, 40 years on.

Animal Crossing New Horizons is getting a Switch 2 update: youtu.be/7nODHyw3lgs?...

Including an eight disc, near $200 version with 130 tracks...

Including an eight disc, near $200 version with 130 tracks...