guide How to Fill Up Heart Meters Quickly in Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town Finding your match, filling up their heart meter and marrying them is a big part of Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town. Interacting with the townsfolk is essential but how do you get someone to fall in love with you? Well with gifts, of course! Now, it depends on
guide How to Earn Money Fast in Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town The Story of Seasons games are made to be relaxing but for anyone who has played the games, it can also be a stressful rush to get rich quick. You'll try anything to earn money fast and this usually comes in the form of farming crops. However in
Kickstarter Kickstarter Project of the Week: Wild Dose For this week’s Switch Kickstarter Project of the Week, we will be looking at Maxime Bernard's Wild Dose. The game is slated to release in Q2 2022 on Windows PC (via Steam), Xbox One Q3/Q4 2022, Xbox Q1 2023 and Nintendo Switch sometime in 2023. Here&
Preview Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town - Preview We've had hands on access to Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town for about a week now and while we can't say anymore than what's in the first year, we have some early impressions we'd like to share. After reviewing Story
Kickstarter Kickstarter Project of the Week: Roots of Pacha For this week’s Switch Kickstarter Project of the Week, we will be looking at Soda Den's Roots of Pacha. The game is slated to release in April 2022 on Windows PC (via Steam) and Nintendo Switch, followed up by releases on Mac OS & Linux (via Steam)
News Pokemon Legends Arceus Announced for Early 2022 Well, I bet no one saw this coming. We don't have as much information on Pokemon Legends Arceus, but it looks to be a much more expansive RPG adventure that gives us a taste of a more open, thriving world. It also seems to act as a prequel,
News Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl Coming in Late 2021 Well, there you have it, remakes of Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl have been announced as Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl. Here's the new trailer and some screenshots: The games are primary developed by ILCA and not Game Freak, however Game Freak's Junichi Masuda
Kickstarter Kickstarter Project of the Week: Mask of the Rose For this week’s Switch Kickstarter Project of the Week, we will be looking at Failbetter Games' Mask of the Rose. The game is slated to release in June 2022 on PC, Mac & Linux (via Steam and GOG), as well as Nintendo Switch, PS4/PS5 and Xbox One/
Review Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos - Switch Review "All the makings of a quality topdown action-adventure game."
Discussion Nintendo Direct Discussion: Pyra in Smash, Skyward Sword HD & More Join Alex and Nathan as we discussed everything we liked and didn't like about the February 2021 Nintendo Direct. Please consider supporting us over on our Patreon: www.patreon.com/switchaboo
News Hardcore Turn-Based Tactics RPG Battle Brothers Coming to Switch in March To keep up with the theme of game announcements after the recent Nintendo Direct [https://www.switchaboo.com/nintendo-direct-recap-february-2021/], more are coming with the critically acclaimed Battle Brothers looking to come to Switch on March 11th. With a Metacritic score of 80 for the original PC release back in March
Review Glyph - Switch Review "A beautiful 3D platformer that successfully pulls off its own hook without overcomplicating itself."
Nintendo Direct Nintendo Direct Recap (February 2021) Well, it'd been 530 days but the drought has finally be broken when it poured with video game announcements. Below, we've recapped every announcement for the February 2021 Nintendo Direct. Pyra/Mythra Blazes into Smash Release Date March 2021 Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout Release Date Summer
Nintendo Direct Switchaboo's Nintendo Direct Predictions (February 2021) 530 days. The 530 day drought is finally coming to an end with the announcement of a massive 50 minute Nintendo Direct on February 17. The last Nintendo Direct was in September 2019 and the fact that this Direct is said to go on for 50 minutes, there's
Kickstarter Kickstarter Project of the Week: Beacon Pines For this week’s Switch Kickstarter Project of the Week, we will be looking at Hiding Spot Games' Beacon Pines. The game is slated to release in early late 2021 on PC (via Steam and itch.io) and Nintendo Switch, with PlayStation and Xbox consoles as stretch goals. Here&
News Yooka-Laylee Developer Launches Playtonic Friends, A Publishing Label with Three Studios On Wednesday, Playtonic Games teased that their sixth birthday was fast approaching and that they had a big announcement to share. That announcement is that they are launching a publishing label with three other indie development studios called Playtonic Friends. Here's the full announcement: > After six years
News Cathedral Launches on Switch Next Week Elden Pixels, the developers known for Alwa's Awakening and Alwa's Legacy, announced their first published title in Cathedral last year and now, we have a confirmed release date as well as a brand new trailer and 16 minutes of gameplay footage. Here's the press
News A Digital E3 2021 is Still a Possibility; Needs Support From Major Game Companies For us gamers, E3 is bigger than Christmas. All of those juicy reveals feels like unwrapping one new present after another and due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 event was understandably cancelled. Many publishers and outlets stepped up to the plate with their own digital events and Nintendo, seemingly
Podcast Switchaboo Podcast - Episode 2 - It Prints Money For episode two, Alex Harding, James Troughton and Nathan Rudge talk about if the Switch Pro used NVidia's new DSSL 2.0 technology as well as Nintendo's recent fiscal report earnings (it's more exciting than it sounds... promise). Music guest: Mattis Folkestad's
News Former Ubisoft Montreal Script Writer Becomes Narrative Lead of Broken Roads If you've followed us at all over the past two years, you'd know that we are unbelievably excited for Drop Bear Bytes' upcoming Aussie outback themed CRPG Broken Roads. As Switchaboo is largely based in Australia, the plot and setting for Broken Roads hits close
News Top 20 Best Selling Nintendo Games on Switch (as of February 2021) During Nintendo's latest fiscal report earnings, in addition to the news that the Switch has now officially outsold the Nintendo 3DS [https://www.switchaboo.com/nintendo-switch-has-now-outsold-the-3ds/], the company has also revealed the 20 best selling Nintendo published games on Nintendo Switch. 1. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 33.41
News Nintendo Switch Has Now Outsold the 3DS According to Nintendo's quarterly fiscal results [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2021/210201e.pdf], Nintendo have confirmed that the Switch has now officially outsold the 3DS at 79.89 million units. The next scalp for Nintendo to take is the Game Boy Advance which sold a
Kickstarter Kickstarter Project of the Week: Name of the Will For this week’s Switch Kickstarter Project of the Week, we will be looking at Zeitgeist Studio's Name of the Will. The game is slated to release in 2022 on PC, Mac and Linux, with a Switch and PS5 version set as a stretch goal. Here's
The Opinion Pipe Featured The Opinion Pipe: The History of Switchaboo - Why It's More than Just a Website My name is Alex. I am 26 years old and I live in South Australia with my beautiful partner Rachelle and our little kitten Zelda who's currently at my feet trying to bite my shoelaces. In early 2017, I quit my job as an electronics salesman to work