{"id":124407,"date":"2022-04-30T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-30T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-130798"},"modified":"2022-04-30T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-30T09:00:00","slug":"talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-april-30th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/04\/30\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-april-30th\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (April 30th)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hold on, it’s May on Sunday? We’re a little bit confused about that here at Nintendo Life Towers \u2014 how are we already in the fifth month of 2022? Blimey. Anyway, after the release date chaos of last week, this week has been decidedly more steady. Reggie Fils-Aim\u00e9’s SXSW talk is now available, and in it, he reveals how the legendary Satoru Iwata’s death affected his decision to leave Nintendo<\/a>. We’ve got some tips from Nintendo on how to deal with Switch battery issues<\/a>. And Yuji Naka claims that he was removed as Balan Wonderworld<\/a> director by Square Enix in a pretty revealing Twitter thread<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Also, for you lovely Europeans out there, we’ve highlighted our picks<\/a> from the Spring into Action sale<\/a> on<\/em> Switch. There are thousands of deals, so go check them out, but don’t blame us if you spend all of your pennies!<\/em>
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Now it’s time to chill out and<\/em> discuss our weekend gaming plans.<\/em> A few m<\/em>embers of the Nintendo Life team have done just that below, so feel free to give our entries a read and then join in with your own via our comment section. Enjoy!<\/em><\/p>\n

Gavin Lane, editor<\/h2>\n

This weekend I\u2019ll be doing my best to resist the charms of Hades as I hit the 3DS eShop and start downloading some essentials<\/a> that\u2019ll be disappearing next year. There\u2019s still quite some time before the shop closes, but I don\u2019t want to leave it until the last minute, download dozens of games in a mad rush, and then never actually play the things!<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve got my eye on Game Freak\u2019s HarmoKnight<\/a> this weekend. If it\u2019s even half the game that Pocket Card Jockey<\/a> is, it\u2019s sure to shoot into my top 10 3DS games ever. Have a good one, everyone!<\/p>\n

Thomas Whitehead, deputy editor
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On Switch I recently re-downloaded Thimbleweed Park<\/a>, as it was sitting in my backlog of shame and I fancy a bit of old-school adventure gaming. I’m sticking solely to touchscreen controls, though, using the handy stylus they gave away with copies of Brain Training<\/a> here in the UK. So far I’m having a blast with it and enjoying the rather slow pace as well.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere<\/em> I’m still working through Shadow of the Tomb Raider<\/a> and have quite a few films \/ chapters to go in LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga<\/a>, so ultimately I’ll have games to suit any mood.<\/p>\n