{"id":130440,"date":"2022-12-10T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-142383"},"modified":"2022-12-10T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T10:00:00","slug":"talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-december-10th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/12\/10\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-december-10th\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 10th)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ca6e8cd394c8a\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ca6e8cd394c8a\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 3\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ca6e8cd394c8a\/mario-kart-8-deluxe-booster-course-pass-wave-3.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ca6e8cd394c8a\/mario-kart-8-deluxe-booster-course-pass-wave-3.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 3\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>It has been yet another fun-filled week here at Nintendo Life and we are ready to once again hit the ol&#8217; games this weekend.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In the past seven days we have had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/round-up-everything-announced-at-the-game-awards-2022-every-game-reveal-and-trailer\">The Game Awards<\/a> (and the absence of any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/legend_of_zelda_tears_of_the_kingdom\">Tears of the Kingdom<\/a> news thereof), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/12\/mario-kart-8-deluxe-booster-course-pass-wave-3-is-out-now-with-new-custom-items-update\">a brand new wave of courses<\/a> and bonus features in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/mario_kart_8_deluxe\">Mario Kart 8 Deluxe<\/a>, and the news that Nintendo might just be getting a dose of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/12\/microsoft-enters-10-year-commitment-to-bring-call-of-duty-to-nintendo\">Call of Duty action<\/a> in the coming years. We also had a chance to sit down with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/cuphead-creators-on-the-perfect-physical-edition-animation-and-working-with-netflix\">the creators of Cuphead<\/a> who spoke about all things gaming, animating and Netflix-ing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>There&#8217;s also been a good amount of content on the reviews front this week, as we went back to JRPG basics with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/nintendo-switch\/dragon-quest-treasures\">Dragon Quest Treasures<\/a> and played a few hands of spooky cards in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/inscryption\">Inscryption<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Now, a selection of our fabulous writers have come together to share which games they will be spending time with this weekend. Have a read through our plans before sharing your own in the comments below!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch\/related-articles:141866 @ 2022-12-11T09:31:04+00:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<h2>Alana Hagues, Staff Writer<\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019ve been playing some more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/signalis\">Signalis<\/a> after trying it on Game Pass a few weeks ago, and I\u2019m no longer a wimp about it! I\u2019ve also got <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/ghost_song\">Ghost Song<\/a> on the docket, and I\u2019m a sucker for a Metroidvania, which means I\u2019ll probably end up enjoying this one. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is also on the cards, since I haven\u2019t tried the new courses yet! Maple Treeway is a favourite so I\u2019m excited to revisit it.<\/p>\n<p>The one new release I\u2019m treating myself to this weekend is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/chained_echoes\">Chained Echoes<\/a>. This looks like a pretty brilliant SNES-inspired JRPG with snappy turn-based combat, and I\u2019ve been hearing some excellent things about this one. Stay warm, folks!<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"ocnDgziKwB8\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>Jim Norman, Staff Writer<\/h2>\n<p>After spending <em>literal hours<\/em> trying to defeat the final boss in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/metroid_dread\">Metroid Dread<\/a>, I have finally beaten it! Here&#8217;s my hot take: it&#8217;s a <em>very<\/em> good game. However, this does mean that I am now in the mourning period that only comes when you finish a game in which you were completely invested.<\/p>\n<p>In this state of woe, I have been enjoying working through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/beacon_pines\">Beacon Pines<\/a> so far this week and will probably cap that off this weekend &#8211; is there a greater contrast to Metroid? I also have Signalis downloaded and ready to go, so perhaps I will be dipping my toe into that one when I find time. Just so long as I am allowed to keep the lights on throughout&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>Alex Olney, Video Producer<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;ve had almost entirely busy weekends for the past six weeks or so, so I am gagging to chow down on some serious video gaming goodness. I recently downloaded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/a_plague_tale_requiem_-_cloud_version\">A Plague Tale: Requiem<\/a> thanks to Game Pass so may well give that a bit of a whirl, and no doubt there&#8217;ll be some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/splatoon_3\">Splatoon 3<\/a> thrown in for good measure. I&#8217;ve also been meaning to get back into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/stardew_valley\">Stardew Valley<\/a>&#8216;s excellent multiplayer rather than simply staring mindlessly at yet another <strong>Star Wars<\/strong> series, so if I can kick start that habit again, I&#8217;ll be a tremendously happy bunny.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"7wiY56edgWE\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>Kate Gray, Staff Writer<br \/><\/h2>\n<p>This weekend I&#8217;m going to be playing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purexbox.com\/games\/xbox-one\/sea_of_thieves\" class=\"external\">Sea of Thieves<\/a> with my pirate crew. Yarrr. We&#8217;re very good at Sea of Thieves except when I &#8220;accidentally&#8221; set the boat on fire.<\/p>\n<p>Other than that, I&#8217;m playing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/disney_dreamlight_valley\">Disney Dreamlight Valley<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purexbox.com\/games\/xbox-one\/metal_gear_solid_v_the_phantom_pain\" class=\"external\">Metal Gear Solid V<\/a>! Those are two VERY different games but I&#8217;m enjoying them as a pairing. Also, imagining Kojima&#8217;s version of Dreamlight Valley&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>Ollie Reynolds, Staff Writer<\/h2>\n<p>This week, I\u2019ve restarted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/new_super_mario_bros_u_deluxe\">New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe<\/a> on the Switch, partly because I wanted to just chill out with something easy-going, and partly because I\u2019m trying to manifest a brand new 2D Mario game from Nintendo. Come on, it\u2019s about time, right? Just not in the \u201cNew\u201d style though, please\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Otherwise, I\u2019m not playing much at the moment! With the reveal of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/hades\">Hades II<\/a>, I might jump into the original game again for a few rounds, we\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n<h2>Gon\u00e7alo Lopes, Reviewer<\/h2>\n<p>Surprising no one I am knee deep into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/front_mission_1st_remake\">Front Mission 1st: Remake<\/a>. Will dab a bit more into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/new_joe_and_mac_-_caveman_ninja\">New Joe &amp; Mac Caveman Ninja<\/a> along with some Splatoon 3 amiibo reward grinding. I confess to have been neglecting this week\u2019s eShop releases but I surely need to check out Chained Echoes at the very least. Gamecube disc tray still spinning with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gamecube\/virtua_striker_2002\">Virtua Striker 3<\/a> ver. 2002 world cup fever.<\/p>\n<p>Game of the Week is Dragon Quest Treasures. I simply can\u2019t find anything not to love about this game except the fact that I only have few days to complete it before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/crisis_core_-final_fantasy_vii-_reunion\">Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion<\/a> arrives next week. Kindly space your RPG releases better, Square-Enix senpai.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"qwQ-lapCEus\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<hr>\n<p><em><em><em>As ever, thank you for reading! Make sure to leave us a comment below with your weekend gaming plans!<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Nintendo It has been yet another fun-filled week here at Nintendo Life and we are ready to once again hit the ol&#8217; games this weekend. In the past seven days we have had The Game Awards (and the absence of any Tears of the Kingdom news thereof), a brand new wave of courses and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-130440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130440"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130440\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}