{"id":91439,"date":"2019-04-04T13:45:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T13:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/04\/this_is_snooker_will_leave_switch_players_spoilt_for_choice_this_year"},"modified":"2019-04-04T13:45:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-04T13:45:00","slug":"this-is-snooker-will-leave-switch-players-spoilt-for-choice-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/04\/04\/this-is-snooker-will-leave-switch-players-spoilt-for-choice-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"This Is Snooker Will Leave Switch Players Spoilt For Choice This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3a8eafd748644\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3a8eafd748644\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IOfC3eVsmsI?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>VooFoo Studios and publisher Double Eleven have today revealed <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/this_is_snooker\">This Is Snooker<\/a><\/strong>, a simulation of the sport headed to Nintendo Switch and other platforms &#8220;soon&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>You can see the very first trailer for the game up above, starring snooker&#8217;s very own Stephen Hendry. The seven-time world champion features in the game as both an AI opponent and an expert mentor, giving players tips in a series of videos designed to help improve your real-life and in-game snooker skills. The game also features a series of arcade scenarios that challenge you to recreate defining moments from his career.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"This Is Snooker April Screenshot 002 1080\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5d755732659f0\/this-is-snooker-april-screenshot-002-1080.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5d755732659f0\/this-is-snooker-april-screenshot-002-1080.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"This Is Snooker April Screenshot 002 1080\"><\/a><a title=\"This Is Snooker April Screenshot 003 1080\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d63f659af1709\/this-is-snooker-april-screenshot-003-1080.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d63f659af1709\/this-is-snooker-april-screenshot-003-1080.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"This Is Snooker April Screenshot 003 1080\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"This Is Snooker April Screenshot 004 1080\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6332171b142a0\/this-is-snooker-april-screenshot-004-1080.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6332171b142a0\/this-is-snooker-april-screenshot-004-1080.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"This Is Snooker April Screenshot 004 1080\"><\/a><a title=\"This Is Snooker April Screenshot 006 1080\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/7766a3ca2c53f\/this-is-snooker-april-screenshot-006-1080.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/7766a3ca2c53f\/this-is-snooker-april-screenshot-006-1080.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"This Is Snooker April Screenshot 006 1080\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Of course, the game&#8217;s announcement comes just weeks after Ripstone Games revealed a release window for its upcoming Snooker game, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/snooker_19\">Snooker 19<\/a><\/strong>. Set to launch this spring, this will no doubt be a fierce rival for This Is Snooker and effectively leaves players a little spoilt for choice. You can learn more about Snooker 19 to compare <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/03\/snooker_19_pots_a_spring_release_on_switch_new_details_and_trailer_shared\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Which one will be the better offering? Will they both be worth our time in equal measure? Looks like it&#8217;s a pretty good time to be a snooker-loving Switch owner.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IOfC3eVsmsI?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507] VooFoo Studios and publisher Double Eleven have today revealed This Is Snooker, a simulation of the sport headed to Nintendo Switch and other platforms &#8220;soon&#8221;. You can see the very first trailer for the game up above, starring snooker&#8217;s very own Stephen Hendry. 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