Hello! Welcome to the latest Geeky Brummie Games Release Roundup!

This week, apparently a new console is out.

Yes, that’s right, the Switch 2 arrived this week, and it seems like if you’re not launching on that system, you’re avoiding this week entirely. So in other words, this is basically All Switch 2, All The Time. Everything listed released alongside the Switch 2, although other platforms are noted where appropriate.

Side note, this also means I will likely have to change my platform tags for future updates. From now on, “Switch” will mean a simultaneous release for both Switch systems (similar to how I use “PlayStation” for both PS4 and PS5 and “Xbox” for both Series X/S and One) and “NS1” and “NS2” will be used to refer to releases exclusive to one of them (I’m sure you can figure out which). Won’t be much of a consideration this week but this will be the system going forward.

Re-Releases and Ports

With the Switch 2’s increase in power over the original, a ton of third-party developers are rushing to bring their big titles to the new system. Here’s a selection of what’s already launched:

• Bravely Default: Flying Fairy (remaster of 3DS game Bravely Default developed by Cattle Call for Square Enix)
• Cyberpunk 2077 (port from CD Projekt RED)
• Hitman: World of Assassination (port from IO Interactive)
• Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (port from Capcom)
• Arcade Archives 2: Ridge Racer (enhanced re-release of the Namco arcade classic (remember that one?), also available for Switch, PlayStation and Xbox X/S)
• Sid Meier’s Civilization VII (port from 2K Games and Firaxis)
• Split Fiction (port from EA Originals and Hazelight Studios)
• Street Fighter 6 (port from Capcom)
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (enhanced Switch 2 release of the Switch original)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (enhanced Switch 2 release of the Switch original)
• Yakuza 0: Director’s Cut (new updated version of Sega’s classic, will release for other platforms later)

New Releases

In one of Nintendo’s weirder decisions with this launch, Nintendo have released Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour separately to the console itself, so you can pay eight British pounds to enjoy a tech demo of all the new system’s features. May I remind you that Astro’s Playroom was a much more fleshed out game than this and comes pre-installed on all PS5s. No excuse.

One of the more surprising new Switch 2 launch games is Survival Kids, where Konami revives an old Game Boy game (which, incidentally, is also available on Nintendo Switch Online). This new game, developed by Unity (yes, the ones who made the game dev engine), sees you and your friends as kids surviving on a desert island and working to get home.

Fast Fusion continues Shin’en Multimedia’s tradition of launching a WipEout clone with “Fast” in the title on every Nintendo system, seemingly to spite the fact that Sony have failed to do anything with WipEout in over a decade (and, to be fair, Nintendo have failed to do anything with F-Zero for even longer). It’s fast-paced hover racing, only now you can create more ships by fusing ships together. Looks rad.

Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma is the latest in Marvelous’ farming meets action franchise. In this new Japanese-inspired world, you will gather treasures to push back against the Blight threatening the land. Along the way, you’ll rebuild villages to their former glory. Also available for PC and OG Switch.

Toby Fox’s ambitious followup to the hugely successful Undertale has been steadily releasing as free chapters, but now the third and fourth chapters are available as a full release. Deltarune is a “parallel story” to Undertale, taking place in a mysterious world full of strange creatures. Expect plenty of quirky humour and the ability to befriend monsters. In other words, if you liked Undertale, this is more of what you love. Also available for PC, PlayStation platforms and the original Switch.

Game of the Week

Game of the Week is Mario Kart World, because it feels wrong not to.

The big launch game for the Switch 2, hoping to cash in on the success of Mario Kart 8 as the first entirely new game in the series for a decade. The big draw this time is the Forza Horizon style open world, where you can kart around to your heart’s content.

In a week defined by a big console launch, it would seem silly to give this week’s Game of the Week to anything but the big launch title. This is even more true for Mario Kart, a series that everyone and their dog loves to some degree. I’m especially intrigued to explore that open world, which is a series first and I’m curious how Nintendo have brought this series into that environment. Anyone want to buy me a Switch 2? (This is not a serious request…unless…)