The Switch has arrived! And in looking for a common thread running through the releases coming just over the horizon for the new two-in-one hybrid machine, the number 2 just kept popping up. Splatoon 2! Xenoblade Chronicles 2! SteamWorld Dig 2! Even the 3DS jumped in to support the trend, as its next major release is Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, a full remake of the second-ever Fire Emblem game (and with two protagonists instead of just one). So this edition of NF Magazine is brought to you by the number 2!
"When Two is Better Than One" is the theme this time around, and of course that meant we needed two central features. The first is "When 2 Was Better Than 1," taking a look at those moments throughout Nintendo history when sequels arrived that surpassed their predecessors – as many hope our cover game, Splatoon 2, will do. The second is "When Two Players Were Better Than One," turning back the clock to games from the past that helped the members of our NF team personally connect with co-op gaming.
And, as always, we've got News, Previews and Reviews for you all, which is especially exciting this time around because we've got our first wave of Nintendo Switch evaluations to share! From The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild to 1-2-Switch (see, there's a 2 again), we've had a blast jumping into Nintendo's new chapter. We hope you've been having fun too! (If you've been able to track down a Switch, that is!)
Digital PDF editions of Issue #27 will arrive in email inboxes before the end of the day tomorrow, Tuesday, April 18.
The Magzter version will follow a few days later.
Finally, the print version is in production now and is set to arrive in most subscribers' mailboxes at the beginning of May!
Thanks for your continued support of the Nintendo Force, everyone! And my apologies that I haven't published more posts here to the Patreon page during this issue's production cycle. Turns out a new hardware launch is pretty crazy behind the scenes, and also launching video content on the YouTube channel at the same time is extra time-consuming! (Hope you've all been checking that out at YouTube.com/NFMagazine – we'll have some Mario Kart 8 Deluxe videos heading your way there soon.)
Until then!
~ Lucas M. Thomas
P.S. Entries for our second Switch Giveaway are now closed, but stay tuned for our next giveaway announcement soon! And like last time, the winner will be revealed in about two weeks. Cross your fingers that it's you until then!
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2017-10-07 09:28:34 +0000 UTCTim Schaffer
2017-05-01 03:35:57 +0000 UTCThe Nintendo Force
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