Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for August 26th, 2020. In today’s article, we’ve got a full review of NIS America’s Giraffe & Annika, summaries of both of today’s new releases, a little slice of news, and some cool new sales to check out. Not the biggest one today, but there’s a lot of variety. Tomorrow will be a lot bigger in terms of new releases, but you can’t sneeze at the quality of today’s titles. Let’s dig in!
News
Get Crafty in the Latest ‘Super Smash Bros.’ Event

Hey, it’s a special one this time around. Some new spirits are being added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and there’s a five day event kicking off this Friday to welcome them. Three spirits from Paper Mario: The Origami King will be available: Olly, Olivia, and Origami Peach. The three spirits will be appearing during the event, so take advantage of this chance to add them to your spirit collection. Reviews
Giraffe & Annika ($29.99)

This game is so cute that I really wanted to love it. There are parts of it that ended up winning me over, but ultimately it’s just a bit too sleight and rough around the edges to give it too strong of a recommendation. Still, for a certain type of player, I could see it being a pleasant experience. If nothing else, it has an interesting story and an enjoyably relaxed feel to it. For those tired of staring into the dark and dingy, Giraffe and Annika might provi...