Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for February 14th, 2019. It’s Valentine’s Day today, and after that stunning Nintendo Direct yesterday, there’s plenty of love in the air. Today we’ve got a summary of yesterday’s direct, a look at a few of the surprise releases, a full list of today’s other new releases, and the usual sales stuff. The only real problem now is figuring out how I’m going to afford all the awesome games on the way this year. Let’s get into things!
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‘Hollow Knight: Silksong’ Has Been Announced for Switch Release

Sometimes, you just get it right your first time out. Team Cherry’s first game as a studio, Hollow Knight, was a big hit when it released on computers, and when it came to consoles it met with even greater success. So what to do for a follow-up" Well, in Team Cherry’s case, they’ve decided to return to the world of Hollow Knight with Hollow Knight: Silksong, which sees Hornet take the lead role in her own game. While it originally started as DLC that would merely add Hornet as a playable character, as the team worked on it they felt like they’d rather make a completely new game of it. And wow, it looks great. It’ll be coming to various computer platforms, but when it comes to consoles, Switch is the only one listed right now. Mechanically, it certainly looks to be a sequel, so if you loved Hollow Knight, you’ll wa...