Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 16th, 2019. Today we’ve got a brief recap of the Super Mario Maker 2 Nintendo Direct to kick things off before we head into summaries of all of the latest releases. Naturally, we’ve also got the latest sales information for you to dig into. Let’s dive in!
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‘Super Mario Maker 2’ Nintendo Direct Reveals New Details

The Nintendo Direct held yesterday that was dedicated to Super Mario Maker 2 was relatively brief, but it was awfully dense with new info. The first few minutes were dedicated to elaborating on some of the things we already knew about, like slopes, the angry sun, and the Super Mario 3D World style. We also got our first look at a lot of new things such as the online multiplayer modes, the way online sharing works, the night-time settings for each theme, some new items, and more. The video also introduced the game’s story mode, a full-sized Mario game where you need to collect coins to rebuild Peach’s castle. The game will launch on June 28th and Nintendo is offering a special bundle that includes a Nintendo Switch Online subscription at a nice discount. New Releases
Super Life of Pixel ($9.99)

Yeah, it’s another indie faux-retro platformer, but this one has a pretty neat gimmick. Namely, as you play through the game you’ll be working through stages that pay homage to 19 real platforms from the past. Each “platform" play...