"Hey, what's your favourite scary movie?" "50 turns of Mario Party. Absolutely frightening."
Nintendo's second first party release of this month, and the one that will inevitably be the better seller because there is no God and the cage isn't thirty feet... Mario Party Superstars is out this week. And yes, they DID include some of the original's stick-destroying "rotate the stick" games, so look forward to another round of Joy-Con drift discourse. Other major releases of note this week: Fatal Frame/Project Zero V coming out on Switch means we actually don't have an announced Wii U remake now so hopefully it's Xenoblade X time, Aksys goes to the dungeon crawler with Undernauts, and Direct veteran Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars comes out with creative direction from Yoko Taro. He claims it's not related to Nier or Drakengard, to which I say "Sure, Jan". And speaking of Square Enix, we also get Dave Bautista's Guardians of the Galaxy (you may recall it from the demo at a Square presentation in June that I believe went on until August).
Smaller titles include the remastered horror FPS Dusk, the bizarrely named Happy End (former Indie World game), and the NIS America-published horror title Shadow Corridor. There's also a remake of Atari's Black Widow, and from the Caveat Emptor department there's two more Cotton games coming out. The first three... didn't run well, to put it mildly.
In Japan, there's a few major exclusive franchises with Super Robot Wars 30 and Tokimeki Memorial 4, along with no less than five different yuri romance novels.
North America
Switch Retail
Mario Party Superstars (US$59.99/C$79.99: Friday)
Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi ($59.99/$79.79)
Gas Guzzlers Extreme ($49.99/$66.49)
L.O.L Surprise: Movie Night ($39.99/$50.51: Tuesday)
Fatal Frame V: Maiden of Black Water ($39.99/$53.19)
PJ Masks: Heroes of the Night ($39.99/$50.39: Friday)
Switch eShop
Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars ($29.99/$39.99)
Dollhouse ($29.99/$39.99: Friday)
Hermitage: Strange Case Files ($19.99/$26.59: Tuesday)
DUSK ($19.99/$26.59)
King Leo ($19.99/$26.59)
Okinawa Rush ($19.99/$24.99)
The Sokoban ($17.99/$23.93)
Jigsaw Fun: Amazing Animals ($14.99/$19.99)
Shinrai - Broken Beyond Despair ($14.99/$19.99: Friday)
Shadow Corridor ($14.99/$19.94: Tuesday)
Composer ($14.99/$19.94)
Kathy Rain: Director's Cut ($14.99/$19.94: Friday)
VirtuaVerse ($14.99/$17.99)
Cotton 100% ($14.99/$18.99: Friday)
Panorama Cotton ($14.99/$18.99: Friday)
Happy Game ($13.13/$16.13)
Archery Club ($11.99/$15.99: Friday)
Abarenbo Tengu & Zombie Nation ($11.99/$15.95)
Tomb of the Mask ($9.99/$13.29: Wednesday)
Black Widow: Recharged ($9.99/$13.29)
Ghosts and Apples ($9.99/$13.29: Friday)
Holy Cow: Milking Simulator ($9.99/$13.29: Friday)
Cape's Escape Game 4th Room ($9.80/not releasing)
Dragon Hills ($8.00/$10.64)
Amazing Breaker ($7.99/$10.63: Wednesday)
Brain Meltdown - Into Despair ($7.99/$10.63)
The Immortal By Piko ($7.99/$9.99)
Lucid Cycle ($6.99/$8.99: Wednesday)
Nowhere Girl ($6.99/$8.99: Friday)
Halloween Snowball Bubble ($5.99/$7.97: Friday)
Zombo Buster Rising ($4.99/$6.64: Monday)
Princess.Loot.Pixel.Again ($4.99/$6.64: Wednesday)
Jigsaw Finale ($4.99/$6.64)
Lost Dream ($4.99/$6.64: Friday)
Sedomairi ($4.99/not releasing)
Head over Heels ($3.99/$4.99)
Milli & Greg ($3.99/$4.99)
City Pipes ($3.49/$3.99)
Zumba Aqua ($2.99/$3.99)
Neon Hell ($2.29/$3.00: Friday)
Hexcreed (free to start)
Switch Streaming
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy ($59.99/$79.99: Tuesday)
Switch Archives
Sky Kid ($7.99/$9.87)
Sales and Price Drops
Highlights: An EA sale until November 1 includes Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville at 70% off. PSPrices, DekuDeals, @eShopNotifier
Europe
Switch Retail
Mario Party Superstars (€59.99/£49.99: Friday)
L.O.L Surprise: Movie Night (€44.99/£39.99: Tuesday)
Gas Guzzlers Extreme (€39.99/£34.99)
My Universe - Puppies & Kittens (€39.99/£34.99)
PJ Masks: Heroes of the Night (€39.99/£34.99: Friday)
Project Zero V: Maiden of Black Water (€39.99/£32.99)
Switch eShop
Dollhouse (€29.99/£26.99: Friday)
Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars (€29.99/£24.99)
Hermitage: Strange Case Files (€19.99/£17.99: Tuesday)
King Leo (€19.99/£17.99)
Okinawa Rush (€19.99/£17.99)
DUSK (€16.66/£14.89)
Shinrai - Broken Beyond Despair (€14.99/£14.99: Friday)
Shadow Corridor (€14.99/£13.49: Tuesday)
Jigsaw Fun: Amazing Animals (€14.99/£12.99)
The Sokoban (€14.99/£13.49)
VirtuaVerse (€14.99/£12.99)
Cotton 100% (€14.99/£12.99: Friday)
Panorama Cotton (€14.99/£12.99: Friday)
Kathy Rain: Director's Cut (€14.99/£11.99: Friday)
Happy Game (€13.13/£11.13)
Composer (€12.97/£11.59: Saturday)
Abarenbo Tengu & Zombie Nation (€11.99/£10.79)
Archery Club (€9.99/£8.99: Friday)
Ghosts and Apples (€9.99/£8.99: Friday)
Black Widow: Recharged (€8.99/£7.99)
Holy Cow: Milking Simulator (€8.49/£7.69: Friday)
Zumania: Magic Casual Puzzle (€8.46/£7.59: Saturday)
Dragon Hills (€8.00/£7.19)
The Immortal By Piko (€7.99/£6.99)
Brain Meltdown - Into Despair (€7.29/£6.59)
Endocrisis (€6.99/£6.29: Monday)
Amazing Breaker (€6.99/£6.29: Wednesday)
Lucid Cycle (€6.99/£6.29: Wednesday)
Nowhere Girl (€6.99/£6.29: Friday)
Air Stunt Racing (€5.99/£5.99: Saturday)
Halloween Snowball Bubble (€5.99/£5.39: Friday)
Jigsaw Finale (€4.99/£4.49)
Lost Dream (€4.99/£4.49: Friday)
Zombo Buster Rising (€4.99/£4.49: Friday)
Princess.Loot.Pixel.Again (€4.2/£3.79: Wednesday)
Head over Heels (€3.99/£3.59)
Milli & Greg (€3.99/£3.59: Friday)
Zumba Aqua (€2.99/£2.69)
City Pipes (€2.99/£2.69: Wednesday)
Neon Hell (€1.99/£1.79: Friday)
Hexcreed (free to start)
Switch Streaming
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (€59.99/£49.99: Tuesday)
Switch Archives
Sky Kid (€6.99/£6.29)
Japan
Super Robot Wars 30 (¥9460)
Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 4th Heart (¥8580)
This Is From Mother Star (¥7678)
Snowrunner (¥6800)
Mario Party Superstars (¥6500)
Sakagari Hurricane Portable (¥6270)
Full Kiss (¥5940)
Project Zero V: Maiden of Black Water (¥5280)
Full Kiss S (¥3960)
Ultimate Tiger Heli (¥3960)
Commandos 2 HD Remaster (¥3850)
Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars (¥3520)
Fallen Legion -Ghost of Salvation- (¥3000)
Inexperienced Classmates (¥2970)
Aikagi 3 (¥2200)
The Suicide of Rachel Foster (¥2150)
Composer (¥2042)
Okinawa Rush (¥1999)
VirtuaVerse (¥1800)
Fury Unleashed (¥1628)
Jigsaw Fun: Amazing Animals (¥1499)
Happy Game (¥1444)
Abarenbo Tengu & Zombie Nation (¥1200)
Ghosts and Apples (¥1199)
Black Widow: Recharged (¥1099)
Cape's Escape Game 4th Room (¥980)
Brain Meltdown - Into Despair (¥880)
Sky Kid (¥838)
The Immortal By Piko (¥800)
Ancient Stories: Gods of Egypt (¥799)
Lucid Cycle (¥700)
Sedomairi (¥520)
Mini Car Racing 2 (¥499)
Green Phoenix (¥450)
Head ver Heels (¥400)
Milli & Greg (¥400)
Find 10 Differences (¥399)
Color Dots Connect (¥379)
Let It Roll Slide Puzzle (¥359)
Pix Jungle Adventure (¥359)
Puzzle Box 3 in 1 (¥359)
Hexcreed (free to start)
Image in post courtesy Twitter user @KirbyCheatFurby