Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (16th March)

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Seeing an X

Pokémon XImage: Nintendo

Today we ask the age-old question... Will it corndog? Wait, no... What are you playing this weekend?!

Before we take a look at the staff picks this week, let's take a look at what's been going on the last few days or so. First up, we got word that The Pokémon Company has set up a new subsidiary called 'Pokémon Works', but no one knows what it's up to yet. We also caught a glimpse of some unseen concept art for the Super Mario Bros. Movie, so that's cool.

Elsewhere, Nintendo revealed the box art for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on the Switch, and then revealed the box art for Luigi's Mansion 2 HD, so it's all poppin' off. Red Dead Redemption also got a minor update on the Switch, while Konami laid out its plans for Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1's next update.

We also reviewed a few games, including Contra: Operation Galuga, Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley, The Legend of Legacy HD Remastered, and the excellent Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story.

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