Caution: Contains a higher-than-normal amount of bafmadads and silver balls.
Forget the Switch outselling the Wii U in year 1, it'll probably also have more games than it by the time March 3 comes around. Most of the attention is on the fashionbly late Yooka-Laylee, the former Kickstarter record holder which began life on the old and busted before crossing over. Other targets include your choice of two free-to-start pinball titles in Pinball FX3 and Stern Pinball Arcade (Pinball FX has two extra tables for the first week), the Mutant Mudds Collection, or Humble Hearts's loving parody Never Stop Sneakin'.
If you're in for pain, you'll be covered as well with Edmund McMullen's masochistic platformer The End is Nigh, gun-focused roguelike Enter the Gungeon from Devolver and for some unknown reason Romancing Saga 2 from SquareEnix. If you prefer to keep in the retro realm but don't want to put up with Kuwazu, The Last Blade is this week's Arcade Archives release. Lastly, the preload for Style Savvy: Styling Star is live if you want to pick up a Christmas gift for yourself.
Europe has a bit of a slimmer lineup, while Japan adds RIVE: Ultimate Edition, Farming Simulator and some shogi.
North America
Switch Retail
Party Planet (US$39.99/C$49.99: Tuesday)
Switch eShop
Yooka-Laylee ($39.99/$50.31)
Romancing Saga 2 ($19.99/$24.51: Friday)
The End Is Nigh ($14.99/$19.99: Tuesday)
Poly Bridge ($14.99/$19.99)
Black the Fall ($14.99/$19.99)
Never Stop Sneakin' ($14.99/$18.99)
Mutant Mudds Collection ($14.99/$18.99)
Bleed ($14.99/$18.06)
Gorogoa ($14.99/$17.99)
Enter the Gungeon ($14.99/$16.99)
Mecho Tales ($9.99/$11.99)
Unepic ($9.99/$11.99: Friday)
Hiragana Pixel Party ($8.99/$11.99: Saturday)
Hammerwatch ($9.99/$11.61)
One More Dungeon ($7.99/$8.99)
Unholy Heights ($4.99/tbd)
Pinball FX3 (free to start)
Stern Pinball Arcade (free to start)
3DS eShop
Style Savvy: Styling Star ($39.99/$51.59: preload, unlocks December 25)
Blok Drop Chaos ($1.49/$1.99: New 3DS only)
Switch Archives
The Last Blade ($7.99/$9.87)
Demos and Trials
Embers of Mirrim (Switch)
Sales and Price Drops
Highlights: Noitu Love: Devolution (Wii U / 3DS) is $3.99 until December 31.
Europe
In progress
Switch eShop
Yooka-Laylee (€39.99/£29.99)
Romancing Saga 2 (€19.99/£17.99: Friday)
The End Is Nigh (€14.99/£13.49: Tuesday)
Poly Bridge (€14.99/£13.49)
Gorogoa (€14.99/£11.99)
Mutant Mudds Collection (€12.99/£10.99)
Bleed (€14.99/£13.49)
Unepic (€9.99/£8.99)
One More Dungeon (€7.99/£6.99)
Hiragana Pixel Party (€7.99/£6.99: Friday)
Plantera DX (€4.99/£4.99)
Pinball FX3 (free to start)
Stern Pinball Arcade (free to start)
Switch Archives
The Last Blade (€6.99/£5.99)
Wii U Virtual Console
LORDS OF THUNDER (€7.99/£7.19)
Battle Lode Runner (€5.99/£5.39)
Bomberman '93 (€5.99/£5.39)
Demos and Trials
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood (Switch)
Sales and Price Drops
The "Festive Offers" are on until 28 December: full listings here.
Japan - Switch
Farming Simulator (¥6696)
Gear.Club Unlimited (¥5184)
Asonde Shogi ga Kyoukunaru! Kane Hoshi Shogi DX (¥4644)
Dragon Fang Z (¥2400)
Poly Bridge (¥1600)
RIVE: Ultimate Edition (¥1500)
Bakumatsu Rouman: Gekka no Kenshi (¥823)
Rock 'n Racing Off-Road DX (¥800)
