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The second of a two-part special, a more traditional Nintendo Direct is set to air today. Unlike the Zelda Direct the contents of this one is still relatively up in the air. What is known is that it'll be a 45 minute showcase putting a spotlight on the Switch 2 games launching later this year. Beyond that though, it's anybody's guess.

As with yesterday, I will be working throughout the presentation, so feel free to discuss it in my stead. When I return home later, I'll pop a summary of the big reveals here, and maybe even splinter off discussion with new threads if there's something particularly notable mixed in there. Let us know what you're hoping to see!

Direct Recap

New Info

• Monster Hunter Wilds releases 4th Dec, cross-platform and local multiplayer supported
• New accessories for Pokopia Expansion Pass
• Free Star Fox update, split-screen battle mode, live 30th Sep
• New trailer for Witcher 3 Remaster
• New trailer for Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, releases next week
• New trailer for Professor Layton and the New World of Steam, launches 10th Dec
• Yo-Kai Watch 2: Haunted Domain is still in development, no launch window
• New Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition trailer, new Heroes' Vault wave fighting mode shown
• New trailer for coop adventure Stage Fright, 2027 release window
• Disney Dreamlight Valley DLC shown off, underwater stuff, happy for you if this is something you were waiting for
• New trailer for LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, launches 18th Sep
• Kirby Air Riders Amiibo and upcoming event shown off
• Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis gets new trailer, launches 12th Feb 2027
• Big new trailer for Nintendo Switch Sports Resort, shows free exploration and skateboarding, thumb wrestling remains questionable as a sport
• Mario Kart World gets the tiniest bit of free DLC, and you better appreciate it or they won't make more, available today
• Danganronpa 2x2 gets new trailer, releases 14th Jan 2027
• They showed a bunch of trailers mini trailers in rapid succession, I'm supposed to be playing How to Fish right now so I don't have time to write them all out

New Games (ports with new stuff count ok)

• Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity - Definitive Edition
  • Releases 25th Feb 2027
  • All DLC, new difficulty mode
  • Discount for owners of Switch version
• Pikmin 4 - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Dandori Academy
  • Releases 12th Nov
  • Voice commands for Oatchi
  • New game mode in Dandori Academy, challenges you to beat stages as fast as possible with multiple difficulty options
• Onxy: The Dark Grip (Exclusive to Switch 2)
  • 2027 release window
  • Horror game about solving puzzles while trying to stay sane
  • Exclusively a handheld mode title that makes heavy use of the touch screen
• Ondeh Ondeh Kaya's Tasty Tale
  • 2027 release window, not exclusive to Switch 2
  • Rhythmic adventure game with some big food themes
• Metroid Ravenous
  • Releases 28th Jan 2027
  • New 2D Metroid entry, Samus notably hungry in this entry
  • Voice acting in cutscenes
  • Amiibo and special edition confirmed
• Mega Man: Dual Override
  • Spring 2027 release window, also coming to Switch 1 and other platforms
  • Mega Man joins forces with Proto Man
  • Mega Man fans rejoice, you've not been forgotten
• Eternal Anima
  • Releases 4th March 2027, also on PS, XB, and PC
  • HD-2D game from Marvelous
  • Not a farming game
  • Some time travel stuff
  • No really they do make other types of game
• Metal Slug Ultimate Collection
  • 2027 release window, coming to other platforms too
  • A bunch of Metal Slug games
  • It's a bunch of games together so it counts as a new one
• Yu-Gi-Oh! TAG FORCE GX
  • Releases 16th Feb 2027, coming to other platforms too
  • Remake of one of the PSP games I think
  • Low key the best announcement here
• Romancing SaGa 3: Destinies United
  • Releases 16th Feb 2027, coming to other platforms too
  • Apparently a pretty good game, now remade in 3D
  • JRPG fans keep winning
• Kirby and the World Beyond
  • Spring 2027 release window
  • New 3D Kirby game
  • You can't go wrong with Kirby
  • You're genuinely a bad person if you can hold malicious feelings against the pink ball of happiness

Straight Ports

• Meccha Chameleon, available today
• Star Fox Adventures coming to NSO, available today
• Kingdom Come Deliverance II Royal Edition, DLCs included, 2027 release window
• Cairn, very popular climbing game, early 2027 release window
• Resident Evil 2, 3, 4 remakes, digital releases 16th Oct, physicals to follow 29th Jan 2027
• Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, digital releases 22nd Oct, physical to follow Jan 2027
• Persona 4 Revival and Persona 6 coming to Switch 2

Source

 

[Ettino]

I'm good with monster hunter coming to Switch 2. Other than that, probably Romancing Saga 3.

Saga 2 Revenge of the Seven was alright and Saga 3 seems to be similar. That Persona 6 though, low effort is an understatement.

 

[hippy dave]

DID SOMEONE SAY APOTHECARY DIARIES?

 

[DeadSkullzJr]

SPOILERS, you have been warned.

Spoiler: Metroid Ravenous was announced.

The last metroid is not in captivity. The galaxy is no longer at peace...

 

[SecureBoot]

SPOILERS, you have been warned.


Metroid Ravenous was announced.

Looks sick

 

[NitroShell]

Worst direct OOT

 

[Scarlet]

Popped a summary of the announcements on the first post for those who missed it. A surprising amount when you have to write it all out. Enjoy!

 

[AkiraKurusu]

Professor Layton is back! I just really hope Flora is in it; she's always been my favourite tritagonist, compared to Emmy Altava, but sadly she never got that much screentime. I miss Flora; if Luke's allowed to grow up, Flora should be too, still gentle and kind but now more able to assist her father-figure Layton.

Kirby's here too, which is amazing. Hopefully it's just as good, if not better, than Forgotten Land.

 

[RedoLane]

Not gonna lie, it bore me to death up until the Metroid reveal, then it just didn't stop delivering.
My favorite announcement was Metal Slug Ultimate Collection and Romancing Saga 3 remake, mainly because I'm a sucker for Metal Slug and because RS3 is my favorite in the series.

 

[Asia81]

still no bravely third/sword or no hd remaster of second...

 

[Ambers_Crimson_8K]

This was a terrible and extremely boring direct, more DLC and Expansions, more 3rd party ports...yah! (sarcasm)

Metroid Ravenous, still looks like a Switch 1 game easily and more like an Expansion of Dread instead of a new game.
(Note: Indie Developers or small developers have Metrovania like games on steam that look better and have 100x more details!
This is lazy work from Nintendo, milking franchises with minimal efforts)

Kirby is awesome per usual, but didn't scream fun at no point of it's gameplay, dead environment and running around!

Honestly Ratchet and Clank on PS4, set the bar! And that's almost 2 generations ago, and DK Bananza and Kirby both just look outdated.

And any platformers not pushing the envelope past that after all this time, are going to be considered outdated or trash. (Bare minimal again and just milking franchises)

Mario Kart World free update - whatever, you're not saving that game, move on! It's not a good MK game.

2 out of 10 Direct - Meh!

PS...that should be Yo-Kai Watch 5, not 2....2 is called Fleshy Souls / Psychic Specters on 3DS.

 

[Scarlet]

PS...that should be Yo-Kai Watch 5, not 2....2 is called Fleshy Souls / Psychic Specters on 3DS.

If this was directed at the roundup on the main page, it is indeed 2:

If it was directed at the developers, yeah I have no idea either lol

 

[Maximumbeans]

IMO not a bad direct at all, people are acting like they've been somehow betrayed but it had enough going for it. Like the Starfox remake has just come out, OOT remake was already announced, Pokemon has its own directs, and FE Fortune's Weave is right around the corner so to still get the amount this direct had is easily enough. Not everything has to be 'peak' or 'THE WORST', sometimes it can just be fine.

PS...that should be Yo-Kai Watch 5, not 2....2 is called Fleshy Souls / Psychic Specters on 3DS.

Or Bony Spirits, if we're being pedantic :^) though Scarlet has clarified that it is indeed '2' so whatever.

 

[Xzi]

Wow, no Duskbloods release date after all. Guess we'll get either a trailer or a notice of delay on some random Tuesday.

Metroid and Kirby both look amazing, great juxtaposition in tone there lol. Add in OoT and it was a fantastic Direct overall, not sure they really needed to split it in to two parts though.