Nintendo Direct - June 18, 2024 - new Mario Party, Mario & Luigi game, and more

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That's right! It's time for the Summer showcase you've all been waiting for. A Nintendo Direct is about to air, bringing us 40 minutes of Nintendo Switch content. The event will start roughly an hour after this thread goes live, so stick around and enjoy the coverage when the broadcast airs, and share your thoughts on all the announcements. If you're not able to tune in, don't worry, because we'll summarize everything below!

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Here we go.

It's Mario & Luigi time. Quirky dialogue, Bowser, new minigames, and the combat system you've come to expect. Mario & Luigi Brothership is out November 7th.

Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition launches July 18, and features ghost data where you can compete for the best level clearing times in classic games.

Fairy Tail is getting a game. It's an action-RPG. It'll be out this Winter.

Fantasian is a new turn-based RPG from the creator of Final Fantasy. The unique gameplay in this one focuses on sending enemies to different dimensions to fight later, and positioning skills to chain kills. This holiday.

Nintendo Switch Sports is getting basketball as free DLC. Local and online play. Will be out this Summer.

Mio: Memories of Orbit is a 2D adventure game.

Disney Illusion Island is getting a new update. You'll need to solve a mystery case in this level. Out later today.

Hello Kitty Island Adventure is here to excite us all. It's an open-world Hello Kitty game. Timed Switch exclusive next year.

The Looney Tunes are back in a new sports game. Wacky World of Sports will release this Fall.

Among Us is getting a new crewmate and imposter role. Now there's trackers, and invisibility. Out later today.

Our first farm-like is here. There's dragons and monster raising, where you plant the monsters and then harvest them into living creatures that you can level up. Farmagia is out November 1st.

Donkey Kong Country Returns is getting a port. Will include the 3DS bonus levels. Jan 16.

Dragon Quest is the next focus. Dragon Quest III is getting an HD-2D remake. Re-experience it November 14th.

That's not all; DQ 1+2 2D HD is coming out next year as well.

Funko Fusion has all sorts of licensed characters in a 3D adventure game. There's 60 famous POPs to play as from various pop culture media. Sept 13.

Luigi's Mansion 2 is here, with a launch of June 27.

The New Denpa Men brings you a quirky RPG adventure. 4 player local coop. Free to play, timed Switch exclusive July 27.

Metal Slug Attack Reloaded is a tower defense version of Metal Slug.

Darkest Dungeon II. July 15.

NSO is adding the GBA version of LoZ: Link to the Past Four Swords, Metroid: Zero Mission. Turok and Perfect Dark are coming to the N64 library, now with online multiplayer. Available later today.

Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero is a new game in the series. It's turn-based tactical gameplay. 2025.

Seven different Capcom games. MvC 2: New Age of Heroes, The Punisher, X-Men VS Street Fighter, and more. Launches this year.

Back to Nintendo IPs. Super Mario Party: Jamboree. New boards, and old boards will be in. Over 110 minigames. There's a 20-player online battle mode. Koopathalon. October 17.

We've got another Zelda remake in the style of Link's Awakening. This one stars Zelda. Echoes of Wisdom. Nintendo wanted a new gameplay style. Rifts have captured residents of Hyrule, including Link. Zelda uses the Tri-rod instead of the sword. You can create echoes of items to recreate them anywhere. You can create tables or boxes to help you climb walls. Fighting enemies have you creating echoes of monsters to fight other monsters with. September 26.

There will be a Zelda themed Switch Lite.

Just Dance. October.

LEGO Horizon Adventures is coming to the Switch. Holiday 2024.

Stray is being ported to the Switch. Holiday.

Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game. You can decorate your home, solve puzzles, and farm.

Ace Attorney Investigations 1+2 is getting officially translated. September 6.

100 Line Last Defense Academy is from the Danganronpa creator, and will be out next year. It's an RPG.

SaGa is coming to Switch. The combat system has been updated. You can change the course of the story with choices. Romancing Saga 2 Revenge of the Seven is out Oct 24.

The finale is...

Yep, it's Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. 2025.
 

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Means we finally have a definitive release. For the longest time the 3DS release had new content but looked worse and halved the framerate.
 

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We've got the first literal 'The Legend of Zelda' game.
It looks fun, can't wait to play it.

As for Prime4, I hope it nails down on atmosphere like Prime1.
We haven't seen much in regards to interesting and diverse alien ecosystems so far.
The trailers music doesn't reveal much either.
I hate the scan ability, it always brings gameplay to a halt.
...My prediction is that they 'play it safe', have the game more combat focused, and putting out something mediocre.
 

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I'm really impressed by this Direct. Donkey Kong, Zelda, Mario & Luigi, it's nice to see the Switch continuing to get so much support. With the separate portable gone, it feels like Nintendo is really working to keep the Switch relevant.
 

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So ppl will now be right when someone asks them who is the protagonists of legend of zelda and they say zelda, now they are right on at least one official game lol.
 

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Is the Zelda game set in LTTP Hyrule?? Look at the positions of the castle, death mountain and the view is from lake hylia when Zelda walks out in that botw style world view.

Even the opening intro fight screamed LTTP Gannon fight. If it is, they are cock teasing bastards!
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Hope some devs get cracking on the switch emulators so we can play these when they come out with good graphics.
I'm not holding out much hope... I am currently playing totk no probs on my phone but links awakening is unplayable due to crashing every 60 seconds or so. This looks like the same engine.
 

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As for Dragon Quest 3... did the director say it's best to be played in this order?
DQ3 -> DQ1 -> DQ2? If so, why? Never played any DQ mainline game before DQ7.
Chronologically, that's the order of the games. DQ1 has you as the scion of a legendary hero, DQ2 has you play as the DQ1 Hero's descendants. DQ3 is a prequel that focuses on the adventures of said legendary hero.
 
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That's right! It's time for the Summer showcase you've all been waiting for. A Nintendo Direct is about to air, bringing us 40 minutes of Nintendo Switch content. The event will start roughly an hour after this thread goes live, so stick around and enjoy the coverage when the broadcast airs, and share your thoughts on all the announcements. If you're not able to tune in, don't worry, because we'll summarize everything below!



:arrow: YouTube Link / Twitch Link

Here we go.

It's Mario & Luigi time. Quirky dialogue, Bowser, new minigames, and the combat system you've come to expect. Mario & Luigi Brothership is out November 7th.

Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition launches July 18, and features ghost data where you can compete for the best level clearing times in classic games.

Fairy Tail is getting a game. It's an action-RPG. It'll be out this Winter.

Fantasian is a new turn-based RPG from the creator of Final Fantasy. The unique gameplay in this one focuses on sending enemies to different dimensions to fight later, and positioning skills to chain kills. This holiday.

Nintendo Switch Sports is getting basketball as free DLC. Local and online play. Will be out this Summer.

Mio: Memories of Orbit is a 2D adventure game.

Disney Illusion Island is getting a new update. You'll need to solve a mystery case in this level. Out later today.

Hello Kitty Island Adventure is here to excite us all. It's an open-world Hello Kitty game. Timed Switch exclusive next year.

The Looney Tunes are back in a new sports game. Wacky World of Sports will release this Fall.

Among Us is getting a new crewmate and imposter role. Now there's trackers, and invisibility. Out later today.

Our first farm-like is here. There's dragons and monster raising, where you plant the monsters and then harvest them into living creatures that you can level up. Farmagia is out November 1st.

Donkey Kong Country Returns is getting a port. Will include the 3DS bonus levels. Jan 16.

Dragon Quest is the next focus. Dragon Quest III is getting an HD-2D remake. Re-experience it November 14th.

That's not all; DQ 1+2 2D HD is coming out next year as well.

Funko Fusion has all sorts of licensed characters in a 3D adventure game. There's 60 famous POPs to play as from various pop culture media. Sept 13.

Luigi's Mansion 2 is here, with a launch of June 27.

The New Denpa Men brings you a quirky RPG adventure. 4 player local coop. Free to play, timed Switch exclusive July 27.

Metal Slug Attack Reloaded is a tower defense version of Metal Slug.

Darkest Dungeon II. July 15.

NSO is adding the GBA version of LoZ: Link to the Past Four Swords, Metroid: Zero Mission. Turok and Perfect Dark are coming to the N64 library, now with online multiplayer. Available later today.

Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero is a new game in the series. It's turn-based tactical gameplay. 2025.

Seven different Capcom games. MvC 2: New Age of Heroes, The Punisher, X-Men VS Street Fighter, and more. Launches this year.

Back to Nintendo IPs. Super Mario Party: Jamboree. New boards, and old boards will be in. Over 110 minigames. There's a 20-player online battle mode. Koopathalon. October 17.

We've got another Zelda remake in the style of Link's Awakening. This one stars Zelda. Echoes of Wisdom. Nintendo wanted a new gameplay style. Rifts have captured residents of Hyrule, including Link. Zelda uses the Tri-rod instead of the sword. You can create echoes of items to recreate them anywhere. You can create tables or boxes to help you climb walls. Fighting enemies have you creating echoes of monsters to fight other monsters with. September 26.

There will be a Zelda themed Switch Lite.

Just Dance. October.

LEGO Horizon Adventures is coming to the Switch. Holiday 2024.

Stray is being ported to the Switch. Holiday.

Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game. You can decorate your home, solve puzzles, and farm.

Ace Attorney Investigations 1+2 is getting officially translated. September 6.

100 Line Last Defense Academy is from the Danganronpa creator, and will be out next year. It's an RPG.

SaGa is coming to Switch. The combat system has been updated. You can change the course of the story with choices. Romancing Saga 2 Revenge of the Seven is out Oct 24.

The finale is...

Yep, it's Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. 2025.

The new looney tunes game doesn’t sound like a bad idea but looks and reminds me a lot of taz-wanted and looney tunes b-ball
 
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Is the Zelda game set in LTTP Hyrule?? Look at the positions of the castle, death mountain and the view is from lake hylia when Zelda walks out in that botw style world view.
More than likely EoW is set in LttP Hyrule since the game takes place in the same universe as "A Link Between Worlds".
 

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This might be the last Direct we get pre-Switch 2 announcement, but I can't imagine it'll be close to the last Direct we get about Switch content at all. Even EoL 3DS still made its way into Nintendo Directs after the Switch was revealed. There's still probably at least 3 more that we'll get that'll focus on Switch games, as they transition to announcing and releasing new hardware.
Switch 2 announcement will probably be like:
- New Pokémon
- Mario Kart 9
- Mario Maker 3

Each edition having a new sticker on it for $150 more.
 
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...Okay, this was trash. I don't care for most of these; the only good parts were Mario & Luigi, Luigi's Mansion 2, and possibly Ace Attorney.

Where's Twilight Princess or The Wind Waker? Xenoblade X? ŌkamiDen?
When I said I wanted "a new Legend of Zelda game that's not open-world", this is not what I meant - I wanted something like TP/TWW/OoT, or a proper 2D adventure akin to Link's Awakening or A Link Between Worlds. Ugh.
 
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