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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A new Zelda game where you played as Zelda with that same awful art direction and you can't even swing a sword. Did anyone asked for this?

Ace Attorney Investigations is cool, but I wished Capcom made a new Ace Attorney game too. I know this wasn't officially announced in the west but still, did they ran out of ideas?
Fairy Tail 2 another anime to game that probably would be average at best.
Love Danganronpa games but this don't look great? Maybe I am tired of Danganronpa in general. And yes, that game is basically Danganronpa 4.

New Mario & Luigi game that's not a remake and Metroid Prime looks good.
 
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We've got another Zelda remake in the style of Link's Awakening. This one stars Zelda. Echoes of Wisdom.

Is this a remake? I've never heard of the original. Unfortunately Googling the name now just brings up pages and pages of announcements about the new game. None of which mention the original at all?
 

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also.. how many mario party does a console need ? ..

Looks at the GameCube 😁

Is this a remake? I've never heard of the original. Unfortunately Googling the name now just brings up pages and pages of announcements about the new game. None of which mention the original at all?

Maybe the style is a sort of remake?
Or the map is in some spinoff game like Tri Force Heroes or something?

Or is the map from either the Oracle games or Links Awakening map, but the rest is new? It's not clear at all lol
 
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This might be the best Direct I've ever seen in years.
So many good looking new games from the best genre to ever grace mankind (JRPG).
A new Mario Party too to top it off, and that LEGO Horizon game looks for to co-op.

11/10.
 

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ŌkamiDen?
I don't think they're going to do an Okamiden remake.

For starters, there are many fans of Okami who don't consider Okamiden a true sequel, and that may or may not include the original Okami devs themselves (they weren't part of Okamiden's creation). Also, considering it was a DS game, they'd have to recreate more or less everything, with only select parts having the alternative of pulling assets from Okami HD. Something that would take plenty of time and resources...for a remake of a game that underperformed on its original release.

Honestly, we're more likely to get Okami 2 than an Okamiden remake.
 
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Looks like I pissed off a few RPG fans here but lets be real, the first half of this year had more variety in game genres than what Nintendo is showing for the second half. Facts. 🤷🏾‍♂
 

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I don't think they're going to do an Okamiden remake.

For starters, there are many fans of Okami who don't consider Okamiden a true sequel, and that may or may not include the original Okami devs themselves (they weren't part of Okamiden's creation). Also, considering it was a DS game, they'd have to recreate more or less everything, with only select parts having the alternative of pulling assets from Okami HD. Something that would take plenty of time and resources...for a remake of a game that underperformed on its original release.

Honestly, we're more likely to get Okami 2 than an Okamiden remake.
They managed to get away with Ghost Trick HD by upscaling and smoothening the visuals, and map the (limited) touch screen controls to the sticks, but...yeah, I am aware an ŌkamiDen remake is a long shot. Almost zero chance of happening.
But a guy can dream, can't he?
 

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The Legend Of Zelda: Link's Awakening was the only Zelda game I ever played (GB). Remake is probably one of the most beautiful remakes that I've seen in general. Nice to see new Zelda in the same style. Finished remake lately, will play the new one.
 

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A new Zelda game where you played as Zelda with that same awful art direction and you can't even swing a sword. Did anyone asked for this?
Yup, many people have been asking for Zelda as a playable character a long time. The Link's Awakening remake style is not the best, but it doesn't bother me personally. Also, why would you want a playable Zelda swing a sword? That would be just Link with a Zelda skin lol
 

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