From Splatoon 3 to Gameboy Advance to Pikmin 4, there was plenty of content in the recent Nintendo Direct. Here are the highlights.
The latest Nintendo Direct contained over forty-five minutes of trailers and announcements for upcoming Nintendo Switch titles. The presentation covered DLCs for Splatoon 3 and Xenoblade Chronicles 3, updates for Pikmin 4 and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and new announcements like Gameboy and Gameboy Advance games joining the Nintendo Switch roster Online. You can watch the presentation below, but if you prefer highlights, this is the right place.
The presentation began with a gameplay update for the highly anticipated Pikmin 4, showing a few different types of Pikmin and how they will help the player traverse the landscape. what was perhaps the most unexpected moment of the stream was the Otachi, a dog-like creature that can be controlled by the player. This creature can swim through puddles, walk through objects, and carry heavy objects. It was also revealed that Pikmin 4 will be released on July 21news that fans of the franchise will be delighted to hear.
Another highlight was the announcement of the arrival of the Gameboy and Gameboy Advance collections in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog. Gameboy games will be available to anyone with a Basic NSO account, but Gameboy Advance games will require the Expansion Pack add-on.. The collections include several classic Mario and Zelda titles, plus a few other games to get you started, with the promise of more to come.
New waves of DLC have been announced for Splatoon 3, bringing back Inkopolis from the original game, and a mysterious new addition planned for Wave 2. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 DLC will introduce a new character, as well as a rogue-like challenge mode in which a the character faces waves of enemies.
Splatoon 3 Expansion Pass, developed and published by Nintendo
The live ended with perhaps the most anticipated game of all, a new trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. The trailer showed off new enemies like flying dragon-like creatures, a strange flying machine, and more. Only a few months left the long-awaited sequel arrives May 12there probably won’t be many trailers left.
For a quick breakdown of everything announced during the stream, here’s a list:
- Pikmin 4 – July 21
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Expansion Pass DLC – February 15
- Samba de Amigo: Party Central – Summer 2023
- Fashion Dreamer – This Year
- Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania DLC – March 6 (pre-orders available now)
- TRON: Identity – April 2023
- Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective – 2023 Release
- DECAPOLICE – This year
- Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon – March 17 (pre-orders available now)
- Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass DLC – Wave 1: Spring 2023 & Wave 2: TBA (Pre-orders available now)
- Disney Illusion Island – July 28 (pre-orders available now)
- Fire Emblem Engage Expansion Pass DLC – Wave 2: Available Now, Wave 3 & 4: TBA
- Harmony: Fall of Reverie – June 2023
- OCTOPATH TRAVELER II – February 24 (demo available now)
- We Love Katamari REROLL+ Royal Reverie – June 2
- Sea of Stars – August 29 (demo available now)
- Omega Strikers – April 27 (pre-orders available now)
- Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection – June 1 (pre-orders available now)
- Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp – April 21 (pre-orders available now)
- Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe – February 24 (pre-orders available now)
- Game Boy – Nintendo Switch Online – Available Now
- Game Boy Advance – Nintendo Switch Online – Available Today
- Metroid Prime Remastered – Available now digitally, physical February 22
- Master Detectives Archives: RAIN CODE – June 30
- Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster – Verano 2023
- Fantasy Life I: The Girl Who Steals Time – This Year
- PROFESSOR LAYTON and the New World of Steam – TBA
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – DLC Booster Course Pass – Primavera 2023
- Minecraft Legends – April 18
- White – February 14
- Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection: April 14 (pre-orders available now)
- Happy Death – March 22
- WBSC eBASEBALL: Power Pros – Available Now
- Disney Dreamlight Valley Update: April 2023
- Tales of Symphony Remastered – February 17
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – May 12
After studying creative writing at Emerson College in Boston, Matt published a travel blog based on a two-month solo trip around the world, wrote for SmarterTravel, and worked on an Antarctica documentary series for NOVA, Antarctic Extremes. Today for GlobeLiveMedia, Matt covers Nintendo news and writes reviews for Switch and PC titles. Matt loves role-playing games like Pokémon and Breath of the Wild, as well as fighting games like Super Smash Bros. and casual action games like Ghostwire Tokyo or Gods Will Fall. Outside of gaming, Matt is also a huge Dungeons & Dragons nerd, a fan of board games like Wingspan, an avid hiker, and, after recently moving to California, an avid surfer.
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