This morning Nintendo debuted their biggest Nintendo Direct in well over a year. It was fifty minutes of (mostly) games in development that’ll release in 2021.
Here are all the trailers and announcements from the Nintendo Direct.
Originally released for the Xbox in 2005 and later disappeared from the face-of-earth as it was removed from the Xbox marketplace due to technical issues. Stubbs is back!
Play Stubbs the Zombie: Rebel Without a Pulse on Nintendo Switch when it launches on March 16th.
In this game your an assassin killing monsters in Heaven, or something along those lines. It looks pretty cool and seems to be a first-person parkour combination with a card battle system.
The Animal Crossing: New Horizons train never stops. The game is now getting Super Mario Bros content on February 25th which includes costumes and more.
Other than the terrible working title, this is a highlight of today’s Nintendo Direct. With many Final Fantasy Tactics and Fire Emblem inspirations, this 2.5D tactical RPG is sure to tick many gamers boxes.
There seem to be many strategies involved in combing attacks and using elemental abilities to trigger special effects.
The story also seems very deep with multiple branching paths depending on what decisions you make in the game.
There’s a demo live right now on the Nintendo eShop.
No gameplay was shown for this, but it was described as a “competitive free-to-play shooter” which will be out later this year. It’s also set between Star Wars Episode 6 and 7.
We didn’t get a single word about Breath of the Wild 2, but Nintendo announced Zelda’s Legend: Skyward Sword HD today.
When initially released for the Wii the game made significant use of the Wii Motion Plus and motion controls. They return for the Switch version with more precise inputs from the JoyCon controllers. But you’ll also be able to play with a Pro Controller or a Switch Lite as the analogue sticks will let you input the slicing motions of Link’s sword when in combat.
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD will release for Nintendo Switch on June 16th.
Nintendo also revealed a very sweet looking JoyCon controller set that’ll release at the same time as Skyward Sword HD.
Today’s Nintendo Direct came to a close with the reveal of Splatoon 3. There were some hints at new locations and maybe weapons? But otherwise, this was just a very nice teaser for something we’ll learn more about in the future.
Splatoon 3 is set to release in 2022.
That’s it for the Nintendo Direct announcements. What stood out for you the most? Let me know in the comments section.
