Nintendo has no need for presentation. They hit you with game after game after game until you’re overwhelmed. So, in that spirit, I’m going to hit you with game after game after game.
New DLC fighters for Smash Ultimate. The Hero from Dragon Age XI, with alternate skins of the other Dragon Age characters. He (they?) come out this summer.
And, probably more exciting for American Smash players, Banjo and Kazooie, who have been rumored and theorized in Smash for the past three installments. The bear and bird show up in Fall 2019.
We saw footage from Luigi’s Mansion 3. The game looks to be multiple times larger than the first two games, and includes an eight player mode. It comes out in 2019.
A little more for Link’s Awakening, including a simplified, Mario Maker-esque dungeon maker. I’m interested to see how it plays into the full game, or if it’s an alternate game mode. The game releases on September 20th this year.
A surprising release on Switch is The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. From the trailer, the graphics take a nosedive, which could draw some people away, but the writing in these games has always been strongest. Pops out in 2019.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons came out of the gate with new footage and a hint at the “story†(never really important). You’ll be on a tropical island with just Tom Nook and family. I would guess villagers start moving in as you develop the island. It comes out March 20th, 2020.
Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 was briefly shown. Never played these games, but I figure to be shown at Nintendo’s E3 it must be good enough. It releases in November of this year.
And, to wrap up the Direct, Nintendo showed some spooky and very Majora’s Mask-y footage from the next mainline Zelda game. Looks to be using the same engine and graphics as Breath of the Wild, as well as the same setting. Most importantly, however, is that Zelda got a haircut. No title or any other details released, but it’s good to know they’re working on it and have a concept ready.
As for the rest of the games, I’ll list them and their release dates as I could find them below.
Dragon Quest XI Echoes of an Elusive Age Definitive Edition S – September 27th, 2019
Dark Crystal Game Ages of Resistance Tactics – 2019
Trials of Mana Remake – Early 2020
Collection of Mana – Available Later Today
Fire Emblem Three Houses – July 26th, 2019
Resident Evil 5 and 6 on Switch – Fall 2019
No More Heroes III – 2020
Contra Rogue Corps – September 24th, 2019
Contra Anniversary Collection – Available Later Today
Daemon x Machina – September 13th, 2019
Panzer Dragon – Winter 2019
Astral Chain – August 30th, 2019
Empire of Sin – Spring 2020
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 – July 19th, 2019
Cadence of Hyrule – June 13th, 2019
Spyro Reignited Trilogy – September 3rd, 2019
Hollow Knight: Silksong – No Release Date
Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch – September 20th, 2019
Minecraft Dungeons – Spring 2020
The Elder Scrolls: Blades – Fall 2019
My Friend Pedro – June 20th, 2019
Doom Eternal – No Release Date
The Sinking City – Fall 2019
Wolfenstein: Youngblood – July 26th, 2019
Dead by Daylight – September 24th, 2019
Alien Isolation – 2019
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition – Winter 2019
Dragon Quest Builders 2 – July 12th, 2019
Stranger Things 3: The Game – July 4th, 2019
Just Dance 2020 – November 5th, 2019
Catan – June 20th, 2019
New Super Lucky’s Tale – Fall 2019
Dauntless – Late 2019
Super Mario Maker 2 – June 28th, 2019
Short and sweet. Nintendo Directs trim the fat and just deliver you games.
