Nintendo Direct

It was an exciting show that gave us a brand-new look at The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, a shadow drop of Metroid Prime Remastered, the reveal of ...

The original We Love Katamari is getting the remaster treatment and will be released on Switch on June 2, 2023. Fans will be able to return to Dead Cells on March 6 and find that it has been invaded by the world of Castlevania. When Harmony is released in June, it will challenge players with tough choices and challenge of saving her world and Reverie. Fans will be happy to know that 24 of the games characters have also recieved new illustrations in-game. If that wait it too much to bear, a demo will be available on the Nintendo eShop later today. Later this year, Volume 4 of the Expansion Pack will arrive and will contain a new story scenario for players to experience. [Wave 4 of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's Booster Course Pass will be released in Spring 2023](/articles/mario-kart-8-deluxe-booster-course-pass-wave-4-coming-soon-features-birdo) and adds a new course in Yoshi's Island and new racer in Birdo. The Game Boy Advance games that will be available at launch are The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. Fans will soon be able to jump back into Kirby's Return to Dream Land, and today's Nintendo Direct gave us another look at the remaster of the 2011 Wii title. Alongside seeing the familiar Pikmin that will be helping us out on our journey, we also got our first look at a dog-like creature named Oatchi who will be helping us on our journeys. Physical copies of the game will also be available on February 22. The collector's edition, on the other hand, will cost $129.99 and it includes a physical version of the game, an artbook, a Steelbook case, an Iconart steel poster, and a set of four pin badges.

Nintendo's hotly-anticipated February 2023 showcase is over, and we now have a much clearer idea of what's coming to Sw…

Here's the new trailer: And it's out now on the eShop! The physical version launches 3rd March. Here's the trailer: And more from Level 5: a new Professor Layton! More games will be added in the future. That's a wrap! The trailer also teased Pack 3 and 4. The first wave features Inkopolis, and launches this spring. Fire Emblem Engage Expansion Pass Pack 2 got its time to shine in the Nintendo Direct. Here are all the announcements, trailers and news Nintendo give the gaming world. It's called Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection.

The company promises 40 minutes about Nintendo Switch games, so you can expect to see Tears of the Kingdom.

The company announced its slate of releases for the first half of the year, [highlighting The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom](/tech/gaming/gnarly-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-trailer-revealed-at-nintendo-direct/), Pikmin 4 (which hits the Switch on July 21), and [Metroid Prime Remasted](/tech/gaming/metroid-prime-remastered-hits-the-nintendo-switch-right-now/). Super Mario Land 2, Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX, Wario Land 3, Warioware Inc., and Mario Kart Super Circuit are some of the new games that are now available on the platform. That last title was a nice surprise -- made even sweeter by the fact that you can download it on the eShop right now.

Metroid Prime, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and Advance Wars were all shown during the 40-minute streaming spectacle.

There should be eight new courses total, although expect the rest of them to be recycled from older games. The Expansion Pack version of the service will offer some all-time classics, including Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. A demo with the game’s opening hours is now available on the eShop, in this sequel to the quite-well-loved old-school JRPG. Wave 2 is Side Order, and comes out later in the year, and has the most astonishingly different sepia, arty aesthetic. It’s some sort of deviant alchemy that no one stopped to ask whether they should. Mike Bithell is back with another indie approach to a movie license, this time Tron. It’s out some time this year. In development for a decade, and Given the stunning art (matching the style from the TV series Mickey Mouse Shorts), and its similarities to Cuphead, it seems a surprise there hasn’t already been more buzz surrounding the first entry in Disney’s long-running Illusion series. It’ll be out in the summer. And it’s out in 2027. [only a day’s warning](https://kotaku.com/nintendo-direct-livestream-date-how-to-stream-tears-1850082369), tonight we found ourselves bombarded by news of the Japanese giant’s gaming plans for 2023.

Not every game announced in one region features in the promotions for another.

[I said at the end of my Shin-Chan blog](https://kotaku.com/shin-chan-my-summer-vacation-boku-no-natsuyasumi-1849504058) that “I can only hope this one sells enough, or at least attracts enough attention, to convince someone to release some of the older games in English as well”, but that applies just as much to new games as well! Other times it’s not until you circle back around and check out the Japanese video that you realise it contained news of a new Summer Vacation game. [the games announced or showcased on a Nintendo Direct are the same in the West as they are in Japan](https://kotaku.com/nintendo-direct-metroid-prime-pikmin-zelda-totk-trailer-1850090239).

Here is a list of all Nintendo Switch games announced or shown at the Nintendo Direct on February 8, 2023, like Metroid Prime Remastered.

Pre-orders begin today in Nintendo eShop and in the My Nintendo Store on Nintendo.com. Pre-orders are available now in Nintendo eShop and in the My Nintendo Store on Nintendo.com. Pre-orders are available now in Nintendo eShop, at retail and in the My Nintendo Store on Nintendo.com. Roll in a classroom, a zoo and space as the pint-sized princely son with orders to restore the twinkle back in the heavens. [Blanc], the poetic tale of a wolf cub and a fawn, which launches Feb. Pre-orders begin today in Nintendo eShop, at retail and in the My Nintendo Store on Nintendo.com. Pre-orders for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom are available now in Nintendo eShop, at retail and in the My Nintendo Store on Nintendo.com. The Fire Emblem Engage Expansion Pass, which includes four waves releasing through the end of 2023, is available for purchase now in Nintendo eShop and in the My Nintendo Store on Nintendo.com. The digital version of Metroid Prime Remastered launches in Nintendo eShop and in the My Nintendo Store on Nintendo.com … You can play Game Boy games with an active Nintendo Switch Online membership, or play both Game Boy and Game Boy Advance games with an active Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership … Local and online play is supported for compatible games, and up to four players can play together online for the first time. A demo containing the game’s opening hours will be available in Nintendo eShop …

In the end, Nintendo fans didn't get their Switch 2, or even much in the way of new information on The Legend of the Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. They did, ...

The Switch has been easily the most successful Nintendo platform in two 25 years, surpassing even the highs of the Wii. Its predecessor has grown in esteem to the point that many fans regard it as the [best game in the series, if not the best game ever made](/articles/the-best-100-video-games-of-all-time). [Retro Studios' Metroid Prime remaste](/articles/metroid-prime-remaster-switch-revealed)r — rumored since seemingly the dawn of the Switch — was a big part of the Direct, even receiving a shadow drop after the show was over. [the first Nintendo Direct of 2023](/articles/nintendo-direct-february-2023-everything-announced-including-the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom) — a show that Nintendo typically uses to set the agenda for the rest of the year. Coming off a year marred by releases with notable technical problems, and with the long-rumored Switch Pro failing to materialize, the [calls for a next-gen Switch](/articles/seriously-nintendo-its-time-to-release-a-switch-pro) have become difficult to ignore. Is The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Nintendo broadcast its February 2023 Direct event on Wednesday, showcasing its slate of games for the first half of the year, including The Legend of Zelda: ...

A new Professor Layton game is coming, and Nintendo has kept things very mysterious, showing just the title and nothing else. The Game Boy titles are available with a Nintendo Switch Online membership, while the Game Boy Advance games (with Game Boy games) are available with a membership and expansion pass. The puzzle game is a sequel to Katamari Damacy, and in it, the player controls a rolly-polly character who collects a whole bunch of stuff — you know, in classic Katamari style. It’s called Professor Layton and the New World of Steam. It’s coming to the Nintendo eShop later today, and a physical version is coming to stores Feb. It’s a new IP from XSEED, and it’s coming to Nintendo Switch exclusively in 2023. [original Metroid Prime is getting a remastered version](https://www.polygon.com/e/17893064) on Nintendo Switch, adding dual-stick controls to the classic GameCube game. The JRPG franchise was abandoned after Origins while developer Monolith Soft worked on other projects, like the [Xenoblade Chronicles](https://www.polygon.com/game/xenoblade-chronicles/5416) games. [a slate of Game Boy and Game Boy Advance games](https://www.polygon.com/e/23355812) to Nintendo Switch Online. On Wednesday, Nintendo gave the upcoming strategy game a release date: July 21. [The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom](https://www.polygon.com/e/23355380) months away from its May 12 release date, Nintendo is sharing another look into the 2023 game. [the revival of the decades-dormant Samba de Amigo franchise](https://www.polygon.com/23591484/samba-de-amigo-nintendo-switch-release-date-sega-party-central) and remasters of Nintendo games from previous-generation consoles.

The show is focused on the first half of 2023, with a number of Switch games getting the spotlight over about 40 minutes. Expectations are high, as it has been ...

Here's the Nintendo Direct start time and how to watch the presentation live. To make things easier for you, however, we also have the stream embedded right here, so you can watch it in its entirety without needing to even leave this page. Original story: The latest Nintendo Direct presentation is today, February 8, and it begins very soon.

Another fan-friendly reveal came a little later in the Direct even, when Nintendo announced Metroid Prime Remastered. As the name suggests, this is a modern ...

A limited selection of games including Tetris, The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX, and Super Mario Land 2 are on there now, with more to follow. The initial selection includes such treats as Mario Kart: Super Circuit and The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, both of which somehow feel like overlooked gems amidst Nintendo’s formidable library. In arguably more exciting news, Game Boy Advance games have been added to the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack! His latest adventure will arrive on May 12 for a bumped-up price of £59.99 – at least direct from Nintendo. Another fan-friendly reveal came a little later in the Direct even, when Nintendo announced Metroid Prime Remastered. Also, Nintendo finally announced a release date for Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp: April 21.

Zelda news and Metroid Prime Remastered, you say? All the news from the Nintendo Direct February 2023 showcase.

This included a look at the next wave of The best bit about Tears of the Kingdom’s presence in the February Direct was that there was no much-feared news of a delay to the release date. Coming in two waves, the first arriving in Spring, players will get to revisit the original game’s Inkopolis hub, complete with some familiar shopkeepers. Splatoon 3’s single-player portion was good fun, but we were hoping something a bit meatier would arrive down the line and ‘Side Order’ looks like it could fill that void. While packed with gameplay footage, Nintendo is still keeping the game’s finer details shrouded in secrecy. More importantly, we met the space dog Oatchi ( After watching the best trailer for the game yet at least 10 times, we can’t wait any longer than that. More titles for both platforms will be added in the future. It’s been a long time coming, but Nintendo Switch Online is finally getting Game Boy and Game Boy Advance titles. Retro gamers were very well catered for, and as expected, we got our meatiest trailer yet for the sequel to what many consider to be the best video game ever made. We were blown away by the Intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran’s legendary first 3D outing has been high on the need-for-Switch list for years.

Another Nintendo DS title makes its way to PC, this time with the puzzle-solving Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective Reawakens. Ghost Trick is a supernatural ...

Sea Of Stars launches for [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1244090/Sea_of_Stars/) August 29th. TRON: Identity is coming to [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2109430/Tron_Identity/) sometime in April. Harmony: The Fall Of Reverie is launching sometime in June on [Steam.](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1966420/Harmony_The_Fall_of_Reverie/) Dead Cells: Return To Castlevania releases March 6th on [Steam.](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2101430/Dead_Cells_Return_to_Castlevania/) Square Enix's Paranormasight is a visual novel horror game where you investigate the ‘Seven Mysteries of Honjo’, AKA a series of ghostly world urban legends that I really don’t wanna mess with. Etrian Odyssey 1, 2, and 3 are getting the HD treatment with updated graphics, a remastered soundtrack and other quality-of-life updates. This dungeon-crawling RPG series was previously relegated to Nintendo’s handhelds, but now all three games are coming to PC via Steam on June 1st. This remaster includes five new challenges, taking the player back in time to experience the King Of All Cosmos’ childhood. [TRON: Identity](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/tron-identity) is a visual-novel puzzler from Thomas Was Alone devs, Bithell Games. The PC release will have remastered visuals, fresh music and an updated UI - I guess tapping my monitor with a DS stylus isn’t feasible. [Harmony: The Fall Of Reverie](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/harmony-fall-of-reverie), and this time they’re bringing their choice-based melodrama to a futuristic Mediterranean city. There were plenty of goodies coming to PC including paranormal detectives, retro throwbacks, a new game from Don’t Nod, and more.

Zelda and Metroid Prime Remastered rightly hogged the limelight, but there were also some exciting indie games in the Nintendo Direct roster.

Still, the breadth of genres, styles and ideas on display is hard to deny; the Switch may be approaching its sixth birthday, but the level of support for it – both from major studios and relatively tiny indies – shows no sign of slowing down. There was the Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection, an HD compendium of three cult JRPG classics, and Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster, a revival of two JRPGs from the GameCube era. Then came Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time – a sequel to the distinctly kawaii Fantasy Life that graced the Nintendo 3DS in 2012. Sea of Stars, the upcoming RPG from the creators of The Messenger, has some beautiful visuals, too. Equally colourful is Harmony: The Fall of Reverie, a new game from French developer Don’t Nod. Nor was that the only title from Level 5, who must be one of the busiest developers in Japan. There was also Professor Layton and the World of Steam, a continuation of its long-running adventure-puzzler series. The sentient radish-wrangling premise is present and correct, though the big mechanical twist here seems to be the addition of a big, soppy dog. DecaPolice looks like another action RPG in the vein of Ni No Kuni and its sequel, albeit with a more mature anime theme than the Studio Ghibli-designed fantasy of those earlier titles. Then there’s the surprise return of Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective – Capcom’s macabre adventure for the Nintendo DS that was widely overlooked on its original release in 2010. Social media’s abuzz with speculation in the build-up to each one, and then there’s plenty of chatter about what was announced afterwards – whether it’s excitement over a big reveal or disappointment that Nintendo still hasn’t got around to making a new Kid Icarus game. February 2023’s Nintendo Direct was rightly dominated by The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, finally out on 12 May after what feels like decades of teases and anticipation.

The latest Nintendo Direct has revealed new information on much-anticipated games, updates and even surprise releases, as Kieran Webb reports.

Choices and decision-making play an enormous factor in the outcome of the game. Not only are great titles like Tears of the Kingdom and Pikmin 4 releasing, but players are receiving the chance to buy an overwhelming amount of new content for all their favourite games. Nintendo confirmed that a collection of Game Boy and Game Boy Advance games became available via Nintendo Switch Online after the Direct concluded. This includes the introduction of a new hero called Masha and rogue-like challenge battles in the Archsage’s Gauntlet. The new Deluxe remaster of the 2011 Wii game includes a newly revealed epilogue after completing the main story. Players follow Yuma, a trainee detective, and Shinigami – the spirit haunting him. The World Party mode also allows players to challenge others from around the world in dance battles. A glimpse of two usable vehicles was featured in the gameplay trailer, showing off a large land vehicle and an even larger aircraft capable of hovering. A new Amiibo of Link was also announced, granting access to materials, weapons, and special fabric for Link’s paraglider. An enigmatic look at the Wave 2 DLC, titled Side Order, showed off a cryptic single-player experience but did not reveal a release date. These vehicles could both be the same piece of some new Sheika technology Link will use to navigate a massive new world featuring a heavier focus on sky gameplay. Time will tell if Ganon is the villainous voice featured in the trailer, as it is not confirmed whether he will return as the game’s antagonist.

Super Mario Land 2, Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX, Wario Land 3, Warioware Inc., and Mario Kart Super Circuit are some of the new games that are now ...

The company announced its slate of releases for the first half of the year, [highlighting The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom](/tech/gaming/gnarly-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-trailer-revealed-at-nintendo-direct/), Pikmin 4 (which hits the Switch on July 21), and [Metroid Prime Remasted](/tech/gaming/metroid-prime-remastered-hits-the-nintendo-switch-right-now/). Super Mario Land 2, Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX, Wario Land 3, Warioware Inc., and Mario Kart Super Circuit are some of the new games that are now available on the platform. That last title was a nice surprise -- made even sweeter by the fact that you can download it on the eShop right now.

Yesterday, the traditional presentation of Nintendo Direct took place, where the company showed games, the vast majority of which should be released in the.

Continuation of the famous detective adventure series, previously released on Nintendo DS and 3DS. Cereza will be accompanied on her adventures by a companion demon, and the player will control both characters at the same time. It showcases Link’s new abilities, including vehicle control, both on the ground and in the air.

Also: Samba de Amigo, a Castlevania Dead Cells, Advance Wars, and Pikmin 4.

[Octopath Traveler 2](https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/octopath-traveler-ii-switch/)is available as a demo today, showing off the first few hours of JRPG gameplay. [Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon](https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/bayonetta-origins-cereza-and-the-lost-demon-switch/)takes the gun-battling witch (formerly known as Cereza) and her demon-possessed stuffed toy back to their adolescence ascendance. [Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp](https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/advance-wars-1-plus-2-re-boot-camp-switch/)finally brings turn-by-turn invasion and defense tactics, so we can slowly decimate friends in local or online gameplay. [Tron: Identity](https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/tron-identity-switch/), a visual novel set in the more modern Tron aesthetic, arrives later this year. [Metroid Prime Remastered](https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/metroid-prime-remastered-switch/). [Disney Illusion Island](https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/disney-illusion-island-switch/)is an intriguingly animated platformer, with Mickey, Minnie, Donald Duck, and Goofy each having Super Mario Bros 2-esque unique skills, with local co-op for up to four players. [The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom](https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-switch/) was [announced in mid-2019](https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/06/switch-zelda-sequel-animal-crossing-headline-nintendos-e3-event/), given [a May 2023 release date](https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/09/zelda-breath-of-the-wild-sequel-gets-a-new-name-may-2023-release-date/), and had most of its details held back until today. [the stylish, tough side-scrolling roguelike](https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/07/war-stories-designing-dead-cells-was-a-marriage-of-man-and-machine/). The groundbreaking first-person Metroid, originally released in 2002 on GameCube, is [available today for $40](https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/metroid-prime-remastered-switch/). [Pikmin 4](https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/pikmin-4-switch/)got a more thorough run-through, with the dome-headed protagonist tossing their primary-colored followers at both backyard and intergalactic obstacles. At the end of [Nintendo's regular showcase](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMdUSVSEp7U), Nintendo loosened the leash a bit on the Breath of the Wild sequel. Tears of the Kingdom is the only game to hit that mark, with other new games and remasters ranging in price at $60 or below.

Nintendo shows its biggest releases for the first half of 2023 in its Nintendo Direct livestream, and some of them are available now.

Super Mario Land 2, Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX, Wario Land 3, Warioware Inc., and Mario Kart Super Circuit are some of the new games that are now available on the platform. to the the addition of several Game Boy and Game Boy Advance classics service. The company announced its slate of releases for the first half of the year, ahead of its May 12 release, Pikmin 4 (which hits the Switch on July 21) and highlighting The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom .

Games! Games! Games! - It's been and gone — the first Nintendo Direct of 2023. It was another 40+ minute show packed wit...

The game is the latest title by Kaz Ayabe (Boku no Natsuyasumi series creator) of Millennium Kitchen, who is known for creating many nostalgic summer vacation and childhood-themed games, and will be published by Spike Chunsoft." It's been and gone — the first Nintendo Direct of 2023. [Pikmin 4](games/nintendo-switch/pikmin_4) — 21st July 2023 [Xenoblade Chronicles 3](games/nintendo-switch/xenoblade_chronicles_3) Expansion Pass DLC Vol.

Nintendo released trailers for upcoming games and updates for the Nintendo Switch during a Nintendo Direct livestream on Wednesday. The 45-minute livestream ...