A Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase last Wednesday (21) was a true feast for fans of the Nintendo Switchfeaturing a variety of exciting games and exciting announcements.
If you missed the event, don’t worry! Here is a complete summary with all the details about upcoming releases and updates from the Japanese giant’s partner developers.
Among the great highlights, an exciting surprise: two exclusives from Xbox will arrive on Nintendo Switch. These two successful games promise to win the hearts of players on the hybrid console.
Furthermore, a series of remakes and new titles await lovers of the Nintendo universe.
All Nintendo Direct announcements
- ‘Unicorn Overlord’: previously announced, now has a release date of March 8, with a free demo now available on the Nintendo eShop.
- ‘Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed’: a remake of Disney’s classic 3D platformer. Although there is no specific date, it is scheduled for this year.
- ‘South Park: Snow Day’: new 3D action game in ‘South Park‘, with a focus on cooperative gameplay. Launching March 26th.
- ‘Grounded’: adventure and survival game, a hit on Game Pass, arrives on Nintendo Switch on April 16, with online cooperative mode between different platforms.
- ‘Ender Magnola Bloom in the Mist’: Dark, 2D action platformer due out this year, launching on Switch.
- ‘Shin Megami Tensei V’: ‘Vengeance’, remake of the popular ATLUS game, arrives on Nintendo Switch on June 21st this year.
- ‘Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure’: stylish puzzle game, scheduled for release later this year.
- ‘Monster Hunter Stories’: remake of the first ‘Monster Hunter Stories’ arrives in the Brazilian winter of this year.
- ‘Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection’: collection with both classic games of the franchise, available from March 14th, with support for several multiplayer modes.
- ‘Tales of Kenzera: ZAU’: available on April 23, now on pre-sale.
- ‘Fantasy Life I: The Girl Who Steals Time’: Charismatic title with cooperative mode for up to four players, arrives on Nintendo Switch on October 10th.
- ‘Sword Art Online Fractured Daydream’: new ‘Sword Art Online’ campaign, scheduled for sometime in 2024.
- ‘Gundam Breaker 4’: arrives for fans of the genre in 2024 on Switch.
- ‘Pocket Card Jockey Ride On!‘: previously only available on Apple Arcade, now coming to Switch.
- ‘World of Goo 2’: Awaited by fans, it will arrive on Switch on May 23rd.
- ‘Another Crab’s Treasure’: The charming crab souls-like arrives on April 25th, on Switch and other platforms.
- Penny’s Big Brakaway: 3D platformer developed by the Sonic Mania team, available today on Nintendo Switch.
- ‘Kingdom Come: Deliverance – Royal Edition’: Coming March 15th on Switch.
- ‘Pepper Grinder’: 2D action platformer with a pixel art style, released on March 20, with a free demo available on the eShop.
- ‘Snufkin Melody of Moominvalley’: Releases March 7 on Switch.
- ‘Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Sweep the Board!’: Coming April 26th on Switch.
- ‘Contra: Operation Galuga’: scheduled for March 12th, with a free demo now available on the eShop.
- ‘Pentiment’: RPG from Obsidian Entertainment, originally released for Xbox and PC, will be available on Switch.
- ‘Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble’: scheduled for release on June 25th, it promises single-player, local and online cooperative modes.
In addition Nintendo brought news to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers, with a series of classic titles included in emulators.
Ending the event on a high note, the announcement of the new ‘Endless Ocean’, scheduled to arrive on the console on May 2nd, promises to take players on an exciting underwater journey.
