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Here’s everything that was revealed during February 2022’s Nintendo Direct

Right on schedule, Nintendo held its first early 2022 Direct to set the stage for the rest of the year.

As usual, the presentation was packed with a bunch of different announcements. See below for the full chronological list:

  • Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes — new ‘Musou’ style action game releasing June 24th, 2022
  • No Man’s Sky — port coming summer 2022
  • Mario Strikers: Battle League — new soccer game releasing June 10th, 2022
  • Splatoon 3 co-op mode, Salmon Run Next Wave trailer shown — full game releasing summer 2022
  • Front Mission 1st — remake coming TBA
  • Disney Speedstorm — free-to-play racer releasing this summer
  • Star Wars: The Force Unleashed — a port coming April 20th, 2022
  • Chrono Cross remaster called ‘The Radical Dreamers Edition — releasing April 7th, 2022
  • Kirby and the Forgotten Land — new trailer, game releases March 25th, 2022
  • MLB The Show 22 — new trailer for the Switch version featuring Shohei Ohtani, game releases April 5th, 2022
  • Klonoa Fantasy Reverie Series — ports releasing July 8th, 2022
  • Portal Companion Collection — ports coming TBA 2022
  • Live a Live — a remake coming July 22nd, 2022
  • Nintendo Switch Sports — new sports game releasing April 29th
  • Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival — new rhythm game releasing TBA 2022
  • Triangle Strategy — new free demo, game releases March 4th, 2022
  • Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course DLC — Canadian-made game coming to Switch alongside other platforms on June 30th, 2022
  • Metroid Dread free updates — ‘Dread’ and ‘Rookie’ modes coming February 9th, 2022, ‘Boss Rush’ in April 2022
  • Earthbound and Earthbound Beginnings — Nintendo Switch Online ports releasing February 9th, 2022
  • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC — 48 classic tracks remastered, will release by 2023, first wave coming March 18th, 2022
  • Xenoblade Chronicles 3 — new RPG coming September 2022

That’s a quick breakdown of everything shown off, but you can view the full 40-minute Direct stream here.

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Here’s everything that was revealed during September’s Nintendo Direct

If you didn’t know, Nintendo’s highly anticipated fall Direct just wrapped up.

Altogether, the show ran for just over 40 minutes and brought with it a slew of Switch game announcements and other reveals.

You can watch the show above. Of course, there was quite a bit shown off at a breakneck pace, so here’s a far quicker rundown of everything was featured, in order:

  • Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak expansion — releasing summer 2022
  • Mario Party Superstars — new boards revealed (game releasing October 29th, 2021)
  • Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars — a new card-based RPG from Nier creator Yoko Taro (free demo tonight, full game releasing on October 28th)
  • Disco Elysium: The Final Cut — releasing October 12th
  • Age of Calamity Guardian of Remembrance DLC — releasing October 29th
  • Chocobo GP racing game — releasing exclusively on Switch in 2022
  • Final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC character reveal is coming October 5th at 7am PT/10am ET
  • Kirby and the Forgotten Land — 3D Kirby game officially revealed following a leak for a spring 2022 release
  • Animal Crossing: New Horizons-focused Direct coming in October
  • Mario Golf: Super Rush — getting new courses and other free content tonight
  • Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic coming to Switch on November 11th
  • Dying Light 2 coming to Switch via the cloud in February 4th, 2022
  • Triangle Strategy (Square Enix strategy game formerly known as Project Triangle Strategy) is coming exclusively to Switch on March 4th, 2022
  • A new look at Metroid Dread, releasing October 8th
  • N64 and Sega Genesis games are coming to Switch Online, including Ocarina of Time, Mario 64, Castlevania Bloodlines and Sonic the Hedgehog 2
  • N64 and Sega Genesis controllers are being released
  • Shadowrun Trilogy coming to Switch in 2022
  • Castlevania Advance Collection releasing today
  • Act Raiser Renaissance (remake) is out now
  • Deltarune Chapter 1&2 coming to Switch today for free
  • Shigeru Miyamoto comes out to reveal Mario movie coming December 2022, alongside cast announcements like Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong and Chris Pratt as Mario
  • New look at Splatoon 3, coming in 2022
  • The show ended with the first-ever gameplay reveal for Bayonetta 3, nearly four years after its announcement — releasing 2022

And there you have it! That doesn’t account for the upcoming Smash and Animal Crossing streams, or other notable releases like Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (November 19th) and Shin Megami Tensei V (November 11th).

The Switch OLED is also set to release on October 8th alongside Metroid Dread. Stay tuned to MobileSyrup for full coverage on the Switch’s stacked release calendar.

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The final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC fighter will be revealed on October 5

Nintendo has confirmed that the final DLC character for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be revealed on October 5th.

While some fans expected for an announcement during the September 23rd Nintendo Direct, the company used the presentation to tease a dedicated Smash reveal stream in two weeks. Nintendo said this will be the final Ultimate presentation.

As with previous Smash streams, the upcoming showcase will be hosted by game director Masahiro Sakurai and offer a breakdown of the character’s moveset.

The stream will take place at October 5th at 10am ET/7am PT on Nintendo’s YouTube and Twitch channels.

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Next Nintendo Direct to be held on Thursday, September 23

Nintendo has confirmed that its next ‘Direct’ presentation will be streamed on Thursday, September 23rd at 3pm PT/6pm ET.

Altogether, the event will run for about 40 minutes and be “focused mainly on Nintendo Switch games launching this winter,” according to Nintendo.

Given that wording, we have some idea of what to expect. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Mario Party Superstars, Metroid Dread, Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp and Shin Megami Tensei V are all coming out by the end of the year, so some (or even all) of them are logical assumptions. The final DLC character for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is also planned for the rest of the year, so that may also make an appearance.

Meanwhile, rumours have suggested that Nintendo is working on a new Switch controller and, potentially, an expansion to Switch Online that adds Game Boy games. Official confirmation could come at the Direct.

However, “focused mainly” on holiday 2021 games leaves the door open for games coming out later down the line. In addition to games Nintendo has confirmed, like the Breath of the Wild sequel, Splatoon 3 and Bayonetta 3, we may hear about the long-rumoured Xenoblade Chronicles 3.

In any event, we’ll have to watch to learn for sure. Nintendo will stream the Direct on its Twitch and YouTube channels. This is Nintendo’s first Direct since June.

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