This is the MegaThread for Nintendo Direct today, 06/23 at 7am P.T. As for this moment, that’s about in 4 hours.

Please use this thread for all the discussion, hype, and reactions. You can still make separate threads with trailers or news from Direct, as it happens.

After the event, this description will be updated with all the announcements, and a direct link to video, for those who have missed it.

YouTube link for Direct

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7t5jnpkCkI

Announcements (also added link to the related posts of each announcement)

  • bwhough@kbin.social
    10·
    1 year ago

    Super Mario RPG coming to Switch was NOT on my bingo card, but what an awesome surprise. The game that originally made me fall in love with the turn based RPG genre.

  • mekkagodzilla@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    I was not expecting Pikmin 1 and 2 HD ports, but I’ll take them.

    I’ll wait for the physical release to have all 4 and show them to my grand kids 25 years from now, for the release of Pikmin 5.

    • slimerancher@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Haha, let’s hope we don’t have to wait that long, but you never know with Nintendo, if they think they don’t have any new idea for the game, it is going to disappear in their locker for next 20 years.

    • klieg2323@lemmy.piperservers.netEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Nintendo is really starting to push Pikmin again and I love it. Glad to have all the games on the switch. Capitalize on the popularity of the system to grow the franchise. Hopefully it’s not another 25 years this time!

    • Sans_outside@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Agree, never finished the PS2 version. Would have like to see the option to play either the original or the 2D remake.

    • slimerancher@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      First 2 games were on PS3, so should run fine. Even Arkham Knight was early PS4, so with good optimization shouldn’t be a big issue.

      Will have to wait and see the actual port.

  • Royalish@lemmy.mlEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    Come on Wind Waker and Twilight Princess HD Remake physical release on Switch! Big Brother Nintendo, I know you can do it!

    • slimerancher@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Yeah, it looks really fun. And not just new 2D Mario. Super Mario RPG Remake and Detective Pikachu, not to mention teaser for a new Princess Peach game.

    • Zarxrax@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I wasn’t a huge fan of the NSMB series, and it always felt like they were just playing it safe. This one seems to have a similar look, but it appears they are trying some really original ideas with it.

    • abouttocomealive@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Been playing it for a couple of months now on pc. It’s cozy and chill. There are lots of little quests. Skills to develop (eg gathering/fishing/mining/gardening etc). NPC’s to interact with and run errands for.

      The only “combat” element is hunting. No fighting. (Whether that’s a pro/con is a personal preference ofcourse.)

      You need other players for small stuff, like chopping magical trees. Which most players are quite chill about and can be arranged on the spot. No need to join an established guild or something.

      For late game, (when you have maxed all NPC’s) the progress is in building/furnishing/beautifying a house, and for the completionists: catching all bugs/fish, craft all furniture, finding all the little secret quests.

      The only paid content are outfits & pets. Purely cosmetic. They stated that they will keep it that way, and so far so good. So if you wish to support the company, you can. If not, there is no need to.

  • MajorHavoc@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Mythforce looks like a barrel of fun. I hope they don’t shy away from an occasional goofy ‘push this button next’ sequence when it’s time for the action to get even more ludicrous.

  • Hyrulian@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Super Mario Bros. Wonder looks like just the breath of fresh air the 2D Platformer Mario games desperately need. While I enjoyed the “New Super Mario Bros.” games, there’s no denying they’ve gotten very stale and if you’ve played one you’ve basically played them all. This looks entirely unique and different.