The time has finally come for a full fledged Nintendo Direct, and we have all the details on the reveals! This is just a brief overview, be sure to tune in to What the D-Pad, the weekly podcast hosted by the TYF Games team, at 9 PM EST on twitch.tv/tyfofficial!
- WarioWare Gold
- Minigame collections (300 games)
- Releases August 3rd for 3DS systems
- Dillon’s Dead-Heat Breakers (3DS)
- Action/Tower Defense
- Follow up to Dillon’s Rolling Western series
- Demo May 10th
- Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey
- Similar to Superstar Saga re-release, with a new side story.
- Detective Pikachu
- Don’t forget this is coming out March 23rd, along with its big old amiibo!
- Luigi’s Mansion remade for 3DS!
- Map on the bottom screen.
- Boss rush mode included.
- Kirby Star Alies
- Legacy characters can become allies too, from all over the Kirby history.
- More added post launch, with the first batch shortly after launch.
- Okami HD
- Hopefully you didn’t buy this for another console last year like I did.
- Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido
- Online play confirmed
- Will have a dual release on 3DS and Switch
- Octopath Traveler
- They’re keeping the name!
- New characters:
- Tressa, the merchant
- Alfyn, the apothecary
- Jobs can be combined so the merchant skills could be combined with the apothecary skills, for example.)
- Releases July 13th
- A collector’s edition, complete with a diorama and replica coin, will release on the same day.
- Travis Strikes Back: No More Heroes
- Seven different game modes, based on classic game styles.
- Each game led by a special boss
- Co-Op mode included
- Adventure mode to tell the full story will be included as well.
- Dark Souls Remastered
- Network Test coming before launch date of May 25th
- First gameplay footage
- Solaire of Astora amiibo will release the same day, and allow you to “praise the sun” as much as you’d like.
- Mario Tennis Aces
- Four-player modes across various control schemes
- Revised gameplay
- Aim, then shoot- “Zone Shot”
- Rackets can break from these shots
- Zone speed is slowed down speed triggered by a Zone Shot
- Special moves are governed by energy gauge
- Trick shot, jump and then hit, fills the energy gauge
- Special shot will plow through the opponent, but can still be blocked.
- Simple rules mode will cut all this out and focus on classic gameplay.
- Online Tournaments will be offered, can earn gear and even characters by participating.
- Releases June 22nd
- Pre-Launch Tournament will serve as a demo, details soon.
- Captain Toad Treasure Tracker
- Levels based on Super Mario Odyssey
- Two Player mode across control schemes
- 3DS version is also coming!
- Releases July 13th
- Undertale
- No release date, but hey, it’s coming!
- Crash Bandicoot N-Sane Trilogy
- July 10th
- All three games are on a single cartridge.
- Little Nightmares
- Pac-Man mask with Pac-Man amiibo from Super Smash Bros.
- All DLC included.
- South Park: The Fractured But Whole
- What?
- All DLC will have to be purchased as it’s not all out yet.
- Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition
- Arrives May 18th
- Arms
- North American Open
- Online Tournament
- Winners get custom art
- Free to test March 31st
- North American Open
- Splatoon 2
- Version 3.0
- Late April
- 100 + new pieces of gear
- More stages
- Rank X
- Higher than S+
- Callie returns in campaign
- New Campaign
- “Octo Expansion”
- Paid content
- Adds Octolings to multiplayer
- Summer 2018
- $19.99, gives players Octo gear for multiplayer immediately
- Version 3.0
- Super Smash Bros
- The Splatoon Inklings join the fight
- Apparently not a port of the Wii U title!
- Somehow, someway, set for 2018 release.
What in Nintendo’s lineup has you excited? Let us know, or join our discussion tonight on What The D-Pad on twitch.tv/TYFOfficial!
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