Direct mini Recap: Mario + Rabbids, Portal & Persona!

June 28, 2022

Nintendo held a somewhat unexpected partner showcase yesterday. While the mini-Direct obviously didn’t have any first-party content – there was still a lot to enjoy and believe it or not even Mario managed to make an appearance! Here is a quick runthrough of all the major announcements, reveals and recaps…

Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak

Sunbreak roadmap revealed and Demo available to play now – Launches 30 June 2022


NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition

Includes previously released modes and content. Plus, exclusive Nintendo Switch costumes available at launch. Launches 6 October 2022.


Lorelei and the Laser Eyes

Surreal murder mystery puzzle adventure – Launching first for consoles on the Nintendo Switch in 2023.


SUPER BOMBERMAN R 2

Bomberman making his way back on the Switch with a new 15-versus-1 Castle mode. Design and share your own battle stages. Launches in 2023.


MEGAMAN BATTLE NETWORK LEGACY COLLECTION

10 Megaman Battle Network games originally released on GBA are coming to the Switch! Includes a gallery with over 1000 illustrations and a music collection of over 150 series songs. Launches 2023.


PAC-MAN WORLD Re-PAC

A remake of Pac-Man World! Save the PacFam – Launches 26 August 2023.


Blanc

A fawn and wolf cub must work together to find their way home in this unique environmental puzzle-based black and white world. Completely text-free story with local and online co-op play. Launches as a console exclusive in February 2023.


Return to Monkey Island

Guybrush Threepwood is back – and he is finally learning the secret of Monkey Island. Launching first for consoles on the Nintendo Switch this year!


Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope

After a few early leaks – we finally get some official news about Sparks of Hope! A quick look at new gameplay allowing the player to move in their set zone before using their weapon – bringing yet another layer of turn-based strategy! And this time Bowser is joining the team too! This game looks so good you could be fooled into thinking the Nintendo Mario team is making it. Launches 20 October 2022!


A few other games to keep your eye on…

Little Noah: Scion of Paradise (Available today!)

RAILGRADE (Autumn 2022 (Northern hemisphere)) 

RPG Time: The Legend of Wright (18 August 2022)

Disney Dreamlight Valley (6 September 2022 – Early Access)

DORAEMON STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of the Great Kingdom (2022)

Minecraft Legends (2023)

No Man’s Sky (7 October 2022)

A Plague Tale: Requiem – Cloud Version (18 October 2022)

Captain Velvet Meteor: The Jump+ Dimensions (28 July 2022)


Sonic Frontiers

Yes, Sonic’s latest 3D adventure is blasting its way onto the Switch too! And we get another look and traversal, some unique Sonic-fueled attack moves and a few new worlds. Launches on the Switch Winter 2022 (Northern Hemisphere).


LIVE A LIVE

Another look at this gorgeous HD-2D remake. Plus, a Nintendo Treehouse presentation you can watch here. Demo with the beginning of 3 chapters available today (with save data transfer)! Launches 22 July 2022.


DRAGON QUEST TREASURES

A spinoff all about finding distant fortunes, battling and making friends with friendly monsters. Launching 9 December 2022.


Portal: Companion Collection

Will there finally be cake!? Yup, the Portal Collection is available right now! Having never played these games – I can’t wait!


HARVESTELLA

A brand new life-sim RPG – adds to the ever-growing RPG library on the Switch… Farming, cooking, crafting plus battling and levelling up. It’s a wonderful mix of all your favourite things… Oh, and a SEASON OF DEATH!? Launching 4 November 2022.


And lastly… Persona!

It finally happened. Surveys were finally seen. Persona fans rejoice – Persona 5 Royal, Person 4 Golden and Persona 3 Portable are all coming to the Switch and you don’t have to wait too long either. P5R launches on the Switch on 21 October 2022 with the other two ‘Coming Soon!’


And that’s it! If you want to watch the full show follow this link here and remember to check out our homepage for more news, review and opinion!

June 28, 2022

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