The first Nintendo Direct of 2022 has finally arrived and promises to reveal « roughly 40 minutes of information mainly focused on #NintendoSwitch games launching in the first half of 2022. » As with prior Nintendo Direct presentations, anything is possible and we are as excited as you to find out what surprises are in store for us.
To ensure you don’t miss a single announcement, we are gathering up all the biggest news and trailers from the latest Nintendo Direct below, and we will be updating it throughout the show!
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has been announced and it will be released in September 2022. This new story will follow the adventures of Noah and Mio amid « turmoil between the hostile nations of Keves and Agnus. » Xenoblade Chronicles 3 also looks to « connect the futures of both Xenoblade Chronicles and Xenoblade Chronicles 2. »
Mario Kart 8: Deluxe will soon be getting new tracks via the paid Booster Course Pass. This will add 48 additional courses to the game through 2023. The first of six waves, all of which will contain eight courses, arrives on March 18 and includes such classic tracks as Wii Coconut Mall, N64 Choco Mountain, and Tour Tokyo Blur.
While the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass will cost $24.99, it will also be free to all members of Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack.
Nintendo has announced that Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes will be arriving on Switch on June 24, 2022. This is the second musou-style Fire Emblem game and it looks to feature characters from Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
Mario Strikers is Returning with Mario Strikers Battle League. This 5v5 soccer game featuring Mario characters promises a ton of customization and fun. It will be released on June 10, 2022.
A remaster of Chrono Cross will arrive on Nintendo Switch on April 7, 2022. Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition, as it is called, will include such updates as the ability to turn off encounters and an enhanced soundtrack. The game also includes the Radical Dreamers text adventure that was previously only available on Satellaview.
Fans of Wii Bowling will be happy to know a new version of it will be returning as part of Nintendo Switch Sports. Joining bowling will be tennis, chambara, soccer, badminton, and volleyball. It will become available on April 29, 2022. There will also be free updates in the future, and one will even add golf.
Furthermore, it will support online play and an Online Play Test will take place on February 18-20.
The Nintendo Switch will soon be home to remakes of Front Mission and Front Mission 2. Front Mission 1st: Remake will arrive first this summer, and Front Mission 2: Remake will come at some point in the future.
Splatoon 3 will be getting a new version of the co-op Salmon Run mode first introduced in Splatoon 2. We were given no new release date beyond Summer 2022, but we did get a glimpse of some of the colorful and chaotic action we will be a part of later this year in Salmon Run: New Wave.
A free update is arriving for Metroid Dread later today that will add both a more difficult Dread Mode and an easier Rookie Mode. In April 2022, Metroid Dread will get a free Boss Rush mode.
While fans will still have to wait for an announcement regarding Mother 3, Nintendo did reveal that both Earthbound and Earthbound Beginning will be released on Switch later today.
While the return of Advance Wars was delayed out of 2021, fans won’t have to wait too long as Advance Wars 1 + 2 Re-Boot Camp will be released on April 8, 2022.
Valve’s Portal 1 & 2 will both make their way to Nintendo Switch as part of the Portal: Companion Collection.
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed will be another new Star Wars title headed to Nintendo Switch courtesy of Aspyr. This 2008 action-adventure title will be available from April 20, 2022, and is a port of the Wii version.
Disney Speedstorm is a new free-to-play racer that features Disney and Pixar characters like Mickey Mouse, Captain Jack Sparrow, and Sulley. It will support cross-platform play and new characters will be introduced as part of a seasonal format.
Hello Games’ No Man’s Sky will be traveling through the stars to Nintendo Switch in Summer 2022.
KLONOA Phantasy Reverie Series will be released on July 8 and packages together KLONOA: Door to Phantomile and Klonoa 2: Lunatea’s Veil.
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