Poll: What Did You Think Of The Nintendo Direct, Then?

Probably like a 7. Good surprises like Another Code and TTYD but also a lot of filler and we’re definitely in the late stages of Switch. Do we reckon early next year for Switch 2 reveal?

Wasn’t bad. Easily the most disappointing part was the Mario vs. DK remake. Was really hoping for a new DK game. The fact that it’s $50 USD doesn’t help either. Other than that, though, it was pretty good. Side Order, Princess Peach Showtime, MK8 DLC, and TTYD were all super exciting

Disappointed overall but happy for those that liked it.

Excited for the Splatoon 3: Side Order DLC (gameplay, finally!!), Unicorn Overlord and Princess Peach: Showtime!

New Vanillaware game being announced makes it an automatic 11/10 for me. Oh and Thousand Year Door remasters is pretty cool I guess.

Very, very disappointed. It's all but confirmed new hardware will release next year, that's the only way to explain the dearth of 1st party heavy hitters and abundance of ports.

Not bad. Most of the games I'm most excited for were already announced. I'm pretty burnt out on the ports/remasters.

This direct blew! If this doesnt show why we need a Switch 2 nothing will! 2 out of 10! Thousand year door is the only thing i was slightly interested in. Why was Borderlands 3 not in this direct?

It was solid. Nothing phenomenal and nothing detrimental. Looking forward to many games shown.

It wasn’t the most exciting, but great to see an update on Super Mario RPG and new life into F-Zero though.

It's odd, your summary sounds exciting but both during and after the direct, I was bored with what was on display... The Peach game looked surprisingly good and Paper Mario is back to its roots, but these are hardly "OMG!" revelations.

It was an appropriate list of games for the age of the Switch.

But aside from Eiyuden I’m not really enthused about anything.

I voted "pretty good overall" although I am extremely happy and surprised TTYD is finally getting recognition from Nintendo. I also really loved the Peach game, though we already knew it existed so it wasn't exactly a surprise.

"Mario vs. Donkey Kong is not a new DK game!"
I know its silly but I somewhat object to the premise of this answer! DK '94 and its style of gameplay need far more love and much as I adore the DKC games (first one is one of my fondest gaming memories and Tropical Freeze is one of the best platform games ever imo), I was more excited to see this than a straight forward platformer. I really hope it does well and means more games in this style are coming.

I love remakes so I thought it was pretty decent. They should have remade DK94 instead of the GBA one, though.

It was a nice showing, nothing major for me. My favorite highlights were all indie based - Wargroove 2, Eastward DLC, and Contra. I’ll still pick up the vast majority of Nintendo releases, but most will be for the family/kiddos.

I’m stoked for the fans that finally get a little F Zero love, even if it’s not a sequel. And Thousand Year Door was one heck of a surprise announcement, even if I’m personally not interested in it.

All in all a good showing with coverage for a lot of fans I think!

I’m still crossing my fingers for a Twilight Princess and Wind Waker releases on Switch. Would also love if Bethesda would bring Fallout 3 and NV to Switch. 4 would be awesome too, but even more unlikely. Ah, I can dream.

I think this direct was pretty decent in the context they're slowing down momentum on Switch to invest resources into Switch 2 development.
I'd rather have great remakes/remasters for now as opposed to half-baked, bottom of the barrel efforts.

My personal highlights were:
Mario Kart Wave 6 with the suprising number of characters
Paper Mario Thousand Year Door. Can't wait to experience this for the first time
F-Zero 99. If you haven't tried it out yet, give it a chance it's very fun and has plenty of unlockables to obtain.

Pretty disappointed and let down, to be honest. When it ended on yet another old title being made available, well, that was a solid final nail for this thing. Forty minutes I could have skipped had I known! Donkey Kong game looked to be for very young children, Peach game didn't look much more advanced, and the trumpet game had the most literal impact out of anything.

This direct wasn't the most surprising out there, but it was one of the most satisfying. Everything I was hoping to see was there and then some. F-Zero 99 has been a ton of fun, I'm very glad they're returning to the OG style of Mario vs Donkey Kong, Princess Peach looks way better than I expected, and the RPG remakes look stellar. Sure, there are a lot of remakes, but they all look quality which is way more than I could say about the Wii U or 3DS's final years.

@Nintoz no offense but this does not make a great direct. Everyone keeps sounding like a fanboy. This direct was not good at all. Take thousand year door out and it's the worst direct in the last 5 years hands down.

Overall, I thought it was ok. Not as much caught my eye as I had hoped, but what did was great. DK and Mario, Paper Mario, Peach's now-titled game, Unicorn Overlord, New Saga game. Some good stuff!

Honestly, outside of TTYD port (FINALLY!), not much else caught my eye that we didn't already know about. Except for Unicorn Overlord, even if that one does make some of Square Enix's weirder game titles seem tame in comparison. I'm also mildly interested in Princess Peach: Showtime! now that we know how some mechanics work.

That said, I'm happy for fans of some other franchises, like Splatoon and Mario Kart. Even F-Zero 99, even if that reveal seemed a bit tone deaf.

I’m gonna bully everyone who matches with me in F-Zero 99 and I’m gonna love every second of it. Once I get home of course.

Oh yeah, the direct was cool

Some nice surprises but a lot of big hitters have already been confirmed. Mario Bros. Wonder, Metal Gear, Batman Arkham, Prince of Persia among others. I think that lessened the impact of the showcase. A lot of big games are on the way.
Also a lot of remasters were announced but still welcome releases. I’d like to try Another Code. I didn’t play the initial release.

I think this is also a sign of winding down for the next hardware release

Bit of a nothing direct. Kind of glad I missed it originally as there isn't much in the way of new announcments. F-99 was not what I meant when I said I wanted a new F-Zero. TTYD was a very nice surprise, and probablt what makes the direct okay, but it is sad that it was the highlight. Mario vs Donkey Kong is appreciated, but why not a brand new one instead?

@Zuljaras exactly! No third parties, other than indies. Why haven't we still gotten a Madden. GTA 4 or 5, and on and on? At least give us the windwaker/twilight already? Metroid Prime 2 and 3? Borderlands 3 is coming out and not a mention. And that recent leaker was dead on. He called everything. The fzero 99, showtime, donkey king mini game, etc!

F-Zero and classic Paper Mario returning struck me as Nintendo evidently tuning into some of their loudest fan feedback in recent years. Still, nothing particularly jaw dropping in terms of reveals for me. Mario RPG and Wonder are on my to play list but I get the sense momentum is slowing down for the Switch.

6/10 direct, but I am quite happy with this, as I will finally be able to work on my backlog.

I am a big Nintendo fan, but man. This direct was for me kinda disappointing. Almost feels like the end of an era.
I am so ready for a new Switch 2.
Mario rpg will be in my library and baten kaitos, star ocean i think i am getting it for the switch after playing the Demo. fzero99 man wat a blast that game, love it. But aside from that it was mehh.

I can see how some would be happy but the 2 games mentioned that I was interested in were the wrong versions.

I was hoping for a full 3d Donkey Kong game, not Mario vs Donkey Kong and a full F Zero remake, not more online rubbish.

Also Diddy Kong was mentioned but we get him as a character in Mario Kart rather than the Diddy Kong Racing everyone wants.

Not much to persuade me to renew my Online Expansion pack.

Almost every game Nintendo has on its calendar is a remake. Its unbelievable

I'm mostly anticipating Super Princess Peach 2.

TTYD was mind-blowingly exciting just from the sheer "they actually did this" factor, but I've already played it twice on a hacked Wii. Mario Vs Donkey Kong is great, and I already knew from Pyoro that the DK game would be MVDK, but it's still disappointing to see that DK hasn't gotten a proper game since Tropical Freeze. Same with F-Zero, exciting and disappointing at the same time. Overall it was a pretty average direct, more info on announced stuff and a couple very hype moments. The absence of Prime 4 confirms to me it's a Switch 2 launch title, this would've been their last chance to announce it.

I really liked it! There were some remakes, but all ofr great games. Does it even matter if you haven't played it in 20 years? I'm up for giving them another whirl with modern bells and whistles. I might have liked a real showstopper, but I am very happy with what we got.

Direct was pretty mid. Glad Dave the Diver has a release date.

The Thousand-Year Door remake redeemed what would have otherwise been a pretty middling Direct for me. After putting up with the pathetic excuses for Paper Mario games Nintendo have been releasing since 2012, they finally listened to the fans and gave us exactly what we've been clamouring for all this time!

I've never cried tears of joy at a game reveal before this. The original Paper Mario trilogy means so much to me, and to finally see one of the absolute best Mario RPGs make its grand return after almost 20 years has me beyond elated. And it looks and sounds absolutely gorgeous! Between this and the remake of Super Mario RPG, we are in a Mario renaissance, and I'm here for it!

Now it's only a matter of time before Super Paper Mario gets this treatment. If that happens, I will cry even harder than I did at that game's ending.

@5th313ment Don't worry, it's just because the Switch is on it's way out. All the brand new titles will probably be announced post March 2024 when they announce the Switch 2

I loved it. Not everything was really my thing but that's totally fine of course, I have lots to look forward to and I'm very happy right now!

Thought it was okay. Some stuff I’m interested in, but it wasn’t anything like the previous ones. I’d say a 6 out of 10, but I think they’re holding off on some stuff for the new Switch hardware coming out next year. Also, I get Nintendo is trying to hit this vast Switch audience, so definitely not everything there is for me. Easily something for everyone in here at least. Not nearly as bland as Xbox or PS presentations.

Paper Mario, Tomb Raider Trilogy and Mario vs DK were the ones I liked

In terms of game announcements, there were several added to my "to pick up at some point" wish list but nothing that screamed "preorder" or "Day One". Very, very Mario-centric which isn't necessarily a bad thing, just maybe a tad oversaturated for a single Direct. The F-Zero 99 announcement honestly felt like Nintendo was trolling its fan base when a REAL, new F-Zero game announcement didn't follow, and the "99" moniker locked behind a subscription model is a kiss of death anyway. Some of the RPGs and tactical games look promising.

But aside from that, kind of a "meh" Direct for me personally; not horrible but not great, either. I might've rated it higher had F-Zero 99 NOT been announced because frankly the disappointment of it not being accompanied by a new, current-gen iteration I could look forward to buying (and keeping) really brought the whole thing down for me.

“Mario & Friends Remastered Direct”

Great that Nintendo had all of these Mario games lined up for after the movie came out, I’m a big Mario fan, so big I’ve played half of them already.😂

A lot of Switch games still look like they were meant to be handheld games to me. Like after 6 years on the market what game in this Direct is pushing the Switch hardware to it’s limits? Not every game has to but 1 or 2 maybe?

I need to rewatch some trailers, not the whole 40 minutes again, b/c 1 of those 4 similar looking rpgs appealed to me but I’m not sure which one. [Edit: Eiyuden Chronciles]

Princess Peach being more than just a dress up fashion sim as I expected is a win. Not sure I need it but want to read more.

My NO ended a week ago, would have given F-99 a try but no loss, I’m not into competition or racing really.

Edit: Copied & pasted from earlier, in case anyone is getting a sense of deja vu 😂

It was one of those directs that you watched but by tomorrow you'll completely forget most of what you saw. It was pretty much another Mario focused direct that lacked variety in big title announcements.

For me it was one of the best directs but too many Mario games, although I want to play all of them (Paper Mario and Luigi's Mansion 2!) I was hoping for Windwaker / Twilight Princess because I didn't like TotK that much and I got tired around 20 hours, and I wanted to play them again. I wonder if I should play them again on Wii U or wait. And 49.99 for Mario vs DK it is a joke. I thought it would be a 19.99 download only game.

I expected nothing and got nothing. I'll be looking forward to the announcement of the Switch successor soon (hopefully with some games that interests me/I haven't already played till death).

I enjoyed Mario 35 a lot and Tetris and Pac-Man 99 have been fun on and off. F-Zero looks fantastic, definitely not what anybody asked for but still worth a look. Thousand Year Door has been on my list for over a decade. Makes you wonder what's going on to make that happen though...

@nessisonett I bet

Some cool stuff for sure. F-Zero 99 is great fun. Peach looks legit, cool to see stuff like Another Code R getting a second life.
As excited as I am to get a chance to play 1000 year door it's honestly baffling to me that they choose to reveal this while we already have a remake of Mario RPG on the way. As someone who is curious about both I'm almost certainly going to skip one of them now.

When another code is the thing you care about most you know it's weird. I haven't even played them and excited.

The Mario game remakes are pretty cool.

The vanillaware game is great to see.

Tomb Raider remasters are nice.

The new stuff is fine. Need to check out the Warioware. Think heard of Unicorn but not sure.

F Zero 99 not happy. Wow SNES assets F Zero but cycling levels for 99 people. IF that's what it is. What a waste. If it's like a better structured game with 99 players sure F Zero games always had a lot of AI opponents so why not put it to a multiplayer scale with the SNES entry. But if it's some tracks cycling like Mario 35 then what a waste of development. Give us an actual F Zero game or GX remaster you cowards.

Very much felt like the end of a console cycle, no big projects lots of ports and remasters to keep the fans going which is fine, mario wonder will get them decent holiday sales and then I think that peach game will be the last proper new Nintendo game built for switch.

Glad that we got to see some gameplay for the Splatoon 3 DLC (and it looks like Pearl and Marina will be back, too) as well as a proper reveal for Princess Peach: Showtime! But other than that, I was kind of underwhelmed. I was hoping for a new Star Fox game (or a remake of Assault), some news about Metroid Prime 4 and Genshin Impact, and possibly a release date/window for both.

But what pleasantly surprised me was F-Zero 99. It's been almost 20 years since the last F-Zero game, so it's nice to see that Nintendo hasn't completely forgotten about it. And while I was thinking that a more GTA-style entry would be perfect for the F-Zero series, having it be a battle royale game actually fits the franchise quite well, considering how competitive and dangerous the in-universe races can be.

Also pleasantly surprised to see that Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is getting a remake/port. I never played the game, but I've always meant to, after reading about it extensively in Nintendo Power. Now I'll finally be able to play one of the games that I meant to play 20 years ago, but never got around to.

It litterally checked off 3 games off of my "Games I wish they would make" list. Excited for the princess peach, contra and prince of persia games!

It’s was good and fun stuff but nothing new for me mainly remakes.
Of course can’t wait for Mario Wonder.

Let’s be honest, there was no way after Mario Wonder and Peach there was going to be another big new first time release.
They need to have a couple of big hits for Switch 2 release and that takes resource.

Pretty good, considering the disappointing nature of the leaks and the possibility of a new console next year.
Personal highlights are Side Order, F-Zero 99, Wave 6 and Among Us.

My thoughts about Another Code had always been that we would never see a high budget game like Another Code R again, because it makes no sense to pump out so much money into what's ultimately a niche genre that doesn't sell.

I was surprised to be wrong, even though these are clearly not the same games. And Nintendo will probably rely on that fact to get more people to find them accessible.

I’m surprised they didn’t hold warioware or Mario rpg or the peach game from the last direct and debut it today instead. The last few directs felt overstuffed with news and this one felt a bit thin. I’ve got a full pipeline of games I’m excited about so no real complaints, but this direct was definitely the least exciting in at least a year for me

A good Direct in my book is one where I walk away wanting at least 3 of the new games shown. I want 4.

I also wanna say everyone mad that the DK game isn't what the leaks led you to think should be mad at themselves for putting that much faith in leaks and rumors.

I thought it was a strong direct overall, the best one I've seen in recent memory for sure.

The Princess Peach game looks fun, there's a remaster of Another Code coming along with a remaster of TTYD. Both of them look really exciting. There were some other interesting games too.

I don't really care about the F-Zero game but it seems like it'll be fun for people who love that series.

Personally I think there was a decent mix of games with some standouts, even if they're not for me.
The Peach game looks seriously cool, but not my sort of thing. If I had a daughter I would absolutely be buying it to show her she doesn't have to be the damsel, and it looks pretty fun to play through, but a bit too kiddy for me. I'd also buy it for my youngest son to show him girls don't always have to be the damsel, but currently he's running me ragged on Portal Knights.
Apart from that I didn't really see anything to excite me. Prince of Persia looks very good but the base price is 45 quid which is quite a lot compared to similar titles so I'll wait for a steep sale before I consider grabbing it
And as much as I love TTYD, I really don't have any interest in playing it again until my youngest is old enough to experience it, at which point I'll probably just sit him down with me to play it on an emulator.
F-Zero is pretty much the polar opposite of what I wanted so probably best just to swallow my disappointment. I've still got a GameCube and a copy of GX kicking around here somewhere so if I want it that bad it's not exactly out of reach.

I'm surprised Paper Mario isn't another immediate drop, like the Metroid Prime and Pikmin remasters were. I'm also disappointed that we didn't get anything for NSO classic games, even an update on when to expect previously-announced titles like 1080 Snowboarding.

Otherwise it was an alright show. Tomb Raider 1-2-3 was a pleasant surprise. F-Zero, Mario vs Donkey Kong, and Paper Mario were all leaked beforehand but still great to have confirmed. It wasn't as mind-blowing as some of the previous ones, but it wasn't bad by any stretch.

Nintendo seems intent on keeping the Switch momentum going into the next system. It's one of the few consoles that seems to be going out with a bang, rather than a whimper.

It was a decent showing. Paper Mario really saved it at the end. Without it, I think people would’ve been really upset.

But I’m happy. I’ve been asking for a return to form for Paper Mario since Sticker Star came out in 2012. It’s been over a decade since I’ve been dreaming of either a new game in the old style or a remake of either of the original titles. Now, we have the n64 version through NSO and an HD remake of TTYD releasing… it’s kind of surreal for me!

The other thing that surprised me was how good Peach’s Showtime looked. It looks kinda like Yoshi’s Crafted World and Luigi’s Mansion 3 had a baby. Lots of creativity and I love the theming. I was intrigued before but now I’m hyped!

Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD (dropping the Dark Moon subtitle here in the states now) looked great too. I mean, it’s nothing crazy. Just an upressed version of the game. But it’s one of my favorite 3DS games so I’m stoked to play it on the big screen in HD. The 3DS feels cumbersome nowadays. I just might wait for a sale unless they really pump up the visuals between now and release.

I definitely want to play the Mario vs Donkey Kong remake but $50 is just too much for it. I enjoyed the GBA original back in the day but given its simplicity, I’m waiting for it to drop to $30 or so unless I can get it in a Buy 2 Get 1 sale.

And that’s about all I cared about. The new Contra game looks interesting, I suppose. But yeah, that’s about all I got.

I like retro collections, so Tomb Raider is cool.

Thousand Year Door looks awesome.

Might play that new Prince of Persia game down the road.

That F-Zero game looks too busy and chaotic.

We're getting close to Mario saturation.

It's pretty obvious focus has shifted to Switch 2/the next console.

«Not bad, but nothing stood out to me».
No Metroid Prime 4, no Ushiro, no Hollow Knight: Silksong, no fighting games...

I'm not interested in RPG's outside of Zelda, so the only games that piqued my interest are the Tomb Raider & Contra remasters and of course that new Prince of Persia game!

@5th313ment This is your OPINION! Your opinion is subjective. It is not a fact. I think the direct was pretty decent. One of the weaker ones but still had some stuff I'm more or less interested in and some stuff I'm excited for.

Pretty good. I enjoyed seeing solid release dates for so many upcoming games. The TYD announcement is nice, but it's a little hard to get too excited coming so close behind SMRPG (and that a full remake, too). F-Zero 99 looks awesome, even to someone like me who isn't big on the original F-Zero. A lot of third-party titles that look great but that I'll probably never touch.

Solid 'C' rating. Some neat announcements, but just like everyone else I am getting tired of all the ports/remasters of Mario games. Maybe if I saw F-ZERO GX/AX or XENOBLADE CHRONICLES X I would grade it a 'B.' My favorite moments were CONTRA and PRINCESS PEACH. Will settle for F-ZERO 99 as it looks great.

Pretty good. I like Mario and I like RPGs so this direct really appealed to me. Although that comes at the cost of having MORE games to beat. (I really hope the new console is backwards compatible with the switch)

this Direct confirms to me the Switch generation is all but done and Nintendo is gearing up for next gen in late 2024

Weird answers on there, I didn't want to answer because I don't care about Thousand Year Door, I already played it years ago. F-Zero 99 was awesome, Peach looks cool, so does Warioware, Mario Vs. Donkey Kong, etc. there were a lot of games coming out to look forward to.

I felt like it was really good, just not much for me personally. F-Zero 99 will probably be really fun for an hour. Mainly I'm excited about Mario vs Donkey Kong as I love the original. Just hoping it's a budget-priced game.

Would have been really bad if not for Another Code. That was the announcement that got my attention. Other than that it wasn’t great. I’m glad to see F-Zero isn’t dead anymore even if this isn’t the F-Zero game I wanted. Hopefully if this gets a large enough player base it will convince Nintendo to give us either a complete new game or at least remaster/remake of GX. Ending it with TTYD remaster was disappointing. Great game but that just wasn’t worth the “one last announcement” treatment. The fact that this was what Nintendo felt was their big announcement is rather telling that the Switch is winding down in favor of new hardware likely next year

Not bad, got some games I’m looking forward to.

If all of y'all's complaining makes Nintendo reconsider making a new Paper Mario with original characters and scenarios, I'm going to literally set fire to this entire planet.

Pretty easily the worst Direct showcase I've ever seen. Not a single thing save possibly Thousand Year Door that I'm interested in, nothing to show for this entire Winter season. Why is Luigis Mansion pushed till next summer? Is 2024 the year of GameCube or something? It was almost insulting with how little there was on offer.

Honestly if it wasn't for Paper Mario and Another Code Recollection this would of been the worst direct I've ever seen (it's still one of them).

7/10

The Switch has already given me everything I expected from it. Well, besides the 3D Zelda I would have wanted. Everything that could really get me excited was already a long shot at this point. Still, I wish there was something in the last couple Directs that got more than a "That's pretty neat" out of me.

I'm getting really tired of remakes, I've already played these games, give me something new. The Splatoon 3 DLC looks great, Princess Peach Showtime looks great, the new Prince of Persia game looks interesting, kinda meh on everything else. I get people are excited about TTYD, but unless they add something to the game besides updated graphics I really don't care about this release, I've played the original a few times, I still own it, I can play it anytime I want, I don't need to spend $60 to play it on my Switch.

Easily the weakest Nintendo Direct outside of 2020 when there were only Partner Showcase Mini Directs, but given that the Switch is nearing the end of its lifecycle, I don't think it was a terrible showing given the circumstances.

The big hitters are clearly being saved for Switch 2, and that's a good thing.

Enjoyed people being wrong yet again about that definite unveiling of new hardware.

Other than that, solid Direct. Nothing really for me, plenty my kids will like, and the energy of pure gaming goodness is always a joy.

It was pretty good.
7.5 / 10 from me.
The game that made me scream aloud was Super Crazy Rhythm Castle for recognizing the song that being played from the trailer was
SMOOOOCH・∀・ by Kors k from DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION X2.

Princess Peach Showtime and Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door Remake are my DAY ONE games.

Nintendo standing in their own museum: You get a remake! You get a remake! Everyone gets a remake!

Except you Peach, you get some cool new cosplay minigames.

Very strong Nintendo

Nothing too exciting for me in this one. Eiyuden Chronicles looks good. I might try out Dave the Diver. But I really can't complain, as overall 2023 has been a banger year for the Switch, with Octopath 2, TOTK, Pikmin 4, and soon Mario Wonder. But anyway I'm not going to be on the Switch much because I'd have to drag myself away from Baldur's Gate 3, which is shaping up to be one of my all-time favorite games.

Pretty poor showing, weakest one in a long time. None of the new stuff was interesting to me, sole exception being the Ogre Battle lookalike from Atlus+Vanillaware, and even that's just potential interest. I guess Saga's fine also though its kind of a lower end RPG series in my eyes.

Thousand Year door was cool when I played it years ago but I don't really consider it something worth revisiting, unlike Mario RPG.

And yeah, the F-Zero 99 game is pretty much just pouring salt in the wound, just give us the true new F-Zero entry we all want, c'mon...

It was one of the weaker Directs in recent memory with many remakes taking the spotlight. F-Zero 99 was a nice surprise, though, and I like how Princess Peach Showdown plays.

@nessisonett Theyve already confirmed there wont be a new hardware release this financial year, so any new hardware would be released between April and December.

Im guessing an E3 reveal with a November release date.

Straight garbage. I'll never forgive them for F-Zero 99.

TTYD remake was the only decent part and that's still a remake of a game I played 15 years ago

@electrolite77 Yeah, I feel like Nintendo needs at least one monster game for the switch 2 launch. Thinking back, the consoles that had a great launch game (like Wii with Twilight Princess and Switch with BOTW) were the most successful. You need a game with so much hype that the dedicated fans will immediately rush out and grab it, so that the word starts going around and the other less fanatical types will hear about it and want it. So, it would make sense if they're concentrating their resources on Super Mario Universe or whatever it's going to be.

Not the best, but a lot better than the State of Play. And hearing those tunes from Super Mario RPG warmed my heart.

Pretty good, especially considering the Switch is winding down. I didn't expect any new, big games with the Switch 2 nearing. The Switch is really going out with a bang.

They had me as soon as they confirmed Another Code contains BOTH games. Was mad they put the sequel out in English, but only across the pond on a region-locked console. It's about damned time that's rectified.

Mario Vs. Donkey Kong remake...sure didn't see THAT coming. I'm all for a return to that gameplay rather than what its sequels became, though.

Awful.

Windwaker? Hello? Nintendo?

Hollow knight?

MGS?

Borderlands 3?

Wind waker?

Batman?

Hello? Anyone there???

I always look at the number of games that are on my list to buy after a direct. I have about 12-15 to toss onto the pile so looks like a win in my book..or I guess Nintendo's. Japanese direct had a number of games I will be getting. Plus stuff that was previously announced but not out yet? Yeah I need 2023 to stop taking my money. I gotta say if the successor launches in 2025 like I hope, I will buy it if BC and OLED and then not buy games for it for 2 years because I will still be buying and playing my Switch backlog.

Honestly, with the rumors of a new Switch next year, I wasn’t expecting too much. Sad that the 3D Zelda HD editions are still MIA though. I thought maybe they would throw us that bone.

For a "these will hold you over till the next tentpoll release" direct it was decent.

My daughters made one hell of a noise when Peach's game hit.

@5th313ment This is such an overstatement it’s not even funny.

First, they’ve probably put out the most first party titles of anyone this year, even if you exclude the remakes, and even if you exclude the titles still to come.

Second, not even half the games are ports/remasters/remakes.

Third, this direct was announced to be primarily about the rest of 2023. It was never going to showcase anything that amazing that wasn’t already announced.

I really wanted to rate this an 8 or a 9, but after looking at the announcements, I think it’s a solid 7. Thousand Year Door was a mild surprise. The first party stuff looked good.

I want to like F-Zero 99, but that’s not what I wanted from that series. I think most will feel that way. Only for online subscribers (which I am) and whether stated or otherwise it will be for a limited time?

It probably sounds crazy to most, but I’m about as excited over Another Code Recollection than anything else because it was actually a surprise.

Unicorn Overlord looks amazing
Contra looks like it's missing something but I can't put my finger on it. Just didn't look meaty enough.
Princess Peach and Paper Mario looked gorgeous.
Prince of Persia looks mint.
Horizon Chase 2 looks good.
Never played Another Code, but they look really interesting.

Yeah it ws a good Direct, but nothing trumped Mario Wonder / Mario RPG for me. And I think that kinda makes me think the Direct was worse than it actually was lol.

6.5/10

It was solid not amazing. Very mario focused which while I love mario but would prefer a bit of variety. That said we just got zelda, it's too early for another pokemon . Another code and thousand year where nice.
I've also got to pick up pikmin and I've a backlog with fire emblem

Quite fantastic. Feels just right for this time in the Switch‘s cycle. About 5 of these I’ll definitely get. If anything, F-Zero was disappointing, because who cares for these throwaway multiplayer versions. Would have wanted a proper single player remake.

give it a B. 2 dlc's and a bunch want to play. now waiting for January, March, or June for the console to be announced.

No MP4 or Switch 2 so of course tons of people will moan.
For me I thought it was pretty good!
A lot more games I’m interested in there than what there is on Xbox and PlayStation.
Great to see a remaster of Paper Mario, and I’m looking forward to Mario vs DK too.

A good Direct. If I were to put a grade on it, I’d say a B-. It was solid, but it’s clear to me the Switch is winding down (and that’s ok). The best showcases I saw was the Peach Showtime, Mario vs DK and obviously Paper Mario, and some fun little additions like the Contra remake.

Fantastic, but honestly I'm more hyped about Another Code than Paper Mario. (I will get both anyway though)

Maybe like a 7/10. It wasn’t amazing tbh, but I am thrilled about the Paper Mario remake, and the new Vanillaware game looks interesting though I’m not entirely sold on the name (Unicorn Overlord??). All in all, a semi-decent direct held together with a few interesting games.

Pretty average. If not for Paper Mario, which is not a new game, it would be a solid 2/10. With it, it got a 5 at least.
One of my favorite games, what can I do...?

It was so devoted to filler that they actually had a recap of everything they had shown in the direct half way through. Also with Wonder coming out, can Nintendo maybe go easy on the Mario ip spin offs for a bit? And why aren’t they milking Animal Crossing more given it’s huge install base?

Unicorn game looks decent.

The new trailer for Star Ocean 2 R is where it's at though. So much awesome stuff shown.

Way better than I expected, can't wait for mario rpg gamecube and that new vanillaware game 😃

It was okay if you like Mario and ports. Otherwise it was awful. Just nothing interesting at all.

Fairly bad. The only saving grace was TTYD.

Solid 7 of 10. I certainly saw some games for me like the Unicorn one. I was sad Paper Mario was the closer. All of these remakes are going to bite us in the ass one day - if that day isn't already here.

Pretty lackluster, imo. To be fair tho, so was playstation's. If it weren't for FF7 remake part 2, i'd have nothing to look foward to.

Not very impressive to me, but I knew that going in. We’ll definitely be seeing more exciting stuff next year, and I was still happy with a couple of announcements this time around anyway.

Not great but much better than the Sony one, that was terrible. I'd have liked a new Donkey Kong in the style of the new Mario game coming out or make Donkey Kong a playable character in Wonder, or an open world Donkey Kong game... I'm a fan of Donkey Kong if it wasn't too obvious..

This was a terrible direct from Nintendo. Where was the next batch of n64 games for NSO? No dlc for Mario party? No new Mario baseball? What a disappointment Nintendo. On the bright side I can’t wait for the next hardware from Nintendo

Was the new Shinchan game not announced in the West?

I felt it was solid. I'd give it a B or a 7/10. There was a lot of interesting software though no real big ones other than Atlus's new game and Shinchan. You can tell that 2024 is the final year for the Switch since all new first party game announcements were either DLC like Splatoon, Mario Kart or ports like Another Code, Donkey Kong and Paper Mario

When people mention DK94 are they refering to the gameboy title or the first donkey kong country (both released in 1994)?

It was okay, but this generation really shows you, how much focus Nintendo puts on the Mario brand, and the other franchises barely get anything. 3 games at best, if you are lucky and none, if you are unlucky (DK, Star Fox, Kid Icarus, F-Zero).

Not really anything new aside from Vanillaware. I think this is confirmation that focus is on the next console. The next 12 months will be a good time to catchup on that backlog.

Some interesting games but nothing to special. FZERO 99 is the only one that had me hyped and its been an amazing game so far

I was dying for news on NSO release schedule, Silksong, Metroid Prime 2/3, or Wind Waker / Twilight Princess, so that was a bit of a bummer. Never played TTYD, or a Paper Mario game for that matter, so looking forward to that. That and Mario RPG.

I think the Switch will continue for a few more years without a successor, as it was only last year that the President of Nintendo said the console was around the half way point of it's life. Everyone is complaining about how weak it's specs are now but Nintendo has always been about the gameplay and artstyle over graphics and the console is still really popular.

One somewhat lesser direct doesn't mean the console is winding down to me, as they've always had consistently strong and weak showings. It's more down to how many bigger games they have nearing completion whenever a Direct is put out.

this septembre Nintendo Direct give me huge funeral vibes, we are really on Switch end huh

The Peach game looks pretty cool and I've never played The Thousand Year Door or Luigi's Mansion 2. Overall pretty solid, I think.

Disappointed, I must say. To have as many ports from the WiiU that we do, and even diving into the GameCube library now and to still not have WW and TP on Switch? Disappointed. It should be a no brainer. Should have been a Zelda anniversary combo.

They hurt me with F-Zero 99, but then they brought it all back with a stunning (yes this time it applies in buckets) remake of the best Paper Mario game!

I’ll pick up Paper Mario: TTYD

It’s pretty telling that most of the things I’m picking up, or hoping for an announcement, are remakes.

We might get 1 or 2 surprises in 2024 but I think we can say Switch will soon enter the Winter of its life.

SpyxAnya!! I'm a BIG fan of SpyxFamily so SpyxAnya was a big surprise, and a must-have.

Unicorn Overlord!

Side Order was great to see finally.

Sora amiibo! Plus TOTK amiibo release dates.

Princess Peach was a nice surprise to see all the different gameplay outfits, and I loved the Sherlock outfit.

Strange to see Super Mario Bros Wonder relegated to a highlight reel.

Other than that, not really blown away by the Direct. Lots of filler, but still good stuff shown!

Some of the dates make it feel like any Switch 2 launch might happen after summer 2024? Not sure how to interpret some of those 2024 release dates...

Better than nothing I suppose. Tomb raider games was a surprise as I actually prefer them over the reboots. Especially number 2, was one of my fav games back in the day

Everyone is excited about TTYD, but I don't fully understand the appeal. I just recently tried to play through the original Paper Mario and found that the over world travel is extraordinarily slow and the combat breaks down into trading blows with the opponent and hoping they die first. Better than the modern Paper Marios, but not enough strategy for a turn based RPG. I was hoping for something a bit more exciting for a "one last thing".

i looked so hard for leaks and then was really disappointed because there were no surprises. Its like finding your christmas presents early. I spoiled for myself

I probably would have liked it more if I hadn't watched the previous Direct, but most of this was stuff I already knew about, so I felt it was kind of whatever. None of the new reveals blew me away, but even though I'd never heard of Another Code before, that piqued my interest. I'm okay with all the remakes: there are now college graduates who were only babies in the GameCube era, and they deserve a chance to play those games without paying three figures (plus I was broke for a lot of that time and would like a second chance as well).

Of course, I'd have declared it the greatest Direct ever if it announced a new Wave Race and nothing was different otherwise.

im not gonna vote on this direct since the implications it has kind of invalidate my complaints, that being a lack of stuff. But we kinda know at this point they're working on the next big console, so it totally makes sense why. I will say though, more 3rd party would have really helped. Hi fi rush and penny's breakaway would have done a lot to carry the direct for me personally, but hey what can ya do? I will completely admit though that TTYD is such a cool thing to see, despite making 0 sense because of mario rpg's upcoming release. Makes me worry that it'll come out late 2024 but im still chipping away at the cement wall that is persona 5 royale with my little plastic spoon so i can definentely wait for another rpg! Overall, it was always gonna really be a win either way, as no new games mean something wicked is brewing and news games means new games! Fine by me no matter which way the scale tilted, and this works for me a-ok.

No new games but games are games right? And more games are always good, so we shouldn't be complaining

Pretty boring direct. Only things that stood out were Peach, Warioware, Mario RPG, TTYD, and that one DS puzzle game remake.

TBVH the only thing I was excited about was the announcement of the Tomb Raider remasters. TR1&2 were some of my favs on the PS1. I think they messed up the chance to really make Princess Peach in her own game on Switch. I would have liked to have seen something closer to the Super Princess Peach from the DS. I was NOT at all excited about the Luigi's Mansion 2HD feels like a cheap money grab. As for everything else ..... it was a snooze fest.

i love remakes and ports especially if you never had the console or the games before

The entire direct was Mario and now we’re getting 3 Mario games that didn’t need to be remade and a port. Other than some previously announced splatoon dlc, detective pikachu, and “new” f-zero 99, there was no other big Nintendo franchises so I guess they’re all being saved for the switch 2. The 3rd party showing seemed pretty weak too

All about the TTYD and the Peach game. Princess Peach Showtime is looking awesome. I like how she can change into different costumes each with distinct abilities. I just hope that the developers really lean in on the themes, both for the stages and the costumes. It'd be great if each costume has a robust move-set. Outside of that, it's absolutely wild that we're getting TTYD. That's absolute hype. 2024 Is looking pretty stellar.

Only things I really cared about were Mario RPG, Trace Memory, and Thousand-Year Door, but I didn't have too high of expectations of it to begin with and TTYD is one of my favorite games ever so I'm cool with it. Give it like a 6.

A lot of stuff I’m super excited about, but also a lot of stuff I don’t care about. Another Code is something I’ve never heard of, but it looks like it’s right up my alley.

7, way too many rpgs

So happy for Another Code Remaster and finally the sequel is released to the west. Tomb raider remaster is solid as well. A lot of hilarious titles for this direct. Still waiting on more fps and tps to be remastered (older bonds, wolfensteins, star wars, duke nukems etc.) Also badly waiting on a zero escape remaster as well.

New peach game, finally remastering thousand year door, goofy games galore, another code remaster etc.

Not an overly exciting direct.

The Another Code remake and Princess Peach Showtime were the standouts to me. The leaked "Donkey Kong and F-Zero games" were a bit of a disappointment, in that they weren’t full fledged DK or F-Zero games, but I’ll take ‘em. The Tomb Raider trilogy was nice, hoping for Legends, Underworld and the reboot trilogy to follow. And I don't much care for Paper Mario, it kinda took the wind out of the sails of a ship that was already coasting.

But it was still surprisingly better than Sony's direct.

If ya like remakes it's probably a dream come true. Otherwise? It's pretty mid.

TTYD remake literally saved it

Side Order=fantastic Direct Otherwise… not a lot that caters to me personally but I know a lot of people liked what was on display. (My younger sister was screaming in excitement about the Princess Peach Showtime game!) Nonetheless, a good Direct overall!

A lot of fun games like usual, but you can really feel that they're biding for time and keeping the far more ambitious games close to their chests.

As exciting as it is to play TTYD on a modern console, it says a lot when your "One last thing" is a remake of a game that could've honestly just been a spruced up port announced in the middle of the Direct. Still, a massive W for classic Paper Mario fans.

This direct was light on new games. Pretty much expected for this part of the console's lifecycle.
Nintendo's plans up to March 2024 are seen right here. I wonder if this means something, if they plan to reveal their next-gen console before the end of the year.
Paper Mario TTYD remake seems to be coming later next year, by that time I hope Nintendo finally has a release date for the Switch 2, and maybe Metroid Prime 4, if that game could be cross-gen in a way.

It kind of makes sense that it was heavy on announcements for next year as opposed to adding details to games coming out for the rest of this year, since there's also Tokyo Game Show in about a week where they can give more.

...No I'm not just coping to hold out hope for more Fantasy Life i news

So many remakes but no Twilight Princess, Windwaker, Link Between Worlds or Mario Galaxy 2. What the….?

Another packed full of HD rereleases and generic JRPGs. Alright, but I was kinda hoping for a Switch 2 announcement.

@locky-mavo I avoided the leaks. And I am glad I did. Because it instead of being a disappointment, I was pleased. While I would have preferred NST make a new Mario vs Donkey Kong, it looks like love went into making the remake

@kalosn They announced games for later in 2024 so my guess is 2024 will be mostly be DLC, ports, and remakes and Switch 2 will release at the end of the year. If that's the case, I hope to see Nintendo put out more remasters of some of their more minor titles.

A solid quality direct. Welcome remakes the highlight. Switch 2 approaches.

The only solid title was Contra,some good gamecube remasters, Tomb Raider, ok,… but it’s clear Switch is done! They are scraping the bottom of the barrel for a second time! The weakest Direct I remember. Also Prince ofPersia looks like they copied the engine and gameplay from Metroid Dread and just gave it different coat-the game doesn’t have anything unique about it! Really super disappointing-some gamers are adults!!! If only they had some bundles like Twilight Princess and Windwaker OR Metrpid Prime 2+3. This was boring to watch!

I really don't want to sound negative, but this Direct really didn't do much for me.
Objectively speaking, I don't necessarily think it was terrible... but equally it just seems like Nintendo are now riding the final wave until Switch2 - and being wholly reliant on ports of old games (albeit good ones, Tomb Raider / MGS etc) and remasters (Thousand Yr Door).

In the wake of BG3 & Starfield, not to mention RE4 and SF6, I was hoping Nintendo might have another big-hitter before end of this year....

But people here are right in saying it makes no sense to announce Switch2 now and consequentially kneecap their sales potential for one last holiday season for original Switch.

I'm certainly not a hater, and Nintendo are probably my overall favorite in the space of the 'top 3' (Sony 2nd, Microsoft 3rd).... but I'm considering buying a SteamDeck to tide me over until Switch2, just to play BG3 RE4 etc

This direct made me so happy. I want to play almost every game shown. Never played Another Code or The Thousand Year Door, but I was often looking for a reasonable price on Ebay for Paper Mario. Thankfully Nintendo heard my wish.

The Mario VS Donkey Kong game is a cute little surprise. Princess Peach Showtime! looks interesting and awesome.
The biggest surprise and maybe even the highlight for me is Unicorn Overlord.

All in all, I felt so happy and thankful during and after the direct, because there is still so much goodness to come.

This direct was a really bad one, there were pretty much no new triple A first party games announced, if you think about it, the switch has always had at least one big triple A Nintendo game every year since launch, this proves that the lifespan of the switch is doomed, all ninty fans can do now is save up for the next gen Nintendo hardware which will apparently cost £350.

Hopefully Splatoon 3 will get keep all the fans going until new hardware arrives.

It was really awful, outside of what was already known. The only thing not making it a total waste is TTYD. A game I’ve been looking forward to for a very long time, given how highly rated it is.

The original FZero is one of my all time favs but I can’t help feel it deserves better than a 99 version. Though if that gets us a full, proper new game then I’m down with that.

I can almost hear the meeting at Nintendo... "What's the bare minimum we can do to shut up F-Zero fans who have wanted a new entry for 20 years?"

personally i was looking for an rpg, super mario ones look kinda cute but it seems like they have little strategy, and the ones on showcase look very generic and seem to lack creativity (ill have to see more though). another code grabbed my attention but i heard that the game was really designed around the capabilities of the ds so i hope it makes the jump to the switch smoothly.

gotta be honest, it seems like the switch is running out of steam. most current releases by nintendo after tears of the kingdom, pikmin 4 and mario wonder seem very low effort/budget. do they really deserve praise for making these mario rpg remakes? they couldn't have been that hard to make and probably cost nothing in the grand scheme of things.

@sleepinglion
i love this comment

It was probably my least favourite of all the directs, but it wasn’t awful. A WW/Twilight announcement would have been amazing but Nintendo never do the expected. Tomb Raider gives me a reason to get rid of my PlayStation, and I’m really surprised more people aren’t happy about that coming out.
I’m like 400 hours into TOTK without intentions to finish it and I’ve got such a massive backlog of games, I can’t really moan about things not coming out when I don’t have time to play the things I already have.

Probably the worst full direct I can remember.

But still okay. 3 stars, would direct again.

Nintendo: "More than 30 new games announced!"
Me: "Same old Nintendo throwing about the word 'New' to describe something old..."

I didn't like another code and I think the paper mario is overrated. But overall I thought they showed lots of things to be interested in, in fact more than I expected with all the talk of switch 2.
And it made me think that it would be more later in the year before we would hear anything about new hardware.

Waited so long for F-Zero news only to find out it's fricking F-Zero 99. I'm not gonna lie, it's probably tons of fun, but we need a new game in the series, not this.

It was a solid Direct though it did give the impression of "Switch 2 incoming". Most exciting announcement was the wave 6 announcement (Wii Daisy Circuit and 4 characters instead of 2 was a huge curveball) but I also liked a load of the other announcements too. It's exciting when a lot of old games are being saved which were trapped on older hardware (e.g. Tomb Raider 1-3, LM2, TTYD, Mario vs. DK).

F-Zero 99 was a bit of a Metroid Prime Federation Force moment though to be honest, the concept is interesting but it's pretty much a case of wrong game at the wrong time given the franchise has been dormant for almost 2 decades (F-Zero GX remaster would've been a much better fit for F-Zero's revival).

@samuelvictor agreed.. dk94 is the peak of the classic dk... not sure of all the remakes, but i do like them on the 3DS .. so i guess i would like one on the switch... sale material though... since i didn't see anything new added..

Good to see that there are a lot of remakes.
Which means that the experienced teams are working on titles for the Switch2.

I thought there were a couple nice moments, am personally really excited to spend more time in Eastward's world. Happy for people that want to play TTYD again with slightly better graphics.

Overall I thought it was dreadful. I was out of the room when the f-zero music hit and got crazy excited, only to see a crappy spin on a 30 year old game. That's basically par for the course for Nintendo, though, isn't it? Why not make an awesome new modern f-zero with loads of players online? Perhaps they will, we'll see in the coming years, but there was precious little to get excited about in this direct for me. It made me glad I've got a series x.

Nothing stood out, none of them I wanna play

Still no Prime 4, still no Silksong, and no sign of the Parodius/Otomedius collection(s) I’ve been jonesing for.

All I took from this was Trombone Champ and F-Zero 99. Very poor Direct - it’d struggle to muster a 4.5/10

@FishyS
I was sold with Trombone Champ.
The Fart Rhythm games 🤣
Release the games in physical release with all contents inside then I will buy them.

I didn't care about anything other than FUNKY KONG YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

And for the people expecting switch 2, did you really think Nintendo was going to kill their final holiday sales of the switch?

It was awful for me. Not because no Switch 2 or Metroid Prime 4, but let's be honest those definitely would have been show stealers. I thought it was awful because of all the fillers of games not only already known but were already in the previous Direct! Only thing I'm slightly excited about like most is Thousand Year Door, but ofc I'd much rather a new Paper Mario like I would have preferred a Super Mario RPG 2. I hope what seems to be a Direct filled with known Announcements that means the next Direct will be bonkers or be for Switch 2.

When the amiibo announcements were the highlight for me, then I know it's time to move on to the next system. Switch 1 has been my favorite home console system since the SNES, but it's definitely time to move on to the next.

Im a pretty big mario vs donkey kong enjoyer, so i'm particularly cheesed about that announcement. The peach game and luigi's mansion remaster looks neat, and i definitely wasn't expecting paper mario TTYD. that's just super cool to see.

I am a smidge disappointed about the f-zero reveal though. Call me a jaded pasty nerd, but seeing as the switch is nearing it's end of support i just don't see this game being around all that long. I was hoping for a proper F-Zero reveal considering it's been about 20 years since GX came out. Just a bit of a bummer, But it is what it is.

None of the games got me excited. Indicative of the end of life cycle for Switch. Lots of nothing

Another Code was a nice surprise for me. The other titles listed didn't really stand out to me though.

It was pretty good, glad to see more info on Mario RPG!! Although I am going to buy it regardless lol. The Peach game looks like a lot of fun but the rest of the show was just ok. I never played Thousand Year Door so not hyped but it does have my interest

The Direct was pretty heavy in remakes/remasters, which I don't see as a bad thing. It likely means they're putting their efforts into other new stuff down the line, so potentially new software for whatever the new hardware is. My guess is we'll start hearing some official news about what's next for Nintendo hardware sometime next year.

In the meantime, I'm gonna enjoy reliving some of my favorite games made again on the Switch. I'm so hype for both Super Mario RPG and Paper Mario!

Biggest surprise for me is fzero which is insanely cool and TTYD which is very unexpected.
Other than that lots of release dates and Another Code. I mean if that is their idea of a end of a console cycle direct, then it's pretty impressive. Well played.

I was surprise that we did not get to see Hogwart which I was really expecting and honestly it does not bode well for that game.
Also biggest letdown was no new lineup of N64 games. It seems they are really trying to get away with no Rare games whatsoever. That's insane. Plus they're not even trying when it comes to hidden gems and more obscure excellent titles.

Great direct, especially for a huge Mario fan like myself. More info on Princess Peach: Showtime! and Super Mario RPG got me interested in them, F-Zero 99 became my favorite "99" game after Super Mario Bros 35 (despite being gone, no thanks to Pac-Man 99), Mario vs. Donkey Kong and other past games being remade, etc. And of course, the "last surprise" title. Glad to be able to play that on my Switch, though I do hope its predecessor gets the same treatment as well.

I would've liked to hear more info on Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time, but this direct kicked so much butt for me that I can't be mad at it.

Only thing I liked was the Spy x Family game announcement

Meh not too much stood out to me, besides a few titles some fantasy and such, lookin forward to Mario vs Donkey Kong but thats about it.

@mlt Honestly I thought the F-Zero one was pretty neat too may be a lining to future F-Zero projects, THAT WE HAVENT HAD SINCE 2003-2004 so they'll likely make a remake of GX or make a new game entirely thus reviving the first Nintendo racing game series made. (Yes F-Zero came before Mario Kart)