Japanese Poll Discovers That Vast Majority Of Viewers Were Pleased With The Nintendo Direct

It was awesome I'm so excited for this year on the switch!!!

loved it, although there was zero mention of Pikmin i still think it's one of the best Directs I've seen in a long time, probably of all time

I don’t know how anyone could be negative about that Direct, it was amazing.

Considering they are getting a new story of seasons I’d be happy too! (It was a great direct. Some amazing surprises)

Was upset with the lack of information regarding Nintendo's relationship with DNA and coverage on their mobile games. Really didn't want Super Mario Maker 2, it only really works efficiently in handheld mode.

But was pleased about the announcement structure of the new games, and so glad Cubey is back!!

With at least three games I want, two of them being FREE? Yea I was pretty satisfied

The Direct was awesome. The Switch is beautiful

I'm very pleasantly surprised. I was hoping for Bayo & Animal Crossing though I didn't get them, I want MORE games (Astral Chain, DQ11, Marvel Alliance) now beside those too.

And TETRIS battle royale!!! What a brilliant idea.

This is my Switch, in whom I am pleased.

It was absolutely great. Can't wait for Fire Emblem, and for all the rest. I think that will be other directs, I think they still have a lot of things to show. Poor money of mine...

Well, there you go. Factual proof that it was a great Direct, and it was.
Big finger to all the idiotic whiners.

I really enjoyed it, there was a LOT to see, and a couple of very neat surprises as well, so what's not to love?

Games I excited about :
1. Dragon Quest Builders 2 USA date release
But I reacted normally, not so hysterical.

Disney Tsum Tsum ? Well, okay...
Super Mario Maker 2 ? Hm.... Interesting.
Yoshi Crafted World ? Quite interesting too.
FF IX ? Yay... But I reacted normally.
Zelda Link's Awakening? Well... At first I completely have no interest at all, but after I saw Very CUTE 3D design with some foes from Mario games, I captivated with the Chibi looking of that game.
Tetris 99 was okay....
The other games were just Nah.....!!

Mario Maker 2 and Link's Awakening were enough to satisfy me, and there was so much more.

I thought it was great a little RPG heavy for my tastes but I know other people love the genre and that’s cool but everything else was amazing can’t understand why some would rate it as bad

It was a bit too JRPG/turn-based combat focused for my taste. Good games, just not my genres.
Not bad but I would like to see more variety first party wise.
Objective rank: 8.5/10
Personal rank: 6/10

Insta buys so far are:
-Zelda
-Mario Maker 2
-Platinum Game

I thought it was very good, certainly the best for quite some time and this year's release schedule is looking far better than last year

It was great! Unlike 2018, 2019 looks amazing

Unfortunately, that "amazing" doesn't really start until June . I don't care about Yoshi or Mario Maker, which makes the first 5 months of 2019 as barren as all of 2018 to me (Smash being the only bright spot)

@ThanosReXXX Mind you it's the same as when they run polls here, the vast majority of people are actually happy.

I liked it!

Very excited for Link's awakening

It was amazing for me, with the exception of the art style of Links Awakening

I forgot that I was going to hate Nintendo and sell my Switch if they did not announce Metroid Prime Trilogy. So yea it was an amazing direct.

Really good direct i love Pikmin so i wanted that but other than that excellent

It wasn't very good imo. I don't like platformers, and a lot of the games shown are things I've bought on other platforms. All that interests me from what was shown is Zelda (and I really don't think the artstyle fits the game they're remaking), FF7, and Fire Emblem. Zelda is likely coming out in the last half of the year, and Fire Emblem was delayed. That means the only thing that is even slightly interesting on the Nintendo side for me this spring is FFVII.

The PS4 has good games coming out this spring though, so I'll just focus on that system right now until Nintendo actually starts releasing a wider variety of real big hitters this fall.

It is an excellent start for a first direct. There are many things that pick my interest. This year is already looking good.

Very good direct, stay away from the pre-direct speculation to maximize your enjoyment.

@Denoloco From the look of your picture you've hooked up a PS4 controller to your Switch, interesting 🤔.

For me Animal Crossing, Astral Chain, Bloodstained, and of course Zelda are the games I’m definitely going to get. Will wait and see what else is in store.

I’ll be jamming it out next month with Sekiro on PS4, even doing NG+ right now in Bloodborne anticipating the release.

Summer looks like all Switch for me though. Nice work Nintendo!

The art-style of the Link's Awakening remake wasn't the best choice.

Sorry for being so salty, all I wanted was some Animal Crossing gameplay... >,<

@WiltonRoots Fortunately for the human race, that's true.
What's unfortunate, though, is that the unhappy minority always seems to be concentrated on game forums, bothering and annoying the other, happy gamers with their idiotic ramblings.

I didn't like it. Glad so many others did, but other than Daemon x Machina and Starlink there was very little that appealed to me. Not a fan of Link's Awakening, Mario Maker, puzzlers, or RPGs so felt sadly bored during most of it. Also had hoped for SNES announcement but oh well. Hoping more things appeal to me during E3.

@Crono1973 Wise words, probably overlooked and/or completely ignored by all the idiots that didn't get to see the games they "expected" to see in the Direct, based on nothing but unconfirmed, baseless rumors...

Not everything in the direct spoke DAIREKUTORI to me, but I was still very impressed by the sheer quantity of high profile announcements and displays.

@wazlon

Yes. It’s an adapter that simulates the DualShock 4 as a Switch Pro Controller. Useful since I can use just one controller for everything (PC/PS4/Switch) instead of needing an Xbox One and Pro controller along with my DualShock 4.

Cheers

Loved it! Also im really surprised at all the love starlink is getting from ubi. Guess it wasn't a flop on the switch otherwise why would they bother with the exclusive support

Considering it was mostly the kinds of games that Japanese people really love, that's no surprise. I enjoyed it, but only because Link's Awakening stole the show. Before that I found it lukewarm simply because many of the anime games they showed aren't typically what gets me hyped

Even with high expectaions, this was still a fantastic Direct by all accounts.

I can understand feeling let down if there was one specific game you were really holding out hope for (Metroid Prime trilogy, Pokemon Gen 8, Knack 2, etc) but even in these cases, I'm SURE that something caught your eye. It was a good spread of genres.

It was perfect. Super Mario Maker 2. Looks brilliant. The way they started building a slope was such a crowd pleasing moment. And you get it right away, how it works in TV mode and it seems pretty good.

Link's Awakening was so great to see. I can only imagine if they do that to the Oracle games or even the NES games, down the line. Part of me also wishes it was an original game and not a remake, but it is still perfect none the less.

The direct also sold me on Daemon X Machina. I downloaded the Prototype levels, haven't played them yet, but what they showed looks so good. Also I really liked the new Platinum game with the chain.

Finally, I'm already playing FF IX, waiting on VII and loving my Switch.

Mario maker 2. That is all.

Few things win me over more than those, "...And it's available to try/buy/play today!"

But immediate gratification aside, it was a solid, diverse showing. Best of all (albeit bittersweet) no sign of 3DS!

I respect Nintendo's desire to keep it kicking, but it's impossible to fight that frustration where a new 1st Party 3DS game is announced, and the response is, "Why not [also] on Switch??"

So looking ahead I bet that Pokémon and Animal Crossing will be the leads for E3, which means that we’ll have to wait even longer for details Unless something huge is still not revealed.

Great direct and some great games. Too many games. Too many. Captain toad day one bonus dlc is great too. Can’t wait

Mario Maker 2 is day 1
Yoshi looks good
Tetris is a nice online exclusive.
Smash 3.0 update
Links awakening

Exciting stuff

@BulkSlash either. If you the one game you've been wanting still hasn't even been confirmed to be in the pipeline, it's pretty easy to call this direct a failure. For me, that game is Pikmin 4. I never cared much for Zelda games, FF, or rpgs in general. The only decent game announced was Mario Maker 2, and even that game alone doesn't "win" a direct. Big fail for me.

Personally, I'd give the February 2019 Direct an 8.5/10. Astral Chain, Oninaki, Super Mario Maker 2, and Link's Adventure Remake were exciting announcements. But just teasing the next Smash update, Nintendo? You would've been better not mentioning Smash at all if you weren't going to show anything.

It was average for me. Will definitely buy Mario Maker 2, but it also wasn’t exactly the biggest surprise. I know people have been disappointed by Fire Emblem but it looked great to me. That was about it though. Not really interested in multi platform stuff or the remake of Link’s Awakening.

Edit: More Box Boy is always welcome! Would have preferred a new Pullblox/Fallblox buy Box Boy is good too.

I Got the games that i've really want that were already announced, DxM (gonna try out the demo later today), Yoshi's Crafted World (another demo to try out later today.), Fire Emblem (looks great!)
Dragon Quest 12 (very happy with what new content it's getting) MUA3 (my interested has gone up.), and with announcements: Super Mario Maker 2 (Yes!), A Bunch of Third Party Games to try out. Tetris 99 (im loving look of that game. finally, a Battle Royal game that will hopefully keep my interested, i didn't like Fortnite and Garry's Mods own BR sadly) Astral Chain (looks freaking awesome!), and The Legends of Zelda: Link's Awakening (i loved BOTW, so hopefully i'll loved this one too)

sadly no new Animal Crossing info. will probably not see that until E3

@teamdave2002 I really want Pikmin 4 too, but if your threshold for success is information about one game that might not even exist then you might need to find another hobby

@chardir lol well it might be the main interest and they have openly said it was complete. Its a must buy for me so yeah!!!

The art style for links awakening is getting a lot of stick but I saw pictures of the original and remake side by side and they kinda make sense although I can see it won’t be to everyone’s taste

There are more games coming this year than I have time or money to play. This Direct gave me HAPPY problems... considering I was a long term Wii U owner

I will say good. Nearly very good. Really excited about Senua (never thought I'd get to play that one!), Bloodstained, and the Link's Awakening remake (if anything, just to hear some cool modern renditions on the music). Seriously hoping they are releasing something about Animal Crossing soon, though, as I'm starting to worry that's further off then they've implied. I still play the Metroid Primes on their original systems, so I wasn't ticked about that, though, I really want to know what's up with this rumored Star Fox racer. I mean, Retro had to have been working on SOMETHING for the last five years, right?

I didn't feel the hype unfortunately. Mario Maker + and a reskin of an old Zelda game certainly didn't make my day. On a positive note, Senua coming to Switch was welcome news and the Starlink DLC looked interesting, as wasn't expecting that to grow much more.

Would like to see more output from Nintendo on fresh IP and/or big hitting releases from existing. FE kind of got close to that. Whiner and proud. Come at me bro!

It was freaking incredible for me!

I thought it was fabulous, but if you're not into extremely Japanese games, I could see it being a let down.

Dragon Quest XI S: Definitive Edition (boy, that's a mouthful) made it for me, and then Three Houses cemented it. Astral Chain was the cherry on top.

Mario Maker 2 is cool, I guess, although the main thing I learned from the original is that the vast majority of people (myself included) do NOT know how to design good Mario levels. Might or might not grab it.

Link's Awakening is extremely cute looking, but the original is a bottom-tier Zelda game for me, and I'm not excited about paying full price for a reskinned Game Boy title.

I'm giving a 8.5/10. Fire Emblem with date, narrowing the window to summer 2019 for MUA3, 2019 Link's Awakening was awesome surprise. Would have been a 10 with more specific info than Bayonetta 3 is still happening.

Waaaaaay too big a focus on anime games, in my opinion. That was like 80% of the show. But Super Mario Maker 2 looks perfect, and Link's Awakening is exciting, even if I'm still mixed on the art style. I can't call it a bad Direct since those games were so great and we got some nice freebies (Yoshi demo! Tetris battle royale!) but there wasn't anything else I particularly cared about besides the Captain Toad update. Was really hoping for Spyro and SNES Online, and maybe a new Luigi's Mansion 3 trailer.

I had no expectations going in to this direct, and I got a ton of stuff I didn't know I wanted. Mario Maker 2 was definitely my star of the show, but getting to see an update on my favorite turn based strategy series was awesome, and the reveal of all the new demos and the surprise of Link's Awakening just blew me away.

A lot of the games in the direct we knew were coming we just now have more definitive release dates. I was kinda disappointed really, yeah there were some great announcements but nothing that really pulled me in to be a must have (I already had FE preordered so....).

What really killed it for me personally was the lack of prime trilogy being announced. It was all circumstantial evidence but taken all together it was hard to pass it off as just a random rumor what with Reggie wearing a metroid shirt, dark samus being introduced to smash and with prime 4 being pushed back at least a year it would allow those who hadn't experienced tge original primes to get caught up story wise.

I thought it was pretty boring from a personal standppint. But for Nintendo it will be great. The games will sell like Jeebus. Mario maker fir example. I liked the platinum game, yoshi always looks awesome, then Fire Emblem. Didn’t really care fore the zelda remake. Love the original, will stick to that i will probably get box boy and box girl and play with my girlfriend. Co-op platforming is always fun

I thought it was a great direct! While I was not personally interested in most of the games shown (my highlights were Zelda, Fire Emblem, Yoshi, the Captain Toad DLC and the Rune Factory games), it was awesome to see so many games being shown at once; the second half of the year is going to be absolutely jam-packed! If they don’t do another direct between now and June, the E3 presentation is going to be awesome as well, with Animal Crossing, Luigi’s Mansion, Pokemon and Zelda - can’t wait!

HELL YEAH, RUNE FACTORY 5 IN DEVELOPMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thought it was the best Direct in a very long time. A couple of things I don't care about (Starlink) but there was a bunch of awesome announcements. Zelda looks gorgeous and is my favourite Zelda game ever so that's great. Maker 2 looks fantastic. Fire Emblem looks great. Even that Sum Sum game looks like good fun. Just a lot of great stuff and they've
managed to make the next year of Switch go from pretty thin to absolutely packed in just half an hour. Well done. Oh and Tetris 99 made me sub to to NSO and feel it's worth it 😂

I was pleased with it.
Super Mario Maker 2
Legend of Zelda : Links Awakening
Fire Emblem : Three Houses
Starlink StarFox DLC
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3

Great stuff. Good surprises.

Are there things I wish I saw? Sure, I wish/hope Metroid Prime Trilogy gets announced.

For ports, I’d love to see Wonderful 101, StarFox Zero, any of the legend of Zeldas or Mario games to be ported.

Snes to be added to the online.

Crassus wishes like a Kid Icarus or Advance Wars game

There’s always something more I’d wish to see.

But I was pleased with the show. Great stuff.

I was pleased too:

Great looking new game from Platinum, with concrete releasedate
Great looking Links awakening remake, coming this year
Proper releasedate for Fire emblem
New Mariomaker

And now the bad stuff:

No Luigi's mansion or Bayonetta. Bayonetta may be a long way off

Fire emblem looks like it comes straight from the 3DS. They could have done a bit more effort

Mariomaker looks cool, but it might be useless for me without Nintendo online. So I first need to see what's inside for people without Nintendo online.

It was a great Direct. The only thing that would have really put it over the top for me though would have been some mention of Animal Crossing Switch. But maybe they're saving that & any Pokemon Switch news for E3 this year. Now I just wish Canadian retailers would put up preorders for that awesome Special Edition Fire Emblem: Three Houses!

Its time for all you haters to realize that Links Awakening is in fact THE BEST top down Zelda game. Except for maybe Link Between Worlds, but hopefully this re-release gets Links Awakening out of the shadow of Link to the Past.....which they'll probably re-make next year.

I wasn't really blown away by it. (but that's probably in part because Mario Maker 2 and the Zelda remake didn't do anything for me, and they were the big intro and closer reveals)

Fire Emblem Three Houses was probably the biggest surprise, I've been kinda on the fence about the series since playing Awakening so I wasn't expecting much but I do find this academy direction they're going in interesting. (I also like how the different territories aren't at war with each other)

Even without Animal Crossing and core Pokemon rpg updates, I am satisfied with the announcement so far, Link's Awakening! Wohoo!

@ThanosReXXX Seriously, they were spamming the chat during and after the direct with several comments in a row about how awful they thought it was.

I wanted a Persona 5 port. But it was fine.

Yeah it was mostly fine. Not everything was to my taste, but I'm not really a Square Enix person. Still, I'm sure FF and DW fans are happy.

Mario Maker 2, Bloodstained, Yoshi's Crafted World, the new StarFox and Astral Chain look good. Was not pleased about the LA remake. It looked awful.

This Direct was well worth the wait IMO. I didn't see everything that I wanted but am still pleased nonetheless. My only regret was that I was unable to watch it live.

Cases like this are why it's usually beneficial to wait for nice things.

SMM2 alone was way more than enough for me to be thrilled with the Direct. But then adding Link's Awakening? Heck yeah! Probably the first time in a few years that I haven't been either disappointed or disinterested in a Direct.

It was great, I was very pleased.

ニンテンドライフ?　遅いニュースの日？

Well, at least Japan has their priorities straight. Not as many Negative Nanakos there.

I don't get NL. "It was a terrible direct, there was nothing in there. I don't like platformers or JRPGS or TRPGs (yet inexplicably buy Nintendo systems known for platformers JRPGs and TRPGs), and none of the action games they showed appeal to me, and the ones that did I already bought on other platforms, when will there be anything good?!"

I don't see PushSquare filled with people that say "I don't like 3/4 over the shoulder story driven action adventures, when will Sony makes games for ME?!" Oh wait...there they are....carry on.

It was a fantastic direct.

Very good. I thought the news of all those demos was awesome news. I’ve definitely got enough to look forward to in the next 6 months.

Super Mario Maker 2 made my Day! I was hoping to see more on Animal Crossing, but more info will probably drop during the next direct. I am excited for Fire Emblem, BloodStained, Yoshi's Crafted World, and Link's Awakening!🎮

One of the best Direct and I'm glad Nintendo continues this series of videos. It's like a mini E3 every time

This was Nintendo's best Direct of the Switch's lifecycle thus far.

@Henmii luigi's mansion 3 may be at e3.

@BulkSlash I didn't have an overall negative feeling with the Direct, but I did leave a little disappointed. Some things that were missing (and stood out):

**Animal Crossing
**Pokémon (I don't care personally, but I know a lot of other people do)
**Metroid Prime Trilogy

Overall though, I am very pleased, especially with the knowledge that my favorite Zelda game will soon be available on Switch.

@andrew124 That's what I was thinking too. Usually January Directs only show what's coming the first half of the year with a few tidbits added in. The rest is shown at E3.

@andrew124,

Yeah, I guess that will happen.

Just disappointed no MP trilogy, but overall it was a good direct.

At first, I was pretty underwhelmed by the Direct, as the one big thing for me was Mario Maker 2.

But then I stopped to think- games like that, Link's Awakening, and the numerous potential third-party gems revealed are additional games to an already loaded Switch lineup for 2019. This year is easily shaping up to be the best year for it, by far.

And there was no 3DS games. I can't begin to tell you how refreshing that was.

I’m still hoping we get a Metroid Prime HD Trilogy set soon; it would make up for the delay of MP4 and who wouldn’t want MP on the go??

@andrew124 *you're

I'm a "hater" because I was disappointed by the direct? I honestly don't think you know what that word means. And your stance is don't comment unless you agree with everyone. Is that really what you want to be saying?

@LoriLoud The direct was composed of ports, sequels and remakes, but not having 3DS games is refreshing to you? That doesn't make a lot of sense.

@andrew124 you realize that you're the reason Nintendo fans are often called "fanboys," right?

Definitely yes
Astral chain was for me the winner game!

Cracking direct. Plus we know we will be getting other lovely games this year and probably some more stuff at E3. Things are looking rosie and Im happy to own a switch (it's has become more than just a companion console and eats more time than my PS4 and Xbox one.)

@andrew124 there are people who don't enjoy the same games you do. This is because we do not all have the same brains, personalities, likes, and dislikes.
I like Nintendo. The fact I dislike puzzlers, JRPGs, and sports games is my opinion. I am glad that most people were pleased with the announcements. I'm looking forward to Daemon x Machina, but most of the direct was not targeted toward me and that is okay. I like most Zelda games more than Link's Awakening, build your own Mario game 2 is not something I ever desired, and I feel very disengaged during JRPGs.
I don't have to like and buy every Nintendo product ever made to be a Nintendo fan. I'm a Nintendo fan because I like MOST things they make. If that's not good enough for you, take it up with Nintendo and get them to revoke my Mynintendo ID.

I'd give it a B or a C grade myself.

There was a lot to like about it, and give already had good fun with some of its earliest fruits. I'm so in love with that Yoshi demo that I'm gonna preorder the full thing ASAP! And Tetris 99? That thing is killer! And Zelda was a very pleasant surprise as well! Not to mention Mario Maker,Fire Emblem, Dragon Quest, and so many others.

However, I am so disappointed that there was no mention made of Metroid Prime Trilogy, nor SNES Online that those feelings walking away from the direct are actually stronger than all the happies I got from the stuff that actually was there.

As such I can't bring myself to give it an A.

Lastly, and this may be just a minor thing, I dunno, but are you kidding me with the tease for the Smash update? I mean, that borders on trolling!

@teamdave2002 The reason I said that is because the 3DS is a dead horse. There is little to no point of releasing new games on it at a steady pace anymore.

I was disappointed.

Not a lot of variety. Too many JRPGs, action rpgs, platformers, puzzlers, coop puzzle platformers, Metroidvanias, party games, action games, ports, new IPs, sandboxes, re-imaginings, demos, free games, coming soons, coming this summer, coming this year games.

Glad some of you others liked it.

Without Link Awakening remake I would be disappointed by this direct. Can't wait to put my hand on this game.

@NIN10DOXD Yeah, sadly enough, they were. I already predicted days before the Direct, that the whiners would come in full force afterwards, because no matter how good any Direct or presentation is, they will ALWAYS find something to complain about...

I'd give it a solid B+ only because of the mario maker 2 and Link's awakening And Fire Emblem.

Speaking of which the new Fire Emblem looks massive if its My Hero Academia and Hogwarts got together with Fire Emblem and said let's make a game looking forward to that one.

Hellblade (which I haven't played yet waiting for a port), assassins creed (which looked shaky but is a few months from release still and ubi have been doing the Switch well), ow and the Zelda game I've literally been waiting years for!!! Yep, i'm happy. If I hadn't replayed ffix a month ago I'd of bought it today, but will 100% be buying ffvii in march, 100 hours of the funniest RPG ever, yep please!

Direct couldn't have been better for me, 3 of my favourite franchises coming in 3 of the best games (OK ac3 not so much, but its better then people say it is). At least 4 games I'll 100% buy, and a couple I might buy.

Mario maker wasn't something I was into after seeing an interview on the line up of music, art, level design and gameplay in the first super Mario bros with its creative team, which makes have a go attempts seem wrong.

I'm trying to think what else there was but it was just tons of great stuff. Best year for switch yet is clearly going to be this year, hopefully we also get madden this year now frostbite runs on switch, and I can't wait for a proper pokemon game with actual battles to capture pokemon, not to mention the digimon game that's coming, which I think is supposed to be q1.

A bit disappointed that cool looking baseball game isn't coming westward, might have to import it, but that was the only bum note for me.

@andrew124 Yes, I can complain, anytime I want. It doesn't make me a "hater" (which again, considering you use the word to define someone who doesn't like something you like, indicates that you have no clue what it means).

And quite honestly, you don't really know what you're talking about. I didn't expect Nintendo to drop Pikmin 4; I was simply hopeful. Because my hopes were dashed, the direct didn't produce for me. Literally every single person in the entire world could be thrilled for Mario Maker 2 and it wouldn't make a difference to how the direct fared for me. That's something that you don't seem to understand - people like different things. And couple that with the fact that Nintendo hinted a completed Pikmin 4 nearly three years ago, yes, this direct was a disappointment for me. Not to mention the fact that I don't care for rpgs and anime based games, there wasn't much there for me. Doesn't make me a hater, and certainly doesn't validate your desire to have me not comment when my opinion differs from you.

At the end of the day, I guess all I can say is grow up.

_{@andrew124 Stop spamming comments and calling others "haters". Everyone is free to express their thoughts on the direct whether you agree with them or not, however, that doesn't give you the right to criticize and report others if they had any issues with the direct.}

What was there was good...astral chain looks cool, Mario maker 2 yes please and fire emblem I'm sure will be a treat, tetris is a lot of fun too, edit and zelda!!....I was disappointed with no animal crossing and pokemon though and something of a drought until Mario maker is out...

It was the best Direct I've ever seen. It was bookended with two Mt Fuji's! Mario Maker is the game I want most for Switch, and Link's Awakening is one of the most fun Zelda games I've ever played. Having Link's Awakening at 720p and 60 fps on a handheld is pure videogame heaven. If they add some kind of multiplayer it will be better than heaven. Seriously, people will change their religion from whatever it was, to buttery smooth colorful Koholint promised Land! Oh, and the middle of the Fuji sandwich was pretty damn tasty too! I love Boxboy, and am very excited if it finally runs at a smooth 60 fps(it is still excellent in all three games on 3ds, I just don't get why it runs at 30 fps). Astral Chain or whatever looks awesome. The rpg from the lost sphear folks looks like fun. Fire Emblem is always thrilling and fun. Tetris 99 is brilliant. I'll welcome every Final Fantasy game they can bring to Switch (theatrerhythm please!). Rune Factory is a wonderful series. I adore Captain Toad and am very grateful for DLC and 2 player coop! Dragon Quest 11 is totally superb and looks to be coming to Switch in it's finest form. So yeah, amazing Direct Nintendo!

There wasn’t a ton of stuff in the direct I’m super hyped about (MM2 and Zelda mostly) but those two things made it really great. Chibi Link is my new obsession and this game is probably going to be a contender for my GotY from what we know’s coming.

Too many anime games and RPGs (not a fan), otherwise. Was also a tad disappointed with the lack of a Metroid Prime Trilogy and SNES online announcement.

Great showcase, really interested what E3 has in store.

Super Mario Maker 2 and Link’s Awakening were my big ol’ cake. Anything else that caught my eye was the icing!

There was a surprising amount of JRPGs in the Nintendo Direct. I'm not complaining though, since I love JRPGs.

Weak direct. Majority of the games shown are games they had already announced before. Only title that intrigued me is Platinum Astral Chain. This is what i expect from most N.direct, new titles or new sequels like rune factory 5. Not a bunch of mobile indie and ports of random small fry games.

Now i wait for Pkmn Day End Feb and Atlus announcement in March, if there's nothing there, ill sell my Switch and begone frm this site. Switch a perfect handheld device but the library of games is just weak. PSP / Vita / NDS is still the better handheld gaming consoles. Switch couldnt live up to them.

Astral Chain was an amazing surprise, and most of the rest was pretty solid, so yea, i'm happy.

Definitely one of the best Directs since the Switch launched. Really good start to the year and has me excited to be a Switch owner again.

I liked it, it gave me some demos I wanted along with a loaded summer. Loved the Daemon X Machina demo specifically, and will definitely be picking that one up. Add these games to the other ones announced outside of the direct, and summer is going to be ridiculous.

I only wish it had one beefy game for Spring. But that's not really something that will ruin this direct for me, especially since we keep getting announcements outside of the direct.

As for people upset about the direct. I imagine they're the types who are always upset, because they fall for fake leaks or they're never happy, until that ONE game they wanted is announced. Calm down, Animal Crossing fans. It might just be a holiday season game. We're not going to get EVERYTHING in an early year direct. Wait for E3.

Not sure who produces thier directs but they need to deal with pacing and CER content emotion coaster results. And get rid of the narrator with the grating voice!

I love my Switch but that Direct did nothing for me - don't give a crap about any of those games. I was hoping for Animal Crossing news and maybe a hint or two about upcoming Pokemon.

Still, I am looking forward to this year with my Switch - Animal Crossing is coming and so is Pokemon. I do admit being somewhat pleased about DQ 11 but I just finished it on PS4 so...eh.. Also, waiting for Switch release of My Time in Portia...

You had me at Super Mario Maker 2.