It's that time of the year again where we all turn backwards to appreciate the good things about 2022, but also start to look forward to the brand new year ahead, full of video game releases and surprises. And yes, when you think "2023" and "video games", we know that one obvious answer comes to mind: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, the long-awaited and hyped to high heaven sequel to Breath of the Wild.
But you already know that we're excited for Zelda, so we canvassed the Nintendo Life team to find out what else is on our wishlists for 2023...
Kate Gray, Staff Writer
Perhaps to no one's surprise, a lot of my most anticipated games are the indies that look like they're going to be really special. That includes games like Fae Farm, Venba, and Storyteller — one's a farming game, one's a cooking game, and one is a sort of... point-and-click story generation puzzle game? I don't honestly know what to expect from Storyteller, but I know it's my jam, and I wonder if it's going to have a similar vibe to Pentiment, one of my non-Switch GOTYs this year.
A special shout out to The Plucky Squire, which is a particularly enticing piece of eye candy that looks like it's going to dominate video game discussion when it comes out some time in 2023. It's got this really wonderful 2D-3D hybrid thing going on, with a storybook art style that I think I'm going to love. Also, Demonschool, which is, just, UGH, so gorgeous. I wrote about it here, so just go and read my hands-on opinions!
In the AAA corner, it's games like Pikmin 4, Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life, and... hm, that's about it. I don't play a lot of the big releases during their launch year, honestly, so I'll probably end up playing one of the GOTYs from years past like Red Dead Redemption 2. Oh, and Baldur's Gate III! Buuuuut that's not coming to Switch. It might, though, one day...
Ollie Reynolds, Staff Writer
I have to admit that I had to look up exactly what's on the horizon for the Switch in 2023, because right now, like many others, there's a Tears of the Kingdom shaped tsunami looming in the distance and it's all I'm able to think about.
Having said that, once I reminded myself of what's coming out, I'm pleasantly surprised by how many games I plan on adding to my collection. At the top of the list is probably Persona 4: Golden, a game that I haven't played since I (regrettably) sold my PS Vita several years ago. I didn't pick up Persona 5 Royal because I already own it on the PS4, but you can bet I'll be downloading Persona 4 the moment it launches in a little over a month.
Elsewhere, I'm really looking forward to seeing what Hogwarts Legacy is all about, though I admittedly probably won't get that one on the Switch given the severe downgrades it will almost inevitably be subjected to. Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider looks like a fantastic retro game that'll definitely be going on the list, and like Kate, I've got my eye on Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life, having spend countless hours playing the original on the GameCube back in the day.
Finally, in the interest of manifesting some long overdue news, I'm also really looking forward to Metroid Prime 4. Come on, Nintendo!
Alana Hagues, Staff Writer
Folks, 2023 is stacked and I’m a little bit scared. Even discounting Tears of the Kingdom and the big non-Nintendo release of the year, Final Fantasy XVI, for me, in the first six months alone there’s so much coming out that everything is going to be vying for my attention.
February has Octopath Traveler II and Theatrhythm Final Bar Line, two titles that I’m ridiculously jazzed to get stuck into. I never expected to get a straight-up sequel to Octopath, and I really want to see if the sequel has improved character Theatrhythm, however, is my dream sequel — I cannot believe we're finally getting another Theatrhythm game. I adore video game music and Final Fantasy music, so this is going to be my companion for the year, I think.
As a Trails fan, I'm going to be spoilt in 2023. Trails to Azure is out in March and I'm desperate to see the concluding half of the Crossbell arc, and then Trails into Reverie is out this summer! Phew. Sea of Stars and Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes both come out sometime in 2023 too. And I’m definitely grabbing Persona 3 Portable - I’ve played FES but not this version!
Stepping away from RPGs, though, there's plenty of stuff to go around. Mineko’s Night Market and Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley are just two of the cutest video games I’ve seen, A Space For the Unbound is utterly beautiful to look at and it looks like it’s going to make me cry, and I can’t forget about Pikmin 4, can I? And hey, Silksong is meant to come out before July 2023, right? It’s going to come out at the same time as Zelda or FFXVI, isn’t it…
Jim Norman, Staff Writer
Once we get Tears of the Kingdom and the remasters of Wind Waker HD and Twilight Princess HD (both of which are definitely, 100% happening) 2023 is still looking... ridiculously busy.
My year will undoubtedly kick off with Fire Emblem Engage - a game about which we have arguably heard too much now but one that I remain really excited for nonetheless. Much like Alana, I have been tracking Sea of Stars for many months now and it still looks to be one of the prettiest Switch games going. I also played Owlboy for the first time this year and fell completely in love, so you know that D-Pad Studio's next game, Vikings on Trampolines, has to be on my mind.
Then there's titles like Bomb Rush Cyberfunk and Nuclear Blaze, both of which I am really keen to see more footage of because from what I have seen so far, I'm sold. And obviously Pikmin 4 will come along and take up a good few weeks of my playtime once again.
Wildcard picks go to Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp and Marvel's Midnight Suns. I hope that both of these manage to make their way to Switch in 2023, I really do. The former seems like we are going to get a release date any day now, while the latter might be more of a pipe dream at this point...
What are you most excited for in 2023? Check out our swish new poll where you can type in the game you want to vote for, and let us know your most anticipated games!
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Theatrhythm without shadow of a doubt for me, nothing else comes even close.
Theatrhythm by an absolute country mile.
Mato Anomalies - It's a Chinese-developed cyberpunk turn-based rpg. The gameplay footage I've seen hasn't been supremely impressive; lots of repeated voiced lines in combat. But the low-fi jazz soundtrack has my interest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YplKWcH6IuM
Bayonetta Origins is definitely the game I'm looking forward to most. I generally love games which are storybook + gameplay and the art of this game is just sooo gorgeous. I've never played a Bayonetta game but I'm tempted to now just so I have more context before I play Origins.
I mean... I'm also really hoping a new Mario game will be announced around the movie time, but even if that does happen it might not be a 2023 game.
Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life all the way.
FF Pixel Remaster (console) and a new Mana game (not mobile), though neither of those are confirmed to exist yet.
Moonrider looks cool. Not a lot of Nintendo exclusives that are blowing me away to be honest. I'm cautiously optimistic for FE: Engage.
I wanted to pick metroid 4 but it wouldn't let me. But really I would just be fine with seeing a video of it next year, happy to wait longer than we already have.
They’re gonna need a bigger boat.
Probably Bayonetta Origins.
What an intimidating year for both my time and my money…
Fire Emblem Engage is the one for me.
Love the look of Pepper Grinder. Devolver can do no wrong in my eyes.
Pikmin 4, and it's not even close. I've wanted a follow-up for so long.
Third-party wise, I'm excited for both Fatal Frame 4 and Rain Code.
Octopath 2 and Hollow Knight: Silksong are probably my two most anticipated at the moment, though Xenoblade 3's DLC could blow them both out of the water depending on how big it is. Zelda's staying in the cautiously optimistic category until it can prove it's not making the same mistakes as the last game. Other than that, I'm definitely keeping my eyes on Blasphemous 2 and Grime, and considering trying to use Trinity Trigger to fill the Dragalia Lost shaped hole in my heart. I really need a Direct to tell me what first party games I should be excited for, but I think I'll still be waiting a while for that.
As far as the first half of 2023 goes, this is what I'm looking forward to getting...
Clive ‘N’ Wrench
Hollow Knight: Siksong
Kirby Return To Dream Land
Octopath Traveler II
Pikmin 4
Super Bomberman R 2
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
I'm sure plenty of other games will be added, as announcements are made throughout the year and what not.
The problem is, I am not even sure what is coming up next year. The only real things that come to mind are Pikmin 4 and Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection. Beyond that, I am either not interested for some reason, not heard of it, or do not think it is coming out next year.
Doesn't bode well for first party Nintendo releases. Like, what is there aside from Zelda in 2023?
Should I be buying more games? Probably not but that won't stop me!
Excluding Zelda my most anticipated switch game is Silksong (which wasn't available to vote for!)
The first really took me by surprise. I just thought it would be another indie metroidvania that had a pretty art style. Completely wrote it off but then I played it on a whim and for over a month it's all I played. Whenever the sequel comes out I'll drop whatever else I'm playing for it (unless it's Zelda in which case I'll pull a double time on my gaming!)
Other than that I'll probably double dip with persona 3 and 4. If Sly and the og Gow games found their way to more modern consoles my vita would be completely irrelevant now.
The Plucky Squire looks really cool, as does Sea of Stars. Engage is growing on me, even the protagonist slowly!
After playing Pikmin 3, 4 is a day one buy no doubt.
I can't remember if Rain Code will be on switch but if it is that's where I'll be getting it. (This is quite a list!)
OCTOPATH 2 BABY GAME OF THE YEAR
okay, considering the first one I probably shouldn't get too hyped, but so far it seems to answer all my problems with the first (more character interaction! more unique abilities! world's so big you get to move a ship around yourself and there looks to be way more visual variety!) so I just can't control myself
as hyped as I am for Fire Emblem Engage I am way more excited for Pikmin 4 (if it releases next year) simply because we dont get Pikmin games that often last new Pikmin game was back in 2014
@braincandy101 as of right now Fire Emblem, Kirby and Pikmin
@braincandy101 Isn't that always the case once you're a few months past the last Direct? They only really let us see half a year out at any given time, and often less than that.
The Plucky Squire looks amazing in its trailer. Hope it sticks the landing, because I’m really looking forward to it.
I’ll have to get Persona 4G too, as I’ll never get around to it on Steam.
Advance Wars and Fire Emblem.
Mine is probably the RE4 remake, but honestly I haven't thought about 2023 releases much. Other than Zelda.
@KBuckley27 There's a new Kirby coming? Different than the one that just came out?
I’d forgotten about Vengeful Guardian Moonrider. That’s definitely one of my most wanted, along with Bombfunk and Grim Guardians.
FE Engage and AWL are my super non Zelda hypes.
Besides Zelda, definitely looking forward to that MoonRider game.
On Switch, Pikmin 4 exceeds Zelda for me, honestly. I know I’ll love Zelda, but Pikmin will be fun for the whole family. FE is in third. Of course, if we’re talking the other consoles though, there’s FF16, RE4, Forspoken, and Hogwarts all already preordered... and surely I’ll dust off the Xbox if Starfield does come out! And who knows? Will DS2 be out? There’s FF7 2 also. 2023 is going to be a huge year!
If there is one thing that I have learned from NL over the last couple of years, it is that @AlanaHagues is a gamer of culture and class.
Whilst I'm definitely excited for Pikmin 4, I'm most excited for World of Anterra (especially when I backed that game in September).
@Gitface I do my best 😎
@Slowdive
Holy crap yes. I had forgotten about the Suikoden remaster. I'm so down.
a ton of rpg games not even listed i am looking forward to in 2023!!
suikoden 1&2 dragon quest 3 remake final fantasy pixel remasters octopath 2 sea of stars eiyuden chronicles etc etc etc
Chops to whoever put “Peppa Pig: World Adventures” as their most anticipated game 😄
Zelda is honestly the only game I'm hyped for, though I'm sure there will be other first-party games I get into.
Can’t vote for Advance Wars
1. Silksong
2. Pikmin 4
3. Tears of the Kingdom
4. Savior
5. Another Crab's Treasure
6. Agent 64: Spies Never Die
7. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
These are all the games I'm anticipating for next year (for any system). I'm especially excited for Pikmin and Silksong. Those are almost guaranteed to become all time favorites of mine since their predecessors already are.
Hogwarts Legacy, but probably not on Switch. Keeping my hopes up that Avalanche can make another great game like Mad Max.
Otherwise I would like to see the Zelda Oracle series remade just like they did Link's Awakening.
Between Sea of Stars, Octopath Traveler 2 and Eiyuden Chronicles, I don't know which one I'm most hyped for!
Zelda wins overall, of course.
Also hyped for Pikmin, but we haven't seen anything yet.
I'm excited for the sequel to West of Loathing, Shadows Over Loathing, coming to Switch soonish
Metroid Prime 4 would be cool. Pikmin 4 would also be cool.
It would be great if Sega made a physical version of Sonic Origins. Mania was originally only digital, if I remember correctly, and then they made it physical.
Also, whenever a new TLOZ title is on the way, I am reminded of how, for the past few consoles, it seems that TLOZ titles come at the very beginning, and the end, or near the end of those specific consoles. Twilight Princess on GameCube, and Wii, Breath Of The Wild on Wii U, and Switch. My point is: How long does the Switch have left? I love mine.
Lets see... Switch for 2023 excited for Zelda .. here's hoping but probably wont come next year because of the botw sequel but wind waker ported it would be nice to see the arkham collection on switch and the metroid prime trilogy, and perhaps a new mario game would be nice other than that... Most of my switch wishlist has been fulfilled.. especially since persona 5 royal.. oh and the hades sequel looks great...and still waiting on the Katana Zero dlc
games I am most interested in: advance wars, fire emblem engage and tears of the kingdom. As someone already mentioned, I dont have high expectations for the latter. Other than that I am looking forward to the three trails games and persona 3 and 4. Y's games would be interesting too but I fear the worst.
My list is only one game long: Goldeneye
I'm waiting for these games by Nippon Columbia.
Besides Zelda I hope we get the Advance Wars game in 2023. Other than that my most anticipated is Fire Emblem Engage.
Others include:
Persona 3 Portable
Kirby Return to Dreamland Deluxe
Octopath Traveller 2
Hades 2
Bayonetta Origins: CATLD
Master Detectives Archives: Rain Code
Pikmin 4
Hollow Knight Silksong
Persona 4 Golden
Super Bomberman R2
Marvel's Midnight Suns
•Kirby's Return to Dream Land DX
•Pikmin 4
•Mario Kart 8 DX Booster Course Waves 4-6
•SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake
•Clive 'N' Wrench
That's basically it. I don't know enough about Tears of the Kingdom to consider myself excited yet. So far, it just looks like a glorified DLC expansion to me.
I've been looking forward to Moonrider since 2018, believe it or not. I stumbled onto early videos of it while seeking info on Blazing Chrome. Being interested in it that early probably earns me a few useless internet points. There are a few things I want to know about before buying, so I look forward to the reviews in several weeks. I'm sure it will be good.
Aside from the obvious answer of Zelda, I'm super pumped for Fire Emblem Engage and Kirby's Return to Dreamland Deluxe.
It would not let me pick Donkey Kong
I would argue that if you take away Zelda and all the cloud based games, that 2023 looks kind of bare for AAA games
Kirby and The Plucky Squire for me. I'm not hyped with Zelda, I didn't enjoy BotW much.
And outside of Switch, Hades II, Diablo IV and Spider-Man II
Apart from 'Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom' I am going to say
Kirby Return To Dream Land Deluxe
Atelier Ryza 3
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Yooka Laylee 2 (Not sure what the full title will be but it was confirmed to be in development earlier this year and is going to be the second 3D game in the franchise)
New WWE game
Hoping for
New Donkey Kong Country or 3D Donkey Kong game
New Super Mario Bros Switch
New Rayman game or Rayman collection similar to the ones of Spyro the Dragon and Crash Bandicoot
New Spyro the Dragon game
Immortals Fenyx Rising 2 (A sequel has been rumoured for a while now but I don't think anything is official yet)
Captain Toad Treasure Tracker 2 (Seems unlikely but I loved the first game and would like a sequel)
Banjo Kazooie 3 (Still hoping for this)
Sequels to 'Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee' that are remakes of Pokemon: Gold and Silver
PokePark 3
Super Mario Galaxy 2 Port for Switch
New Wario Land game or Remakes of the old games
New Simpsons Open World game or sequel to Hit & Run
Sequel to Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
"And hey, Silksong is meant to come out before July 2023, right?"
I believe that was a miscommunication between Team Cherry and Microsoft. They've backpedaled on it.
So far, I'm only excited for Zelda on Switch. Not going to speculate in unannounced titles.
Star Wars: Jedi Survivor on either console or pc. Fallen Order was great.
Pikmin 4...Pikmin 4...it's so surreal. I thought I'd be an old and gray when the day came...but Pikmin 4 is real, and it is coming next year...
@SwagaliciousJohnson Avalanche Software is making Hogwarts, not Avalanche Studios. Not the Just Cause/Mad Max guys, the Hannah Montana/Disney Infinity guys. So, "hopefully Avalanche can make their first good game."
Calling it now, HL is going to gouge hardcore with microtransactions. I hate to be right here, but WB...
2022 was the year that broke my wallet for me. We had a massive boom of indies and major releases that I was all anticipating. It's hard to say beyond Zelda what I'm looking forward to. The only games I can definitively say are Advanced Wars (who know the release date on that one) and Sea of Stars. I've got plenty of backlog to work out so I'll be pretty satisfied for a long time.
Ys X, DQXII, Mina the Hollower, Metroid Prime anything, Gloomwood, Graven, Project Warlock 2, Amid Evil on Switch...
But yeah more hyped for Zelda than anything.
Pikmin 4 and Kirby will be new to me…..
Nothing stands out. I didnt play the first zelda, and not in a hurry to. Will see what else comes out.
Top of head:
Fire Emblem
Plucky Squire
Lies of P
Silksong
AC Mirage
@EaglyTheKawaiiShika I don't play games that beg me for money on title screens, require online connections for TUTORIAL progression, or whose developers rebalance their games after reviews to strong-arm players into buying more content for the $70 game they just paid for.
Breakers Collection and Blazing Strike (fighting games) for me.
@Vyacheslav333 I got the Breakers cart pre-ordered. Really looking forward to that.
Have A Nice Death.
Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden, Witch on the Holy Night (Limited Edition), Rise of the Triad, Phantom Fury, Amid Evil, Wrath: Aeon of Ruin Anonymous;Code, Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse, Loop8: Summer of Gods, Graven, Plumbers Don't Wear Ties and Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun for me.
@SwagaliciousJohnson I'm sorry, but the Avalanche that worked on Mad Max is not involved with Hogwarts Legacy. Avalanche Software is the key developer for HL and perhaps most recently worked on Disney Infinity. You're thinking of Avalanche Studios.
Metroid Prime 4 ! .... trailer
Honestly there's not much announced that I'm excited for aside from TotK. But usually we don't know much about the upcoming year period, so that's typical. Only other game I'm remotely interested in is Pikmin 4, but that might not even be my second most anticipated game in 2023 if they announce something bigger (where's Donkey Kong and 3D Mario Nintendo? Where's the re-reveal for Prime 4? Feels like it's been time for them for the last 1-2 years).
@Debbiee You... might want to keep your expectations in check for those unannounced titles. We'd be lucky to even get a quarter of that list in one year, and many of these don't seem particularly likely to happen period because their series haven't sold well enough for their developers to want to make a new one. Only a handful of titles seem remotely plausible predictions for next year. I think you're going to be very disappointed this time next year if that's what you're looking forward to.
Mina The Hollower
Hellboy Web of Wyrd
Elements
River Tails
Astro Duel 2
Knuckle Sandwich
Not 100% sure on release dates or systems for each game yet.
There's not much at all for me besides Zelda. Kirby will be just a remake, albeit a good one if the art style isn't disappointing. I hope Disney Illusion Island and SpeedStorm turn out well. I'd be more hyped for Pikmin 4 if I can get around to 3 Deluxe again. I've tried to get into the series several times with little success. Clearly, I'm looking forward to the likely Nintendo Direct in February to see what more might be in store!
My actual answer is Sports Story, but you didn't include it as a poll option
I'm legitimately surprised no one's mentioned the Fist of the North Star Fitness Boxing game we're getting this spring. It looks like it'll be an amazing time. Shame that it doesn't seem to be getting much attention.
Wind Waker & Twilight Princess HD?! Come on, I think both of those games have already had their chance to shine multiple times. What Nintendo needs to do ASAP is a TLoZ: A Link to the Past remake and give it the Link's Awakening treatment. And yes, I'm being dead serious here.
Cosmic Fantasy Collection English Edition is what i'm waiting for other than Zelda.
VERY excited for TOTK.
Hoping for a Wind Waker port - still haven't played that one and I always loved how it looked (just didn't have a gamecube or a wii-u).
Looking forward to Silksong for sure even though I got burnt out on Hollow Knight pretty late in the game. I still thought it was very special.
I can't wait to have a Fire Emblem in the old style, without all the school stuff.
And Advance Wars.
If Earthblade's coming 2023 I'm mega hyped for that too.
Looks like an exciting year overall!
@JJtheTexan That's because it's technically still due in December 2022; we limited the poll to games launching in 2023.
Though it's safe to say that we're quickly running out of time.
@olliemar28 totally fair! Thanks for letting me know ^_^
Fire Emblem Engage just because it's the closest one, but there are so many games (other than Zelda can't not mention at least Pikmin 4 since those are the biggest ones) I'm looking forward to next year that I already know it's gonna be a fantastic year for me gaming wise!
Silksong and Pikmin 4.
I don’t even want to say Metroid Prime 4 at the moment as I just don’t know if it’ll even make the Switch at this point.
@Bolt_Strike Yeah. Sadly I don't think most of the games I listed in my 'Hoping For' list will happen especially a new Rayman game or collection now that the creator has left the company and Banjo Kazooie has been dead since 'Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts' which is unfair since it was nothing like the first 2 games that many fans loved and was kinda like Nintendo saying they would stop making all Mario games just because a 'Mario Kart' or 'Mario Tennis' game flopped. I believe if they had made a proper 'Banjo Threeiee like the first two games it would have been more successful because most fans I know were very disappointed over 'Nuts & Bolts.' I don't understand why Nintendo seem to have killed off the Donkey Kong games though when it has been one of their most popular franchises over the years and they did little to nothing for the 40th anniversary with not even the slightest hint of a new game on the way. I have heard rumours there is one in development now but nothing official from Nintendo. Hopefully that changes.
I am surprised we haven't got a third New Mario Bros game already since we got new 2D games on Wii and Wii U and Mario is Nintendo's biggest selling franchise. I thought that would have been the new Mario game to come after Super Mario Odyssey. I have hope for sequels to the Pokemon 'Let's Go' games in the future because Tsunekazu Ishihara said in an interview last year there is a good chance they could get sequels and we finally got a new Pokemon Snap game over 20 years later so I think anything is possible with Pokemon. 😄
I won't be purchasing even one game off this list.
Goldeneye. Cannot wait to play online with friends. Got all of us N64 controllers in anticipation
For 2023, I’m hoping Nintendo will announce their next console with a 2024 release date. Something beast-y enough to handle some of the major 3rd party games coming out, and with Metroid Prime 4 as launch title, if not a Metroid Prime remastered collection launch, with MP4 to follow.
Pikmin 4 is definitely my most anticipated. Pikmin 3 was just such a phenomenal game that there's no way I won't adore 4.
Beyond that, I'm very hyped for Theatrhythm. Curtain Call is what I consider the best rhythm game. I will say I'm slightly wary of the change away from stylus, though. Hopefully it doesn't get ruined by that.
Honestly, I'm more hyped for both these games than for Zelda, despite BotW being one of my favorite games snd despite Zelda being my favorite series. They just haven't shown anything new or exciting about it yet, in my opinion. It looks $20 DLC that should've come out 3 years ago level so far... We'll see though.
Sports Story 👍
@Debbiee There's actually been 4 NSMB, there was also the original game on the DS and NSMB2 on the 3DS. A Switch game would be the 5th one. As for why it hasn't happened yet, it's probably because the NSMB series gets a lot of complaints for feeling too rehashy, the games all feel pretty similar to each other and seem to do little new or different that makes them feel unique or ambitious. Nintendo is probably holding off on another one to put some thought into where they want 2D Mario to go next and at this point I think the next 2D game is going to be next gen. Having a new, original 2D Mario game going in a new direction would make for a very strong launch title.
LGPE was a product of Game Freak thinking mobile was the end all be all for gaming (they even thought early on that the Switch would fail and Nintendo would have to transition to mobile because no one would want dedicated consoles anymore). They used it to try and attract mobile gamers to the Switch. But that strategy doesn't seem to have worked well because it sold about the same as other remakes (meaning most likely longtime fans that already buy consoles bought it, not mobile gamers) and fans complained about the mobile direction. And what really succeeded on the Switch is BotW, and you can see with what they did with SwSh, LA, and SV that they've picked up on the demand for such experiences and transitioned Pokemon in that direction as well. So I don't think they want another Let's Go game anymore, they've gone in a completely different direction. We could still get a Johto remake, but it's more likely to be BDSP style and/or Legends style. You'd probably want to hope for Legends style because that's more likely to include what LGPE did right.
Banjo-Kazooie is Microsoft, and Microsoft is not Nintendo. They don't seem to know how to make platforming games successful or what people want out of them, so Banjo-Kazooie is probably screwed. This is why Playtonic formed and created Yooka-Laylee.
DK is the one that's truly a mystery. The rumors stated that it was intended for DK's 40th which was 2021, but it's 2 years later and not a whisper of DK from Nintendo. You can probably blame DK's absence on Retro, they've mysteriously not released anything in 8 years and as of 2019 they've been working on Prime 4, so that's why the long gap. The new one is supposedly being worked on by the EPD Tokyo team (which typically works on 3D Marios, but according to some rumors has expanded and can now work on both 3D Mario and DK), and it feels like we should have an announcement now, but nothing. There's some speculation that it has something to do with the Mario movie and they want to coordinate it with that release, but Nintendo typically doesn't care about that so IDK if that's it. Out of all your hopes, that one seems the most likely to be announced this year and we'll just have to hope something materializes.
One Last Breath. Looks like Inside, which I loved.
WERE NOT 100 PERCENT GETTING TWIGLIGHT PRICNERS
Off-Top My Most Anticipated Games for 2023 (based on what we know of so far):
.. and an assortment of hopeful ports, remasters and remakes of great titles + new entries to Switch.
... Wun can only hope.
@Jimmy_G_Buckets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFbDmTjS_MI
Here you go... LOL
@tseliot ouch lol
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