The Direct rumours (sort of) came true, and we finally got a Nintendo Direct at the end of June — but wait, what's this? It's a "Mini" Direct? What does that mean?
Honestly, we're not fully sure what it means, but presumably Nintendo was trying to temper our expectations after a bombastic but Nintendo-light E3 Not-E3. Still, it was a jam-packed Direct, with a ton of JRPG news, a sprinkling of indies, and some much-awaited port announcements — but the question is, did you enjoy it? Was there something for everyone? The Nintendo Life team sat down to discuss...
Ollie Reynolds, Staff Writer
Wow, how good was that Nintendo Direct?! If that’s meant to be mini, then I’d love to see what Nintendo has up its own sleeve for a full-sized showcase. There were so many cool little surprises and it’s great to see such a wide variety of games making their way to the Switch. One highlight for me is a bit obvious, but I genuinely can’t believe the Persona games are finally coming to the Switch. It felt like it would never happen, but here we are! I’ve never been much of an RPG guy, but Persona is my jam; the presentation, the music, the battle mechanics, the social system, it’s all brilliant!
I’m also thrilled to see Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection get a release on the Switch, though the news that digital copies will be split into two volumes is a bit naff. Undoubtedly, however, the biggest surprise for me was that Return to Monkey Island is coming out later this year - before other consoles, no less! I had a feeling it would eventually come to Switch, but I had no idea it would be so soon. I’m so excited to dive back into that world, and I only hope the first two titles get a release on Switch so newcomers get a chance to catch up on the story.
Alana Hagues, Staff Writer
You know what? That was pretty decent for a “Mini” Direct! A little something for everyone, a few nice surprises – even with the leaks! Sure, there were a lot of ports and remakes, but many of those things were for games that lots of people had been asking for.
I’ve already played NieR: Automata (and bought it twice), and played Persona 3, 4, and 5 in some capacity – Persona 3 Portable will likely be the only one I’ll grab from the trio – but I’m super happy for those who’ll get to experience these phenomenal RPGs for the first time ever.
The one RPG rerelease I may well be diving into is the Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection – I’ve never played these games before, and I’m thrilled for fans of that series. And hey, who was surprised about Pac-Man World Re-Pac? And who played that game over and over again as a kid like I did? I wasn’t expecting to see this at all, and with a release date in August? Blimey.
New stuff was a little light, admittedly. Little Noah: Scion of Paradise looks like a totally lovely and chill roguelike, and my favourite game in the Direct – Harvestella – seems like Square Enix’s take on Xenoblade and Rune Factory? I’m a bit of a secret sucker for farming sims, and Rune Factory has never totally clicked for me, so maybe this will be the RPG/farming hybrid?
Overall, though, there wasn’t really a lot for me. But it was snappy, there were lots of little things alongside some bigger announcements, and it was nice just to see how positive everyone was being. It was a jam-packed 25 minutes and I was pretty satisfied.
Gavin Lane, Editor
After a month of feverish speculation, the ‘Mini’ in the title of this Direct felt like a canny bit of misdirection on Nintendo’s part once the presentation had wrapped. The opening four-minutes of Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak was probably the most disappointing thing about it, and only because the expansion is a pretty well-known quantity at this point. It’s launching in a matter of hours.
After that it was a brilliant third-party playlist, banger after banger. NieR:Automata has been on my list to check out for years, and I’m intrigued to see how the Switch port holds up – the promise of 30FPS at full Switch resolution seems ambitious to me, but we’ll see. Blanc looks beautiful, as does Sparks of Hope. Railgrade, a new Doraemon Story of Seasons, a Portal shadow-drop, and Harvestella, loads of full-fat Direct material right there. And then, to top it off, not only the most overdue Switch port ever with Persona 5, but also Persona 4 and 3? I’m not even a fan of the series and I got a massive buzz off that closing announcement.
For me, this Direct was a winner in every sense. It promised small, delivered big, and contained some genuinely delightful surprises that make me want to fire up the Switch immediately. You can’t say fairer than that. Pats on the back all ‘round.
Kate Gray, Staff Writer
I came away from that mini-Direct feeling a bit underwhelmed, but having read everyone else's reactions, I think I'm just being grumpy. Then again, that's not entirely my fault — I watched it at an airport, hundreds of miles from home, after having been shunted off my original flight onto a super-delayed one, and, well, the details are not important, I was just running on about 4 hours of sleep.
I watched it again and it's looking pretty good, actually! I've already played Persona 4, so maybe I'll give Persona 5 a go; I've been waiting for Portal 2 on Switch to play it with my partner; and the Doraemon Story of Seasons sequel might be the Story of Seasons game we've been waiting for. I'm still not massively impressed with Sonic Frontiers, but let's be honest, I was never going to play it anyway.
As for the more intriguing new stuff, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes looks great and sounds bonkers; RPG Time miiiight be my kind of thing, but I don't get on super well with doodle-style aesthetics; I'm hoping that Little Noah: Scion of Paradise will turn out to be an action-platformer successor to the Fantasy Life throne; Dragon Quest Treasures was a bit hard to figure out, but DQ Builders was great so I'm interested all the same; and although farmy-life sim Disney Dreamlight Valley looks a bit design-by-committee to me, it could be special.
Keeping on the farming games theme, how about that Square Enix Harvestella game, eh? I will be calling it "Final Farmtasy", though.
(Overall, I am still feeling a little underwhelmed, but to be fair, that might just be jetlag.)
Tell us what you enjoyed, what you were less impressed by, and what you think in general of the Mini-Direct in the comments below!
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Since we still need to know about the second wave of mario kart dlc which will probably come out in july.. I personally think we will get something in july.. maybe second mini direct which will focus on first party games. Or they will just shadow drop stuffs. But we also need to know about bayo 3 date. srsly where is this game? lol
I think it was pretty good especially for a partner showcase direct. There was really something for everyone and we finally got Persona.
I thought it was great. I skipped over the few games I didn't care about and that was only 2 of them. 2022 is still looking like another excellent year for Switch.
It was good but nothing special, I've already played nier and the persona games years ago....
But Harvestella looks really good and hopefully is something special, already looks 100 times better than rune factory 5.
Also dragon quest treasures looks pretty interesting so can't wait to try that, will feed my dragon quest fix until Dragon quest X offline comes West
I stand by the belief that even if we got a general direct it would've been 3rd party focused still, with just recaps of games already announced and on the way.
This was a good decision in Nintendos part. With that said the direct was great and lowkey better than most general ones, a nice variety of announcements and good quality.
Much better than expected. The bar was too low due to the "Mini" and "Partner" thing. Nothing that yells first day buy for me, but still good
It was a great show overall. Nothing much that I was interested in, but the amount of stuff shown was really impressive.
Mario and Rabbids and Sonic Frontiers for me. Don't care about the rest that much, especially certain ports as I've personally played them to death
I'm getting a new Super Bomberman game, I can't complain. I actually really enjoyed watching the mini direct.
Realistically speaking, this wasn't much different from a regular Direct. Imagine this plus Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Splatoon 3, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 2, and you have a regular Nintendo Direct. The showing of third party games was very good with a 2022 release finally confirmed for Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, the Portal Companion Collection shadow drop, and Nier Automata and the Persona games finally coming to Switch.
I'm interested in 12 out of the 24 games shown, so it was fairly decent for a 3rd party offering. However of those there's probably only 1 I'm genuinely excited about
Pac-Man World Re-Pac was such a nice surprise. It is now one of the Switch games I intend to get in 2022, which so far only includes Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Mario Strikers: Battle League, the Cuphead DLC and this one.
The footage of Sonic Frontiers has made me start to change my opinion slowly on the game.
As a casual Dragon Quest fan, Dragon Quest Treasures also seems interesting.
Super Bomberman R 2 could be a nice addition to the multiplayer games.
Disney Dreamlight Valley, despite being F2P, got my interest. Regardless of what it may offer, I won't pay for anything.
May not be there day 1, but Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope also got my attention. Though it may have to wait until the past eShops close and I beat Kingdom Battle and its DLC.
Maybe Doraemon, but I need to play the first game.
The Portal Collection will be bought eventually. Especially if there's a physical version.
The rest either I have no opinion or I don't really care.
It was good. But now it's time Ninty announce the 1st party Direct
As someone whose only gaming system (that is not a handheld from a previous generation) is a Switch, this was a fantastic direct. I am beyond excited to get a chance to play Nier:Automata and the Persona games, and a MMBN collection has been something I've wanted for ages.
Considering how there was only one solid Partner Showcase before this, I had pretty low expectations, but they were blown away. A lot of cool stuff, even if not much of it personally interests me. Still hoping we get some first-party news soon, though!
Pretty piss poor.
As someone who isn't interested in Monster Hunter, Nier Automata or Persona, it wasn't the best Direct for me personally, but I can appreciate how for many it would be great.
The best announcements for me were Super Bomberman R 2 and the Live A Live demo! Mario + Rabbids info is great, but I already knew about that game.
Ive already played many of these games before, but they are great.
I want about 2/3 of these games, so that's great. And I think the monster hunter and dragon quest is making other people very happy!!
There's really not much to complain about with this one, other than that it's still not the full Direct a lot of people wanted. For all of you guys, just mark your calendars for about a week after whenever the furthest first party release date is, and that's your best bet. Think that's Splatoon 3 in September, at the moment.
@JessieAouV I could imagine it simply being shadow dropped.
While I'm really looking forward to the next DLC wave 8 remastered tracks aren't by far as special as e.g. a Smash reveal
I thought the Direct was, frankly, one of the "best" we've had, even including the first party ones - not necessarily for me personally, but in that there was such a huge variety and something for everyone.
Interesting that (so far at least) from the results of the poll, the games that people are the most excited for are the ones that interest me the least, and many of the ones I was most interested in are some of the less popular. Perhaps if we were allowed to vote for more than 3 titles, the smaller games would have given a better showing? But the fact that I personally can have a different opinion to the majority but still come away happy just increases my feeliung that it was a very well rounded direct with stuff to please most people.
"I'm still not massively impressed with Sonic Frontiers, but let's be honest, I was never going to play it anyway." Booooo! I usually agree with Kate on stuff. Ah well, differences of [opinions make the world go round. For me, and many other people from the look of the comments, this Sonic footage was by far the best and most exciting we've seen yet, and I've seen it changing the opinions of a lot of people who were on the fence. And a very big deal to see it running on Switch and not look painfully downgraded or running awfully was extremely relieving.
Needs more Nintendo. Other than that it was okay, I guess.
7/10 in my opinion.
Not much I was over the moon for. I’ll probably pick up Live a Live, the Pac-Man game, the Portal collection, and maybe the Mega Man Battle Network Collection at some point down the line. Otherwise, the two things I was excited for are things everybody expected to make an appearance, that being Mario+Rabbids and Sonic Frontiers. It truly was a direct that everyone found at least something they could enjoy, and it just about met my moderate expectations.
It was quite disappointing to be honest. Some good titles but Switch has a phenomenal library of RPGs so adding more feels just bland. Nier is a great addition but Switch already has phenomenal hack and slash games. I feel the only genre that needs a serious boost is Third Person Shooters!!!! Why Platinum releases Nier and still hasn’t Vanquish?!!!!! There is still not a single mind blowing TPS and the fleet is still lead by RE4 which is a 17 year old game! Nintendo should cover their bases better
I was really hoping that the Batman Arkham Collection rumor might be true and it would have been in the direct. I would love to have the Arkham games on Switch.
For me, it was alright. Portal was a nice surprise and I'm very happy about Nier, I've wanted to play it since it was originally released. I'll surely try one of the Persona games too. The game that stood out most for me though was Harvestella. Lovely looking game and it looks very polished. I've got high hopes for that.
Well the live chat was kinda slow 😁
Very lame start w/ MHRS which we really didn't need b/c they just had a 40 minute video, then Bomberman 2, MegaMan, Pacman and some black &white game, but thankfully they turned it up after that and things rolled right along until the end.
For a "mini partner" it was a very good Direct. Really wish Bayonetta 3 got dated and I know people want Silksong but for 3rd party it covered a lot of ground for a going on 6 year old console.
Here's what they showed during year 6 of Wii U:
Nothing of value in the mini Direct. Next!
No Silksong has baffled me after it appeared in xbox presentation lol
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I doubt it, this year is already lined up for games both 1st and 3rd party, every month is accounted for theres nothing more Nintendo could add without competing with themselves.
I honestly don't expect another direct within this year unless it's maybe a dedicated one for an upcoming game and thats it.
So there is supposed to be a "3rd" announcement. Speculating that it's gonna be a Splatoon 3 direct but we are in the dark for a lot of 1st party stuff. No idea why this presentation and first party announcements couldn't be merged into one however.
In an objective sense, I think it was a pretty fantastic Direct. Nintendo says, “There’s something for everyone on Switch,” and then delivered on that promise for the most part. Ironically, though, there admittedly wasn’t much I personally want to get, so, from a subjective place, I wish there would’ve been more things for my taste. Curious how RPG Time, Sonic, and Harvestella will turn out, so I suppose they may be future purchases. Downloaded the Live A Live demo, and after playing it a bit, I think I’m fine without re-experiencing it as a remake. Wouldn’t be surprised if Portal is just on my Switch one day when I get home from work with my wife buying it for me since Portal 2 is one of the first games we played together (yes, we started dating in the Wii, PS3, 360 era… wow!).
Persona though, will I purchase it again and attempt a 100+ hour game again? I dunno. That’s intimidating, but Switch is a better place for it for me.
I didn't get to see it live myself since I looked the time wrong. It was as I figured, mostly just as a way to advertise stuff that we knew was coming already, other than that it was just ports, even "finally" getting that Persona 5 announcement fell a little bit flat when all the other systems did that few weeks earlier. Nothing in there really wowed me.
Thought it was very good. Lots of solid announcements. Delighted to see persona and nier.
@Ade117 Could not have said it better myself.
It's good to see third party support chugging along. Some good games on the horizon.
Looking back over the list again, there really is a ton of cool stuff in there. Nier: Automata and Persona are awesome for anyone who doesn't play on other platforms, and the Portal Collection is a steal at $20. Blanc, Harvestella, and Railgrade are all really visually interesting. And I know there's a ton of people with nostalgia for Battle Network and Monkey Island, so it's cool they get some love after so long. Even Sonic Frontiers looks ok, which is a pretty big compliment for a 3D Sonic game.
It was very good, lots of games to look forward to and also very surprising that the Portal collection was a shadow drop. Highlights were Sunbreak, Nier Automata, Battle Network collection, Pac-Man World, Live a Live demo, Portal collection and Persona.
Sonic Frontiers has me confused, all the IGN First coverage made it seem very boring but the Partner Showcase trailer made it look interesting.
Next up for announcements I'd guess is a shadow drop trailer for the MK8 Deluxe wave 2 DLC and a Splatoon 3 Direct.
Tbh, Persona and Nier should have released on switch years ago, so while being exceptional games, I can't muster much enthusiasm for them.
Monster Hunter DLC, Live a live, Blanc, RPG time and PAC man world had me most interested, but I really missed tactics ogre, front Mission Remake and a release date for metal slug tactics.
I really need Square Enix to make their own showcase, they alone have some much coming!
One staff writer wrote about their day instead of the actual games LOL.
It was okay. I guess I'm just burnt out on the Switch as a whole; a couple of years ago, this would have been amazing, and I probably would have been really excited for Persona and NeiR. Now, I'd rather just wait until I finally get a Steam Deck and play them on there. Everything else sits in a range between okay and cool.
Great Direct mini. Plenty of new and old games, with even a surprise remake of Pac Man World. It's great to have Nier and the Personas on Switch too, all but Persona 4 Golden will be new experiences to me, and even P4G will be a double dip.
Sonic Frontiers on Switch looks good thus far, hopefully the game itself is.
Bought portal day 1, will get mega man eventually, want to play persona but I've heard there's some inappropriate imagery. That's the high points, other games look decent.
Was a good Direct but seemed like a tease as Nintendo must know its fans are waiting for more first party game news
Blanc looked adorable. RPG Time was very creative. Some franchises finally come to the Switch and some old faces made a welcome return. Small, but perfectly formed. Probably the best partner showcase they have done. I mean, even the Sonic stages looked cool. I do have to say, that cyberzone and green hill stuff needs more exposure. They are much more interesting than Unreal Engine Zone. 8/10
As a keen Spectrum/SNES/N64 guy who didn't really play games between 2001 and the tail end of 2020, I thought this was brilliant. My only console is a Switch so to have what sound like a pair of classics in Persona 5 and Nier: Automata soon to be available is brilliant.
The fact that I have been waiting 4/5 years to NOT play Nier and Persona 5 in hopes they would come to Switch made this Direct something special. The remastered Pac-Man World was also a great surprise as that's a great series of games. My only gripe is I NEED Arkham Origins, Asylum, and City on Switch NOW.
i give it a 7/10 i am a rpg fanatic.. looking forward to nier the persona games and harvestella!!
Solid 8/10. Was very pleasantly surprised. Much more exciting than many regular directs.
Nier and Persona were cool and all (I'll buy them for sure), but I was mostly excited for Harvestella, Dragon Quest Treasures, Monkey Island and Mario & Rabbids 2. Fantastic Direct!
It was really solid. Portal same day release was fantastic, Persona finally hitting Switch is a dream come too and Nier coming to Switch is a nice suprise and a nice reason to replay it again.
Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection was best part series is awesome
10/10 Direct for people who are Nintendo-only. The Portal games, Persona 5 Royal, and NieR Automata are all modern classics.
For someone like me who played the Portal games on PC, P5R and NieR Automata on PS4, etc.? It was still good. Some new stuff. Updates on games I've wanted to hear about.
Really solid presentation overall. Especially given its length.
Might be my 2nd Favorite of the Partner Directs. the first one is still the one with Shin Megami Tensei III Remastered announced and Shin Megami Tensei V being released in 2021.
Way better than I thought. Portal collection was great news (and super cheap which is a nice change).
Nier would have been a huge surprise if the leak hadn't spoilt it. None the less a cool addition that I think I'll skip for the time being as I have enough to play.
Persona was good news... Unfortunately I haven't long bought Royal on ps after years of saying I'll wait for the switch version, great timing 😭
Personally, I'm very excited to repurchase these games i've bought & payed for!
Little Noah looks cute, I love the protagonist, but I don't know if I want to spend full price on the game.
DQ Treasures has my interest, but being essentially a Monsters spinoff I'm hesitant.
I'll be picking up P3P and P4G, but skipping P5R.
Not the best partner showcase, but a decent showing overall. Maybe they're saving the release date for the DQ3 remake for the full size Direct in September.
I didn't care for it. There were absolutely some fun announcements and I'm glad for the folks excited for those, but for me.... there was nothing exciting. One of the worst Directs for me, personally, though I'm sure it's one of the best for others, and that's fine!
Nothing really of any interest. Feels like Nintendo have moved on to the next console and it’s down to the third party to finish the life cycle.
The year was packed before hand so this is icing overload at this point. Switch is the only system I play right now because there just isn’t as much activity on the twins for me. Meanwhile Switch keeps something good to play. Good year to be a Nintendo gamer. There is a graphic floating in the switch thread right now showing June on for announced games and it is massive. Black Friday is gonna financially ruin me.
Nintendo can do no wrong right now. The persona’s are on the switch. I repeat the personas are on the switch.
I did enjoy the Nintendo Direct Mini. What I am only interested in is the Mega Man Battle Network. I’m happy with what I got out of it and will be playing it.
@rjejr 😂 Much different than the Wii U years where we got almost no 3rd party titles!
@KateGray Rough travel schedule. Hope you get time for some self-care! 😊
All three modern Personas, what else would i ask for? We already got Crisis Core, well maybe a better port of Type-0 (than the one in PS4). Think Switch is the ultimate portable system now along with Analogue Pocket
I was personally hoping for a release date (at the very least, a release window) for Genshin Impact for the Switch. It's about the only game I ever play regularly anymore.
But I want to play it for Switch because it keeps crashing on my smartphone (and the touchscreen controls can be wonky at times), my wireless keyboard and mouse keep cutting out when I play on PC (even with fresh batteries), and I have to navigate frequent and lengthy system and game updates when playing on PS4.
So playing on Switch would be ideal for me: fewer crashes than on a smartphone, playing with a controller that won't cut out on me and isn't a touchscreen, and fewer updates to the system and game.
I'm looking forward to harvestella. To me its stardew valley but in 3d with a much bigger budget
@Lord I agree. There are a few games Id be happy to play for the the rest of the year, until the not Switch 2 arrives.
Planning to play:
I thought it was very solid considering it was third-party titles only. Mario + Rabbids looks great and I’m glad it has a release date. Pac-Man World Repac was a nice surprise and I’m picking that up in August. Persona coming to Switch took a while but I’m glad 3, 4, and 5 are finally coming. And Harvestalla caught me by surprise! I’m definitely keeping an eye on that game.
Overall I went in with low expectations and came out pretty satisfied. Easy 8/10 imo.
Nier: Automata and the Mega Man Battle Network collection were the two biggest highlights for me. I'm pleased that Persona fans finally got their wish too! Definitely a nice helping of games IMO. And people were disappointed it wasn't first party when it was announced....
It was really boring, the only good announcements we already knew about them, Persona and Mario Rabbids
The direct was better than I expected.
I'm looking forward to the Persona games (if available physically or I'll play them on Gamepass instead) and Nier Automata. Thanks to the demo, Live a Live is now a day 1 purchase. I'll pick up Mega Man Battle Collection. And Mario Rabbids when it goes on sale like I did with the original...
I think it would rightfully be called out as being rubbish if it was for any other console besides the portendo lol
The gold standard for Partner Showcases. Nier, PAC Man, Portal, the Battle Network games, and freaking Persona is finally and truly a multiplat game.
I’m… not flustered by the lack of Nintendo stuff. There’s plenty on the horizon and more so now.
I would have much preferred a full direct, but if nintendo has nothing to show they have nothing to show, can't do anything about that
I was only really interested in "Return To Monkey Island" and "Disney Dreamlight Valley". Everything else was just Mid.
It easily made the rest of 2022 twice as juicy and already planted some releases to look forward to in 2023. What else can I think? Not the first time a Direct bingoed out few to none of my usual hopes yet buried me in a pile of equally exciting wishlist items.😄
Really solid Direct for me, with a ton of stuff I'm interested in, but this year was already overloaded for me. I'm at the point where I'm definitely going to skip some absolutely great games because there's no point in buying them - I just don't have enough time to dedicate to them. So from my point of view, it would have been okay if there were only one or two good games in the Direct.
There are a few that stand out, though.
Harvestella looks like one to preorder a special edition - a brand new IP combining two of my favorite genres, with the polish of a AAA Square Enix game? I'm definitely down for that.
Mario+Rabbids - what can I say? The first game is phenomenal, I expect no less from this one, especially after the anmouncement of three dynamite VGM composers participating on the music end of things.
Nier Automata has been on my watch list for years and I'm thrilled to be able to play it on my favorite platform, even if the graphics get an inevitable downgrade. I've been this close to buying it on Steam recently, but the fact is I play a lot more on the Switch.
Doraemon SOS sounds marvelous, wink wink. I still haven't played the first one, though, so we'll see how I feel when this comes out.
It's hard for me to get excited about Persona after hearing so many people whining about it for so long. It just feels like it's been massively overhyped. I don't doubt that the games themselves are good, because SMT is the bomb and I like Atlus games in general, but I'm just sick of hearing Persona Persona Persona all the time. Probably going to at least buy one of them (probably 4) but not really hyped for it right now.
Knew about everything beforehand due to leaks so it was pretty pointless. The best games have been out for 5 years on other systems so whatever. I mean it was a decent direct mini… for me to poop on.
@iLikeUrAttitude I mean we need details about the VC, I mean switch online Games. What's coming next with N64 and if the GBA is coming. Information on dlc for certain games like Strikers, Mario Party Kart and such.
Release dates for other games like Bayo 3, Info on Prime 4 and what's in store for next year
There's plenty they have left to show and while the 3rd party Direct is great and all. You can't just do a 3rd party Direct during the biggest gaming information month and expect everyone to be happy
Never played Portal OR Persona, so hyped!
Super meh for me. The Switch continues to gather dust. Can't please everyone though. Looking forward to a banger 2023!
This was certainly one of the better Partner Showcases. Regardless though... I'm still very paranoid about shadow-dropped trailers.
I thought it was a quite good 3rd-party direct which did have something for almost everyone, although I would have liked it even more if I hadn't been expecting some E3-ish 1st party stuff.
I already bought little noah because it was cheap and adorable and it's been fun so far. I'm also very happy Live a Live has a demo. For the future, looking forward to the new Pac-Man World remake as well as Harvestella. It was nice to see a lot of 'finally on Switch' games like Portal as well. Good variety overall and I'm glad there were neat games we hadn't heard of or expected mixed in with the ports and Sonic footage and such.
8.5. Overall good, but the high number of Warriors type of games (please for the love of God give these a rest) and high number of JRPGs at the expense of other genres (sports, FPS) is starting to bother me a little.
👎Not a single game in there I'm interested in. So bummed we didn't get a proper June Direct this year.
It was mediocre in my opinion (5/10)
I only get interested by :
Megaman Battle Network Legacy Collection
Mario + Rabbids Spark of Hope
Fishing Spirits: Fish and Play Aquarium
Pac-Man World Re-Pac
Doraemon Story of Seasons: Friends of the Great Kingdom
It looks like Microsoft won the "E3" this year. But it was still a very disappointing year for gaming conferences. Also, Kudos to Nintendo for at least keeping the expectations low beforehand.
@fenlix
Games are very subjectice to each peoples.
Some peoples will say great, other peoples will say not good from the same games.
Reasonably well-rounded, but nothing that hot me really excited. I think the Indie World when they surprise dropped Axiom Verge 2 was the last time I was really excited watching a Direct.
I was hoping for 2 things and got 1 so I'm satisfied. Just starting to wonder what's going on with Star Wars hunters at this point
A pointless Direct, with nothing of interest to me. I suspect it was thrown together because people were expecting something in June. Alas, we wait for the real one! Hopefully during July.
@fenlix id say CAPGOD won lol
For me it was Nier, MMBN Collection, Sonic Forces, NMS, and Portal Collection. Very happy with those. Looking forward to whatever is in the first party pipeline.
Return to Monkey Island. Hope they'd bring The Secret of Monkey Island and Monkey Island 2 Special Editions to Switch.
One of the better "mini direct" presentations (partner showcase or otherwise) imo for sure.
Not much I cared for but Harvestella piqued my interest, and I'm really looking forward to MM Battle Network Collection since I really like Mega Man but never played any BN series.
If you like Japanese developed games and rpgs the switch is where you need to be right now.
Nintendo Direct mini - anime showcase
Nier was all I needed to see but there were some other really intriguing titles as well. I liked the presentation and did not come away underwhelmed or overwhelmed.
@rjejr,
I think the Wii U was dead in the water way before that, but what a totally different proposition the Switch is, the console is still in demand six years in.
Even more remarkable is the Switch's concept is very similar to the Wii U's... amazing how the two could have such different outcomes.
Lack of Advance Wars Reboot Camp update. 0/10
I was really hoping they would say something about Bayo 3 but they didn't
@johnvboy "Even more remarkable is the Switch's concept is very similar to the Wii U's... amazing how the two could have such different outcomes."
And take into account the same games - MK8, BotW, Pokken Tournament, Bayonetta 1 & 2, Pikmin 3, and the oh so similar games like Splatoon 1 & 2, SSB4 & SSBU, and I'm sure there are others as we own about 30 Wii U games and 12 Switch games, well not counting the 3 Labo builds. 😂 And they both cost $300.
I think it really does come down to -
Wii sold well, Nintendo coasted and made almost no marketing effort to sell the oddly named Wii U
Wii U sold terribly, Nintendo spent a fortune on marketing the Switch, which was also it's 3DS successor, and their handhelds always do sell much better than their home consoles
But it wasn't about the games or the price, effort & home vs handheld.
@Tandy255 "Much different than the Wii U years where we got almost no 3rd party titles!"
Yeah, we own a lot more physical Wii U games than Switch games b/c I don't double dip but they do seem to mostly be 1st party.
@rjejr,
So true, Nintendo just expected all the casuals who bought the Wii to rush out and buy a Wii U, when in reality most had already jumped ship and bought tablet devices.
They did put very little effort into marketing the Wii U though.
While I like new games, I think it's fantastic to add high-quality back catalog games like Nier: Automata and Persona 3P/4G/5R. (And maybe we'll get Nier Replicant someday too?)
Having Persona 3-5 on the Switch is huge for me and further solidifies the Switch's legacy as a PSVita/TV successor and a great system for Atlus/SMT games! Of course Joker was already in Smash and Persona 5 Strikers but P5/R is his "real" game. (Is there a version of P5: Dancing in Starlight for the Switch though?) I do wish we got Persona 3 FES as well as P3P.
@rjejr The Switch is definitely a very successful merger of Nintendo console (Wii U) and handheld (3DS) – and a better version of the PSVita/TV combo. It's a great thing for the most part, even if Nintendo can never repeat the amazing dual-punch success of the original Wii + DS. I'm happy that nearly all of Nintendo's great Wii U games were ported forward to the Switch, because they really deserved a bigger audience.
But I still miss the weird and creative gimmicks of the Wii U and 3DS like dual-screen gaming and 3D – not to mention fun and clever network features like Miiverse, WaraWara Plaza and StreetPass. Sadly few people will experience the fun of NintendoLand, Game & Wario's brilliant Miiverse Sketch, Art Academy on Miiverse, or the asymmetric GamePad modes of New Super Mario Bros U and ZombiU.
@blecch "and a better version of the PSVita/TV combo"
A shoe and a sneaker are a better combination that that. 😂 I still own a PSTV, may be hooked up to my kids monitor so he could stream PS4 games to it while I watched TV in the living room. I owned a Vita for a day and returned it. Wasn't easy, but I finally got some store to accept it.
Persona a first to finally come back to Switch.
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