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This could be great!

That'll be half the direct taken up with unnecessarily long gameplay videos, character introductions, etc... 🙄

Expecting nothing after the last direct, maybe we'll get even more Anime JRPGs and Free-to-Play Tournament shooters (Sigh). So anything else will be a happy surprise. I still think the (semi)Pro is being announced tomorrow, and hopefully some details on pro-enhanced games old or new.

@WhiteTrashGuy I agree, a Super Mario Galaxy port on the 3DS in 3D would have been fantastic!

Love these style of games, will pick it up if it's a reasonable price. As a Ghibli nut I also don't see much of a link but looks OK.

Had a quick game there, brilliant stuff!

25th, will be grabbing both Mario Golf and Tony Hawk.

I just want that rumoured 7 inch screen!

@Friendly I completely agree. Mario Golf on 3DS looked prettier than this blandfest. At least the gameplay looks good.

As a massive Kirby fan who thought Planet Robobot was the pinnacle of the series, I was so disappointed with Star Allies. In 1 player it was just a confusing mess to play, it was irratating instead of enjoyable. Like Yoshis Crafted World, the new 'gimmick' just didn't really work.

@khululy I agree, the 2 Rayman games are brilliant. I'm not really into metroidvenia-esque games but I also loved Ori. My favorite platformer this year is Kaze and the Wild Masks, brilliant gameplay which harks back to the Original DK Country games.

The 2 Donkey Kong Retro games are the pinnacle of 2D platform games. I'd love to see EPD Tokyo make a new 2D DK to see where they'd go with it. But please keep the core gameplay mechanics!

Next must-purchase, I spent so many hours on the 2nd game back in the day on PS1. I have been holding out for this Switch port and resisted buying it for PS4.

I never even knew this game existed. As a lover of railways I might pick this up cheap on Amazon.

Looking good, love these types of games.

MudRunner is brilliant, I'll be snapping this new game up at some stage.

Test Drive Unlimited was a great game on PS2(and PSP), racing around the real roads of Hawaii. Hopefully they'll take inspiration from that game.

I'll stick with Kaze, a marvellous platformer.

@MontyCircus yes indeed, we will have the indie game movie trilogy. I must ré-watch the movie, I loved it when it was released.

Yet they basically made clones of New Super Mario Bros. DS for years, this excuse isn't valid.
Nintendo hasn't released any new racing games for the Switch as far as I know? If you were a Wii U owner like me it's been slim pickings for original Nintendo content past couple of years. The last direct was mostly full of anime RPGs (like Scott the Woz I'm not into RPGs).
Thank God for indie games, I'm loving their support on the Switch.

With Fez out now and Braid releasing later this year, the Switch will finally have the 2 of the classic indie games featured in Indie Game the movie.

@1UP_MARIO crazy mark-up by Retro Towers!

I got one of these last year, great bit of kit paired with a Gameboy SP modded with an IPS V2 screen. It's is very expensive and the EZ Flash is way cheaper but it drains GBAs battery nearly twice as fast.

Will wait for the reviews, but looks very pedestrian compared to the great Hot Wheels DLC for Forza Horizon 3.

@TheRenegade908 there is a 64 player Battle Royal Bomberman game on the way, free to play. Its called 'Bomberman R Online', it used to be a Stadia exclusive.

Kaze and the wild masks is my favorite eshop game in the past month. Simple yet addictive donkey kong style gameplay.

I really want this, I have a small obsession with the Tokyo Train system.

Brilliant news, just pre-ordered the kindle version.

A complete Donkey Kong rip-off, only slower. But I'll probably still buy it as the 2 Donkey Kong reboot games are 2 of my my favorites ever. I don't mind the blatant 'homage' in this case.

The best Rally game on the Switch? Nope. That crown still goes to the great Rush Rally 3.

@Kirgo exactly. The sprites and graphics are great on a technical level, but on a design level they look like every other generic platform game. Grass level, ice level, etc.. It reminds me of that old game Superfrog, another blandly designed game. Look at the first underwater screenshot in the review to prove my point.

Racing Gears Advance, one of the best retro racers ever!

Gameplay-wise, this looks great and I've pre-ordered it. Graphics-wise, it's bland and generic. I'm a bit puzzled NL praising it's graphics? Is it too hard to use a bit of unique art direction into these type of games instead of copying what's done before.

This looks brilliant! I have Bomberman R, but the controls felt off and the weird camera view obstructed play.

I've modded my Switch Lite with a transparent shell, looks great! And I've matching transparent joycons for my normal Switch. I'm all for transparent shells.

Crash 4 is $40 in America, but £44.99 in the UK, making it $63, over 50% more! WTF

LOVE these type of games, have it downloaded ready to play this weekend.

Imagine the next Mario Kart Game would be themed on this world tour concept, with tracks from all around the globe and a big character roster?(Like Smash). Be brilliant, here's hoping...!

Loved Robotech as a small child, one of my favorite cartoon series ever.

I was obsessed with Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 on the PS1, I held off buying the PS4 version for a Switch port. Great news!

I'm just waiting for the Anbernic RG351V to be released, there won't be any supply problems with that.

So it seems we'll have 3 Splatoon games released since the last Mario Kart game, strange times. The direct focused a lot on Japanese fantasy/RPGs and Arena games, this seems to be norm these days. They're not my cup of tea, but it seems to be the direction the Switch market has headed.

I'll probably get this, but the courses look bland with garish colours, very surprised this is a Mario game. The Mario Golf game on 3DS had better art direction than this.

@Christofu yes it's just gone on so long it's painful. I purchased Mario Kart 8 on the day of release for Wii U, nearly 7 years ago! Crazy long time to wait for a new entry in the series.

'focused on available games'? Prays for Mario Kart 8 DLC!

I can't watch this on my PS4 due to location restriction I may need to sail the High seas to get hold of it.

I'd love to see a new entry in this series that I've loved since the SNES original. As a Wii U owner 7 years is a long time to wait.

I didn't even know this was coming out, as an Amiga owner back in the day this is a must buy, I loved Turrican 2.

Wow the Wii U speed looks pedestrian compared to the Switch Speed, and nice fast acceleration. I'll be playing this all the way through again on Switch, fantastic game.

That black kickstand gives my slight OCD the heebie jeebies!