Biggest Announcements from Today's Nintendo Direct

14.09.2023 - 18:41 / mmorpg.com / Ryan Reynolds / Nintendo Direct / Swordfighter Peach / Nintendo

Recently, X (formerly Twitter) has been abuzz with the speculations that a Nintendo Direct was coming for close to a week now with the term “Nintendo Direct” trending multiple days in a row. That Nintendo Direct came this morning and we’ve got the biggest highlights ready to share with you!

Side Order is the wave 2 DLC for Splatoon 3 . Side Order is a single player mode meant to be very replayable.    Nintendo is releasing Side Order in Spring 2024. 

Donkey Kong has stolen all the Mini Mario toys and it’s up to Mario to get them back. Mario vs Donkey Kong is a puzzler platformer where Mario will have to retrieve a key in order to move forward. The original game was on Gameboy Advance but will release on the Switch February 16th.

Nintendo had already announced that a remake of Super Mario RPG was in the works and set to be released in November.  Today we got a few new pieces of information about it.  First, there will be button timing effects that allow characters to hit all enemies at once.  It feels similar to the gunblade attacks in Final Fantasy VIII .  Second, there will be a gauge that fills during combat and once full, a 3 character triple move can be unleashed on enemies.  Lastly, there will be post-game content including a boss fight mode that can be unlocked after playing through the game.

Nintendo previously announced that they were working on a Princess Peach game. Now we know that it's called Princess Peach Showtime and will be on the Switch on March 22nd. The premise is that Princess Peach and the Toads went to the theater but of course trouble is waiting for them.  Princess Peach will have to team up with the theater’s guardian, Stella, to save the theater and its shows.  Peach will go through a series of costume changes that completely change the gameplay.  She can be Swordfighter Peach, Detective Peach, Patissiere Peach, or even Kung Fu Peach. 

AaGa Emerald Beyond is an RPG that feels like Square Enix’s Octopath Traveler.   There are multiple characters each with their own unique storyline.  There are 17 worlds to explore and players shape the story with their own choices. Emerald Beyond is the first SaGa game since 2018. While no release date was given, it is expected to release sometime in 2024.

The original Tomb Raider games are coming to the Nintendo Switch.  It has been remastered to allow for a prettier game but players can also switch to the original graphics.  The collection will also include all the DLC expansion packs for all three games.  Tomb Raider I, II, & III Remastered will be on the Nintendo Switch on February 14th, 2024.

After a wildly successful 3DS game that spawned a movie starring none other than Ryan Reynolds, Nintendo is hoping to spark the magic