Nintendo Direct February 2022: the biggest announcements on new games and DLC

Although the 2022 Nintendo Direct was 40 minutes in length, fans may have to wait until they hear back from Nintendo. Metroid Prime 4 Find out more about the sequel The Legend of Zelda – Breath of the Wild. Fans of Splatoon, Xenoblade Chronicles, and Fire Emblem didn’t go home empty-handed, however, and sports fans even have two things to cheer for later this spring.

Polygon’s StoryStream has all of our breakout coverage in one place. But if you’re just looking for the trailers and the highlights, here are the top 11 reveals from Wednesday’s Nintendo Direct.

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 coming in September

Xenoblade Chronicles 3, the sequel to 2017’s open-world RPG Xenoblade Chronicles 2Monolith Soft has announced that, will be launched this fall. This story will show what’s become of the worlds of Xenoblade Chronicles And Xenoblade Chronicles 2. It’s a sprawling, war-torn world filled with giant war machines.

Splatoon 3.This summer, it arrives

An announcement made one year ago at the Nintendo Direct February 2021 event. Splatoon 3 On Wednesday, we got a launch window as well as a trailer of two minutes. It’s arriving this summer; sorry, no date more specific than that. Salmon Run is a fan favourite mode. Splatoon II It is now back under the new name Salmon Run Next Wave.

Wii SportsWe are working on sequels Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Switch SportsThe sequel to Wii Sports, the upcoming ‘Wii Sports’ series launches on April 29. A beta test will take place later in the month. Sports appearing in the anthology include tennis, soccer, badminton, volleyball, and bowling — the latter of which is getting a variant called Survival Bowling. This sounds familiar Lord of FliesYour Tuesday league meets.

Mario Strikers: Battle League laces up June 10

Summertime has been a great window for Nintendo’s Mario sports subgenre, and it’s back again in June with Mario Strikers: Battle League on Nintendo Switch. This five-on-5 soccer game emphasizes the importance of goal scoring and high action. It also features a variety of power-up and special moves. It’s been 15 years since the last Mario Strikers title — 2007’s Mario Strikers Charged For the Wii.

No Man’s Sky is coming to Nintendo Switch

Hello Games’ space-exploration/survival epic celebrates its sixth birthday with a launch this summer on Nintendo Switch. The No Man’s SkyNintendo Switch Edition includes the last five years’ worth of updates to the PlayStation 3, Xbox and Xbox games. In 2021 alone, Hello published four major updates — Frontiers, Prisms, Expeditions, and Companions — bringing new gameplay and visuals to the game.

Fire Emblem WarriorsThree Hopes is available in June

A follow-up to 2019’s tactical RPG Fire Emblem warriors: Three houses, Fire Emblem warriors: Three Hopes It’s a story with a completely different setting, and stars some familiar faces. It’s a musou game, starring Byleth, Edelgard, Dimitri, and Claude from Homes.

Advance Wars1+2 Re-Boot Camp launched in April

This remaster of the first two games in the Game Boy Advance’s Advance War series will launch on April 8. New features include voiceover lines for all of the game’s commanding officers, plus a custom map generator, and the ability to re-do turns that have gone disastrously wrong. Both online and local multiplayer are supported.

‘Mouthful Mode’ highlights the latest trailer for Kirby

Kirby’s newest 3D platforming adventure is the Switch’s next major release, launching March 25. Nintendo highlighted the game with one more trailer, showing Kirby’s even more voracious appetite — he’s able to swallow a car a vending machine.

Portal and Portal 2Ported to Switch

Portal launched 15 years ago, and it’s been nearly 11 since Portal 2. These two features will be available on Nintendo Switch starting in Portal: Companion Collection This year’s launch will be delayed. Portal 2Support will be provided for local, online and split-screen multilayer. The exact price and timing of the support were not disclosed.

Mario Kart 8Deluxe gets DLC from 2023

Total of 48 courses added Mario Kart 8 These are all included in the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass, From March 18 to the close of 2023, six batches will release eight maps in each batch. Wii Coconut Mall and N64 Choco Mountain will be included in the first wave. Tracks from the rest of Booster Course Pass are included in Super Mario Kart, Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart: Double Dash, Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Wii, Mario Kart 7Please see the following: Mario Kart Tour.

Metroid DreadFree update makes it simple and takes the hassle out of updating.

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Welp, we didn’t get one piece of news — zip, zilch, nothing — about Metroid Prime 4. Nintendo instead offered an update for free, which arrived Wednesday night. Metroid Dread, This is the 2D side scroller which launched in October. Metroid Dread will get a Rookie Mode to help folks who have found the notoriously difficult game too tough to tame; for masochists, there’s a one-hit-kill Dread Mode.