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Everything We Saw At The September Nintendo Direct
Nintendo has held two Direct showcases this week. Yesterday’s was all about the 40th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda, and today’s was a more general presentation about games coming to Switch 2. If you want to watch the show but couldn’t catch it live, you can watch the VOD below. If you just want to scroll through the highlights, read on.
Kicking things off is a new look at Monster Hunter Wilds, which is finally coming to Switch 2 with all its previous updates and local co-op support on December 4. It’ll be followed by the Ascendance expansion coming out next year.
Because we haven’t seen enough of it between Gamescom and the State of Play, we got another brief look at Final Fantasy VII Revelation, which is coming to the Switch 2 (and everything else) on April 8. Also, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion is shadow dropping on Switch 2 today.
The Zelda musou game Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is coming to the Switch 2 with all its expansion pass content and a new Calamity Mode difficulty setting. Those who bought the game on Switch 1 will get a discount when upgrading to the Switch 2 version. It launches on February 25.
The hide-and-seek Steam phenomenon is coming to Switch 2 today.
Next up we saw a bit of Pokopia‘s upcoming fashion-based expansion, which lets you accessorize both your player character Ditto and the ‘mons who are living in your various towns. More critters are also coming to the game, including Snubbel and Braixen. The update launches later this year.
A new, free update is coming to Star Fox, including a local split-screen battle mode and new stages, all coming on September 29. Also, Star Fox Adventures is coming to the GameCube Classics catalog later today.
We saw quick looks at a few games, including The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt‘s remaster, coming to Switch 2 with mouse controls on September 29 ahead of the 2027 Songs of the Past expansion. Also shown was the Royal Edition of Kingdom Come II Deliverance, the upcoming Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave coming on September 17, Professor Layton and the New World of Steam coming December 10, and a new trailer for Yokai Watch 2: Haunted Domain, which is now in development.
Boy, we’re really leading with a lot of old games in this Direct, huh? Pikmin 4 is getting a Switch 2 edition that lets you use voice commands through the system’s built-in mic, as well as a new mode called Dandori Academy that lets you do limited time-based challenges gathering items in the environment, though it sounds like they’ll only be playable on weekends. 72 stages will be released over time. The game launches on November 12.
Now, to take things in a very different direction, Silent Hill-esque horror adventure game Onyx: The Dark Grip uses touch controls in handheld mode, which the game’s central character perceives as some kind of paranormal phenomenon, meaning you can freak him out if you overdo your interventions. The game is coming to Switch 2 next year.