This Nintendo Direct presentation might be a little on the short side when it comes to unveiling new games and challenging our expectations, but it still has its moments of delight here and there. Here's some of the announcements that caught most of my attention:
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 releasing on December 1st 2017
I'm honestly surprised that they're releasing in North America this early, considering on how likely it would end up being delayed. Some may argue that Monolith Soft reused the engine from Xenoblade Chronicles X for the sequel, others might believe the title was being in development for quite a long while before Nintendo Switch was even announced.
Though, dragging the tutorial part for longer than it needed to was kinda unbearable.
Mario Party: The Top 100
Among one of the few surprise announcements of the Nintendo Direct, there's the Mario Party game that will remake 100 of the mini-games found in the first ten numbered Mario Party installments.
Despite the trailer solely focusing on these mini-games, there are indeed boards in this one as well, but we still don't have any information about them at the moment. I have a bad feeling they'll throw in generic boards instead of the boards from the past games.
Also, there appears to be more characters that might end up being playable that aren't shown yet. According to this non-official website, there are arts for Bowser, Donkey Kong, Toad and Toadette.
Nintendo Arcades Archives
So, they're bringing an arcade version for some of the NES classic games? Interesting. Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros., Balloon Fight, Ice Climber, Pinball, Clu Clu Land and Punch-Out!! are what they're bringing to Nintendo Switch eShop. There are certainly more arcade titles from Nintendo than what's being ported over, such as Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr.
Since these games are only slightly different to their NES counterpart in most cases, I don't see myself being fully invested in them.
That's pretty much what I have in mind about tonight's Nintendo Direct. Keep in mind that I haven't seen many titles being released for Spring 2018, so another presentation would easily land on December or January.
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 releasing on December 1st 2017
I'm honestly surprised that they're releasing in North America this early, considering on how likely it would end up being delayed. Some may argue that Monolith Soft reused the engine from Xenoblade Chronicles X for the sequel, others might believe the title was being in development for quite a long while before Nintendo Switch was even announced.
Though, dragging the tutorial part for longer than it needed to was kinda unbearable.
Mario Party: The Top 100
Among one of the few surprise announcements of the Nintendo Direct, there's the Mario Party game that will remake 100 of the mini-games found in the first ten numbered Mario Party installments.
Despite the trailer solely focusing on these mini-games, there are indeed boards in this one as well, but we still don't have any information about them at the moment. I have a bad feeling they'll throw in generic boards instead of the boards from the past games.
Also, there appears to be more characters that might end up being playable that aren't shown yet. According to this non-official website, there are arts for Bowser, Donkey Kong, Toad and Toadette.
Nintendo Arcades Archives
So, they're bringing an arcade version for some of the NES classic games? Interesting. Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros., Balloon Fight, Ice Climber, Pinball, Clu Clu Land and Punch-Out!! are what they're bringing to Nintendo Switch eShop. There are certainly more arcade titles from Nintendo than what's being ported over, such as Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr.
Since these games are only slightly different to their NES counterpart in most cases, I don't see myself being fully invested in them.
That's pretty much what I have in mind about tonight's Nintendo Direct. Keep in mind that I haven't seen many titles being released for Spring 2018, so another presentation would easily land on December or January.
