Here's every announcement and trailer from the latest Nintendo Direct Mini
Check out trailers for new stuff in Pokémon Sword and Shield, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Animal Crossing: New Horizons and more!
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It’s about time! We haven’t had a proper Nintendo Direct since September 2019, and a look at Nintendo’s upcoming slate of games in 2020 was long overdue. While this turned out to be a Nintendo Direct Mini and not a fully-fledged Direct, it did have a couple of exciting announcements and reveals anyway.
Still, it did seem quite lacking compared to past Directs. Breath of the Wild 2, Bayonetta 3, Metroid Prime 4 and multiple other titles we know are in the works weren’t touched on whatsoever. Instead, we got more details on two of Nintendo’s biggest upcoming releases in 2020: Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition and Bravely Default 2. Check out our recap!
Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition (May 29, 2020)
The legendary open world RPG is back! Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition brings the game to the Nintendo Switch with remastered visuals, redone music and overhauled mechanics to bring the game up to date. If you don’t fancy replaying the game for a hundredth time, know that it even comes with a brand-new epilogue titled ‘Future Connected’. The epilogue features an extra adventure with Shulk and Melia!
Bioshock, Borderlands and XCOM (May 29, 2020)
This Direct kept the ball rolling with the announcement of a suite of 2K Games’ titles arriving on the console soon. The Borderlands Legendary Collection includes Borderlands, Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. Bioshock: The Collection comes with Bioshock, Bioshock 2 and Bioshock Infinite with all their DLC. XCOM 2 will also come to the console, along with four DLC packs and the War of the Chosen expansion. These are all really great and very different games - but I’d personally recommend the Bioshock Collection!
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: Black Order - Shadow of Doom (Out now)
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 players aren’t lacking in new content, that’s for sure. The latest DLC for the game adds Dr. Doom, who goes against the Fantastic Four with his own unfriendly plans for world domination. Is it just me or does Dr. Doom sound awful in this? What’s up with that voice acting?
Animal Crossing: New Horizons seasonal updates (April 2020)
Animal Crossing fans can look forward to new cosmetic items and other events in upcoming seasonal updates! Soon, the game will introduce Bunny Day on April 1, and then Earth Day later in April. Both events will bring new stuff for players to beautify their island with. Fun times!
Good Job! (Out now)
My personal highlight of this Direct Mini is super weird. Good Job! has you sign up to help out an office with all sorts of tasks - such as refilling coffee, or getting a new projector to the meeting room. Now, you could do the normal thing and just swivel that projector over. Or you could launch it into the meeting room, destroying half the office in the process. Now that’s fun!
Catherine: Full Body (July 7, 2020)
The team behind Persona made a provocative game about a guy struggling with his chaotic love life. Oh, and he has demonic nightmares that require him to solve puzzles every night. Read our review here!
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s next fighter (June 2020)
The announcement of the next fighter to arrive in Smash always feels like an event. This one, not so much. Yesterday’s Direct Mini announced that the next fighter arriving in June will come from Nintendo’s other fighter - ARMS. I’m just confused with this one. We’ll only learn the fighter’s identity in June, the same month that they will be released.
Bravely Default 2 (Sometime in 2020)
This classic JRPG is a nostalgic throwback to how Final Fantasy games used to look and play. Sure, the chibi character models might throw you off a bit - but that world is beautiful. A free demo is available on the eShop now!
Panzer Dragoon: Remake (Out now)
Sega Saturn’s 1995 classic has been remade, with new visuals and better controls. Time to hear what all the hype is about!
Trials of Mana (April 24)
It’s a good time to be a JRPG fan. This remake of the SNES game is just a month away, but you don’t have to wait that long to actually play it. A demo is out for the game right now!
Pokémon Sword and Shield expansion (June 2020)
Ending the Direct Mini was a sneak peek at Pokémon Sword and Shield’s upcoming expansion, which takes players to the Isle of Armor. Players will battle through one of two martial arts-themed towers and get a legendary Pokémon out of it.
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This was a rather small and uneventful Direct Mini by Nintendo’s usual standards, but those were the big highlights. The video also revealed the following:
- Shinsekai: Into the Depths (Out now)
- Ring Fit Adventure update (Out now)
- King’s Bounty 20 (Sometime in 2020)
- Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (June 5)
- Ninjala (May 27)
- Star Wars: Episode 1 Racer (Coming soon)
- Fuser (Sometime in 2020)
- Elder Scrolls Blades (Sometime in 2020)
- Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus (May 2020)
- Vigor, Closed Beta (April 9)
- Burnout Paradise Remastered (Sometime in 2020)
- Saints Row IV: Re-elected (March 27)
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 3 (June 30)
- Mr. Driller DrillLand (June 25)
- Minecraft Dungeons (Sometime in 2020)
- Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy (Out now)
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