Nintendo @ E3 2021

[Mr EliteL]

Here is a summary of all the news and announcements from the E3 2021 Nintendo Direct, as well as a video of the entire presentation if you missed it and wish to watch it:

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Discussion Thread
Tekken's Kazuya comes to Smash Ultimate as the next fighter! You can catch an in-depth look at the character on June 28.

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Life Is Strange | Trailer
A trio of Life is Strange games are coming to Nintendo Switch! Play two award-winning stories when Life Is Strange Remastered Collection comes to Nintendo Switch later this year, and experience the newest story in the series with Life Is Strange: True Colors, launching 9/10!

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Guardians of the Galaxy | Trailer
Originally revealed during yesterday's Square Enix E3 2021 presentation, Eidos Montreal's Guardian's of the Galaxy is coming to Nintendo Switch on October 26. Important Note: This game will not have a physical nor digital download, as it is a cloud based title.

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Worms Rumble | Trailer
Worms Rumble wriggles its way onto Nintendo Switch on June 23. Nintendo Switch players will also be able to download the exclusive Patchwork Bear outfit for free at launch!

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Astria Ascending | Trailer
As one of the Fated Eight, explore the world of Orcanon where twelve ancient beasts dwell, and fight against your destiny to save the world in this hand-drawn, turn-based JRPG.

Astria Ascending releases on September 30 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox Game Pass and PC.

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Two Point Campus | Trailer
From the creators of Two Point Hospital comes Two Point Campus! This twist on management sims has players building a university, encouraging students to follow their interests, and developing a beautiful or very weird campus. We see various creations like fairgrounds, a giant pizza cooker, places to eat, and more types of developments.

Two Point Campus will release in 2022 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

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Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania | Trailer
Go bananas with the ultimate Super Monkey Ball experience! Bounce, tilt, and roll through over 300 delightfully recreated stages from the original three Super Monkey Ball games!

Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania rolls onto Nintendo Switch on October 5.

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Mario Party Superstars | Trailer
Enjoy 5 boards from the Nintendo 64 era & 100 minigames from the series catalog – all of which can be played with button controls. Plus, all game modes work with online play and you can suspend a game in progress to take a break and come back later where you left off!

Mario Party Superstars arrives on Nintendo Switch on October 29.

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Metroid Dread | Trailer | Development History | Treehouse Demo | amiibo and Special Edition
Samus’ story continues after the events of the Metroid™ Fusion game when she descends upon planet ZDR to investigate a mysterious transmission sent to the Galactic Federation. The remote planet has become overrun by vicious alien lifeforms and chilling mechanical menaces. Samus is more agile and capable than ever, but can she overcome the inhuman threat stalking the depths of ZDR?

Also, head to the linked official website to get a look at the new Samus and E.M.M.I. amiibo figures and the games Special Edition.

A Samus amiibo figure featuring her suit from Metroid Dread and an E.M.M.I. amiibo figure are available in a 2-pack set. Scan the Samus amiibo for an extra energy tank to increase your health by 100, and tap it again once per day to receive health. The E.M.M.I. amiibo grants a Missile+ tank to increase Samus’ missile capacity by 10, and you can tap it again once per day to replenish some missiles.

As for the Special Edition, explore 2D Metroid history with extras included in the Metroid Dread Special Edition. This edition includes the game card, a haunting steel game case, five high-quality cards featuring art for each game, and a 190-page art book spanning all five entries in the saga.

Metroid Dread, the first new entry of the 2D Metroid saga in more than 19 years, comes to Nintendo Switch on October 8.

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Just Dance 2022 | Trailer
Hit the dance floor with 40 brand new tracks in Just Dance 2022, coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Google Stadia on November 4.

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Cruise and Blast
Coming this Fall as a Nintendo Switch console exclusive.

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Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot + A New Power Awakens Set | Trailer
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot and all of its DLC is coming to Nintendo Switch on September 24.

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Mario Golf Super Rush | Trailer
Check out this overview of the game modes Standard Golf, Speed Golf, Battle Golf, and Golf Adventure, which will be in Mario Golf Super Rush. Also, free updates will be coming featuring new courses and characters.

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Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin | Trailer
If you've not seen it in the two times at E3 2021 before now, here's another chance to see Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin, coming out for Nintendo Switch on July 9. Also, a free demo will be available on June 25, and will carry your progress over to the full game.

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WarioWare: Get It Together! | Trailer
WAHAHAHA! Lightning-fast microgame mayhem comes to Nintendo Switch in WarioWare: Get it Together!. For the first time, YOU control Wario and his colorful crew in either solo or 2-player coop.

WarioWare: Get It Together! launches on September 10.

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Shin Megami Tensei V | Trailer
The ambitions of god and human clash amidst the horror of a dying world. Neither human nor demon, the newly-forged Nahobino and his friends must decide what is worth saving... and prepare to sacrifice everything in its name. In a world without its Creator, which path will you choose?

Shin Megami Tensei V comes to Nintendo Switch on November 12.

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Danganronpa Decadence | Trailer
4 Danganronpa games come to Nintendo Switch in Danganronpa Decadence, launching later this year! The collection includes Trigger Happy Havoc: Danganronpa Anniversary Edition, Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair - Anniversary Edition, Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony - Anniversary Edition, and the new Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp. All four games will also be out individually on Nintendo eShop.

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Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water | Trailer
The creepy surivial horror game, originally launched on Wii-U in 2014, is getting a Switch port coming later this year.

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Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part One | Trailer
The first part of Doom Eternal's DLC is coming to Nintendo Switch, and is available today!

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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 | Trailer
Skate on the go when Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 comes to Nintendo Switch on June 25.

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Strange Brigade | Trailer
Strange Brigade is available today for Nintendo Switch.

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Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope | Trailer | Gameplay Teaser
Cursa, a mysterious and malevolent entity seeks out energy to further its nefarious plans, plunging the galaxy into chaos. Twisting the planets with its evil influence, it’s determined to consume all the energy of the Sparks, uncanny creatures formed by the fusion of Lumas & Rabbids, and destroy all who stand in its way. To bring order back to the galaxy and save the Sparks, Mario and friends team up with Rabbids heroes in a journey through mysterious and ever-surprising planets.

Team up with Mario, Rabbid Peach, and their friends on a mission to save the galaxy when Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope launches for Nintendo Switch in 2022!

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Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp | Trailer
ADVANCE WARS. IS. BACK. The first Advance Wars and Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising campaigns return in one package, fully rebuilt from the ground up for Nintendo Switch!

Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp launches December 3.

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The Legend of Zelda: Age of Calamity | Expansion Pass Trailer
Wave 1 of the Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Expansion Pass is coming! Pulse of the Ancients brings the playable Battle-Tested Guardian, weapon types: the Flail for Link & Master Cycle for Zelda, new challenges in the royal ancient Lab, apocalyptic difficulty, and more!

Pulse of the Ancients comes to The Legend of Zelda: Age of Calamity on June 18.

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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD | Trailer
Get another look at the upcoming remaster of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, coming to Switch on July 16.

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Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda | Trailer
To commemorate 35 years of The Legends of Zelda, Nintendo is releasing a Game and Watch handheld containing The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda 2: Link's Adventure, the GBA version of Link's Awakening, and a Legend of Zelda edition of Vermin.

The Legend of Zelda Game & Watch launches on November 12.

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Sequel | Discussion Thread
Return to Hyrule - and the skies above - in this first look at gameplay for the Sequel to the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, planned for release on Nintendo Switch in 2022.

[Moonface]

Just give me that Breath of the Wild sequel news and I'm going home happy.

[Mr EliteL]

Nintendo not spending ages on one or two games to take up lots of screen time and getting numerous stuff out in less than 40 mins, damn.

Kazuya in Smash is nuts. Thought LiS for Switch was going to get a full 2D animated version for a second. Nice to see a new Worms game turn up for Switch. Very interested in Mario Party Superstars, possibly Metroid Dread too but am impressed how that game looks. Cool for Advance Wars to get a remake(s) it seems. A LoZ Game & Watch to celebrate the 35th anniversary, OK then. Looks neat at least.

[Moonface]

A Game & Watch for Zelda's 35th Anniversary seems rather lackluster and I would have liked there to be something bigger for the milestone than what Nintendo have been doing. But I got another look at BotW2 so I'm happy.

Surprised that no Pokemon or Animal Crossing was in this.

Overall a pretty decent presentation, but I think Xbox had a far better presentation overall.

[Dragon Lord]

Nothing really good here. Advanced Wars 1 + 2 Remake kind of interesting, but remakes of Fire Emblem 7, 8, 9 or 10 would have been a thousand times more exciting.

Was hoping Nintendo would break the cycle of this E3 being overall a huge stinker, but nope. All the hype of E3 was blown on the first day with Elden Ring, and it's been rapidly downhill from there with the exception of Final Fantasy Origin.

EDIT: After watching the trailer for Astria Ascending, it looks like that might be the lone redeeming factor of this Direct. Looks like it could be a decent game. Glad to know it's coming to PS4/PS5 as well, so I can just pick it up there instead.

Advanced Wars remakes would be more appealing if the new graphic style was literal garbage. Might skip them just because of how ugly they are.

[Moonface]

Just realised there was only one actual new game announced which was Metroid Dread. Any other games are either ports or just some form of a remaster, or if they are new such as Rabbids or SMT V we already knew about them before this Direct.