All the news from Nintendo’s September 2022 Direct – The Verge

Here are the biggest announcements from Nintendo’s latest Direct

2022-09-13T13:13:44-04:00

As expected, Nintendo pulled out all the stops for its fall Direct showcase with several Twitter-shattering announcements stuffed between smaller but no less exciting news. As is usually the case, it didn't announce everything that fans might have been expecting (ahem, any sign of life for Metroid Prime 4 or a remastered Prime trilogy), but it was a decent showing. Here are the best announcements and trailers from Direct.

The sequel to Breath of the Wild has a name

The latest game in The Legend of Zelda franchise will be subtitled Tears of the Kingdom. Nintendo continues to deliver the briefest yet tantalizing trailers for this game. My coll …

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Pikmin 4 is coming in 2023

2022-09-13T10:59:11-04:00

Nintendo revealed that a new entry in the Pikmin series, Pikmin 4, will be released in 2023.

In a brief trailer, Nintendo showed off a lush environment of a kind that should be familiar to Pikmin fans - it seems you'll still be playing as a tiny character controlling even tinier Pikmin. (At one point, a bench looms over the camera. It's comparatively giant.)

While the trailer didn't show any actual gameplay - just a few Bulborbs running around - Nintendo icon Shigeru Miyamoto did discuss some elements of the game we can look forward to. You'll be able to play "from the Pikmin's perspective near the ground," he said. And Nintendo has made c …

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the sequel to Breath of the Wild

2022-09-13T10:57:50-04:00

Link looking fresh in his long hair and cape. | Image: Nintendo

Nintendo finally revealed the name and launch date for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's sequel: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. In a trailer, Nintendo revealed the new name and the game's May 12th, 2023 release date for the Nintendo Switch.

Nintendo didn't show a lot of specifics about what we can expect in the new trailer, but we did get to see some more action shots of Link in the game. We got a further look at a new Sheikah Slate power that appears to reverse time - Link climbs on top of a rock that begins to fall upwards. Like in a previous trailer, Link takes a few great leaps into the sky, but in one shot, he lands …

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GoldenEye 007 is finally coming to Xbox and Nintendo Switch

2022-09-13T10:30:44-04:00

GoldenEye 007 is finally coming to Nintendo Switch and Xbox. Nintendo announced today that Rare is releasing GoldenEye 007 HD on Nintendo Switch and Xbox soon as a remaster of the legendary Nintendo 64 title that first launched in 1997.

The remastered game on Xbox includes 4K resolution, smoother frame rates, and even split-screen local multiplayer. Rare says it will even arrive on Xbox Game Pass and Nintendo Switch Online, but online multiplayer modes will be exclusive to the Switch version according to a post on the official 007 site.

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Tunic is coming to the Switch and PlayStation in just a couple weeks

2022-09-13T10:22:34-04:00

Play as this adorable fox on new platforms soon. | Image: Finji

Tunic, the indie hit where you explore a mysterious world as an adorable fox adventurer, launches on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 on September 27th. The news was announced during Nintendo's September 2022 Direct.

Tunic is a delightful game that I played through earlier this year. The game drops you in its world with little explanation of what's going on - much of the world is even presented in its own made-up language. And enemies are tough, so you'll always be on your toes while exploring the world. But over time, you'll start to get a grasp on everything, helped by finding pieces of a wonderfully illustrated in-game i …

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