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06/21 Nintendo Direct MegaThread: With Announcement and links to their dedicated posts! (lemmy.world)
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This is the MegaThread for Nintendo Direct today, 06/23 at 7am P.T. As for this moment, that's about in 4 hours.

Please use this thread for all the discussion, hype, and reactions. You can still make separate threads with trailers or news from Direct, as it happens.

After the event, this description will be updated with all the announcements, and a direct link to video, for those who have missed it.

YouTube link for Direct

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7t5jnpkCkI

Announcements (also added link to the related posts of each announcement)

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[–] bwhough@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Super Mario RPG coming to Switch was NOT on my bingo card, but what an awesome surprise. The game that originally made me fall in love with the turn based RPG genre.

[–] slimerancher@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I have never played it. Can't wait for the release.

[–] handhookcardoor@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Same here! Excited to finally try it!

[–] Omgarm@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Same here! I'm 33 but Geno was a fan favourite on GameFAQs back in the day.

[–] mekkagodzilla@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I was not expecting Pikmin 1 and 2 HD ports, but I'll take them.

I'll wait for the physical release to have all 4 and show them to my grand kids 25 years from now, for the release of Pikmin 5.

[–] klieg2323@lemmy.piperservers.net 4 points 1 year ago

Nintendo is really starting to push Pikmin again and I love it. Glad to have all the games on the switch. Capitalize on the popularity of the system to grow the franchise. Hopefully it's not another 25 years this time!

[–] slimerancher@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Haha, let's hope we don't have to wait that long, but you never know with Nintendo, if they think they don't have any new idea for the game, it is going to disappear in their locker for next 20 years.

[–] amtwon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

hype hype hype hype hype hype hype hype

[–] slimerancher@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

My body is Reggie!

[–] Dougas@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

10/10 direct for me because of the new 2D Mario.

[–] Zarxrax@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I wasn't a huge fan of the NSMB series, and it always felt like they were just playing it safe. This one seems to have a similar look, but it appears they are trying some really original ideas with it.

[–] slimerancher@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, it looks really fun. And not just new 2D Mario. Super Mario RPG Remake and Detective Pikachu, not to mention teaser for a new Princess Peach game.

[–] Dougas@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Indeed. Really good direct overall. The peach game really caught me off guard

[–] Royalish@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Come on Wind Waker and Twilight Princess HD Remake physical release on Switch! Big Brother Nintendo, I know you can do it!

[–] xfts@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Very excited for the Super Mario RPG remake. It genuinely looks fantastic.

[–] SpaceAape@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What does everyone think of Palia?

[–] abouttocomealive@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Been playing it for a couple of months now on pc. It's cozy and chill. There are lots of little quests. Skills to develop (eg gathering/fishing/mining/gardening etc). NPC's to interact with and run errands for.

The only "combat" element is hunting. No fighting. (Whether that's a pro/con is a personal preference ofcourse.)

You need other players for small stuff, like chopping magical trees. Which most players are quite chill about and can be arranged on the spot. No need to join an established guild or something.

For late game, (when you have maxed all NPC's) the progress is in building/furnishing/beautifying a house, and for the completionists: catching all bugs/fish, craft all furniture, finding all the little secret quests.

The only paid content are outfits & pets. Purely cosmetic. They stated that they will keep it that way, and so far so good. So if you wish to support the company, you can. If not, there is no need to.

[–] pyyp@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

New 2d Mario!!!

[–] pathief@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Holiday season is feeling a little weak for nintendo, no?

[–] shon@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was just telling my girlfriend we need to play Pikmin before pikmin 4 comes out. We pre-ordered it when we got tears of the kingdom with the NSO voucher

[–] slimerancher@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I haven't played any Pikmin game. Was thinking about starting 3 after TotK, but I wonder if I should start with the first one...

Going to see the trailer and reviews to see what condition the games are in, before making a decision.

[–] IcedRaginCajun@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can't go wrong with any of them, as they are all a bit unique in their own way.

  1. Overarching timer forcing you to work somewhat efficiently to complete the game. Puzzles and difficulty are definitely the easiest in the series, but still provide a fun challenge to newcomers and veterans alike
  2. No overarching timer allowing for a more laid back approach to completing. Introduces a 2nd captain and much more challenging/replayable end game content (a lot of people hold P2 in very high regards, and consider the end game content to be the most difficult in the series)
  3. Technically there is an overarching timer, but it's implemented in such a way that doesn't create as much stress or pressure like the timer from P1 does. Introduces multiple captains that add another layer of complexity to puzzles as well as optimizing your daily efficiency. Has a very helpful world map that shows the location of objectives, captains, and loose Pikmin. The Deluxe edition has a slew of additional content that I haven't even fully completed, but I believe they're "prequel" missions that help to explain some of the events that happen before the start of the game.
[–] slimerancher@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks for the detailed response!

I am leaning towards starting from the first. But I am not going to start anything until I have completed ToTK, so its not an urgent decision.

[–] IcedRaginCajun@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No problemo! I love the Pikmin games, so I was stoked to whip that up. I'm more or less in the same boat as you, all of my time outside of work has either been devoted to yard projects, DRG, or ToTK. What's your progress on ToTK so far?

[–] slimerancher@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Going for the last regional quest. Was holding on it while doing some exploring, but now going for it. About 65 hours in, with around 60 shrines. As for general exploration, I have covered about 1/4th of Chasm, and about same amount of Sky Islands.

How far along are you?

[–] AliasWyvernspur@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Hyped for RPG and Wonder. Not much else piqued my interest (Peach game didn’t show enough to judge). Kamek as a racer, tho…

[–] Hyrulian@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Super Mario Bros. Wonder looks like just the breath of fresh air the 2D Platformer Mario games desperately need. While I enjoyed the "New Super Mario Bros." games, there's no denying they've gotten very stale and if you've played one you've basically played them all. This looks entirely unique and different.

[–] klieg2323@lemmy.piperservers.net 1 points 1 year ago

It seems to be injecting a serious does of Nintendo quirk into the traditional 2d Mario platforming formula. I'm excited to see how it all turns out!

[–] MattyXarope@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Super Mario RPG let's goooooo

[–] Zed@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh my God, I'm beyond HYPED for the Arkham Trilogy, I've always wanted to have them on the switch, it's going right to my wishlist !!

[–] slimerancher@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you have never played them, they are great games. One of the best super-hero game series, which raised the bar for all the games that follow, even then I would say only Insomniac's Spider-man has come close to it, but that's a very different game.

I just hope they are good ports!

[–] Zed@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I did play them and I absolutely adore this franchise, I'm just so excited to know I can have them in portable mode down the line.

A bit disappointed by the absence of Origins though.

[–] freebread@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Super Mario RPG & Persona 5 Tactica on the same day oooo

[–] Miimikko@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Can't wait for the Arkham games to run like shit.

Nice idea though.

[–] slimerancher@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

First 2 games were on PS3, so should run fine. Even Arkham Knight was early PS4, so with good optimization shouldn't be a big issue.

Will have to wait and see the actual port.

[–] Noctis@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Oh man, Star Ocean looks awesome

[–] joekar1990@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Excited for Mario RPG and Pikmin. Fae Farms looks similar game concept to Stardew Valley to me.

[–] slimerancher@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

SwitchUp Youtube channel did a review and it's very addicting, according to them.

[–] joekar1990@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Definitely similar to Stardew in terms of storyline/objective. Love the freedom it looks like you'll have and the menus look reverse contrasted too! The fast travel map having where the characters are is so needed sometimes especially if there are characters that move constantly.

[–] CosmicSploogeDrizzle@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow! This is a very well put together thread! Great work!

[–] slimerancher@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks. Appreciated. 😀

[–] Noctis@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fire Emblem 4 remake incoming!

[–] handhookcardoor@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nope😭😭😭

[–] Noctis@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Rats

[–] Blakerboy777@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Date is 6/21/2023 not 6/23, that's two days from now. I think you can edit the title.

[–] EphTen@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They mean June (20)23, I assume, but I understand the confusion.

[–] bighi@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

It would be very weird to put the day after the month.