Not one, not two, not three. Up to five games have just been presented by Nintendo with Super Mario (or one of his friends) as the protagonist. It was during a new edition of its Nintendo Direct news program, a digital presentation in which this iconic character was the main protagonist.
Over the course of 40 minutes, the Japanese company has announced the most notable games that will come to Nintendo Switch in the coming months and it has become more than clear that the Italian plumber is its main asset for the long-awaited end of its cycle. console.
Next, we will select the most notable news from the Nintendo Direct, a presentation that can be seen in full in the following video.
The presentation began with the announcement of the second expansion pass for Splatoon 3, Nintendo's popular multiplayer action game. The face of order will be the title of this downloadable content.
The next announcement was Mario vs. Donkey Kong, a new installment of the puzzle game starring the two stars of the Japanese company and originating from the old Game Boy Advance. It was one of the games that was expected for this presentation. It will go on sale on February 16, 2024.
Another game that has not missed the event is Super Mario RPG, a title that had been announced this summer, but this time it has been shown with a new trailer. It is a remake of the adventure published in the mid-90s for the Super Nintendo console and avoids classic platforms to offer very strategic combat.
Princess Peach Showtime has been another of the featured titles of the presentation. This adventure starring the princess of the Mushroom Kingdom was one of the big surprises of the last Nintendo Direct and on this occasion it has been shown with a new trailer and release date: next March 22.
Luigi, Super Mario's frightened brother, did not want to miss the presentation. Nintendo has announced that it will be during the summer of 2024 that Luigi's Mansion 2 HD will hit stores, an updated conversion of this adventure originally released on the Nintendo 3DS.
Continuing with Mario and company, the final surprise of the event was Paper Mario: The Millennial Door. This update of the game originally published in 2004 will update the visual aspect of the game, but will maintain the essence of this GameCube classic. Paper Mario is a sub-saga of the Nintendo character that replaces the usual action of his adventures with slower development, turn-based combat and a great sense of humor.
One of the big surprises of the event: F-Zero is back. The well-known futuristic racing game returns today with F-Zero 99, a multiplayer version for up to 99 players of this great classic on the Super Nintendo console. In fact, visually the game will remain anchored in the 90s.
Of course, it is not the F-Zero that fans have been waiting for for years, but, at least, it is proof that Nintendo still remembers this series of futuristic racing games.
Another announcement of great interest has been that of Unicorn Overlord, a new role-playing game from the Japanese studio Vanillaware, the creators of the acclaimed 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim.
It will go on sale for Nintendo Switch on March 8 and, as reported by the Japanese company, "users will travel through a lush world, gather a large army made up of more than 60 different characters and make a name for themselves throughout the world." across five nations in this epic fantasy experience.
A pleasant surprise has been Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story, the game based on this popular universe that the Madrid studio Tequila Works has been cooking for some time. It will go on sale next November 1 and will invite players to immerse themselves in an adventure based on the friendship between its two protagonists.
More than one hundred years of Nintendo history will be collected in a museum in Tokyo, the city where this company has had its headquarters since 1889. During the presentation it was announced that construction is expected to finish in March 2024.
"Previously announced as Nintendo Gallery, the Nintendo Museum in Kyoto, Japan, will showcase a wide variety of products from Nintendo's history," the company shared on social media.
