[Let’s Talk] June 2024 Nintendo Direct reactions
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The June 2024 Nintendo Direct aired this week, and it was a pretty big presentation. Considering where we’re at in the Switch’s lifecycle, there were quite a number of big announcements.
From Nintendo itself, it opened the show by announcing Mario & Luigi: Brotherhood – a surprise in its own given how many fans thought the series was dead, especially after main developer AlphaDream closed its doors. The news didn’t stop there though, as Super Mario Party Jamboree and Donkey Kong Country Returns HD were revealed as well. One of the biggest announcements of the show, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, will see Zelda herself take the starring role in a new 2D entry. Finally, we’ve all been waiting forever for Metroid Prime 4, and we got our first glimpse of it this week and a 2025 release window.
There’s a lot of other things we could bring up, including third-party content. Highlights include Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake (and the first two entries getting the same treatment), Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics, Fantasian Neo Dimension, and Ace Attorney Investigations Collection. You can catch up on all of the news here.
What did you think of the June 2024 Nintendo Direct? Which games are you most interested in? Let us know in the comments.
Echo Generation: Midnight Edition launch trailer
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A new launch trailer for Echo Generation: Midnight Edition is here. After it was just recently announced for Switch, the title arrived this week.
Catch up on everything you need to know in the following overview:
June 2024 Nintendo Direct pre-orders roundup
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We’ve set up a post to gather together notable Switch pre-orders relating to announcements from the June 2024 Nintendo Direct that just wrapped up a little while ago. Retailers have started putting up some new listings following the reveals.
This post will be updated as necessary over the next few days. All relevant retailer links will also be added to our general weekly pre-order post that we post every Sunday.
Here’s our June 2024 Nintendo Direct pre-orders roundup:
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Upcoming Japanese eShop releases for the week of June 27, 2024
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Nintendo has updated the Japanese release schedule on Switch for the week of June 27, 2024. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital download schedule:
Nintendo says some of the original Mario & Luigi devs are working on Brothership
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Nintendo won’t say who’s developing Mario & Luigi: Brothership, but the company has offered up a sliver of information.
As relayed by Game File, the Big N says that “some of the original developers who worked on the franchise are involved in the development”. Nintendo noted that further information will be included in the credits at release.
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#Blud launch trailer
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Tying in with the launch of #Blud comes a new trailer for the game. The title, released by Humble Games and Exit 73 Studios, dropped on Switch this week.
Learn more about the animated dungeon crawler in the following overview:
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Everafter Falls gameplay
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Following its arrival on Switch this week, gameplay has come in for Everafter Falls. The farm/life story-driven adventure RPG launched nearly four years after it was announced for the system.
Here’s an official overview of the title:
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Moonstone Island Switch gameplay
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A whole bunch of gameplay is now in for the just-released Switch version of Moonstone Island. The creature-collecting life-sim has received an hour of footage.
For more information about the game, read the following overview:
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Switch eShop charts – June 22, 2024
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Guerilla Games talks about having LEGO Horizon Adventures on Switch
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One of the more surprising announcements out of the Summer Game Fest showcase was the reveal of the new Switch game LEGO Horizon Adventures. Although it was leaked previously, no one expected it to appear on Nintendo’s console. Yet PlayStation’s big franchise is now crossing over with LEGO, and it will indeed be available on Switch before the year is over.
Guerrilla Games narrative director James Windeler was recently asked to weigh in on the announcement. Ultimately, it sounds like the decision to support Switch was to reach more potential players, including families and younger gamers. Windeler also said the team “received very helpful support from Nintendo.”
