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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 5

Today’s Nintendo Direct wouldn’t have been complete without some news about the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass, and we did get an update about the Wave 5 DLC. It will be available this summer.

Petey Piranha, Wiggler, and Kamek will be included as new characters. There’ll also be the new Squeaky Clean Sprint course.

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Square Enix is developing Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince for Switch, Square Enix just announced. A release is planned for December 1, 2023.

A new Dragon Quest Monsters game was teased for Switch last month in celebration of the series’ 25th anniversary. However, Square Enix didn’t provide any sort of specifics.

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1

Today, Konami confirmed that Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 is set to launch on Switch. The package is due out on October 24, 2023.

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 will include Metal Gear, Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, Metal Gear Solid (including VR Missions / Special Missions), Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (HD Collection version), and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (HD Collection version). This was technically announced last month, but without any concrete details or word on which platforms it would be on.

Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope Last Spark Hunter release date

Ubisoft has been giving us small updates on the DLC for Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, but we now have a concrete release date for The Last Spark Hunter. The latest content will be available today.

Learn more about it in the following overview:

Silent Hope

Today, XSEED and Marvelous unveiled Silent Hope for Switch. This is a new action RPG that will launch on October 3, 2023.

First details can be found in the following overview:

Batman Arkham Trilogy

Batman Arkham Trilogy was previously rumored on Switch following a listing that was posted by a French distributor. During today’s Nintendo Direct, Warner Bros. made the news official.

Batman Arkham Collection will include three games (Arkham Asylum, Arkham City, and Arkham Knight) plus all previously-released DLC. The package is set for release this fall.

Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon

The 3DS game Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon is on the way to Switch, Nintendo has revealed. It will launch in 2024.

Nintendo is officially describing the release as a “visually enhanced” version of the game. More information will be shared in the future.

Princess Peach Switch

Nintendo is developing a new Princess Peach game for Switch, the company just announced. It’ll be available in 2024.

Additional specifics were not provided. Nintendo says more details will be shared in the future – expect news in upcoming Nintendo Directs.

The new Princess Peach game for Switch was unveiled alongside a remake of Super Mario RPG and an updated version of Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon for Switch.

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Super Mario RPG

After nearly three decades, Super Mario RPG is finally making a return. Today’s Nintendo Direct revealed that a remake is in the works for Switch. A release is planned for November 17, 2023.

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars originally made it to the SNES in 1996. It did come to the Virtual Console on Wii and Wii U, but it was not added to the Nintendo Switch Online service. 

Speculation about Super Mario RPG possibly making a comeback were abound this week following rumors from someone who seemed to have early knowledge about this week’s Nintendo Direct.

Detective Pikachu Returns

It’s been years since Detective Pikachu 2 was first announced, but an update has finally been shared. During today’s Nintendo Direct, the project – known as Detective Pikachu Returns – was announced to be launching for Switch on October 6, 2023.

A Detective Pikachu sequel for Switch was first teased way back in 2019. Almost nothing about the project was shared until today.


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