Nintendo Direct live streams, live blog – September 4, 2019

Today’s Nintendo Direct will be starting in an hour from now. Nintendo will be kicking off the broadcast at 3 PM PT / 6 PM ET / 11 PM in the UK / 12 AM in Europe.

As previously mentioned, the Nintendo Direct will focus in 2019 games. Expect to hear more about Pokemon Sword/Shield, Luigi’s Mansion 3, and many more games.

You can watch the Nintendo Direct as it happens below. We’ll also have a live blog going past the break. Finally, new posts will be added to the site throughout and after the presentation.

Live streams

Live blog

First reveal – Overwatch

• Requires Nintendo Switch Online
• Release Date: October 15th

Luigi’s Mansion

• Tomb Suites, Disco, and other floors revealed
• 2-8 player Scream Park feature revealed with multiple minigames.

Kirby Clash

• Free to Start
• 4 player online
• Jobs are included for character customization
• Supports local, couch, and online co-op
• Launches today

Trials of Mana Remake

• Party choices
• Full range of movement
• Allows for changing jobs and appearances
• Releases April 24, 2020

Return of the Obra Dinn

• Set in the time of the East India Company
• Time travel mechanic with the use of a special pocket watch
• Explore the ship to unravel a mystery
• Releases Fall 2019

Little Town Hero

• Protagonist is named Axe
• Weapons are called “Ideas”
• You can move around in battle to gain support of townsfolk
• Music composed by Toby Fox
• Releases October 16th with pre-purchase available today.

Smash Bros. Ultimate

• Banjo releases TODAY
• Livestream follows with more info for Banjo
• New character revealed from SNK — Terry Bogard!
• Terry releases in November of this year
• Even more DLC fighters apart from the 5 promised will be arriving.

The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening

• Chambers are earned during adventure to create own dungeon
• Dungeons can be transferred to your friends so they can play them.

Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age Definitive Edition

• Free DLC on the day of release
• Includes consumables and appearance-changing items

Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore

• Tokyo Mirage Sessions is coming to Switch
• Includes characters like Chrom and Caeda
• Combat focused on Persona
• New features included for Switch edition
• Releases January 17th 2020 with pre-purchase available today

Deady Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise

• Releases in 2020
• Deadly Premonition Origins is available today.

Divinity: Original Sin 2 Definitive Edition

• Cloud Saves transfer between Switch and Steam
• Available Today

Doom 64

• Bethesda highlights release and first port to Nintendo
• November 22 release date

Rogue Company

• Developed by Hi-Rez Studios
• Action title that focuses on online play
• Many modes, weapons, and skins
• Releases 2020

Pokemon Sword and Shield

• Customization for your character allows a wider variety of fashion and hairstyles
• Makeup, gloves, and other pieces are able to be customized
• Pokemon Camp is introduced – can be done anytime.
• In the Wild Area, you can visit the camps of other players and interact with their Pokemon.
• Cooking is available in the camp, allowing you to make curry and customize a meal for yourself and your Pokemon.
• CurryDex — about 100 types of Curry can be logged.
• Polteageist – A Pokemon whose body is made of tea with its own aroma and flavor.
• Cramorant – Flying and Water type that swallows anything it can. If its damaged while food is in its mouth, an exclusive move called Gulp Missile is used.

Nintendo Switch Online

• SNES games announced
• Some titles available for the first time
• Couch and online co-op are supported
• Rewind available
• Titles included are: Star Fox, Breath of Fire, and A Link to the Past among other classics.
• SNES controller for Switch exclusive to Online subscribers for 29.99

Tetris 99

• Invictus announced, can only be played once Maximus status is acheived
• Daily challenges to be added
• New skins and icons
• Second wave of paid DLC arrives
• Updates available tomorrow

Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games

• Adds ten retro style events with 2D retro graphics
• New minigames and unlockable characters
• Story mode that involves main characters
• Releases November 5th

Daemon X Machina

• Free demo version is available later today
• This is the prologue of the game and the demo can carry over to the main game.
• The demo supports 4 player co-op over local wireless
• Full game supports online play

Star Wars: Jedi Knights II: Jedi Outcasts

• Releases Sept 24th

The Witcher 3: WIld Hunt Complete Edition

• All DLC Included

Assassin’s Creed Collection

• All past DLC
• Exclusive Motion Control

Dauntless

• hundreds of customizable gear options
• free content updates

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

• highlighting the “Deserted Island Getaway Package”
• Players are provided with a tent
• NookPhone provided with a variety of apps in early game
• Workbench is usable at Resident Services
• Flowers regrow when picked
• Weeds now have uses
• Seems like there is a food gauge that supports more physically involved activities like uprooting a tree.
• Four player local multiplayer for those who live on the same island.
• 8 players online multiplayer
• reiteration of 3.20.2020 release date

Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition

• Releases 2020