A release date has now come in for Disney Illusion Island. The game launches on July 28, today’s Nintendo Direct confirmed.
Disney Illusion Island was announced for Switch last September. We knew it was planned for 2023, but more specific timing hadn’t been shared.
Here’s some information about the game:
Nintendo has promised substantial updates for Splatoon 3 going forward, so it comes as no surprise that the game was shown off during today’s Nintendo Direct and we now know that an Expansion Pass is on the way.
There’ll be two waves of content. The first wave, planned for this spring, is Inkopolis from the first Splatoon, and the Squid Sisters will even perform during Splatfests.
During today’s Nintendo Direct, Level-5 unveiled Decapolice for Switch. The game launches later in 2023.
Here’s what we know thus far:
Capcom is putting Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective on Switch, it’s been announced. This one is set to release this summer.
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective originally came to DS in 2010. There’ll be new features, including support for 1080p resolution at 60 frames per second, optimized UI, new languages, new challenges, and an Extras menu with newly recorded and arranged music alongside illustrations.
The Return to Castlevania DLC for Dead Cells now has a release date. As announced during today’s Nintendo Direct, it will drop on March 6.
Everything you need to know can be found in the following overview:
Marvelous, XSEED Games, and Style Savvy developer Syn Sophia unveiled Fashion Dreamer for Switch. This new title is set to release later in 2023.
Fashion Dreamer takes players to the virtual world of Eve, where fashion fantasies are made real and anyone can become the ultimate trendsetter. Read more about it in the following overview:
SEGA has announced Samba de Amigo: Party Central, a new entry in the rhythm action series. The game launches for Switch this summer.
Samba de Amigo previously appeared on the Dreamcast in 2000, with a Wii version following several years later. There has been no new game until now.
Here’s an overview of Samba de Amigo: Party Central:
We have news about upcoming Expansion Pass DLC for Xenoblade Chronicles 3 thanks to the latest Nintendo Direct.
The third wave, slated for February 15, will be highlighted with Masha as a new hero and a refined Lapidarist. There’ll also be Challenge Battles with roguelike elements and outfits for the main cast with looks that resemble designs for characters in previous games.
During today’s Nintendo Direct, Pikmin 4 resurfaced with a proper status update. This comes following the original announcement last September.
You may recall that as part of the initial reveal, we didn’t really get a look at the game. That changed today and we also have a final release date: it’s set to arrive on July 21, 2023. Nintendo previously gave it a general 2023 launch window.
Footage today showed off ice Pikmin, enemy battles, a new Oatchi character that helps players out, and more.
Nintendo is set to host its first Nintendo Direct of the year with a February 2023 presentation. The company previously confirmed that the event will be about 40 minutes long and will “mostly” be about Switch games launching in the first half of the year.
As is tradition, we’ll have a live blog that’ll be updated throughout the event. On top of that, we’ve rounded up the different versions of the broadcast for major regions – North America, Europe, and Japan. We’ll have tons of coverage after the event on the main site as well.
You can watch the February 2023 Nintendo Direct live stream below. It’ll kick off at 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET / 10 PM in the UK / 11 PM in Europe.
