Here's Everything Revealed During the September 2021 Nintendo Direct
Nintendo recently held a Nintendo Direct that many fans were very hyped for. A lot of crazy ideas were spread before it, and I guess we’ll just have to see what we’re actually getting. The focus is on games coming out this winter, and we start things off with a trailer for Capcom’s Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak DLC which is releasing Summer 2022. That was a pretty teaser for sure, and it’s described as a major expansion which will have fans stoked.
Next we got Mario Party Superstars highlighted. This game is bringing a bunch of classic boards and games from previous versions of the Mario Party franchise, and it’s releasing on October 29. Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars is a new RPG from Square Enix that was shown off with some pretty cool art. This definitely looks a bit more niche, but I think it’ll get a cult following pretty quickly when it launches on October 28. Disco Elysium – The Final Cut is next and releases on October 12 with a physical version launching in Early 2022.
We got a bit more info about the Expansion Pass for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. We got to see a little bit of the new story and characters which will release next month. Chocobo GP is a the Final Fantasy kart racer that fans I assume are excited for. It does offer a 64-player tournament mode which is cool and the game releases in 2022.
The final fighter for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be revealed on October 5 by Masahiro Sakurai in one of his videos where he’ll show us how to use the character as well.
A very mysterious trailer was then revealed for a new Kirby game. I love Kirby, so this is always exciting. Kirby and the Forgotten Land appears to be a 3D platformer that looks fantastic! We got to see some of the classic Kirby powers as well like the sword and boomerang. I think fans will probably enjoy it in Spring 2022.
Animal Crossing New Horizons is getting some new content it appears which will be revealed in an ACNH Direct airing in October. New free content will be available in November and the October Direct will explore what’s coming.
Mario Golf: Super Rush is getting another free update which adds Koopa Troopa as a playable character as well as Ninji! There will also be two new courses and are being added for free today! This was followed by the announcement of Disney Magical World 2: Enhanced Edition which has all the DLC from the 3DS version. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is coming to the Switch! This is exciting! I love this game and it’s great that more people will be able to play on November 11.
Dying Light 2 Stay Human is getting a Cloud Version available on the Nintendo Switch starting February 4. I think it’s great that more developers are using a cloud system for the Switch. Dying Light Platinum Edition was also shown off a bit. It’s not as pretty, but you can have it on your system on October 19.
Triangle Strategy is a new 2D HD RPG that looks like fans of games like Octopath Traveler may really enjoy this. The team used feedback from a demo back in February to help add some improvements. You can play the game on March 4, 2022.
As I predicted, we did get to see something for Metroid Dread and I’m just so freaking hyped for this game! It looks so freaking incredible! We get a voiceover giving us a bit more about the story where Samus is finding out what happened to the EMI and if the X parasite is still alive on Planet ZDR. I just can’t wait to play the game when it releases on October 8!
Nintendo Switch Online got some time in the Direct and a new membership plan was revealed with new content. Those sons of guns did it! With the new membership plan, subscribers can play Nintendo 64 games with support for up to 4 players locally or online. The SEGA Genesis is also coming!? No one predicted that! This is nuts! The new plan is called an Expansion Pack and will be implemented in late October, but no other pricing or details were revealed. We got to see a lets of games that look pretty good including Shining Force and Ocarina of Time with many more games planned for the future. New wireless controllers are also releasing for both systems for $49.99 each to provide a more authentic experience.
Shadowrun Trilogy is next on the docket followed by Castlevania Advanced Collection. CAC is available today for you to enjoy. Actraiser Renaissance is a remastered version of the SNES game and it looks pretty good. You can even go back and forth on the old and new soundtracks, and more with the game released today.
Deltarune Chapter 2 was released today as a free update. We then got a real quick montage including games like Surviving the Aftermath, Hot Wheels Unleashed, Shin Magami Tensei V, Wreckfest, Arcade Archives PAC-MAN/XEVIOUS, and Rune Factory 5.
Shigeru Miyamoto made a surprise appearance to talk about the upcoming Mario movie with Illumination. The film is set to release Holiday 2022 with December 21, 2022 being the date for North America. The English voice actors were also revealed. Chris Pratt will be Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy will be Peach, Charlie Day will play Luigi, Jack Black will be Bowser which is fantastic, Keegan-Michael Key will be Toad, Seth Rogen will be Donkey Kong, and Charles Martinet is also involved as surprise cameos. In addition, Kevin Michael Richardson will voice Kamek, Fred Armisen will play Cranky Kong, and Sebastian Maniscalco will be Spike. This is crazy! I’m very interested to see a trailer.
Splatoon 3 was the next game to be highlighted with some (mostly) gameplay action being shown off of people fighting each other. It looks like if you’ve enjoyed previous entries in the franchise, you’ll enjoy the new game. The game takes place in Splatsville and more details were then explained by a member of the Squid Labs like new weapons and the Mammalians are returning in the story mode. The game is set to release in 2022.
The final game shown off was freaking Bayonetta 3! Fans have been clamoring for this one for a while, so this is very exciting. Bayonetta has a new hair-do and fashion that is sure to get fans excited Based on the gameplay excerpts we saw in the Direct, the game looks very nice. The game will release in 2022.