intendo kicked off the first day of the E3 video game trade show with big announcements in its morning Nintendo Directpresentation. Nintendo followed its presentation with a day of Nintendo Treehouse: Live gameplay and interview segments designed to give fans a deeper look at various games:
Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield: Developers from GAME FREAK inc. explained how wild and random encounters work in the game. They also showed off the in-game battle system, Max Raid Battles and details of the Wild Area. The games are scheduled to launch Nov. 15.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Game Director Aya Kyogoku and Producer Hisashi Nogami gave a first look at live gameplay and an introduction to the deserted island setting. They offered details about game features and the new crafting system, and demonstrated the ability of players living on the same island to play together by sharing a Joy-Con controller. The game launches March 20, 2020.
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening: Nintendo provided more details about the game, including how Chamber Dungeons work. As players clear dungeons in the main story, they earn dungeon rooms (Chambers), solve puzzles by placing chambers into specific layouts and then complete them by adventuring into them. The game also has amiibo compatibility – players can tap any amiibo figure featuring a Legend of Zelda series character to unlock additional Chambers for their Chamber Dungeons, up to a maximum of five different ones. A new Link amiibo unlocks Shadow Link and allows him to appear in almost any dungeon room placed in a Chamber Dungeon. After defeating Shadow Link, players will earn a lot of rupees. The game launches Sept. 20.
Super Mario Maker 2: Game Producer Takashi Tezuka announced that with the help of a post-launch update, players will be able to play with their friends online. The game launches June 28.
Wednesday and Thursday’s Nintendo Treehouse: Live livestreams will start at 9 a.m. PT. For the first time, Thursday’s show will focus on indie games coming to Nintendo Switch.
Tuesday was also the first day for attendees to visit Nintendo’s booth, which featured gameplay and fun experiences for some of Nintendo’s 2019 games. These included a ghost-infested, haunted atmosphere for attendees to try Luigi’s Mansion 3, a Water Gym arena for players to battle in Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield, and adorable dioramas depicting parts of The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening.
Source: Nintendo of America
It’s been a brilliant e3 for Nintendo this year ( no doubt about it ).
Plenty on the horizon to keep us busy, and an awesome Zelda reveal at the end of the direct. I expect we’ll get to play this 2021 which would fit in right with how they spread apart Zelda titles.
I know there’s some upset with things like bayo 3 and Metroid and I’m sure the Metroid trilogy will come when it’s ready, but realistically there’s more than enough coming from Nintendo and third parties to drain my wallet and provide me with more games that I’m gona struggle to find the time to play.
Well done, Nintendo. I finally watched a Nintendo Direct and didn’t walk away complaining about a dozen things. Though I can’t help but wonder……….WHERE’S PIKMIN 4? Not complaining, just asking.
It was definitely nice to finally have a direct that either didn’t make me scoff at how pathetic it was or just feel completely emotionless about the whole thing.
Thing we wanted but didn’t see:
Metroid Prime Trilogy HD
Super Mario 3D World Deluxe
Pikmin 4
Bayonetta 4
Banjo and Kazooie series game
Ori and the Blind Forest
(And for me personally)
Xenoblade Chronicles HD
Did I miss anything?
Bayanetta 3
Oos, my mistake
*oops
HD releases of The Last Story & Pandora’s Tower (with that fucking Tower 11 & 12 glitch fixed) would have been a nice addition.
You forgot the “N” in Nintendo at the beginning of the article.