This Latest Nintendo Direct Was Smashing

Nintendo had one mission with their latest Nintendo Direct. Reassure their early adopters, that they made the right call. By, trying to outdo their 2017 lineup, that included Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild, and Mario Odyssey. Nintendo needed to do something big. They need to show the roadmap to the end of the year, and prove that their soon to be online service is worth the investment. Nintendo wants to end 2018 with a smash, and boy did they deliver.

[Sgt_Slaughter]

And that's just the second Direct of the year, plus hopefully Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem announcements near or at E3. 2018 is already stacked.

[Zjet]

Yup well all the games that had release dates were before June...

E3 is gonna be big.....

I so darn happy about Captain Toad though i freakin love that game

[The 10th Rider]

The releases went up through July actually. That still leaves five months of the year though.

[The 10th Rider]

Don't forget Pokemon! That usually gets its own direct and it will surely be announced sometime this year.

[Moonman]

There has to be a "Labo" Direct in April, I was shocked they didn't mention Labo. Smash Bros. is going to sell like crazy. I mean insane...lol

[The 10th Rider]

The last one sold around 15 million between Wii U and 3DS. I wonder if this one will be able to cross 20 million?

[Moonman]

It will sell just as much as (Wii U + 3DS combined). But if it is new or "new enough to feel new" it can surpass that. If the online and local multiplayer is on point....wow...just imagine a perfectly portable full console quality Smash Bros.? :)

[The 10th Rider]

It's got a new logo, no Bandai Namco trademark or mention, Breath of the Wild Link, no copyright for the original release year of SSB4 . . . there's a lot of signs pointing to this being Smash 5. On top of that Sakurai said something along the lines of "While we haven't gotten to the point where we can announce the game's title, I've been working on the title in silence day after day. Please look forward to new information and when the title goes on sale!!"

Seems to be Smash 5. It's been four years already so it's not unreasonable.

[Avengerz43]

Games I'm definitely buying: okami HD I never played it on the Wii cuz the Wii was cancer I hate motion controllers, Smash Bros regardless if it's the Wii U port or a new entry, Toad treasure tracker, Mario Bowser inside story, and the Luigi's Mansion remake.

Games I'm on the fence about: southpark I have it on XB one but haven't started it yet and would be easier to play on the go, Kirby looks fun and I'm going to try the demo but I've always seen it as too childish for my taste. Dark Souls HD, I've already smashed this game on the 360 beat it 10+clears but playing it on the go makes it intriguing. Octopath Traveler I just played the demo and it was really cool I'll wait for reviews and to see more on it.

Cool announcements but still too many ports they need more just fresh releases. But I will say it's still better exclusives than MS currently has.

[monkey602]

I skipped the WiiU so I'm quite pleased with some of the more interesting games getting ported over. I've never really played a smash game properly so this will be my first but I'm looking forward to trying it.
I loved Kirby as a child but always found the old games a nice challenge. The demo for the star allies makes the game seem so simplistic and easy that i really don't have any interest in it.
Mario Tennis Aces actually caught my attention and I played the original Dark Souls a lot but I would be tempted to pick it up for the Switch and I never rebuy games I already own or did own .

The switch is doing a far better job of holding my interest than the Xbox one is

[VINNIEPAZ]

"The switch is doing a far better job of holding my interest than the Xbox one is"

Ok.... Thanks for that extra info...

[doos_vd_kak]

"The switch is doing a far better job of holding my interest than the Xbox one is"

In my opinion, the switch has better exclusives already than the xbox one, i do agree

[monkey602]

VINNIE my entire comment was written in response to Avangerz. He mentioned the Xbox so I gave my two cents on the subject

But.... Thanks for trying to be witty...

[The 10th Rider]

It's worth noting that the Octopath developers already made the Bravely Default games, which got a ton of praise. They also took a lot of fan feedback from the demo so I don't really have any doubts that it's going to be a great RPG.

[Sirk7x]

Bravely Default was developed by Silicon Studio. Octopath is being developed by Acquire, which is the same studio that made the original Tenchu series. Takahashi and Asano are employees of Square Enix who produced Bravely, and started Octopath. Same producers, but different developing team.

[Avengerz43]

Yea it's square enix and it's original so I'm sure it'll be fine like I said I loved the demo. Hopefully get some other good RPGs for it this year too.

[JackieDrunken]

Was honestly not expecting to be buying as many games for Switch this year as last. But damn...Switch continues to eat my wallet lol! Even the damn Mario tennis game looks freaking awesome! Sushi game looked fun. Never played Okami so might have to check that out. Never got Captain Toad on my WiiU but always wanted to play it. Splatoon 2 rocks and that dlc looks awesome. Dark Souls is in my top 10 games all time. I still can't believe that's coming on a Nintendo console. And a Solaire Amiibo?!! PRAISE THE SUN!!!

My only disappointment from this direct was that Luigi's Mansion remake was for 3DS and not Switch. But holy crap that Smash Brothers teaser!!! Incredible. I'm expecting more Smash at E3 and hopefully something on virtual console. Future continues to look bright for the Switch!

[AspiringProGenji]

The Switch keeps taking the games from Wii U to the point no one will even associate those games with it. Ports are fine now. Hopefully when Sony and MS start getting ports on their next consoles we don’t see the flood of articles about it because apparently that was a problem when Sony had to rely on a fee of them to fill gaps

[Jinger]

Right? I love my Switch, but all these ports ain't cutting it for me. If Smash ends up just being another port from Wii U I'll be very disappointed.

[ScootaKuH]

Totally agree. This is the exact same thing that's bothering me. Look at the list of upcoming games and it's all ports which are old, and Indies. All of which I can get elsewhere and for cheaper.

[LgbtWarrior]

Lots of 3ds love. Big surprise with Luigi’s mansion. I’m so excited. Hope it has 3d effect like part 2. Captain toad 3ds also with 3d effect. Happy they didn’t fully abandon the 3d.

[_-EDMIX-_]

I mean nothing wrong with 3 DS getting games as I own a 3DSs and I'm happy to hear that but why on Earth are some of these games not also having switch versions? I mean this doesn't even make any sense as to why Luigi's Mansion is not being ported to the switch hopefully the reason is because they'll have it release at some other time.

So I'm going to hold off buying the remake until I hear there's a switch version. Granted I already own a 3DS but I kind of want to play it on switch instead.

[Dimi1978]

Indeed. The 3DS is more alive than ever!!!

[_-EDMIX-_]

Does anyone have a list of the full announcements?

[Jinger]

I haven't been able to watch it, but I heard there was Smash news. Is it actually Smash 5 or a remaster of Smash for Wii U Deluxe like with Mario Kart?

Can anyone confirm?

[MrSec84]

They didn't specify, but BOTW Link is a character in the trailer, plus inklings were present, I think Cappy is also on Mario.

IMO it doesn't matter, so long as sufficient new content is added to Smash Bros Wii U, perhaps some additional gameplay features not present on Wii U and some extra visual polish comes as a part of the game.

Nintendo needs to cater to both those that didn't own a Wii U and those that did.

[The 10th Rider]

Seems to be Smash 5. Sakurai says they've been working away in silence and he's not ready to announce the title. The logo is new. There's no mention of Bandai Namco. Link is Breath of the Wild Link.

Honestly the only reasons to suspect it's a port is that there's been so many rumors of one and Smash Bros is typically announced when development starts. Other than that everything in the trailer makes it look like a new game. It's possible that Sakurai didn't want the pressure from the Smash community.

It's been 4 years, so a new one isn't unreasonable. My guess is that they originally wanted it ready for last holiday, but it didn't make the cut and that's why they've been delaying their online service.

[MrSec84]

Sounds plausible, I missed the Hal Lab branding when I watched the direct and had to go back to check it out after people were talking about it.

It does also say "an original game".

Hal could have access to Smash Wii U content and build off of that, but yeah 4 years is plenty of time to make a game like this.

Hopefully we'll find out more soon.

[The 10th Rider]

@MrSec84,

Yeah, everything is pointing to it being a new game, but I'm thinking that it'll be heavily based off of Smash 4. I'm also wondering if maybe it'll be a smaller, more focused game with a cut-down roster, which would certainly aid in the development time. Either way I'm excited!

[DialgaMarine]

I’m excited for Smash, but all the other announcements seem kind of meh.

[moegooner88]

The don’t seem kinda meh. They are meh. If that was Sony or MS announcing ports at full price, journalists would be going nuts over it, but because it is Nintendo, it is ok, better yet, it is smashing.

[DialgaMarine]

Agreed. I don’t mind too much, because I never used my Wii U, so it’s at least a second opportunity, but the double standard hypocrisy is blatantly obvious. Clearly I’m getting so many disagrees because I dare not mindlessly praise Nintendo.

[Harkins1721]

You can do Captain Toad for Switch and 3DS. WHY NO LUIGI's MANSION!?

[MrMagz]

They are using the engine from Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, so making the original for 3DS was easier. It was probably easier to optimize the Captain Toad engine for both Switch and 3DS, though I do wish they could have Luigi's Mansion on Switch in some capacity.

[_-EDMIX-_]

I mean that doesn't even explain why it's not on the switch....

[Majin-vegeta]

Aside from Smash...it was underwhelming.Was expecting at least pokemon reveal trailer or something

[The 10th Rider]

Game Freak does their own thing for Pokemon announcements. They'll get their own direct to reveal the games at some point this year. Even if we haven't heard of it by E3 I wouldn't expect it there.

[Gemmol]

Pokemon do their own direct before e3

[slappy508]

Im looking forward to Mario tennis. Haven't played a tennis game in ages

[link2Dpast]

All you guys complaining about WiiU games being ported are the same people who purchased a pro, same system just somewhat upgraded. Same peoPle who hype up backwards compatibility for X1, same damn people who purchased the last of us and uncharted ports to PS4. So just shut the hell up.

[xHeavYx]

Except the are a ton of new games coming out for the PS4 this year. At least one exclusive AAA per month until July

[xHeavYx]

Yeah, in the blind one

[ZeekQuattro]

I guess some people yearn for the days of the Wii U where nothing was ported and if you asked a dev about if game A was coming they would laugh at you. lol

[DialgaMarine]

Well your comment goes both ways; the same Nintendo fans who are hyping up Wii U ports and old indie ports are the same ones who criticized PS4 for having too many of those earlier on. Also, Pro is a poor example considering it was never designed to have exclusives over base PS4. You should be throwing New 3DS under the bus as well if that’s your logic.

Personally, I think this whole Switch vs PS4 thing is completely silly. Neither are remotely apart of the same demographic, and both compliment each other very well. In other words, a person can be looking forward to games like Smash and God of War, instead of having to pretend Nintendo’s Direct just has to exist to destroy PS4. Can’t wait to see what both companies bring to the table this E3, since I have the common sense to appreciate both my PS4 and Switch.

[ScootaKuH]

Nice assumption, but wrong

[ninsigma]

Captain toad!!! :D with oddysey based levels! Yup. Buying xD
Crash will be an awesome on the go platformer for Switch.

[ZeekQuattro]

I never got around to buying it so I'm in. I just hope they don't pull a Tropical Freeze and hike the price up. This was a budget title on the Wii U after all.

[ninsigma]

Really enjoyed it on the wii u. I hope they don't hike the price as well but likely hood they will. One of the big things that annoys me about Nintendo is their game prices never dropping and their second hand games almost as much as new. It sucks. Either way I hope you enjoy it as much as I did 😁

[Tobse]

I dont know why but Sushi Strike looked fun as hell. Also great to see southpark on the System. Most hyped for travis strikes again. The splatoon stuff was cringe though

[ScootaKuH]

I wasn't reassured at all. Ports and more ports. And ANOTHER Smash Bros game. Yay...

[ThePenetrator]

The last mini direct left me a bit disappointed but with this one I'm starting to feel more impress with the games coming this year

[Gemmol]

Crazy part we didn't see e3 games yet, all the games announced beside smash bros was announce up to July, so e3 will give us from august to next year

[Elda]

I'm still waiting for a showing when it leads me to finally buy a Switch.

[Kosic]

There was a lot on offer. But only game I was really excited for was Octopath traveller. The rest just didn't really get me going.

Was hoping for some Diablo 3 teaser.

[Platformgamer]

i swear to god, if they dare to put crash and/or spyro in the next smash bros i'll RIOT to activision HQ

[MrSec84]

Wtf, it would be awesome to see Crash in Smash!

[ErogeMaster]

Smash is trash.

[dennigo]

It was incredibly boring. Where was Pokémon switch. Mario party? Good rpgs ? Just dont do directs and do an e3 conference thats good. This was just stupid

[MrSec84]

Maybe for you, personally I thought it was very interesting, with plenty of new stuff coming to Switch, not too much 3DS content and despite the direct being almost 40mins it was paced well and showed a nice bit of new gameplay.

As a person that was very anti-switch when it got announced Nintendo have been reeling me in with all of these announcements and game info updates.

They're covered with titles slated well into this year.

Pokémon Switch was never going to be mixed in with a bunch of smaller Ninty games and one major one or other Mario universe titles in a direct.

Personally I think it will be shown just before E3, like late April or sometime in May, with it's own direct/event.

Nintendo already has Xenoblade 2 and a bunch of other games coming or already on the system like Octopath.

Directs are fine IMO, as much as I'd love a big press conference for some of this stuff Directs still get the info out to the world.