September Direct Recap

Yesterday we had the usual Nintendo Direct for the month of September! For this blog, I will be recapping everything that happened including going over the bigger games that were revealed and talked about and when they release, plus a few more announcements. Let's get into it!

The Direct had a strong start. Many had been anticipating an Overwatch release for the Switch ever since an Overwatch carrying case for the Switch was revealed just a week or so ago. This case was made by the original company of Overwatch and Nintendo, so many found it as a hint that Overwatch may be coming to the Switch sooner rather than later. Today at the start of the direct, those theories and leaks were proven to be correct. Overwatch is now coming to the Switch!

The game officially comes to the Switch on October 15th. If you preorder the game, you get a free Widowmaker skin. And if the game is bought before the end of the year, you're guaranteed a free golden lootbox as well.

Next we are given more information of some of the most anticipated games of the year. Hang tight, because there's a lot of information revealed!

Luigi's Mansion 3

Luigi's Mansion 3 contains several floors that are all different in of theme in the Haunted Hotel. There were a few new floors shown off in the direct such as:

• Mezzanine

• Castle MacFrights

• Garden Suites

• Tomb Suites

• The Dance Hall

• The Spectral Catch

This was the floor mainly focused on during the direct, while the others were shown only for a mere few seconds or just gave a basic summary. The Tomb Suites holds a giant pyramid with mummies, harsh sands, and boobytraps!

A new party mode was revealed for Luigi's Mansion 3, which was introduced as the Scream Park. 2 - 8 players can on a singular screen for the face off against normal Luigi's and Gooigi's. There are several minigames such as which team can defeat the most ghosts, which team can collect the most coins in a pool, and which team can break the most targets.

that Luigi's Mansion 3 is being released on October 31st, which is just in time for Halloween.

Link's Awakening

We got a new trailer for the remake, Link's Awakening, including a new feature called Chamber Dungeons.

This new feature to the game collects all the chambers from dungeons you've been in and allows you to create your own dungeon! You can also transfer dungeons with a compatible Legend of Zelda amiibo figure so your friends can play through your dungeins as well.

Link's Awakening releases on the 20th of this month!

Pokemon Sword and Shield

Although no midstage starters were revealed in the direct, we did get to see a few new Pokemon as well as 4 new features being added to sword and shield.

We finally have full character customization in a Pokemon game! You can change the clothes, hair style, hair color, eyes, and even the make-up of your character. Its a lot more customization than we've had in previous games.

You can also Camp in several places while exploring the region. While you're there you can play with your Pokémon and even bond with them so you can get to know them better. Bonding with your Pokémon like this may even contribute to them doing even better in battles! It was also revealed that you can visit other player's camps when in a wild area, which is another cool feature for online play.

An interesting feature that has to do with cooking curry for yourself and your Pokémon has also been added. With over a 100 different curry recipes, the goal is to master the art of curry making by eventually discovering all the recipes.

And finally, two more new Pokémon were revealed. Polteageist and Cramorant.

Polteageist is a ghost Pokémon who's body is made of tea. This new Pokémon also carries a special ability called Weak Armor.

Cramorant is a flying/water type Pokémon. A new ability that is activated when Cramorant uses dive or surf was also revealed, which is called Gulp Missile. When Cramorant uses either of these moves, he emerges with a catch in his mouth. When taking damage, Cramorant will retaliate by spitting his catch out at the opponent.

that Sword and Shield release on November 15th, so there's plenty of time for new information!

Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games

More information was revealed for the new Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games series!

There are over 20 events! Some of these events consist of:

• 100 Meter

• Karate

• Football

• Skateboarding

• Rugby

• Climbing

• Bton

• Gymnastics

• Surfing

• + many more!

There are also ten retro-style events being added into the game.

And to top everything off, there are also more minigames to play and even a storymode featuring Mario, Bowser, Sonic, and Eggman!

This game releases on November 5th.

After yesterday's direct, Banjo was released!

And after Banjo was announced to release after the direct, the 4th fighter of the Fighter was revealed!

Terry Bogard from from Fatal Fury is now in development. He is planned to release at some point in November. With his reveal, there is only one spot left in the Fighter's which means that one more DLC character is to release... but wait...

More DLC fighters are going to be added into the game beyound the Fighter's ! Look's like some of the most wanted characters in smash may have a chance after all after this reveal!

Of course, there are a ton of other games that I haven't talked about. So this is the section where I'll be going over some more games that are being released to the Switch. But before we get into all the "smaller" games, there was one suprise Kirby game that will be touched on quickly.

Super Kirby Clash

This was a big surprise because it was unexpected. Super Kirby Clash is a free-to-start Kirby game available now. It’s a multiplayer boss rush. You and your friends can defeat enemies together, complete quest, etc.

• Trials of Mana - April 24th, 2020

• Return of the Obra Dinn - Fall 2019

• Little Town Hero - October 16th, 2019

• Dragon Quest XI S - September 27th, 2019

• Tokyo Mirage Sessions - January 17th, 2020

• Deadly Premonition 2 - 2020

• Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Avaliable Now

• Doom 64 - November 22nd, 2019

• Rogue Compamy - 2020

• Daemon x Machina - September 13th, 2019

• Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast - September 24th, 2019

• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - October 15th, 2020

• Assassin's Creed: Rebel Collection - December 6th, 2019

• Dauntless - 2019

• Just Dance 2020 - November 5th, 2019

• GRID Autosport - September 19th, 2019

• Farming Simulator 20 - December 3rd, 2019

• Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - September 20th, 2019

• NBA 2K20 - September 6th, 2019

• Call of Cthulhu - October 8th, 2019

• The Outer Worlds - Coming Soon

• Devil May Cry 2 - September 19th, 2019

• Vampyr - October 29th, 2019

Before this recap officially ends, I'd like to quickly touch on a few recaps and updates that a few games got during the direct.

Tetris 99 Update

Version 2.0 has been announced. It adds daily missions, which reward you with tokens so that you can get custom themes, which is useful and makes you more inclined to play Tetris 99.

If you have the Big Block paid DLC, you will additionally gain local multiplayer, so that you can play with your best friend, and arena modes.

Animal Crossing New Horizons

No new information this time around. We got a video that explained and touched on many of the features that were shown off during the Animal Crossing presentation after the E3 direct. It served as mainly a recap than anything else. But it was still nice to see the gameplay in action.

Of course, the direct left us with a little something to look forward to at the end, as they usually do. So the final trailer of the direct was the Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition!

So, how did you all feel about the direct? Was it good? I personally didn't see anything this time around that I was excited about besides the announcement if Overwatch. Either way, I'm just happy there was a direct.

Have a good day everyone!