Today, Nintendo showed off some exciting games coming to the 3DS and Nintendo Switch! Â In case you missed the Nintendo Direct, here are some notes from what they showed off. Â First, let’s talk the Nintendo 3DS –
- Pikmin 3DS will arrive July 28th, along with a Pikmin Amiibo
- Ever Oasis for the 3DS will arrive June 23rd
- Monster Hunter Stories for the 3DS will arrive Fall 2017
- Yo-Kai Watch 2: Psychic Specters, will come to the 3DS Fall 2017
- Culdcept Revolt arrives August 29th
- RPG Maker Fes, an RPG creation tool, arrives June 27th
- A new RPG, Miitopia, arrives 2017 (Shoutout Aonuma Mii, Reggie Mii, and Miyamoto Mii lol)
- Update to Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valencia for the 3DS coming soon, including DLC Season Pass
- In celebration of Kirby’s 25th Anniversary, Kirby Crash Deluxe arrives in the eShop today!
- Kirby’s Blowout Blast will arrive for the 3DS this summer and a new multiplayer action game will arrive this holiday season!
- Bye-Bye Box Boy for the 3DS arrives today, along with costumes that you can get from specific Amiibos
- 3 New Link Amiibos will arrive June 23rd, including Majora’s Mask and Skyward Sword Link
- Cloud and Bayonetta Amiibos arrive July 21st
Now let’s look at Switch news –
- Arms was shown in detail, including fighter abilities, arm abilities, and 2 vs 2 battle mode
- Arms arrives June 16th, 2017!
- New Neon Yellow JoyCons arrive June 16th, as well as JoyCon AA Battery packs!!!
- Showed off a couple new tracks for the brand new Battle Mode in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Edition and showed multiplayer features
- Ultra Street Fighter 2 arrives May 26th, which includes an awesome first person mode where you can throw Hyduken fireballs and 2 new characters: Evil Ryu and Violent Ken
- Minecraft for the Nintendo Switch will feature a Super Mario Pack and arrive May 11th
- More NeoGeo games coming soon
- Sonic Forces arrives Holiday 2017, with Sonic Mania coming Summer 2017
- Project Mekuru (working title) looks really interesting and arrives this Summer
- Fate/Extella is coming to the Switch July 25th
- Showed off footage of Disgaea 5 and is available May 23rd
- A demo for Puyo Puyo Tetris is out today!
- Monopoly is coming to the Switch this Fall
- Rayman Legends is coming to the Switch soon, in case you haven’t played it on every other console
- Battlechasers: Nightwar arrives this Summer
- Payday 2 is coming to the Switch later this year!
- Namco Museum will be out this Summer!
- Limited quantities of the Switch standalone dock will arrive May 19th
- The Direct closed with Splatoon news! Â They showed of Salmon Run, which kind of looks like a Splatoon Horde mode. Â They also showed off 3 new Splatoon Amiibos and how they work with the game
- You can win a trip to E3 in the Splatoon Competition! Â Open qualifier is on April 22nd and the Grand Finals are April 29th. Â For more details, go to battlefy.com/splatoon
- Splatoon 2 arrives July 21st!
That was a ton of info crammed into 35 minutes! Â If you want to see more footage, check out the Nintendo Direct below! Â Let us now what you are most excited for in the comments below!