Nintendo lines up a big first half of 2023
The first Nintendo Direct of 2023 aired today, as the company detailed what’s ahead for the Switch in the next few months. While usual suspects showed up for the party, we had a few big surprises drop, and many of them Nintendo Switch consoles right now.
The show kicked off big withPikmin 4, spotlighting the new little helpers and a very interesting new camera angle. After lockingPikmin 4in for July, Nintendo went into more DLC waves for its expansions, third-party reveals, and date confirmations for some previously announced games.
It really felt like this show had it all, from the revival of theAdvance Warsreboots to several big shadow drops, ranging from demos to aMetroid Primeremaster and Game Boy games on Switch Online. While a $70 price tag on the newZeldastings, it felt like a good Direct for laying out what Nintendo’s up to for the first half of the year. Here are all the highlights.
We close out the Direct with amuch fuller lookatThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, which is fully locked in for a May 12 release date and$70 price tag. The Collector’s Edition and new Link amiibo look pretty rad.
That’s all for today’s doozy of a Direct. Where 2023 first seemed like an open book for Nintendo, there’s now quite a few games locked in for the first half of the year.
