Metroid Prime 4, Pokémon on the Switch, and more
Nintendo was the final of the 3 major organizations to present at E3 this year (that it did during its now conventional online Spotlight stream rather than a full blown media conference), and as expected, the attention was all about the Switch.
Want to catch up? Here’s what the biggest news was out of Nintendo’s stream.
Super Mario Odyssey releases October 27th
Super Mario Odyssey is Nintendo’s next big blockbuster Switch game, and its out on October 27th. Together with the release date, Nintendo showed a brand new trailer for the game, showing off a few of levels and the gameplay mechanics. In Odyssey, Mario is going to probably be accompanied by Cappy, who gamers will have the ability to use to take control of enemy figures (including a giant T-Rex!) In a new Capture mechanic.
Metroid Prime 4 is in development for your Shift
Metroid lovers! After nearly ten decades of waiting (filled just with the poorly received Metroid: Other M and eccentric spin-off Federation Force) Nintendo has announced a fourth Metroid Prime match, coming into the Switch. There’s hardly any other information — screenshots, no release date, or trailer that is gameplay — but presumably they will be on the experiences of Samus Aran from the forthcoming weeks
Game Freak is creating a suitable Nintendo Switch Pokémon match
In the event that you were disappointed when Nintendo did not declare a Pokémon game in the core RPG set of this franchise to the Switch at its Pokémon-themed Nintendo Direct last week, fantastic news: Game Freak is working on one. Regrettably, that but we know that it exists.
New Yoshi and Kirby games are arriving in 2018
In news that was slightly more tangible, Nintendo showed off several trailers for new Yoshi and Kirby games coming to the Switch in 2018. Instead of simply eating them, the Kirby title showed off some new gameplay where enemies can be befriended by Kirby. The Yoshi game seems to be a follow up to Yoshi’s Woolly World, this time setting the action in a universe constructed out of cardboard, using a fascinating mechanic where players can flip over the 2D amounts to another side. Both games provide cooperative gameplay, which ought to gel well with the Shift Joy-Con controller.
Rocket League is becoming a Change version
Rocket League is currently making its way into the Nintendo Change this holiday season, using a few Nintendo-themed items and cars exclusive to the Change variant. The Rocket League will offer cross network play against other platforms, although programmer Psyonix has yet to detail how that will operate.
