Nintendo came out with the big guns for its pre-recorded E3 conference this morning, delivering updates on a couple of veteran franchises while also bringing some new titles to its Switch console.We didn&t get a ton of big surprises, but what Nintendo showed off was certainly exciting to a lot of fans.
The bulk of the presentation was (as expected) devoted to the intimate minutiae of Super Smash Bros.
Ultimate, which is arriving at the end of the year and will bring the biggest cast to the game ever, with some new characters arriving alongside the entire cast of the series& previous iterations.Super Smash Bros.
Ultimate, Super Mario Party and Fortnite were probably the biggest highlights, but let take a look at everything they talked about.Super Smash Bros.
UltimateOne of the crazier parts of this announcement included the fact that Nintendo has made a redesigned GameCube controller, which will be compatible with the game and will be supporting your old GameCube controller somehow as well, presumably with a dongle.Is Super Smash Bros.
Ultimate the most ambitious crossover event in historyAvailable December 7, 2018.Super Mario PartyAlongside the new gameplay content, Super Mario Party is going to integrate some weird multi-Switch gameplay that will allow users to play together across multiple Switch consoles and merge their screens together.Super Mario Party lets you connect multiple Switch consoles to expand your screenAvailable October 5, 2018.FortniteFortnite arrives on the Nintendo Switch todayAvailable now for free download.Other stuffIn addition to the big-gun trifecta of game announcements, Nintendo also shed some light on other titles coming to the system, which has realistically had a pretty tiny game library since launch.Fire Emblem Three HousesComing spring 2019.DRAGON BALL FighterZComing 2019.Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna & The Golden CountryNew update available September 14 for Expansion Pass members.Other titles announced during the Nintendo Direct included Daemon X Machina, Overcooked! 2, Killer Queen Black, Hollow Knight and Octopath Traveler.In terms of the newPokémon titles, Let Go, Pikachu!andLet Go, Eevee!, they will be available November 16 and people will be able to buy a $99.99 combo that includes thePoké Ball Plus controller, as well.So that it; no Metroid Prime news, no Animal Crossing for Switch, no other big teases — but there certainly a good chunk of titles to keep Switch owners excited for a while.
We&ll be at E3 checking out some of these new titles this week, so stay tuned for more from us on the ground in Los Angeles.