1. NINTENDO E3 2021 RECAP!It’s us again, back with yet another recap of E3 proportions and chatty notions - this time covering our highlights from Nintendo’s Direct! After the previous presentation’s (very) underwhelming nature (that’s our opinion…...

    NINTENDO E3 2021 RECAP!

    It’s us again, back with yet another recap of E3 proportions and chatty notions - this time covering our highlights from Nintendo’s Direct! After the previous presentation’s (very) underwhelming nature (that’s our opinion… Don’t shoot), we felt Nintendo were due an absolutely huge performance - and we weren’t far wrong! (That’s also our opinion… Start the shooting).

    Whilst it was confirmed there would be 40 minutes of software shown, we still held out hope of confirmation on the consistently rumoured ‘Switch Pro’. This of course never came, because they told us it wouldn’t. Crazy how disappointed you can get, even when you’ve been told NOT to expect something, huh.

    Let’s instead talk about the titles that well and truly got our attention and our fingers itching for launch dates across 2021/22.

    Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania

    Rolling up first is a collection of games that needs no introduction! Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania does what it always does… Makes us want to play it at the very sight of it. I absolutely rinsed Super Monkey Ball Deluxe on the GameCube back in the day. Hang on, “back in the day”… I am OLD. One of the most frustratingly addictive series of games for sure! It launches on 5th October.

    This release will include the three original mainline games in one 20th Anniversary Edition! It’s coming on PS4, PS5, Xbox One/X, and Switch!

    Pre-order with us right here.

    Mario Party Superstars

    A blast from parties past… And we’re all invited! Fond memories arise once again as I remember getting Super Mario Party on Nintendo 64 for my 9th birthday! A game series that’s nothing but fun, be it playing against mates or pitting your party skills against the computer!

    Mario Party Superstars launches on 29th October and will boast 5 boards from the Nintendo 64 era as well as 100 mini-games from the series catalogue! Return to play the memorable ‘Peach’s Birthday Cake’ and ‘Space Land’ boards, and rekindle the flame that’s burnt for mini-game mayhem since childhood! That may just be me… But I am OLD.

    All game modes work with online play to bring these old courses to life in 2021 for more than just couch co-op, and in true Mario Party style - it promises to be heaps of fun.

    You can pre-order with us right here!

    Metroid Dread

    We have arrived at not just my favourite game from the presentation, but of the entire catalogue of new releases announced at E3 2021. If you’ve read our blogs for a while then you’ll know that this guy right here is a fanboy of Super Metroid.

    Did I expect something on Metroid Prime 4 in this presentation… Yes. So when I saw ‘Metroid 5′ on my screen it threw me completely. Metroid Dread takes place in the events following Metroid Fusion (another MUST PLAY) on Planet ZDR, an environment completely overrun with alien lifeforms and a mechanical robot menace named EMMI. We’ll say no more if you’ve not seen it, just watch the trailer, man. Watch the trailer and then watch it again.

    In what’s the first 2D Metroid entry in a longggg time, we’re finally getting the sequel to Fusion that we always wanted. Metroid 4 does also get a mention, but only to state that its still in development.

    Launching on 8th October, you can pre-order Dread right here!

    WarioWare: Get It Together!

    IT’S A ME, WAAAARIO! Yes this fan-favourite series of comedic micro-game fun is getting its first instalment on Switch! Releasing on 10th September - there’s plenty to look forward to when mayhem comes back around!

    For the first time, we’ll control Wario and his colorful crew in either solo or 2-player coop across 200+ madcap micro games! From assembling a robot to pulling out a statue’s armpit hair… Nothing should surprise you when it comes to this guy!

    WAHAHAHA!

    You can pre-order with us right here!

    The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 2

    Two years since its announcement… We FINALLY get to see something on Breath Of The Wild 2. Not a lot we might add, but more than enough to remind us that when Nintendo keeps us waiting, it’s always worth it. 

    We’ll be returning to Hyrule - and the skies above in 2022! That’s all we know. However, we’d expect it’ll be Holiday season? Unless it’ll perhaps coincide with a Switch Pro launch… This is pure conjecture and we’re getting carried away.

    The trailer suggests that we’ll be spending as much time in the air as we do on the ground in the sequel. Floating islands up high, the castle, once again consumed by the wrath of Calamity Ganon… Has risen up and levitates with evil imposition over the lands of Hyrule.

    Look, we literally can’t wait. What else can we say? We hope and pray for more on this as soon as possible. Sit tight.

    Other titles announced:

    I may be biased but I think this was the best show at E3 this year. There’s a lot that says Nintendo are finishing 2021 strongly and with even bigger plans for 2022!

    There’ll be more from us on all things Nintendo as some of these titles get bigger coverage closer to launch. Until then, thanks for reading!


    -Jack

    Thursday 17th Jun 2021

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