Summary of Nintendo Direct 9.13.2022

00:00:00 - 00:45:00

In the Nintendo Direct for September 13, 2022, the company announced new games for the Nintendo Switch, including a remastered version of Front Mission 1 and a new party game called Oddball. The video also featured news on Octopath Traveler 2, Faye Farm, Mario and Rabbids, and Mario Plus Rabbids Sparks of Hope.

• 00:00:00 The first batch of headlines focus on Cody and May's relationship, which is currently on rocky ground; the game also has multiplayer support for two players on different systems, as well as local wireless play.
• 00:05:00 The Nintendo Direct video for September 13th, 2022, announced new games for the Nintendo Switch, including a remastered version of Front Mission 1 and a new party game called Oddball.
• 00:10:00 In this video, Nintendo announces that a new game in the Octopath Traveler series is coming to the Nintendo Switch this summer and that a new Splatoon 3 Splatfest is coming soon. The game is set in a world without conflict and poverty, and the eight travelers each have their own unique path.
• 00:15:00 This week's Nintendo Direct featured news on Octopath Traveler 2, Faye Farm, Mario and Rabbids, and Mario Plus Rabbids Sparks of Hope. There are also updates on Roon Factory 3 and the impending release of new songs for the Final Fantasy series.
• 00:20:00 Nintendo announced a new mode, a new Pokémon game, and more games coming to the Nintendo 64. The company also announced that a new Rune Factory game is coming to the Switch in the future.
• 00:25:00 Nintendo announced new features for the Nintendo Switch, including a new key to the game, the Alchemist of the End and the Secret Key, which launches on the system February 24, 2023. Three new courses are also in store, including Racing into Wave Three for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Peach Gardens from Mario Kart DS, and Wave Three of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass DLC. Online features including Active Nintendo Switch Online Plus expansion pack members can enjoy the DLC at no additional cost. Lastly, Miyamoto discusses Pikmin and explains that the series is still being worked on after 20 years.
• 00:30:00 Nintendo announced that Pikmin 4 will be released in 2023, and that the game will be easier to control than previous Pikmin games, allowing players to focus more on the core gameplay of Pikmin. Additionally, a new t-shirt was released, and a new Nintendo Switch game, Harvest Stella, will be released on November 4th.
• 00:35:00 Nintendo has announced a new remaster of Tales of Symphonia for the Switch, as well as three other upcoming Switch games (Rogue-like, Action RPG, and Endless Dungeon) that are all cloud-based.
• 00:40:00 The world of silverado is controlled by shadowy forces called "designs," and to stop them, a person known as the "chosen one" must ascend the tower of salvation. In Kirby's Return to Dreamland Deluxe, one day a spaceship crashes onto Planet Pop Star, and Kirby and his friends set off on an adventure to help Magalor return home. In addition to sword, whip, and other familiar copy abilities, the new mecha copy ability makes its debut and Blast foes from a distance or punch em up close. The game supports local play for up to four players on the same system. There is also a collection of sub games to play including the new sub game, Magalor's tome trackers, and returning ones like Samurai Kirby. An adventure of deluxe proportions awaits on the Nintendo Switch system, February 24th, 2023. Pre-orders for Kirby's Return to Dreamland Deluxe begin today on the Nintendo eShop, as part of Kirby's 30th anniversary.
• 00:45:00 The Nintendo Direct episode for September 13, 2022, featured a look at upcoming games for the Nintendo Switch.