Nintendo announces Switch Lineup for 2018

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Submitted by Mike 'Ace' Maillaro on Thu, 01/11/2018 - 12:15

Today, Nintendo launched a 15-minute Nintendo Direct mini which focused on heavily on games coming for the Switch.

Here's the thing, I love my Switch, but at times it just feels like this system is going to be primarily ports, including ports for games that already came out years ago. There are a lot of cool announcements here, but if I didn't have a Switch yet, there is nothing here that really grabs me as a potential customer. And still no sign of a Virtual Console coming anytime soon, so I am pretty much treating that as as "never going to happen."

The whole Direct just makes it feel like developers are looking at Switch as a secondary system. There are plenty of games here I will check out, but pretty much Kirby Star Allies and Ys VIII are the only ones that feel like a day one purchase for me.

The World Ends With You – Final Remix (No date given)

This is actually one of my favorite 3DS games. I am pretty surprised to see it coming to the Switch. Hopefully this will lead to more games in this series, it certainly seemed like it could make a great series to me when I played it back in the day

New Fighters added to Pokken Tournament DX as DLC

Wave 1 (Jan 31): Aegislash (one of my favorite Pokemon) will be added as a playable character. Rayquaza & Mimikyu as support characters

Wave 2 (Mar 23): - Blastoise added as playavble character, Mew and Celebi as support

There will also be a Battle Pack (season pass) available immediately which will includes both waves (when they release) and additional clothing and customizing items for your avatar.

Kirby Star Allies (March 16)

KSA will featuie new copy abilities for Kirby including Artist and Spider. You will also be able to mix and match abilities to create combo abilities for your ally characters. The game will also feature 4 player co-op.

Kirby Battle Royale – Demo currently available for 3DS

Dragon Quest Buildiers

Demo added for Switch on January 11

Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition (Spring 2018)

Will contain all the content from the Wii U and 3DS version of Hyrule Warriors, including all the DLC. You will be able to play 2 plater split screen on the Switch version, and Zelda and Link will get outfits based on Breath of the Wild

Mario Tennis Aces (Spring 2018)

New Mario Tennis game featuring a story mode with missions and boss battles

Ys VIII : Lacrimosa of Dana (Summer 2018)

I actually had no idea they were still making Ys games. This game was previously available on Vita, PS4, and PC. I haven’t even heard of the series since Genesis days. Seems to be a fast-paced action RPG. I will definitely be checking it out.

Super Mario Odyssey (February 2018)

SMO is getting a free update called Luigi’s Balloon World! I love the bowtie. Balloon World seems to be a competitive game featuring a few different modes. One requires one player to hide a balloon while the other player has to find it. There is also a Find It mode where you try to find balloons hidden by other players all over the world. The update will also include new outfits like Knight Mario, Shades Mario, and Musician Mario.

Personally, I would have been willing to PAY for a full download World. Love Mario Odyssey and really want more content.