E3 2021 Part 10: An Exciting Nintendo Direct!

Table of Contents

Summer Game Fest 2021
Koch Primetime
IGN Expo Livestream
Guerrilla Collective Day 2
Wholesome Direct 2021
Ubisoft Forward
Devolver Forwarder
Gearbox Entertainment
Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase
Square Enix Presents
PC Gaming Show
Future Games Show
Limited Run Games
Capcom
Nintendo Direct

Nintendo Direct

Today was the Nintendo Direct, the final show of E3 2021, and I was hopeful that it would rise above the recent lackluster shows.

They started with the latest character being added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Kazuya from the Tekken series. Then they announced that Life is Strange Remastered Collection and True Colors are both coming to the Switch (with an animated trailer that had me curious at first, but that’s just the trailer).

After seeing Guardians of the Galaxy again and then Worms Rumble, we got to see Astria Ascending. I’ve been intrigued by Astria Ascending since it was first announced. It’s a console remake of a mobile JRPG, and I think it looks pretty interesting. It’ll be out on September 30, right after all the other games I’m looking forward to this year.

Two Point Campus was shown again, followed by the announcement of Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania, which leaked earlier this week. It’s a remastered collection of the first three Super Monkey Ball games.

Then they announced a new Mario Party game! Mario Party Superstars brings together 5 boards and 100 minigames from the series, with both local and online play, and I’m kinda interested even though I’m not much of a multiplayer person. I’ve had fun with Mario Party.

They followed that by saying they don’t have anything to show about Metroid Prime 4 just yet… but instead they announced Metroid Dread, a new 2D Metroid game and the next mainline game. It looks so good, and I want it. It comes out on October 8, which at least gives me a little breathing room after the rush of games.

(So far, I’ve only played Metroid Fusion, but I want to play more Metroid games.)

Just Dance 2022 and Cruis’n Blast were shown next, followed by the much-rumored announcement that Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is coming to the Switch along with its A New Power Awakens DLC. The rumors of this port kept being denied, but now it’s official! I was actually tempted to buy Kakarot a few times, but kept holding off because of the Switch rumors. It’ll be out on September 24, of course, on top of everything else I’m looking forward to.

Mario Golf: Super Rush got a new trailer, and so did Monster Hunter Stories 2. The world in Monster Hunter Stories 2 looks beautiful, and I’m excited for it.

There’s also going to be a new WarioWare game called WarioWare: Get It Together!

Then they showed the new trailer for Shin Megami Tensei V, including its leaked release date of November 12 (11 in Japan). I’ve never played a mainline SMT game, but it looks pretty cool. I’m tempted to try the series sometime.

Danganronpa is also coming to the Switch in a special collection called Danganronpa Decadence, which includes all three games and the new expanded spin-off Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp.

Now, one of my specific hopes for this E3 was that we’d get some Fatal Frame news. I was hoping for a new entry, a collection of the older games, or at least for Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water to escape dying on the Wii U. And I got my wish, because Maiden of Black Water is actually coming to all major platforms later this year!

They showed some stuff for Doom Eternal, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 & 2, and Strange Brigade, then showed Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope again.

Next… Advance Wars is back? Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp is a remake of the first two games, and it’ll be out on December 3. I tried the first Advance Wars and couldn’t really get into it, but I’m happy for all the fans who were hoping this series would be revived.

They ended with Legend of Zelda news: a look at the Age of Calamity DLC, a new trailer for Skyward Sword HD, the announcement of a special Legend of Zelda Game & Watch system, and then the moment most people were waiting for, a new trailer for the sequel to Breath of the Wild.

Personally, I couldn’t stick with Breath of the Wild and the new trailer does nothing to convince people, but I know people are really excited for it.

Phew, what a Nintendo Direct! No sign of Bayonetta 3 or a new game from Monolith Soft, which were my top hopes, but we’ve got a Fatal Frame port, a new Metroid game, and lots of other exciting announcements! As far as I’m concerned, this Nintendo Direct was a success and the best show of E3 2021.

Bandai Namco’s show is apparently just going to be House of Ashes, so that’s it for our E3 2021 coverage! I’ll be watching the Nintendo Treehouse gameplay segments, so I’ll write a new post if they reveal anything that I should have included here.

What did you think of E3 2021 and the Nintendo Direct?

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