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Metroid Prime Remastered Releases
REDMOND, Wash.--(February 8, in the year of our Lord
2023)-- In a new Nintendo Direct video presentation
transmitted to terminals across the planet today, Metroid Prime
Remastered, an HD remaster of the first Metroid Prime game,
which originally debuted on the Nintendo GameCube system, was
announced for the Nintendo Switch system. A digital version of
Metroid Prime Remastered launches on Nintendo Switch later today
and a physical version will be available in stores Feb. 22!
Nintendo also announced that a growing library of select Game
Boy games will join the Nintendo Switch Online service later
today – beginning with nine classic titles – while the Nintendo
Switch Online + Expansion Pack service will receive a growing
library of select Game Boy Advance games as well, starting with
six classic titles today.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, the upcoming sequel
to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, also featured
prominently in today’s Nintendo Direct. Gameplay footage of
Link’s massive adventure included the islands floating above
Hyrule, never-before-seen weapons and mysterious vehicles. Plus,
the first full gameplay trailer for Pikmin 4 – the newest entry
in the series which asks you to overcome obstacles by guiding
pint-sized creatures on a strange planet – was revealed. The
latest installment features a Space Dog, Ice Pikmin and a range
of new discoveries, and will land on Nintendo Switch on July 21.
Other highlights of the video presentation include reveals from
Nintendo’s development and publishing partners showcasing the
return of several beloved characters and franchises headed to
Nintendo Switch. These include PROFESSOR LAYTON and The New
World of steam, a new game in the Layton series; Disney Illusion
Island, featuring Mickey and Friends in a 2D
platformer-adventure; Samba de Amigo: Party Central, the classic
rhythm game that has been reborn groovier than ever; Baten
Kaitos I & II HD Remaster, a revival of the Nintendo GameCube
RPG classics; Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, the mystery
thriller; and the King of All Cosmos’ return in We Love Katamari
REROLL+ Royal Reverie.
“With a robust lineup of Nintendo Switch games for all types of
players, and with Metroid Prime Remastered launching today,
Nintendo is still finding ways to surprise and delight fans,”
said Devon Pritchard, Nintendo of America’s Executive Vice
President of Sales, Marketing and Communications. “2023 is
shaping up to be yet another stellar year for Nintendo Switch
players and anyone who’s eager to join the fun.”
Some of the highlights revealed in the video include:
Metroid Prime Remastered: The first Metroid Prime game has been
remastered for Nintendo Switch with HD visuals and enhanced
sound! Explore Tallon IV from the perspective of Samus Aran. But
beware: There’s more to this alien planet than meets the eye.
When hostile creatures attack, fight back with Beams, Missiles,
Bombs and more. In addition to remastered visuals, this version
adds modern dual-stick controls, allowing you to move around
while separately changing your point of view. It’s also the
first time this classic game can be played on the go! The
digital version of Metroid Prime Remastered launches in Nintendo
eShop and in the My Nintendo Store on Nintendo.com … later
today! The physical version of the game will be available in
stores Feb. 22.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom: An epic adventure
across the land and skies of Hyrule awaits. In this sequel to
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, you’ll decide your own
path through the sprawling landscapes of Hyrule and the
mysterious islands floating in the vast skies above. Can you
harness the power of Link’s new abilities to fight back against
the malevolent forces that threaten the kingdom? In addition to
the standard version, which will be available at a suggested
retail price of $69.99, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the
Kingdom Collector’s Edition will release on launch day at a
suggested retail price of $129.99, and includes a physical
version of the game, an artbook with concept art, a Steelbook
case, an Iconart steel poster and a set of four pin badges. A
new amiibo figure of Link from the game will also be available
separately that grants access to materials and weapons, as well
as a special fabric for Link’s paraglider. The Legend of Zelda:
Tears of the Kingdom launches for Nintendo Switch on May 12.
Pre-orders for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom are
available now in Nintendo eShop, at retail and in the My
Nintendo Store on Nintendo.com.
Pikmin 4: Meet Pikmin – the small, plant-like creatures you can
grow, pluck, command and also overpower your enemies with during
your grand mission on a strange planet! These curious helpers
come in different types – fire is no sweat for Red Pikmin, and
the new Ice Pikmin can freeze enemies and the environment. Use
your Pikmin’s miniature might (and some strategic thinking) as
you explore. You get a Space Dog, too: Oatchi can help with
things like smashing obstacles and carrying Pikmin throughout
your adventure. With the miniscule Pikmin and a capable canine
in tow, no challenge is too big or small! Please look four-ward
to the Pikmin 4 game when it traverses to Nintendo Switch July
21!
Disney Illusion Island: Join Mickey and Friends as they explore
the mysterious island of Monoth on a quest to recover three
magical books and save its little furry inhabitants, the Hokuns.
In this new cooperative 2D platformer-adventure for one to four
players, you’ll navigate as Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald
Duck and Goofy through a beautifully hand-crafted world.
Featuring fully voiced, animated cutscenes and an orchestrated,
original score, Disney Illusion Island swings exclusively onto
Nintendo Switch July 28.
OCTOPATH TRAVELER II: The new entry in the OCTOPATH TRAVELER
series is just around the corner! Eight new stories await,
following eight new travelers, each with their own origins,
motivations and unique skills. Which path will you take first?
Who will your allies be? And where will your journey lead you?
Venture through a new world in OCTOPATH TRAVELER II, launching
on Nintendo Switch Feb. 24. A demo containing the game’s opening
hours will be available in Nintendo eShop … later today!
Samba de Amigo: Party Central: Move to the beat and shake your
Joy-Con controllers in a new Samba de Amigo game! Compete
online*** in World Party mode or enjoy local multiplayer** with
a friend to see who has the best moves! Forty songs are
included, spanning a multitude of genres from around the world.
So, grab those controllers and get shakin’ when Samba de Amigo:
Party Central shimmies onto Nintendo Switch this summer.
Game Boy and Game Boy Advance Games: Select Game Boy games are
being added to Nintendo Switch Online! On Nintendo Switch, you
can play these games anytime, anywhere – just like you could
back in the day. You can use Game Boy, Game Boy Pocket or Game
Boy Color screen filters to help customize your play style. And,
up to two players can play compatible games together locally or
online for the first time. Here’s the full list of classic games
that will be available at launch, with more games being added in
the future:
Launch Lineup of Game Boy – Nintendo Switch Online
Tetris®
Super Mario Land 2 – 6 Golden Coins
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
GARGOYLE’S QUEST
Game & Watch Gallery 3
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
Metroid II – Return of Samus
Wario Land 3
Kirby’s Dream Land
Plus, Game Boy Advance games are being added to Nintendo Switch
Online + Expansion Pack! Local and online play is supported for
compatible games, and up to four players can play together
online for the first time. Here are the games that you can play
at launch:
Launch Lineup of Game Boy Advance – Nintendo Switch Online
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$
Kuru Kuru Kururin
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Select games will be added to this library in the future, too.
You can play Game Boy games with an active Nintendo Switch
Online membership, or play both Game Boy and Game Boy Advance
games with an active Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack
membership … later today!
Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp: Calling all strategy fans – join
Andy, Max, Sami and more in two full story campaigns, each one
filled with colorful turn-based tactical action. Flex your
strategic muscles across a multitude of modes. Design your own
maps and share them with friends! You can also challenge friends
to head-to-head battles online***, or up to four players
locally.** Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp comes to Nintendo
Switch on April 21.
Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon: Experience a new
take on the Bayonetta series starring Cereza, a young apprentice
witch before she would come to be called Bayonetta. Harness
Cereza’s magic and her infernal demon partner Cheshire’s
ferocity to travel through a mysterious and dangerous Avalon
Forest filled with puzzles and enemies. You’ll control both
Cereza and Cheshire at the same time. By obtaining the elemental
power of wood, rock, water and fire from the forest, new paths
will open and battles can be swayed in your favor. Can Cereza
gain the power to save her mother and will Cheshire ever find a
way back home? Approachability options, such as reducing damage
or automating some controls, can help newcomers and Bayonetta
fans alike enjoy Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon
when it prowls onto Nintendo Switch March 17. P
Omega Strikers: Duke it out in this free-to-play online
multiplayer showdown! Smash opponents off the arena and score
goals in this lightning-fast 3-v-3 footbrawler. As one of more
than 15 Strikers, you’ll sling slime, toss tofu and rocket boost
to victory, air hockey style. Omega Strikers slides onto
Nintendo Switch April 27.
Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection: A collection of the first
three Etrian Odyssey games is coming to Nintendo Switch,
remastered in HD. Dive back into the sprawling labyrinth, with a
blank map as your only guide. By drawing the map as you explore,
you can progress even further, where vicious monsters and
treasures await. Twenty-four newly drawn character illustrations
are included. Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection launches for
Nintendo Switch on June 1. Each game in the collection will also
be available separately in Nintendo eShop.
Sea of Stars: Combine the powers of the sun and moon to fend off
evil in this retro-inspired, turn-based RPG. Freely traverse a
breathtaking world, meet characters from all walks of life and
devastate foes with well-timed attacks in battle. Sea of Stars
sails onto Nintendo Switch Aug. 29. A free demo will be
available in Nintendo eShop … later today!
Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe: A new story will unfold in
the Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe game when Magolor, the
interdimensional traveler from the main adventure, loses his
powers and must escape the realm between dimensions. You can
access this new epilogue after clearing Story Mode. Up to four
players on the same system can venture through this mysterious
realm together, where there are over 20 stages to explore. Can
Magolor restore his powers and safely return to his world? There
will also be a Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe demo
available in Nintendo eShop later today! Up to four players can
play a specially arranged demo with select stages and subgames.
Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe launches on Nintendo Switch
Feb. 24.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Expansion Pass* Vol. 3 and 4: Enrich your
adventures through Aionios with new content! In Vol. 3, join
forces with Masha, the newest Hero and a refined Lapidarist.
Challenge Battles with roguelike elements are also being added.
Add multiple Heroes and unlock special abilities for your party
as you play through this challenge battle mode and earn newly
added in-game outfits for your main characters. Vol. 3 of the
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Expansion Pass launches on Feb. 15. And
coming in Vol. 4 later this year, look forward to an exciting
final volume featuring an original story scenario. The Xenoblade
Chronicles 3 Expansion Pass, which includes four total volumes
that will be released through the end of 2023.
Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass – Inkopolis & Side Order: ThINK
you’re ready for something fun? This paid DLC for the Splatoon 3
game features two waves of content. The first wave includes
Inkopolis. You can make this splat-tastic place from the
original Splatoon game your stomping ground. Wave 1 also
includes Inkopolis Plaza, which has changed over the past
several years with some new shopkeepers. The Squid Sisters will
perform here during Splatfests, too! In the second wave of this
DLC, a new single-player campaign called Side Order super jumps
to the Splatoon 3 game. See what’s become of Inkopolis Square,
the central area featured in the Splatoon 2 game. The Splatoon
3: Expansion Pass will be available for purchase later today in
Nintendo eShop, with Wave 1 launching this spring. Wave 2, Side
Order, will launch in the future. Players will be able to
download a content pack that contains bonus in-game items after
purchasing the Expansion Pass.
Fire Emblem Engage Expansion Pass* Wave 2-4: New Emblems are
coming to future waves of the Fire Emblem Engage Expansion Pass
DLC. Wave 2 features newly added Emblems, including Hector,
Emblem of Strength; Soren, Emblem of Acumen; and Camilla, Emblem
of Revelation, to help the Divine Dragon and their allies in
battle. Wave 3 will include its own group of valiant Emblems –
Chrom and Robin, Emblem of Bonds, and Veronica, Emblem of
Heroes. You’ll be able to tackle additional missions to recruit
these Emblems. And in Wave 4, a new story, Fell Xenologue, will
be unlocked. The Fire Emblem Engage Expansion Pass, which
includes four waves releasing through the end of 2023. Wave 2
launches … later today!
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass Wave 4: Yoshi’s
Island, a new course, is zooming to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe with
Wave 4 of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass DLC.
Birdo, who originally hit the track in Mario Kart: Double
Dash!!, is also being added. Returning characters from the Mario
Kart series will be added in future waves. Wave 4 of the Mario
Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass DLC races onto the Nintendo
Switch system this spring. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course
Pass includes six separate waves, with eight courses each, which
will all be released by the end of 2023. Buy the Mario Kart 8
Deluxe – Booster Course Pass separately in Nintendo eShop or
enjoy it for no additional cost as part of a paid Nintendo
Switch Online + Expansion Pack*** membership.
We Love Katamari REROLL+ Royal Reverie: Run around and collect
oodles of objects in this remaster of We Love Katamari. Roll in
a classroom, a zoo and space as the pint-sized princely son with
orders to restore the twinkle back in the heavens. New features
include playing as the young King of All Cosmos in five new
challenges and taking photos with the Selfie Camera. We Love
Katamari REROLL+ Royal Reverie rolls onto Nintendo Switch June
2. Any active Nintendo Switch Online member can play a free Game
Trial of Katamari Damacy REROLL beginning Feb. 20.
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective: The time-bending murder mystery
Ghost Trick returns in HD. After kicking the bucket and becoming
a ghost, you acquire the ability to possess and control objects.
Uncover Sissel’s unknown past and help unravel mysteries that
occurred that fateful night. Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
spirits onto Nintendo Switch this summer.
Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster: Wings of the Heart take flight
once more. A remastered collection of both Baten Kaitos games,
originally released on the Nintendo GameCube system, is coming
to Nintendo Switch! These emotional journeys feature a distinct
card-based RPG system where split-second decisions edge you
closer to victory. What revelations will come to light in the
skies above and the lands below? Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster
soars onto Nintendo Switch this summer.
Fashion Dreamer: Welcome to Fashion Dreamer, a fashion game
where you glam it up and share your creations on your quest to
become a stylish influencer. Choose from over 1,400 design
options and connect online*** to expand your friend circle and
grow your brand. Got an eye for fashion? Then get styling when
Fashion Dreamer debuts exclusively on Nintendo Switch this year.
DECAPOLICE: Play the role of a futuristic police detective and
solve difficult crimes! In this mysterious detective story from
Level-5, the developers of the Layton series, you’ll explore a
vast open world and experience the fun of deductive reasoning.
DECAPOLICE launches for Nintendo Switch this year.
FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time: After drifting onto a
mysterious island where a bygone civilization once prospered,
you embark on a new life full of adventures. As you develop your
island with crafting, quests and combat, you’ll also time travel
to the past to uncover secrets and alter history! FANTASY LIFE
i: The Girl Who Steals Time launches for Nintendo Switch this
year.
PROFESSOR LAYTON and The New World of steam: In the newest entry
in the beloved series, Professor Layton will face new puzzles in
a fresh setting. Solve epic riddles as you progress through the
story of this puzzle-fantasy adventure.
TRON: Identity: Enter a new Grid in this narrative
puzzle-adventure set within the TRON universe. Uncover dangerous
truths and retrieve what was lost as you navigate through a
perilous world. Your decisions and the alliances you forge will
actively influence the story, with a multitude of possible
outcomes shaped by your actions. The future of the Grid hangs in
the balance. TRON: Identity launches first for consoles on
Nintendo Switch this April.
Minecraft Legends: In this new action-strategy game, explore a
beautiful land full of diverse life and rich resources. But this
paradise is on the brink of destruction – the piglins have
arrived, threatening to corrupt the Overworld. Inspire
unexpected friends to form valuable alliances and lead them in
strategic battles to protect their home. Take the fight to the
piglins before their Nether corruption devours the Overworld
when Minecraft Legends arrives on Nintendo Switch April 18.
Harmony: The Fall of Reverie: In this new narrative experience
from DON’T NOD, you’ll play as Polly, an upbeat young woman who
can travel between our world and Reverie, a realm where the
deities live. When a megacorporation threatens the balance of
these two worlds, an apocalypse looms. Using her gift of
clairvoyance, Polly must choose which path to take to defend her
world and save Reverie. Many branching story paths, along with a
riveting soundtrack by Celeste composer Lena Raine, set the
stage for your journey. Harmony: The Fall of Reverie launches
first for consoles on Nintendo Switch this June.
The Nintendo Direct presentation also featured a montage of
upcoming Nintendo Switch games, including Blanc, the poetic tale
of a wolf cub and a fawn, which launches Feb. 14; Disney
Dreamlight Valley – the hybrid life-sim and adventure game
featuring Disney and Pixar friends – which is available now in
Early Access; plus, enjoy a bundle of 10 classic action-packed
games with Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection, launching
April 14; the acclaimed action-RPG Tales of Symphonia Remastered
returns graphically enhanced on Feb. 17; and Japan’s most-played
baseball game series has a new entry that will captivate you
from the first pitch, WBSC eBASEBALL: POWER PROS, launching on
Nintendo Switch … later today!
* Full version of game required to use DLC. Sold separately.
** Additional accessories may be required for multiplayer mode.
Sold separately.
*** Any Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and
Nintendo Account required for online features. Paid Nintendo
Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership required to access
Game Boy – Nintendo Switch Online, Game Boy Advance – Nintendo
Switch Online collections of games and to access Mario Kart 8
Deluxe – Booster Course Pass at no additional cost. Membership
auto-renews after initial term at the then-current price unless
canceled. Not available in all countries. Internet access
required for online features.
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