Every Game Featured at The February 2022 Nintendo Direct
Big events like E3 draw eyeballs for almost every big developer and publisher in the video game industry, but Nintendo has still seen success with its pioneering Nintendo Direct formula. After a hiatus for major showcases in 2020, Nintendo came back in full-force last year. The first Nintendo Direct for 2022 was announced yesterday, and it includes a lot of surprise reveals for fans.
A number of the reveals at this latest Nintendo Direct have been rumored for some time, but others — including a new Warriors game set in the world of Fire Emblem: Three Houses and a DLC pass for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe — kept things fresh. There was seemingly something for everyone in the 40-minute Direct, with plenty for fans to anticipate over the coming year.
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Koei Tecmo's hack-and-slash Dynasty Warriors franchise has been around for decades, but recently it's picked up a lot of steam with crossovers like Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity and Persona 5 Strikers. Much like the original Hyrule Warriors was standalone followed by Age of Calamity as a Breath of the Wild tie-in, Fire Emblem Warriors is now being followed up by Three Hopes as a Three Houses tie-in.
The trailer leading today's Nintendo Direct doesn't reveal too many details, but it is confirmed the game will be a «different story set in the same universe.» It appears to be an alternate take on the events of the 2019 strategy RPG, possibly with the three lords Edelgard, Dimitri, and Claude having more overlap. Various new characters also appear throughout the trailer, which ends on the game's June 24, release date.
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