While digital video game showcases are more frequent than ever, no one does it quite as well as Nintendo. As such, this September 2022 Nintendo Direct really excited Nintendo Switch fans. So far, 2022 has been a great year for Nintendo with games like Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and Splatoon 3. During this show, we got a clear idea of how Nintendo plans to close this year out and kick-off 2023.
We’re hoped to see a mix of announced games, DLC, remasters, and Nintendo’s early 2023 lineup. While not every leak was true, we were pleasantly surprised by the likes of Fire Emblem Engage and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Yes, Breath of the Wild’s sequel finally has a name. If you weren’t able to watch it live or just want a recap of what was shown, this is everything Nintendo announced during the September 2022 Nintendo Direct.
To kick off the show, Nintendo announced a brand new traditional Fire Emblem game called Fire Emblem Engage. We saw both cinematics and gameplay, and while it plays like strategy game fans would expect, players can also equip rings to get help from classic Fire Emblem characters. Fire Emblem Engage will be released on January 20, 2023. It will also get a Divine Edition with collectible items.
Although it leaked just beforehand, this Nintendo Direct couldn’t go without an HD-2D game as Square Enix announced Octopath Traveler II. Like the original, this is a turn-based RPG stylized like the SNES classics, where players follow the journies of eight different characters in a fantasy world. Octopath Traveller II will be released on February 24, 2023. It also appears to be coming to Steam, according to that leak.
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