Nintendo Direct Mini has fans expecting Persona ports and NieR: Automata
The rumours have been proven true, as Nintendo announces one of its smaller partner showcases instead of a full-fledged Nintendo Direct.
Fans have been waiting all month for a new Nintendo Direct, only to last week be given one dedicated solely to Xenoblade Chronicles 3.
There were hopes that a more general one would follow soon after and it will, but it will be another of Nintendo’s partner showcases, which means only third party games will be featured.
Nintendo hasn’t specified, or even hinted at, which games will make an appearance. All we know is that it will air at 2pm BST on Tuesday, June 28.
Judging by early responses online, some fans are crossing their fingers for a new Bayonetta 3 trailer, as that game still lacks a release date and hasn’t had a new trailer since last September.
However, while Bayonetta 3 is being developed by a third party studio (PlatinumGames), Nintendo is publishing it, which means nobody can quite agree on whether it’s considered a third party or first party release.
Another potential game is Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope, which was announced at E3 2021 and has gone dark ever since. However, it’s also possible that it’s being saved for whenever Ubisoft holds one of its own showcases.
Over the weekend, Spanish journalist Nacho Requena, who accurately claimed that the next Direct would focus on third parties, added that at least one Persona game will be present.
He’s likely referring to either Persona 3, 4, or 5, as those games were announced for Xbox, PlayStation 5, and PC earlier this month.
He said he was also told that ‘there will be another game that has been available for some time on other platforms… it’s been available for four years now.’
It being from 2018 doesn’t narrow it down by much,
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