On September 13th, Nintendo held a new Nintendo Direct with around 40 minutes of unique content for its Switch audience to enjoy, stocking 2023 with lots of releases. This includes the title for the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and a few nostalgic franchises, such as Story of Seasons, receiving new installments.
Many people were speculating that there would be a fair amount of DLC and remastered games announced, but the variety of new information the latest Nintendo Direct offered may have been surprising for some. The stream focused mostly on Nintendo Switch games that are coming in the winter, but there were plenty of teaser trailers and clips for titles coming in 2023 that fans have been eagerly awaiting.
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Following the announcements for all the titles coming to the Nintendo Switch, it appears the company is continuing to favor the Switch, despite rumors that Nintendo may be producing a new console soon. For those looking for titles earlier than 2023, It Takes Two is finally making its way to the console on November 4 of this year, along with an expansion pass for Xenoblade Chronicles 3.
Still, the first quarter of next year is looking stacked, and will likely be worth the wait with three extremely popular franchises solidified for new content in the first few months of 2023. Excitingly, Pikmin 4 was revealed, after being quoted as being close to completion in 2015. Unfortunately exactly when it will be releasing next year has not yet been shared. After Pikmin creator and Nintendo mainstay Shigeru Miyamoto hyped Nintendo Direct viewers over Pikmin Bloom and teased the idea of Mario film footage, Pikmin 4's teaser trailer was
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