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JRPG fans with switches are feasting today. The biggest honors from today’s Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase include Persona 5 Royal and Nier: Automata ports for the Nintendo Switch, but there were also neat indie titles such as the beautifully handcrafted RPG Time: The Legend of Wright and visually stunning op adventure Blanc.
Here’s our overview of everything that was shown at Nintendo’s third-party demonstration today.
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The Rise of the Monster Hunter: Sunbreak
Sunbreak is the upcoming extension for Monster Hunter Rise and adds many new monsters each season. There is also a main storyline in which the player explores three powerful monsters in a new place called Elgado Outpost. The extension falls on June 30.
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Nier: Automata End of YoRHa edition
The long-awaited Switch port of Yoko Tarot’s iconic action RPG is finally here. This version includes all the DLC and some original costumes made especially for this edition.
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Laurel and laser eyes
This surreal puzzle game was made by the developers behind the favorite music game Sayonara Wild Hearts and will be released sometime in 2023.
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Super Bomberman R 2
Konami’s first Switch Bomberman is slowly improving with patches, and a new entry into the long-running puzzle maze series is coming to the Nintendo Switch sometime in 2023.
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Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection
Legacy Collection is a collection of 10 Mega Man Battle Network games on Game Boy Advance systems. (There are no traces of network transmission from GameCube.) The compilation will be released sometime next year.
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Pac-Man World Re-Pac
This 3D platforming game allows you to play as a Pac-man as he embarks on an adventure to save his wife and children, who look very sad in their prison cell. You can pick up the game on August 26 this year.
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blanc
Blanc is a monochrome puzzle game with great 3D art and I’m here for it. In addition to its main story campaign, it also has a cooperative mode. Blanc comes to the Nintendo Switch in February 2023.
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Return to Monkey Island
Return to Monkey Island is the latest entry in Ron Gilbert’s famous adventure games and Kotaku employees are very excited about how beautiful it looks. The game was announced in April and will be released later this year.
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Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
Mario and Rabbids clash in this tactical collaboration between Nintendo and Ubisoft. The game features new Rabbid creatures called Sparks, and the main characters will have to join to save them. The game will be released on October 20 this year.
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Little Noah: a descendant of paradise
This fantasy RPG was created by the developers who made Dragalia Lost, and is displayed in an artistic style. The game is described as a daily roguelike and you can download it from today.
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Railgrade
If building a train system is your idea of a good time, then Railgrade may be the game for you. But it’s not just about building your own train empire – you’ll also have to coordinate shipping for an industrial colony. Okay, the last part is a little awkward. But trains! Railgrade will be on the Nintendo Switch sometime this fall.
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RPG Time: The Legend of Wright
Although it has the most generic name ever, The Legend of Wright is one of the most interesting RPG concepts I’ve seen among indies this year. You play as a hand-drawn character in a storybook and you can use your writing utensils to help solve puzzles. Think chicory, but with fantastic characters. The game comes out on August 18.
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Sonic Frontiers
Sonic’s takeover of the open world game has drawn a lot of criticism for its concept of playing in the open zone, but players will soon be able to judge Frontiers for themselves. The game comes out this holiday season.
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Disney Dreamlight Valley
Dreamlight Valley is exactly what it looks like: a game in which you hang out in a magical land with your Disney friends. Still, I can’t help but feel a little fascinated by how much it looks like digital Disneyland. You can play Disney’s The Sims from September 6, when the game enters early access.
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Live live
Square Enix’s classic 16-bit Super Famicom RPG will see its first western version on July 22, but you can start playing the first three chapters of this time travel game starting today. (Surprise!)
Doraemon History of the Seasons: Friends of the Great Kingdom
Doraemon is one of the most influential anime IP addresses of all time and its carefree tone is ideal for simulating farming. So I’m excited to see Bandai Namco announce a sequel to the first Doraemon Story of Seasons. The new record in the series will come to Switch sometime this year.
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Legends of Minecraft
Minecraft Legends is an action-strategy game that uses a more story-oriented approach than the original sandstone feel. The legends will be released in 2023.
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Dragon Quest Treasures
Dragon Quest Treasures is a spin-off of the Dragon Quest series and will include a pair of treasure hunters looking for prey. It comes to the Nintendo Switch on December 9 this year.
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Portal: Companion Collection
Valve Portal and Portal 2’s favorite, fun 3D puzzle adventures are connected together for this Switch port, which will take you back to the test chambers of Aperture Science Laboratories. The Companion collection comes out today.
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Harvestella
As someone who was super disappointed with Rune Factory 5 this year, I have high hopes for Harvestella. The farming simulation game looks like a cross between the Rune Factory and the Tales games. Harvestella will be released on the Nintendo Switch on November 4 this year.
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Person 5 Royal
I will never stop playing Persona 5 Royal, right? The remaster of the Atlus school bestseller RPG will be released on October 21. The showcase also annoys the Switch ports of Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden, but release dates for these games have not yet been announced. All games will be sold separately.
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Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 32 “Curved Gaming Monitor
32-inch 4K display Provides 240Hz with a response time of 1ms for incredibly smooth gameplay. Quantum Matrix technology, HDR 2000 and UHD resolution work together to create a crystal clear picture. The matte display reduces glare by helping to keep your eyes focused on the action in front of you.
And that’s all they showed! What were your favorite surprises?
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