I just saw the Nintendo Direct and here are my thoughts about it.


They started this off with a Mario Montage to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. for the NES! The Nintendo Museum is doing a light show so if you ever visit Japan you should go to Kyoto and see for yourself! Super Nintendo World is now in Orlando, Florida so that's on my bucket list!

Finally! A sequel to the 2023 Mario movie is coming out Spring 2026! I saw the 2023 Mario movie and it was awesome! Instead of The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2, it's called The Super Mario Galaxy Movie! That means Rosalina is gonna be in the movies! I will be released some time in April 2026! I can't wait! The actors and actresses from the 2023 Mario Movie returns!

Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2 is gonna be ported to the Switch! I can't wait until we play this! I have Super Mario 3D All-Stars so I can play that until this gets released! It's slated to be released in October 2nd! So close to being released! The Galaxy Mario and Rosalina amiibo is gonna be released April 2, 2026 so it's won't be an April Fools prank! We can even buy Rosalina's storybook!

A new Mario Tennis game is gonna be released on the Switch 2! I have Mario Tennis Aces for the Switch 1 so this will be awesome! The name of the new Mario Tennis game is called Mario Tennis Fever! A new type of Racket called a Fever Racket builds up power as you rally the ball and when full uses a Fever Shot that causes the opponent to stun and unable to react to the ball and other effects! There are 30 Fever Rackets so it'll be epic to try them out! The Talking Flower from Super Mario Bros. Wonder serves as commentator. Better than the Toads I suppose. There's Trial Towers where you have to clear them in a row to get to the top. Fail once and you start from the bottom of the tower. Mix it up has different effects such as the Wonder Flower effect. You can set the rules in Online mode or get competitive and do ranked matches. You can use the button or motion controls for this game. Mario, Luigi, Peach Wario and Waluigi got regressed in the new adventure mode so it up to the babies to defeat the different Mario enemies to restore them! The game is going to be released in February 12, 2026! I can't wait!

Super Mario Bros. Wonder is getting a Switch 2 upgrade! If you get the upgrade you get the new mode called Meetup in Bellabel Park! Do I see a Phanto from Super Mario Bros 2 in the plaza? There are different Vs. mode such as Fast Cash, get as many coins as you can, Knock 'em Back, use bubbles to knock opponents into hazard like lava, Phanto Tag, a character wearing the Phanto mask is "it" and the "not it" can turn into a talking flower to hide, Look out! Bob-omb Relay, where you have to pass the Bob-omb to another player to keep the Bob-omb from exploding, Build Away where you can summon Donut Blocks, Pumped up: 1, 2, 3, Jump, where you jump to the beat of the music to get to the goal, and many more! The Koopalings return as well as Captain Toad's crew! Meetup in Bellabel Park will be out some time in Spring 2026. I also can't wait for that!

To end the Mario montage, We're getting a new Yoshi's Island game! The Yoshis meet Mr. E and Yoshi jumped into the book and it looks like Yoshi's New island with a hint of Yoshi's Story. You can eat the enemies and have them ride on Yoshi's back! Different enemies have different effects so I can't wait to try it out for myself! The name of the new Yoshi game is called Yoshi and the Mysterious Book and it's slated to be released some time in 2026!

More Tomodachi Life Living The Dream content is shown! You can make Miis in this game, feed them, play with them and befriend them! I can't wait to get it sometime next year! I bet next direct or two will show us the release date.

Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection is coming out soon! You can play the actual Mortal Kombat 1 (1992), Mortal Kombat 2, Mortal Kombt 3 Mortal Kombat 4 and you can play different versions of it! The original creators of Mortal Kombat are John Tobias and Ed Boon so you can hear them talk about the franchise! The Digital version comes out the day before Halloween (October 30, 2025) and the Physical version will come out on December 12, 2025. I bet it will be worth it!

Final Fantasy 7 Remake is getting a Switch 2 port! Finally! I can't wait to play as Cloud and other members of AVALANCHE to take on SOLDIER and the main villain Sephiroth! It's coming to the Switch 2 Janurary 22nd, 2026. I can't wait to get it!

Hades 2 is getting a Switch 2 port! I never played Hades 1 so I need to play that and even stream it while I wait for Hades 2 to come out! It will come out for digital on September 25th and physical version on November 20th

More Kirby Air Riders content is shown! 2 amiibos, Kirby & Warp Star and Bandana Waddle Dee & Winged Star are gonna be released and if you scan them, they become an racer similar to the Super Smash Bros 4 and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate amiibo fighters! You can even swap the riders! Kirby Air Riders and their amiibos are going to be released on November 20th so I can't wait. I may even get it as a Christmas gift!

More Hyrule Warriors Age Of Imprisonment content is shown! We finally get to see what Zelda went through during the events of The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom! As you know, Hyrule Warriors is Dynasty Warriors but with a The Legend Of Zelda coat of paint. You can play as Zelda, Rauru, Sonia and others to try to imprison the evil king, Ganondorf! You can use the different Zonai Devices to defeat hordes of enemies! You can even sync up with an ally to use Sync Strike. Different characters use different abilities so it'll be epic to try out different Sync Strikes! It gets released on November 6th. I might get it as a Christmas gift!

More content of Dragon Quest is shown! Dragon Quest 7 is gonna be remade! I never played any of the Dragon Quest games but I may to pay tribute to Akria Toriyama. It's gonna be released on February 5th, 2026 so I may save up some money to get it. One question Square Enix, Chrono Trigger remake or SNES NSO when?

Oh no freaking way! I thought Nintendo wanted to forget about this! Virtual Boy is gonna be available on the NSO! Really? Didn't it fail because people had eye strains and headaches for using this thing? The games shown are Mario's Tennis (Actual first Mario Tennis game), Galactic Pinball, Teleroboxer, Wario Land, Red Alarm, Jock Bros., Vertical Force, Mario Clash, Golf, Virtual Boxing, Tetris 3D, VTetris, Space Invaders and some game in Japanese that I don't know! It's gonna be available February 17, 2026. Be sure to take breaks if you're gonna play this! Your eyes will thank you.

Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly is getting a remake! I never played any of the Fatal Frame games, but I do know you get rid of ghosts by taking pictures at them. It's gonna be out early 2026 so I guess sometime in the Spring of 2026.

Powerwash Simulator 2 is going to be released! I never played any of the Powerwash Simulator games but if it's gonna be available on the Switch 2 I hope they add FLUDD from Super Mario Sunshine! It's gonna be released this fall so they'll show the release date when it get close to release date.

Suika Game is back and instead of a box-like field it's a planet. I played Suika Game before and if you like puzzles and want to relax while playing puzzles then this game is for you. It's gonna come out this Winter so either December 2025, January or February 2026. Guess we'll wait until then.

More Metroid Prime 4 Beyond content is shown! Samus is riding a motocycle to travel vast distances of the Planet Viewors and is that Sylux from Metroid Prime Hunters? Metroid Prime 4 Beyond is slated to be released December 4th! I can't wait! I can even get it as a Christmas gift!

More Donkey Kong Banaza content is shown and is that DK Island?! I can even hear the DK Island music from Donkey Kong 64! DLC is gonna be coming out soon! DK Island and Emerald Rush! If you beat the game Void Kong will try to recruit DK to his company. Should DK agree, he can do Emerald Rush where he must smash as much emeralds as he can. You can find fossils to get perks to make the next Emerald Rush must easier next time! The DLC come out today but I'll wait until I beat the game to get the DLC. By then I would have enough money to buy it.

A new Pokemon game is coming out! You play as a Ditto transformed into a human and since Ditto is a Pokemon, you can understand what they're saying! Ditto can learn new moves to help shape the land! The new Pokemon game is called Pokemon Pokopia and it's gonna be released sometime next year.

More Pokemon Legends Z-A content is shown! We already shown the gameplay and did Absol, Chestnaught, Delphox, and Greninja Mega Evolved? That's awesome! Malamar, Victribell and Halucha (pardon my spelling) There's an evil team organization that is the precursor to Team Flare shown here. Zygarde is here in its 10% form! It's gonna be released on October 16 2025! I can't wait! Also Raichu is the 3rd Pokemon to have 2 Mega Evolution forms in this DLC content called Mega Dimensions!

Danganronpa 2 Goodbye Despair is getting a remake! If you don't what Danganronpa is. You play as a student trapped in a place where you have to kill another student and get away with the murder. If you get caught, you get killed. You try to survive and make sure you don't get killed by other student or Monokuma himself. Danganronpa 2 is getting addition content called Danganronpa 2x2! I never played any of the Danganronpa games so I may give this a go. It's gonna come out sometime next year so I have to think about it until then.

Dynasty Warriors Origins is gonna come out on January 22, 2026 so I look forward to play it.

More Monster Hunter Stories 3 content is shown. I played Monster Hunter Stories 2 Wings Of Ruin so I might give this game a try. The official name is called Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection! You can ride a Magnamalo from Monster Hunter Rise! Monster Hunter Stories 3 Twisted Refelction is gonna come out on March 13, 2026! I can't wait to try it out!

A new Resident Evil game is gonna come out and it's as spooky as ever. Resident Evil 9 Requiem is gonna come out soon! It's gonna come out on February 27, 2026. I'm not a big fan of horror but if you like horror games then this is for you. Also on that day, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard and Resident Evil 8 Village will come out!

Once again, they saved the best for last. A new Fire Emblem game is coming out! I played Fire Emblem Three Houses and Fire Emblem Engage. Dietrich looks and sounds like Alucard from Castlevania Symphony Of The Night. The new Fire Emblem game is called Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave and is that Sothis from Fire Emblem Three Houses? It will be released sometime next year so I may have to give it a try when it comes out.


That's all for the direct. Any game I missed I have no thoughts about it. What are your thoughts about the direct. Let me know in the comments below. This is Brian Tiger signing off!