Nintendo delivered its most recent edition of Nintendo Direct for September 2022 ahead of the Tokyo Game Show celebration and boy, it had me thinking about my gaming investment for 2023 all right!.
Without much further ado, here is the recap…
Coming to Nintendo Switch
- Spongebob Squarepants: The Cosmic Shake (2023)
- Fitness Boxing Fist Of The Northstar DLC (March 20)
- OddBallers (early 2023)
- TUNIC (September 27)
Nintendo started at ease announcing the mentioned set of games that are either available on other platforms or will be a parallel launch including Nintendo Switch.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 will have Wave 2 (DLC) launching on October 13 and Wave 3 is for 2023
The Nintendo eStore states that Wave 3 will include a new Challenge Battle ,New Hero character, quests and New outfits.
First three Front Mission games will be remade
The first 3rd party announcement related to RPG genre came from Square Enix and legendary jRPG mecha Front Mission will have its first 3 games to be remade with Front Mission 1 coming in November, Front Mission 2 for 2023 and Front Mission 3 for 2023 (this is the first Front Mission that did came to our market since day one in the original Playstation days).
Story Of Seasons: A Wonderful Life
First brand new non-RPG game announcement came from XSEED Games.
Not wasting time with Splatoon 3
Nintendo confirmed the first post-launch content for Splatoon 3 and it is the first Splatfest taking place from Sept 23 to 25 and more updates in the coming months.
Octopath Traveler sequel is official
Square Enix made it official that OCtopath TRaveler 2 is coming for the Nintendo Switch and launching by February 24, 2023.
Fae Farm
First Nintendo Switch exclusive game announced and developed by Phoenix Labs.
Theatrhythm Final Bar aslo for Nintendo Switch
Another Square Enix announcement and a game that combines their RPGs franchise’s soundtrack to a gaming experience and while not a Nintendo Switch exclusive, the game will be launching February 16, 2023.
More Rune Factory coming to Switch
XSEED confirmed that Rune Factory 3 Special is bound for Nintendo Switch in 2023 and a new original Rune Factory game is in development.
GoldenEye headlines next batch of Nintendo 64 games
It was a not so well-kept secret that Nintendo was looking to make a deal with Rare, a Xbox Game Studios and original developer of 007 GoldenEye, a classic FPS Nintendo 64 and the first non-Doom/Quake/Wolfenstein game that transcendent enough to become not just popular but an all time favorite.
With this, in a joint venture both Nintendo and Microsoft announced that the Nintendo 64 Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion collection will have a remastered version, alongside a Xbox Game Pass version, but the online multiplayer seems to be exclusive for Nintendo Switch.
Also coming for the Nintendo 64 collection
- Pilotwings 64
- Mario Party 1, 2 & 3
- Pokémon Stadium 1 & 2
- 1080 Snowboarding
- Excitebike 64
Various Daylife announced
Another original jRPG from Square Enix and originally an Apple Arcade game, is coming for Nintendo Switch TODAY (also on PC via Steam)!
Factorio is coming to Switch on October 28
Ib coming to Switch this Spring
Mario Strikers Battle League 2nd Update announced
Returning to in-house gaming, Nintendo confirmed that Pauline and Diddy Kong will join the Mario Strikers Battle League roster on the 2nd Update, to be deployed by this very month.
Atelier Ryza 3 announced
Nintendo Switch will receive the third entry of the RPG/romancing sim game.
Wave 3 for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Edition is coming Holiday
Nintendo announced that Wave 3 for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Edition will gain two new courses called Merry Mountain and Peach Gardens.
Golf coming to Nintendo Switch Sports this Holiday
The Super Mario Bros. movie by Illumination is coming next Spring
Pikmin will return and Pikmin 4 is official
Shigeru Miyamoto himself announced the 4th entry and a return of a full Pikmin game after 7 years and it's coming in 2023 along with a new mobile game called Pikmin Bloom, which is the AR experience that Niantic announced a while ago.
New Bayonetta 3 trailer
Enigma Archives: Rain Code
Master Detective Archives: Rain Code, originally titled Enigma Archives: Rain Code, is an upcoming adventure video game developed by Too Kyo Games and Spike Chunsoft, the latter also publishing it. The game will be released in 2023 for the Nintendo Switch.
More Resident Evil on Nintendo Switch
Proving that Nintendo is in no rush for the next-gen of Nintendo Switch, AAA games have been deployed on Nintendo’s Cloud Gaming Platform and by October 28, Resident Evil Village is the latest entrant and later this year, will we have also a Resident Evil 2 Remake, 3 Remake and 7 Biohazard too.
Games launched with timed-exclusive on other platform will arrive on Nintendo Switch
Self explaining and the games are:
- SIFU (November 8)
- Crisis Core Remaster (December 13)
- Radiant Silvergun (later today)
- Endless Dungeon (2023)
And also:
- Life Is Strange collection
-Romancing Saga Minstrel Song
- Lego Bricktales
- Disney Speedstorm
- Fall Guys S2
Tales of Symphonia Remaster
One Of Bandai Namco classics on his Tales series, Tales Of Symphonia (launched for the Nintendo Gamecube originally), will have a remastered version coming Early 2023.
Kirby's Return To Dreamland Deluxe announced
Nintendo announced the Kirby's Return to Dream Land remake to be launched on February 23, 2023.
The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 2 or Sequel NO MORE
While not launching on what’s left for 2022, Nintendo DID finally have some news for The Legend OF Zelda BOTW sequel and the game is officially called The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom and will officially launch on May 12, 2023 and enjoy some gameplay footage.
