That idea of Link being more recognisable in blue clothing rather than green these days makes me feel older than mummified Ganondorf.

I'm just disappointed they didn't call it The Legend of Zelda: Missing Link

Mario and Luigi being revived was everything for me

The Nintendo Direct had three of the core Nintendo franchises (Mario, Metroid, Zelda) making an appearance, a game by the Final Fantasy bros, Dragon Quest, and a bunch of other stuff that looked cool. This is why Nintendo doesn't need Summer Game Fest...and why Summer Game Fest is desperate for Nintendo.

Donkey Kong Country Returns may not be a retro game, but it's a Retro game.

This is really an E3-tier Direct.

I knew instantly that it was a Mario & Luigi game, but I didn't dare hope that it was actually a brand new one. I'm so happy right now.

I love the fact that Echoes of Wisdom isn’t just a Zelda-focused spin-off game à la Super Princess Peach or Princess Peach Showtime. It’s a main series game, in the same category as all the games that star Link. This is Zelda 21, which is awesome to see.

Nintendo really went to every other company and was like “this is how you do a fucking presentation”

Personally, I'm hoping Sylux isn't a purely evil character. I'm hoping they give some context to his hate of the Federation and make him a parallel to Samus and her hatred of the pirates. We already got the pure evil dark version of Samus in the trilogy, so a more complex villain that challenges the black and white Metroid normally runs with could be really cool.

The deku shrubs coming back put faith back into Zelda

the FGC just got their Mother 3. I am so happy

I like the fact when showing Metroid Zero Mission, Nintendo made sure to include a clip of Samus crawling. R.I.P Miiverse

"This is probably gonna be a pretty lame Direct." Nintendo: "Mario and Luigi, Mario Party, New 2d Zleda, DK County Returns HD, and a sneak peak at Prime 4!"

Such an incredible Nintendo Direct. What a lineup this late into the lifecycle.

MARIO & LUIGI AND ACE ATTORNEY!😊😊😊😊😊

So good. Mario(&Luigi),Zelda, Metroid, Dragon Quest, Marvel VS collection, Ace Attorney, Fantasian etc. 10/10 Direct for once.

Carbonara!

Who tf expected MvC2 to be announced in a Direct??

New Zelda only a year and a half after Tears? THREE Dragon quests? The return of Mistwalker? Metroid DK Saga Bros?? Are. You. Kidding.

I was laughing at other comments saying their grandmas will finally guess right about who Zelda is in Legend of Link...er I mean Zelda.

Point of clarity on Prime 4: Sylux doesn't have Metroids with him (though he does have access to them, as shown in Fed Force), those are actually Mochtroids. Metroid clones which are FAR less powerful, as seen in Super Metroid. So the implication is clearly that his Metroid research is still incomplete, since he can't control *real* Metroids yet.

Stray is on Switch?! That is great!

They still are putting out killer switch games with the new switch not far away. Nintendo is killing it.

A Zelda game where you control Zelda. Never thought we would ever see one.

This Direct shows Nintendo has still got it and was way better than I thought it would be.

i mean, most Mario Party games only have between 5 and 6 boards, the notable exceptions being Mario party 4 and 6 with 8 and 9 boards respectively, so 7 boards is, i think, more than enough

Love the banter between these 3, a true triforce.

10/10 Direct as Expected for the last Switch 1 only Direct. Lets see how October 2024 with the Switch 2 Reveal and the Metroid 4 Switch 2 Version will be

returns not looking so much like tropical freeze is a plus for me. if feels more grounded like the snes games, while tf goes for a whole different aesthetic that is also great but less great imo. i feel like returns is underrated cause it's often unfavorable compared to tf when they are on the same level to me, both masterpieces

That was such a good Direct; Mario & Luigi is back, brand new 2D Zelda, Ace Attorney Investigations Collection (now all AA games on Switch/other modern consoles) and Metroid Prime 4?! I'm also interested in Dragon Quest III HD2D knowing the other 2 of the trilogy are coming. DK Country Returns and Mario Party for people who want it. Nintendo is not fading at all

That Hello Kitty game is on Apple Arcade. You don’t exactly need to go to Summer Games Fest to play it. It’s pleasant for sure.

Fantasian finally coming to console/the West. new Phantom Brave, Romancing SaGa 2 remake, Full DQ OG Trilogy remake in HD-2D, Mario + Luigi Brothership, Legend of Link: Zelda's Awakening, and so much more! I'm so stoked. Also, that Metal Slug game is a BANGER. Looks like it clearly was a mobile game before, but the rewards are hiked up so it's actually fun to play through and it feels good to grind and stuff. Resources are just THROWN at you. It's a side-scrolling Tower Defense type of game. I really like how it is working so far.

13:45 Wasn't ready for that Peep Show reference!

Okay, let’s be honest- DKC Returns is a Prime candidate for being in a Retro game store. I mean, they developed it, if any store should have the game, it’s Retro Studios. I hope Alex is kidding that 7 boards is good, but they could do more. That’s on the higher end for Mario Party in terms of boards. Either way, that game looks so good, I am incredibly excited for Super Mario Party Jamboree! The new boards look great and the fact they brought back Western Land is a dream come true for when I dreamed sad cried myself to sleep dreams of Mario Party Superstars DLC. Mario and Luigi is back, I never expected that, and it looks BEAUTIFUL! I love the new art style and the game just looks fun, so happy to see this back I am SUPER happy for the Ace Attorney Investigations Collection, because it is cool when these games finally get localized. And I am a big Ace Attorney fan, so I’m super looking forward to this. And DONKEY KONG IS BACK! FINALLY! Like, it’s a 10/10 Direct for me solely because DK got anything new that was actually DK focused. Mario vs Donkey Kong was a fun game, I enjoyed it… but Donkey Kong could be any character and it wouldn’t change how the game plays or greatly impact the story. DK hasn’t had anything since 2018, and even that was also a port. Returns HD looks very good and I’m very happy to see it back. It’s Returns with the 3DS levels on a console so it looks nice… it’s exactly what I wanted, since I wanted this game almost as much as a new game to have the full series on Switch.

Super Mario Party Jamboree looks like it could be a direct sequel to Mario Party 7

The highlights definitely were good for me. Seeing Mario & Luigi Brothership, Zelda echos of wisdom, Dragon quest 3 HD2D remake, Fantasia, romancing saga 2 remake, Metroid prime 4 beyond made the direct an overall solid one, especially with some of these JRPG announcements in the mix.

It caught my attention with Mario and Luigi but the moment I saw the MvC collection and Metroid Prime 4 sold me

The reaction is linked in the description but the video is private, I suppose that was not intended to be the case? Update: Alright it's public now.

Now I want a Mario and Luigi mod for Brothers: a Tale of Two Sons...

I love how links awakening came out with the switch lite, or at least close to it, and now the new Zelda game is coming out with a new switch lite around like 5 years later

I know it got kinda glossed over due to all the hype but man, new Phantom Brave has me HYPED. That game's 20 years old! I never even thought they'd look back to it again! Getting a sequel so long after? That's so sick. Could we see other NIS games get sequels?

Metroid 4 Beyond had the switch logo in the top left corner, so I think that’s confirmation it won’t just be on the new console.

Every time I think I can't feel older, Felix says something that makes me realize just how old I really am... the offhand Perfect Dark/007 similarity "observation" really killed me haha

Metal Slug Attack is already a mobile game. It is just getting ported over.

Metal Slug Reloaded was an Apple Arcade game. We had quite a few of them in this Direct.

Mario and Luigi Brothership made me cry. With Metroid Prime 4 I was so stunned I couldn't react. Insane we actually saw the game. It has been so long with nothing but a placeholder logo. It's so beautiful and looks to be a legit Prime game.

It certainly was a good direct. I’m planning to pick up Ace, Metroid, Dragon Quest & Zelda (also I’m already dreaming of the Zelda themed lite) fun times for all!

I would like even more if they realeased Metroid Prime 2 and 3

All those IP in the Funco Pop game are Universal properties.

I’m normally watching on my switch but other things were happening on my day lol

B+ to A- for me, very good. Can't decide where I land.

There were SO many bangers for me in this one. Zelda starring Zelda? Waited actual YEARS for that to happen, and the way it sort of blends in the free-form BoTW/ToTK creativity, but in a traditional Zelda is so fascinating. AND MAHVEL!? An entire community worked their ass off to make this happen, and it's fantastic news To see such an important piece of gaming come back. It goes without saying that it's about damn time with Metroid Prime 4, but Mario & Luigi and a new Mario Party that looks fantastic has me very excited, along with Dragon Quest Trilogy and ROMANCING SAGA 2 REMAKE! Granted, I'll be buying most of these things on PC when available, but the Nintendo-exclusive stuff? Dang Nintendo, calm down!

What was zion saying at the end about this being the first time we see samus in universe?

‘So not rainbow rhythms’ was a top tier reference

FYI the video link in the description leads to a private video.

Alex, I appreciate the subtle Peep Show reference.

Brothership love it

I know no one cares about anything but first party games, but that Mio game looks very good! And the first three Dragon Quest games getting remade is a dream come true!

Gosh that was incredible. So glad they are also putting Donkey Kong Country Returns HD on the Switch

What I just realised was the lack of an amiibo announcement. I don't suppose it was really on anyone's bingo card for this direct - but its curious that there hasn't been any new Amiibo for a while... Personally I'd love a Princess Zelda in the Echoes of Wisdom style to go with my Link's Awakening Link.

9/10 to save room for the Switch 2 launch showcase to be 10/10. Also, imagine they call the next console the Morph instead of the Switch in honor of Metroid. 😂

The marvel vs capcom collection is the highlight I don’t even remember what else came with it….

This direct is probably going to be pretty empty "AND HERE COMES MARIO AND LUIGI WITH THE STEEL CHAIRS-" "AND HERE COMES ZELDA WITH THE STEEL CHAIR-" "AND HERE COMES SAMUS WITH THE STEEL CHAIR!"

No way they don't make a Switch 2 optimized version. The power, the increased RAM and the increased loading speeds? No way they don't make this a launch title for Switch 2. In fact much like BOTW I'd say 80%+ of Prime 4's sales will be on Switch 2.

Echoes of Wisdom is Nintendo's idea of minecraft mechanics, laying things (materials) down/summoning interactive in-world elements

Denpa Men is great! Was waiting for this game since release of the Switch.

I was so happy when they announced AA: investigations

I really think Metroid Prime 4 Beyond would be a launch title for the next Nintendo console as well.

Mario and Luigi Brothership is still the most shocking announcement to me, really thought it would be a remake/remaster but nope! What a time to be alive Mio, Stray, Mario Party, Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D remake, Tri and DKC Returns were my favourite announcements

Best showcase of the summer! Insane suprises!

Fantasian is pretty cool! Played on Apple but happy it’s coming to switch. Excited for Mario party and the Legend of Zelda echoes of wisdom

For a last year of the switch, that was an amazing direct

I'm just happy Nintendo showed off new games with actual gameplay.

I just hope that they realease prime 2&3 before four. 😂

I think the Zelda game having links awakening art style kinda makes me think back to the 2000's when they used toon link style for a while. Also, is there a potential connection to the links awakening?

That's "Kinetic Card", according to Google.

Best last direct for an amazing system, switch is going out with a bang

Link doesn’t look normal in green to me. He suits blue way more

With Dragon Quest, I think the reason they did the split is because 3 is a quite big game and 1+2 aren't as. I could be wrong though. Also the "mature" app was a thing in Japan iirc, but not here

I agree with Zion about the art style of Echoes of Wisdom, I think it deserved something more unique.

I’ll admit it’s probably the nostalgia, but that “Turok… whatever” hurt my soul 🥲

The Lord of the Rings is named after the one ring which is the ring to rule them all hence it's a "lord"

Hour long NintendoLife videos = a good day. Zelda and Prime 4?? Overdelivered!

The ring is the main character in the LOTR and you can’t change my mind!

I'm wondering if they'll ever give multiplayer another try with Prime 4, especially now that Sylux is back. Maybe bring back the other hunters from that DS game for the multiplayer mode. Hunters wasn't...that great honestly, but that multiplayer was fun.

What I want to know is if will M&L Brothership have gibberish voice acting.

35:15 We don’t know if it’s Grezzo or not, it hasn’t been confirmed.

Didnt Nintendo Life have an article about N64 Mature in December because it was only released in Japan to have them play 007?

I didn’t really care for it in Links Awakening but I absolutely love the art style in the context of this new game. Im also getting a Dragon Quest Builders vibe

I want a 3D Donkey Kong game too.

This direct was incredible ❤

Omg Yes 👍! Taking all of us for a ride Marvell vs Capcom arcade fighting collection and Metroid Prime 4

I play switch sports still when I go to friend's place, I'm excited that they're adding a new sport!

Linking of Linkzer: Zelda is Link Now

Mario and Luigi Brothership alone was worth it for me...everything else was just a flipping bonus

I wish that we got an oled switch lite with that Zelda special edition but I know I’m gonna get it anyway! Fitting to get a new Mario and Luigi game, especially since I’m experiencing them all on the 3ds for the first time currently. And would it kill them to give us a new donkey Kong? I’ll take dkc hd but I think a dk64 remake would have been cooler.

The legend of zelda: swords are for boys.

So excited for AC Investigations! Hope AC7 is next! ...and yes, Alex NEEEEEDS to get around to playing those games!!

I wanted gamecube boards for jamboree