Everything Announced at the Nintendo Direct March 2025
And away we go!
Who am I to get in the way of your plans?
So, a big question to start: Why are we here?
Maybe today is the day that Hollow Knight: Silksong fans finally get a crumb or two.
The MIA Metroidvania got anunprecedentedtwo Steam updateswithin two weeks lately, andXbox hasn’t given up hopeeither.
I wouldn’t put that clown makeup away just yet .
It could be something; it could be nothing.
Regardless, folks are enjoying it, so I’ll allow it.
One hour to go, team!
Take this as your opportunity to get some snacks, hydrate, and all that good stuff.
15 minutes to go, folks!
This is not a drill.
Final notice to hit the bathroom, grab a drink, and generally get cozy.
And for me, personally, it’s time for that second cup of coffee.
We are less than 5 minutes out now!
And here we go!
Dragon Quest up first, looks like?
But those are already out… right?
OK, yes, I was right, but notthisone.
This is Dragon Quest 1 and 2 HD Remake.
But there’s “another character” at the end.
More info to come in the future.
Game still looks great.
A new entry from the AI: The Somnium files!
No Sleep For Kaname Date - From AI: The Somnium Files.
Conduct interviews, dive into drives, solve puzzles.
You know, the usual.
Uncover what’s hidden on July 25, 2025 for Nintendo Switch.
Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army!
A classic Atlus RPG coming back for the Switch; you love to see it.
Summon demons, take on enemies.
You get the idea.
Preorders today, out on June 19, 2025.
Look at him up there.
Shadow Labyrinth (that dark Pac-Man game) is back.
Looks a bit like a platforming Metroidvania?
Launches July 18, 2025.
Drum to the beat once more with remastered versions of the PSP classics.
Launches on Nintendo Switch July 11, 2025.
Get to know locals, nurture relationships, glide around, farm.
You know, the usual stuff.
Out August 27, 2025 for the Nintendo Switch.
points at SamusThere’s Samus.
Planet Viewros shown, jungle planet with colossal tree.
Has to survive and escape, scan and translate relics to carve a path forward.
There are, of course, critters “waiting to strike” because this is a Metroid Prime game.
Gotta shoot ‘em.
“What will be here fate after being summoned to Viewros?”
I don’t know, man, you tell me!
Game still coming 2025, but no definitive date or season given.
I want to believe.
“It looks like even more challenges await Samus!”
Sure does, bud.
Here’s a game about mixing drinks for Disney characters.
Pokemon Cafe is popular, right?
There’s apparently a bunch of different outcomes?
Disney Villains Cursed Cafe launches today, so not long to wait.
It’s been 10,000 years…
Pixel art looks great here still.
“Stardew Magical Academy” is really compelling, and it looks great.
Co-op with up to four players.
The Eternal Life of Goldman is a hand-drawn platformer exploring a place where nightmares and wonders collide.
Uncover the secrets, because there’s always secrets, this holiday.
Love me some Gradius.
Apparently there’s a new one included too?
You didn’t have to.
Pre-orders later today on Nintendo eShop.
Rift of the Necrodancer!
Rhythm game spinoff launches today.
Plus DLC tease; was that Pizza Tower?
No time to dwell!
Now it’s Tamagotchi Plaza, which looks like an Animal Crossing-style game where you help out various shops.
Maybe more about shopping, but has over 100 new and class Tamagotchi.
Launches on Nintendo Switch June 27, 2025.
Pokemon in a traditional Nintendo Direct??
What are we doing here???
A wild Pokemon Legends Z-A has appeared.
Just a look at the various people and Pokemon of the Lumiose City setting.
Wild zone gameplay shown now.
That Krokorok looks mad, y’all.
But you might land a surprise attack by hitting them first.
And, of course, Mega Evolution is back as we know.
Cool, I love to have wishes granted.
Pokemon Legends Z-A launches “later this year,” which we already know.
The day and night cycle changes appear to be the real new details.
I have no idea what I’m looking at here.
But I like that the character on screen keeps saying “boop.”
Looks like a strange, minigame-laden title?
Oh yeah, there’s a beat now.
Jumping little dudes through a ring and they sing out a note.
I don’t even need to know any more.
I should have known.
All the clues were there, Mr. Policeman.
“We hope you’re looking forward to it!”
I am, my dude.
Virtual Game Cards being introduced… A method of continuing to play games.
I’m struggling to understand how this really differs from the current system at first blush.
Oh, OK, here we go.
it’s possible for you to loan for two weeks, 14 days total.
You use an interface to manage and “insert” and “swap” them around.
Honestly, might need to see in action.
Can also be done with Nintendo Switch 2, apparently?
Coming in a late April update.
And now: montage time!
An HD remaster of Saga Frontier 2 is coming to Nintendo Switch.
Lord have mercy, these graphics hit me right in the nostalgia.
Lovely backgrounds, fascinating gameplay.
Monument Valley and Monument Valley 2 are launching on Nintendo Switch April 15, 2025!
If you’ve not played, you’re in for a treat.
And Monument Valley 3 is coming this summer.
A new Everybody’s Golf!
Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots.
A good day for old PlayStation franchises coming to Nintendo Switch in one way or another.
Available 2025, looks like cartoonish golf which… OK.
Marvel Cosmic Invasion!
Up to 4 players for online or local co-op!
Last announcement coming now…
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream.
And now there’s a giant person running at a much smaller person?
I don’t… what is… All right.
First new entry in the series in over a decade.
Mii characters living on an island out at sea having various interactions.
So, New Horizons, but Tomodachi?
There’s one more announcement (that’s not a game) from Shigeru Miyamoto.
Nintendo Direct still happening going forward, but also there’s a new Nintendo app called Nintendo Today!
with various news, updates, and content.
Don’t mind me; just gonna existentially stare into middle distance for a bit.
…and that’s all, folks!
