Nintendo’s new Switch pitch: Get some local co-op indie action with your Zelda

Nintendo livestreamed a showcase of Switch games due out this year from independent developers, and the publisher has simultaneously fleshed out the Switch’s library and the marketing around the console.

The Switch is getting more than a dozen major indie games this year. As part of its video presentation this morning, the company is promising a slew of indie games that include sequels to fan favorites, ports from other systems with new features, and entirely new games. These include the Metroidvania-like SteamWorld Dig 2, the Banjo-Kazooie spiritual successor Yooka Laylee, and the beloved life simulator Stardew Valley. Nintendo has even worked with many of the developers responsible for these games to add new features like local multiplayer cooperative gameplay, and it was clear that Nintendo wants to highlight that Switch comes with two JoyCons for built-in two-player action.