Nintendo’s nostalgia-fueled Direct gives the Switch some juice | Kaser Focus

Nintendo announced a surprise Direct this week, showing off the games it’s launching in early 2023. It showed several games, including Tears of the Kingdom, and gave a release date for Pikmin 4. Nintendo also this week released its quarterly financial report. It revealed that Switch sales are slowing down. So, in addition to showing off the game, the Direct also showed the six-year-old console still has life in it.

The Direct was dominated by nostalgia fuel, primarily in the form of remakes and remasters of older Nintendo titles. We got the Metroid Prime remaster, the Advance Wars collection we already knew was coming, Baten Kaitos Remastered, a re-release of Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, a new Samba de Amigo title and a We Love Katamari remaster. In addition, Nintendo is releasing Game Boy titles on its Switch Online service. This isn’t even touching on the fact that the headliners at the show were new entries in the long-running Zelda and Pikmin franchises.