Today’s Nintendo Direct was a real banger

I fear for my backlog

After a long drought, Nintendo delivered with an extra-pleasant Direct showcase.

Today’s Nintendo Direct focused on Switch games slated for release this year, and if you’ve been preparing for a slow summer, you might have some budget adjustments ahead of you. We caught glimpses of Super Mario Maker 2, Platinum’s Astral Chain, a battle royale take on Tetris, numerous ports including Rune Factory 4 and 5, and the biggest head-turner of all: a lovely Link’s Awakening remake.

Here’s our recap of today’s Nintendo Direct stories:

• Sign me the heck up for Super Mario Maker 2
• Captain Marvel joins the cast of Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3
• BoxBoy + BoxGirl lands on Switch this April
• Disney Tsum Tsum Festival is sure to be a parent’s worst nightmare
• All the Star Fox friends take flight in Starlink: Battle for Atlas this spring
• Rune Factory 4 Special and Rune Factory 5 are coming to Nintendo Switch
• Yoshi’s Crafted World gets a demo later today
• Fire Emblem: Three Houses hits Switch on July 26
• Deltarune sounds perfect on the Switch
• Tetris 99 is a free-to-play battle royale on Switch
• Dead by Daylight prepares to carve up the kids on Nintendo Switch
• Final Fantasy VII, IX, and Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon dated for Switch
• Zelda: Link’s Awakening is back with an oh-so-adorable remake for Switch
• Astral Chain is a new game coming to Switch and it looks anime as hell
• Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is bringing its sombre adventure to Nintendo Switch
• Square Enix action-RPG Oninaki coming to Nintendo Switch
• Assassin’s Creed III is officially the Switch’s first Assassin’s Creed game
• Mech shooter Daemon X Machina has a limited-time Switch demo
• Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker gets a free co-op update today
• Nintendo Switch is getting a double dose of Dragon Quest this year