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Everything announced at the June 2024 Nintendo Direct

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What may be one of the last Nintendo Direct presentations entirely focused on the Nintendo Switch is here. With Nintendo still not ready to talk about its popular platform’s successor just yet, there are still plenty of Switch games on the way. We already know about titles like Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD and Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, but the back half of 2024 for the Switch is still a mystery. Hopefully, Nintendo and its third-party partners deliver and show us some awesome games.

After this Nintendo Direct, we should have a pretty clear idea of what to expect from the Nintendo Switch ahead of whatever comes next. As such, this is an important presentation for Nintendo fans. A lot will be shown over the course of the 40-minute Direct, so to help you keep track of all of it, we’re doing a live recap of every announcement made during the June 2024 Nintendo Direct right here.

Nintendo Direct 6.18.2024 – Nintendo Switch

The Mario & Luigi series returns with Brothership

Mario & Luigi: Brothership – Announcement Trailer – Nintendo Switch

Nintendo’s Mario & Luigi series had been on hiatus since developer Alpha Dream closed, but it’s finally making a comeback. Mario & Luigi: Brothership kicked off this Nintendo Direct with a trailer that showed a mix of cinematics, conversations, and gameplay. It looks to once again be an RPG where players control Mario and Luigi, whose actions are mapped to different buttons. Mario & Luigi: Brothership will be released on November 7.

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Donkey Kong Country Returns is coming to Nintendo Switch

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD – Announcement Trailer – Nintendo Switch

Nintendo announced Donkey Kong Country Returns HD partway into the Nintendo Direct. This game was originally released on the Wii and later came to 3DS. It will support both local co-op and have the additional levels from the 3DS release. Donkey Kong Country Returns HD launches on January 16, 2025.

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Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake gives an NES classic a beautiful overhaul

Square Enix first teased an HD-2D remake of NES RPG classic Dragon Quest III several years ago, but we hadn’t seen it in action again until now. Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake will launch for Nintendo Switch on November 14. We also learned that Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake is also in the works and will come out sometime in 2025.

Everything else

  • Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition got an overview ahead of its release next month
  • Fairy Tail 2 was announced and launches this winter.
  • Apple Arcade exclusive Fantasian is finally coming to Nintendo Switch. It now has the subtitle Neo Dimension and launches later this year.
  • Basketball is coming to Nintendo Switch Sports as part of a free update this summer.
  • Mio: Memories in Orbit was unveiled and launches in 2025.
  • Disney Illusion Island is getting an update later today.
  • Hello Kitty: Island Adventures comes to Nintendo Switch in 2025.
  • Looney Tunes: Wacky World of Sports launches this fall.
  • A free Among Us update comes out later today.
  • Marvelous USA revealed Farmagia. It comes out on November 1.

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