Nintendo Direct: E3 2021 Highlights

This year, like most years, Nintendo’s E3 presentation had a lot of hype to live up to. If you want to watch the 38 minute presentation yourself, you can find it here.

Nintendo had a lot to announce, but some of the highlights included the first 2D Metroid game in 19 years, Metroid Dread, scheduled to release on October 8th along with a new Warioware title, Warioware: Get It Together planned for release on September 10th. Kazuya, a character from Tekken, was also announced as the next DLC Fighter for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

In honor of the series’ 35th anniversary, Nintendo had several announcements regarding The Legend of Zelda, from an update to the upcoming remaster of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, to another Game & Watch System featuring the original three Legend of Zelda games. Also, they finally revealed some new information on the highly anticipated Breath of the Wild sequel. A short video showed off some new gameplay footage, showing a Hyrule filled with floating islands, much like Skyward Sword. They announced that they are aiming for a release date sometime next year.

There were a lot more announcements that we don’t have the time to cover in detail, so here’s a list of everything that was announced today during the presentation:

1. Kazuya from Tekken in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Full Presentation on June 28th
2. Life is Strange: True Colors and a Remastered Collection - September 10th
3. Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy - October 26th
4. Worms Rumble - June 23rd
5. Astria Ascending - September 30th
6. Two Point Campus - 2022
7. Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania - October 5th
8. Mario Party Superstars - October 29th - Pre-Orders Available Today
9. Metroid Dread - October 8th
10. Just Dance 2022 - November 4th
11. Cruis’n Blast - This Fall
12. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot - September 24th
13. Mario Golf: Super Rush - June 25th - Pre-Orders Available Today
14. Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin - July 9th - Free Demo June 25th
15. WarioWare: Get It Together - September 10th - Pre-Orders Available Today
16. Shin Megami Tensei V - November 12th - Pre-Orders for Physical Version Available June 21st
17. Danganronpa Decadence - Later This Year
18. Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water - This Year
19. Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods: Part 1 - Later Today
20. Tony Hawk’s Pro-Skater 1 and 2 - June 25th - Pre-Orders Available Today
21. Strange Brigade - Later Today
22. Mario + Rabbids: Spark of Hope - Available 2022
23. Advance Wars: ReBoot Camp - December 3rd - Pre-Orders Available Today
24. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Expansion Pass - Wave 1 June 18th - Wave 2 November 2021
25. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD - July 16th
26. The Legend of Zelda Game & Watch System - November 12th
27. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Sequel - 2022

What game are you the most excited about? Was this presentation everything you hoped it would be? Is there anything you wish Nintendo had announced? Leave a comment letting us know!

• E3 2021