Pokemon Scarlet & Violet DLC
Pokemon '06 (not redacting that statement) is already getting DLC because TPCi. This seems to be adding two new "mini-regions", those being Kitakami and Blueberry Academy:
Really long Pokemon stuff: show [*]The Teal Mask - You go on a school trip to Kitakami, which is a Japan-esque region (to the point where it's giving me Yo-kai Watch vibes; that's definitely not a bad thing since Yo-kai Watch is awesome) wherein the Festival of the Masks takes place to celebrate some legendaries(?) chasing off an evil ogre (who I bet was mad at you kids for staying up too late). Only problem is, the evil ogre itself appears in the trailer (presumably in the weird mouth shaped mountain) and doesn't seem to be up to any good. There are two major characters in the DLC: Carmine and Kieran. I'll presume that they serve as rivals. You also get a kimono, which is a good thing because that school uniform gets boring fast.
[*] The Indigo Disc - In this one, you've been banished off to Blueberry Academy which is like the school in Mesagoza but even posher. So posh in fact that they basically built an entire region known as the Terrarium inside of an undersea dome (thanks for nicking my idea for a cool Pokemon League GF; I'm going to be searching my wardrobe for Nintendo spies later) which features four biomes (grass, savanha, ice mountain, volcano) that have been separated by these walls. New characters are Cyrano (who I guess is their Clavell), Lacey (seems to be a rival of sorts) and a few others. You also get a... different school uniform. Yay.
The trailer specifically shows off Gligar, Sentret, Hoothoot, Corphish, Magikarp, Normal Wooper, Yanma, Poochyena, Vulpix, Sensu-Style Oricorio, Aipom, Snorlax, Chimecho, Exeggcute, Exeggutor Minchino,Blitzle, Zebstrika,Golett, Golurk, Seel, Dewgong, Pyroar (both forms appear in a double battle in fact), Whimsicot, Metagross, Reuniclus, Milotic, Flygon, Alcremie. Can't remember if any of these guys are already in the game since I haven't played SV in quite a while. At the end of the trailer, Terapagos' 3D model is shown off in what I think is Area Zero.
Also Gimmighoul and a mystery gift code (TREASUREHUNT; valid until July 31st) raids I guess.
They let Arzest make a Sonic game...
Switch conversion seems to have lower texture quality and lacks antialiasing. This seems to be the Mania 2 that everyone's been asking for, and it features Sonic, Knuckles, Tails and Amy (with 4-player couch co-op) as playable characters. You can also get the Chaos Emeralds to use Shadow Clone Jutsu, climb waterfalls and reveal hidden platforms.
Palia
Alright, so what if 3D Stardew Valley mixed with Breath of the Wild but it looks like Fortnite and it's F2P? Seems to feature online multiplayer and allows for building customisation, robots, and some guy who looks like Blinx the Timesweeper (good to know that someone appreciates Blinx).
Persona 5 Tactica
...They made Joker a midget. The thieves end up in an unfamiliar world (trailer's words not mine; bet it's just someone's head). They end up teaming up with a rebel called Erina and proceed to do theif stuff. Looks to be a bit like XCOM or Mario & Rabbids with added Persona elements, and you can do an All Out Attack (called Triple Threat here) by making a triangle around downed enemies with three units. Of course, you can also mash Personas together.
MythForce
A co-op fantasy FPS from Aspyr inspired by 80s Saturday morning cartoons such as He-Man. You have to stop an evil guy (I think his name is pronounced Devilst?) by going through roguelike levels, and it supports up to four players simultaneously and allows for dropping in or out at any time.
Splatoon 3
Ice Cream Splatfest. Vanilla vs Straberry vs Mint Choc Chip. There's also a new mode called Challenges, which seems to be turf wars with a modifier, with the Foggy Notion being shown off in the trailer (wherein the area is obscured by kryptonite fog).
Detective Pikachu Returns
Everyone's favourite coffee-loving motion capture Pikachu who's also a
gambler private investigator
I hope someone gets that joke (and also Tim) is back, and it looks way too much . I'm guessing that it was started before SV since the trailer mostly features Gen 8 Pokemon. Pikachu also sounds deeper than he did in the 3DS game; maybe they changed voice actors?
Super Mario RPG Remake
WHY IS EVERYONE A MIDGET!?! The latest in Square's neverending campaign to remake all their stuff, this is a remake of the classic SNES RPG with the modern Mario art style, giving us a look at Mallow, Geno and the Smithy Gang in glorious realtime 3D> The game looks suprisingly close to the original. Gameplay seems to be intact, with added high-fidelity FMVs for certain cutscenes. Also seems to have an orchestral score. Truth be told, I would've wanted a HD-2D remake similar to what Live-A-Live got, but I can understand if Nintendo wouldn't have wanted that.
Alright, no more Mario. The Nintendo guy said there wouldn't be anymore Mario. Really. With that said...
Peach Game (placeholder title since they didn't tell us the actual name)
Peach is on a stage, and looks to be hanging out with... the sunflower from Boktai? We only got a brief look at the game, but you can use a ribbon to attack and can stand on certain spots for a transformation.
Luigi's Mansion 2 Remaster
A remaster of the 3DS game with higher resolution visuals and, of course, a lower framerate. It's still in development however. The Mario RPG remake, Peach Game(TM) and the Luigi's Mansion 2 remaster are all launching next year. Seems like Nintendo have only just started to milk the Mario Movie.
Batman Arkham Trilogy
A collection of the Batman Arkham games with all their DLCs, coming to Switch. Specifically, the collection contains the following titles:
[*]Batman Arkham Asylum
[*]Batman Arkham City
[*]Batman Arkham Knight
Gloomhaven
A console versions of the deck-based board game. Features 17 playable characters and involves card-based combat, hex-based movement and turn-based gameplay.
Just Dance 2024
Wait, they still make Just Dance games? Sounds very autotune, and the trailer explicitly mentions K-Pop, Latin and Hip-Hop (rap) as some of the genres included, with Flowers by Miley Cyrus, Titi Me Pregunto by Bad Bunny, I Wanna Dance With Somebody by Whitney Houston, How You Like That by Blackpink, Sail by Owlnation and My Name Is by D Billions are some of the tracks included. I have never actually heard of any of those songs. Of course, you also get the subscription service for extra tracks as well.
Silent Hope
In a setting where nobody can talk (except the princess; the king nicked all the words apparently), you have to jump into a hole to get some words out of said king. This looks like a roguelite where you jump back and forth between an abyss and a base camp, and the aim is to get a princess out of crystalised tears.
Fae Farm
Okay, so what if Stardew Valley, but also Fairies? Launches as a console exclusive (don't know whether they mean "Switch only" or "No PC") and supports online co-op.
HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED 2 - TURBOCHARGED
ALL CAPS TITLE, ALL CAPS PARAGRAPH! YOU GET 130+ HOT WHEELS TO PICK FROM AND THERE'S A TRACK BUILDER SO YOU CAN MAKE HOT WHEELS TRACKS WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT GRAVITY. ALAS, I USED TO HAVE A HANDFUL OF HOT WHEELS BACK IN THE DAY AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED IT THEM. WHY, I COULD'VE SOLD THEM FOR £10 OR SOMETHING! ALSO HAS 4-PLAYER COUCH MULTIPLAYER AND 12-PLAYER ONLINE.
Manic Mechanics
*huff* *puff*... Wait, 4J Studios are still a thing? You mean they didn't just fade into obscurity after Microsoft discontinued Minecraft Legacy Console edition? This looks like Overcooked, but you're car mechanics. Supports up to 4-player co-op.
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope - The Last Spark Hunter
Mario & the Rabbids have ended up on a musical planet in this DLC. Features a giant robot Rabbid King Bob-Omb. There's also now a demo of the game on the eShop.
Dragon Quest Monsters - The Dark Prince
Monsters are at it again. A dark prince tries to fight off the monsters, but then he gets cursed and instead has to get the monsters to beat each other up. You can fuse monsters to make a party of 4, and features 4v4 monster battles. Also Hero from Dragon Quest 3 is here and... is an antagonist?
Pikmin 4
In standard Pikmin fashion, you've crashed on Planet Pikmin and have to team up with a dog thing called Oatchi. The aim is to repair your spaceship by hoarding random crap (including a GBA SP for some reason), as well as saving any of the castaways who've also crashlanded. Oatchi basically serves as a bunch of Pikmin, an obstacle destroyer, and a boat for crossing water. There's also the caves from Pikmin 2, and you go in there to find treasure and castaways. Problem is, there's also an evil guy who looks like Olimar mixed with a Pikmin (making me think this takes place after Pikmin 1's bad ending) who has his own evil dog with a Pikmin leaf for a tail, and you have to fight him in what the game calls a "Dandori Battle", which is basically a 2-player Pikmin battle based around nabbing as much stuff as possible during the time limit, to rescue the castaways he captures. Castaways can be used to unlock more stuff at the base camp, including giving Oatchi more abilities and crafting upgrade items from the materials that you find.
Oh, and you can go out at night. During the night, all the mobs are crazy and are attempting to attack mounds made of Luminols. To make up for it, night missions let you utilise Glow Pikmin who are these ghostly Pikmin that can be used to beat these night time enemies.
Also, Pikmin 1 and 2 remasters were shadow dropped so that you can play the entire series (but not Hey! Pikmin because nobody likes Arzest) on the Switch.
Metal Gear Master Collection Vol.1
SNAAAAKE! Konami wants to be taken seriously again, so they're re-releasing MGS1, MGS2, MGS3 the original Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2 Solid Snake for the MSX, as well as NES Metal Gear and Snakes Revenge. There's also MGS1 and 2 digital graphic novels, screenplay books, master books, strategy guides and a soundtrack player. Finally, the MGS trilogy will also be recieving separate releases on the eShop.
Vampire Survivors
The popular PC horde game is getting a Switch release. You have 30 minutes to survive an onslaught of monsters, and the game now supports 4 player couch co-op (huge missed opportunity to call it Count Co-Op, but whatever.)
Nintendo European Championships
Why. This bit might be different on different streams, but since I'm watching the UK stream I get the EU one. Nintendo have brought back the European Splatoon Championships (with finals held in Frankfurt, Germany). And, uh, Nintendo wants to make Mario Kart 8 (definitely not a balanced game whatsoever) into an eSport for some reason. Milking that Wii U port, aren't we Nintendo?
Headbangers Rhythm Royale
Seems to be some kind of rhythm game battle royale about pigeons. Features a follow-the-leader mode called Yes Commander, a slingshot piano mode(?) called First Piano Shooter, a rhythm racing space flying game called To The Sky, and a bunch of others.
Penny's Big Breakaway
It's Evening Star's 3D platformer that they've been teasing since forever! You play as Penny, who is some kind of yo-you performer who managed to upset Emperor Eddie by tearing his clothes off with a yo-yo, and is currently outunning an army of penguins. No, this is not the trippiest game in this trailer. The game is a fast-paced 3D platformer reminiscent of a PSX game, and I'm personally happy to see this since I've been waiting for ages to see what the Mania team have been getting up to. (you can tell, since I recognised the title character from the silhouette they gave)
Mario Kart 8 DX
Alright, real final Mario announcement. Seriously. Wave 5 of the DLC announced, it features a bathroom map called Squeaky Clean Sprint (that's the only one they showed off), and will be adding Petey Piranha, Wiggler and Kamek as playable characters.
STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R
SQUARE HOW DARE YOU MAKE ME REPEAT A JOKE. This is a HD-2D remake of Square's PSX RPG, and features a space pilot called Claude being stuck on a planet in medieval stasis, after which he meets some kind of elf girl called Rena who, just like most JRPG girls, has mystical powers. You can pick either Claude (who is melee focused) or Rena (who has healing magic) as your main character. The recruitable extra characters change based on the current main character and the choices you make, and the game features a realtime battle system that is played with a single button and includes stunning, chain attacks and the ability to make party members who are on standby use followup attacks.
WarioWare: Move It!
This looks to be a spiritual successor to WarioWare: Smooth Moves, wherein you use both JoyCons like a wiimote and nunchuck in waggle microgames. If you have an extra pair of controllers, you can have 2-player co-op. If you have
three extra pairs of controllers, you also get 4-player couch multiplayer and a party mode (wherein you play a Mario Party-esque board game.
Tears of the Kingdom
Seems charging extra for this game must've paid off in the end because you've all gone and made Nintendo even richer. There are also going to be new Amiibos of Link, Zelda and Ganondorf released.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Okay. fine, here's the big Mario announcement. Specifically, it's the 2D Mario game that everyone's been asking for. See, Nintendo knows that the NSMB series stopped being new eventually, so instead of doing something safe again they made this
really trippy game. This looks to be a faster paced take on 2D Mario, featuring talking flowers (complete with voice acting!) and items called Wonder Flowers that weirdify the level and give you the chance to collect an item called a Wonder Seed. The playables appear to be Mario, Luigi, Yellow Toad, Peach and Daisy. There's also a guy who looks like Dark Bowser included, and there's a load of purple coins everywhere which are only fractions of a coin, and there's even a sort of combo system that increments similar to how the score does in most Mario games. Honestly, it's one of those things that's better seen than believed, so go and watch the direct for yourself to experience what may just be the weirdest Mario game yet. The trippy visuals and dreamlike atmosphere imply that this game may actually take place in Mario's head.
Also, Elephant Mario is real and you can't escape.
... And I guess there's rewind. And a war room. And online multiplayer. And a level editor.