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3/27/25 Direct Recap

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Nintendo’s latest Direct, their last hurrah for the original Nintendo Switch, just aired yesterday. So let’s take a look at what was shown here!

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Starting off the Direct is the Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake, which added a new character for Dragon Quest II. The game is slated to release in 2025.

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Later in the Direct, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond was shown once again. Upon finding herself on the plant Viewros, Samus is bestowed with strange psychic powers, which can be used to operate mechanisms and guide her shots. The trailer also ended with Samus donning a brand-new red suit.

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Nintendo also announced a new feature coming to the Switch in late April: Virtual Game Cards. With Virtual Game Cards, two systems can digitally eject and load games from one system to another. You can lend Virtual Game Cards to family member accounts (one game per account) for up to 14 days, after which they’ll still have its save data for when they borrow again or purchase the game. Both local wireless and internet connection are required for lending games from one system to the other.

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Nintendo also announced a new smartphone app called Nintendo Today! for daily Nintendo News. The app was launched shortly after the Direct aired.

Other announcements include:
  • No Sleep for Kaname Date
  • RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army
  • Shadow Labyrinth
  • PATAPON 1+2 REPLAY
  • STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar
  • Disney Villains Cursed Café
  • Witchbrook
  • The Eternal Life of Goldman
  • Gradius ORIGINS
  • Rift of the Necrodancer
  • Tamagotchi Plaza
  • Pokemon Legends: Z-A
  • Rhythm Heaven Groove
  • High on Life
  • Star Overdrive
  • The Wandering Village
  • King of Meat
  • Lou’s Lagoon
  • FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time
  • SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered
  • Monument Valley 1 & 2
  • Monument Valley 3
  • Everybody’s Golf: Hot Shots
  • Marvel Cosmic Invasion
  • Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream
Exclusively in the Japanese version were announcements for Super Robot Wars Y, Project:;COLD case.mirage, and Ys Memoire: Memories of Celecta.

And as always, the Direct can be viewed below:


Author’s Note: Well, that was a pretty mellow Direct. What did you guys think about it? As always, let us know in the comments below!

Credits:
Writing: Perkilator Perkilator
Editing and Thumbnail Graphic: @Zerp
 
Nicholas “Perkilator” Perkins
Perkilator
Nicholas “Perkilator” Perkins
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Perkilator has been a Smash fan ever since playing Brawl as a kid. While he’s always been a casual fan, he’s always passionate about interpreting certain characters and franchises in Smash. He is a BA graduate and is currently seeking something more to do in life.

Comments

The_Bookworm
I find it interesting that they would introduce a new Switch 1 feature after so long, on the final year of the system getting supported.

I am guessing that Virtual Game Cards was designed with the Switch 2 in mind, but then they realized that they could implement it into Switch 1 as well.
 
Mario & Sonic Guy
It'll be interesting to see how the virtual game cards feature will play out, since the current procedure of having to download and install your purchased software titles can be rather time consuming.
 
CrusherMania1592
Kinda weird for Nintendo to have a Direct right before the reveal of Switch 2

Interesting Direct, but not enough to keep us entertained I guess
 
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