Nintendo Direct 6/18/24: Everything Announced + Prediction Results!

Segment:

Mario & Luigi: Brothership - Releasing November 7th, 2024

Headlines:

Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition - Releasing July 18th, 2024

FAIRY TAIL 2 - Releasing Winter 2024

FANTASIAN Neo Dimension - Releasing Holiday 2024

Nintendo Switch Sports: Basketball Update - Releasing Summer 2024

MIO: Memories In Orbit - Releasing 2025

An Array of Cartoon Classics:

Disney Illusion Island: "Mystery in Monoth" Update - Available Today

Hello Kitty Island Adventure - Releasing 2025

Looney Tunes: Wacky World of Sports - Releasing Fall 2024

Among Us: New Roles Update - Available Today

Farmagia - Releasing November 1st, 2024

Segment:

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD - Releasing January 16th, 2025

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake - Releasing November 14th, 2024

Dragon Quest 1&2 HD-2D Remake - Releasing 2025

Headlines:

Funko Fusion - Releasing September 13th, 2024

Spooky, Silly, and Strategic:

Luigi's Mansion 2 HD - Releasing June 27th, 2024

THE NEW DENPA MEN - Releasing July 22nd, 2024

METAL SLUG ATTACK RELOADED - Available Today

Darkest Dungeon II - Releasing July 15th, 2024

Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past w/ the Four Swords & Metroid: Zero Mission for Game Boy Advance, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter & Perfect Dark for Nintendo 64 - Available Today

Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero - Releasing 2025

MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics - Releasing 2024

Segment: 

Super Mario Party Jamboree - Releasing October 17th, 2024

The Legend of Zelda - Echoes of Wisdom - Releasing September 26th, 2024

Headlines:

Just Dance 2025 Edition - Releasing October 2024

LEGO Horizon Adventures - Releasing Holiday 2024

Stray - Releasing Holiday 2024

Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game - Releasing 2024

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy - Releasing 2025

Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven - Releasing October 24th, 2024

Segment:

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

So yeah, that direct was REALLY good. Not nearly as good as last year's summer direct, but that's mainly because Metroid Prime 4: Beyond isn't really my thing. This direct blew so many expectations out of the water, and it was quite a way to "end" the Switch era. Notably however, we are missing one thing that I thought was practically confirmed; Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games: Paris 2024. Now, it could be released after the games, but it would make more sense to release it before.

Let's talk about the games now. Mario & Luigi: Brothership looks super interesting, and the art style is incredibly unique. Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition actually looks pretty fun now, Basketball for Switch Sports seems pretty fun, and MIO: Memories In Orbit has an amazing art style. I'm super hyped Hello Kitty Island Adventure isn't locked behind Apple Arcade anymore, and Looney Tunes: Wacky World of Sports seems super fun. 

Onto the next segment with Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, which seems fun enough, but I wasn't that interested in Tropical Freeze, so I don't know if I'll pick that one up. Dragon Quest fans are eating good today with Dragon Quest I-III all getting HD-2D remakes. Too bad I'm not a Dragon Quest fan. Funko Fusion seems cool, and Luigi's Mansion 2 HD seems fun, but it's in the same boat as Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, where I didn't enjoy the most recent game.

Nothing else before Super Mario Party Jamboree is that interesting, so onto that. This seems like the best Mario Party yet, with all the boards and minigames. I really, really hope that it has Pro Controller compatibility, like Superstars, instead of Super Mario Party. That leads us into The Legend of Zelda - Echoes of Wisdom, which is probably the first Zelda game that I've ever been excited for. Both those games are coming out relatively soon, which is super exciting.

Just Dance 2025 Edition and LEGO Horizon Adventures look fun, but I don't see myself picking them up. Stray seems like a really enjoyable game, except the fact Nintendo is 2 years late to having the game, and it will probably run even worse than Scarlet and Violet. That leads us in to the "One last thing...", which happened to be Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, the game that was revealed 7 years ago. It doesn't personally appeal to me, but to all the Metroid fans, I'm happy for you.

Now, let's see how I did on my predictions:

9/25 (36%) spaces marked, 0 bingos

All things considered, I think I did pretty well. Some of these were more wishes than predictions, so most of the logical things came true. And with that, this post is over! Cya guys in the next one!