{"id":6097,"date":"2022-02-10T11:37:08","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T11:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synchedin.com\/blog\/?p=6097"},"modified":"2022-02-10T11:37:08","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T11:37:08","slug":"nintendo-direct-2022-all-the-big-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/nintendo-direct-2022-all-the-big-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Direct 2022 | All the Big News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Some big announcements were made yesterday as part of the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.co.uk\/\">Nintendo<\/a> Direct of 2022. Find out all the most exciting news right here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Riding high from the recent release of <em>Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Arceus<\/em>, Nintendo revealed their upcoming plans and releases for the year ahead. The Direct, which is a series of presentations or livestreams produced by Nintendo, was 40 minutes long and featured some juicy surprises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you missed out yesterday, we&#8217;ve got all the major announcements here for you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Nintendo Switch Sports<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Nintendo Switch Sports - Announcement Trailer - Nintendo Switch\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TZ16-1YIRAc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of Nintendo&#8217;s biggest sellers, <em>Wii Sports<\/em> will be making a comeback. This time, for the Switch. You&#8217;ll see a lot of familiar games, along with the same motion controls. You can get your active gaming on from the 29th of April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Mario Kart 8 DLC<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass DLC - Nintendo Switch\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1uZDbDoDAq4?start=1&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Mario Kart<\/em> fans, rejoice. Or, get a bit excited, at least. It isn&#8217;t quite a <em>Mario Kart 9<\/em>, but <em>Mario Kart 8 Deluxe<\/em> will be enjoying a swathe of new (old) tracks. 48, to be precise. This wave of tracks will be released gradually over the next 2 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nintendo is no stranger to revamping old games, just take <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/pac-man-99-new-game-comes-to-nintendo-switch\/\">Pac-Man 99<\/a>, for example. The paid Mario DLC (downloadable content) will feature remastered versions of classic tracks from previous iterations of <em>Mario Kart<\/em>. Expect the first wave on the 18th of March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Mario Strikers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Mario Strikers: Battle League - Announcement Trailer - Nintendo Switch\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cLAzzYz92r4?start=1&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After a bit of a hiatus, the Mario soccer spin off is back. <em>Mario Strikers: Battle League<\/em> is the sequel to the popular GameCube original. It looks just as fun and wacky as you&#8217;d expect, with similar game play to Mario Kart, except with a football. Up to 8 players can get involved in the game, which is available from the 10th of June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Xenoblade Chronicles 3<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - Announcement Trailer - Nintendo Switch\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t-iNpDKuYb8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Not too much has been given away with this one. The third instalment of the sci-fi role playing series, Xenoblade Chronicles is set to launch on Switch in September. The prequel to this was released in 2017, so fans will be pleased after a 5-year wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Fired Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes - Announcement Trailer  - Nintendo Switch\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cZyZB-Zjxxo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Arriving in June, this follow up to the 2019 tactical RPG&nbsp;<em>Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Houses<\/em> will offer a new story, but set in the same universe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To check out the full list of announcements from the Nintendo Direct 2022, you can head <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.co.uk\/News\/Nintendo-Direct\/Latest-Nintendo-Direct\/Nintendo-Direct-698557.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some big announcements were made yesterday as part of the first Nintendo Direct of 2022. 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