Remixes take over Nintendo releases
Disney, Star Wars titles announced for Switch
Nintendo hosted its Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, and remakes are grabbing gamers’ attention.
The showcase announced games that will release for the Nintendo Switch in the first half of 2024.
Some people hoped to hear announcements regarding the second version of the gaming console that, according to Eurogamer, is set to be released in the first quarter of 2025, but Nintendo did not deliver on that. Instead, the showcase focused on thirdparty games, which are games that were created by studios outside of Nintendo. The showcase follows PlayStation’s State of Play and Xbox’s Developer Direct.
Nintendo fans had a lot of news being thrown at them this week, including an announcement from Netflix that the production of a new season of “Pokémon Concierge” has started.
Here’s a look at three of the games announced at the showcase:
‘Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed’
Nintendo announced early in the showcase a remake of the 2010 game. The game is an action-adventure platform video game in which players guide Mickey through the Wasteland, which is home to all of Disney’s “forgotten and rejected” creations, including Oswald the Rabbit.
The game originally came out for the Wii. Its sequel, “Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two,” was released for the Wii U, but didn’t receive stellar ratings.
According to a press release, the game was developed by Purple Lamp in collaboration with Disney Games. Warren Spector, director of the original “Disney Epic Mickey,” assisted the development team.
Nintendo and Disney have not announced a specific date yet.
‘Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection’
According to IGN, “Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection” will be a bundle of two games with new maps, like Jabba’s Palace, and new characters Kit Fisto and Asajj Ventress.
The game was announced during Nintendo Direct. Aspyr Media, the game’s publisher, released a trailer shortly after. The game will be available on PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series, and PC via Steam. It’s scheduled to be released March 14.
‘Mother 3’
“Mother 3” is coming to the Nintendo Switch Online, too. How can you get the game? Well, you can’t.
According to Polygon, the Game Boy Advance game will be made available to Nintendo Switch owners in Japan.
Fans of the Earthbound game in the U.S. will unfortunately not be able to access the update to the console’s latest addition of retro games.