Nintendo had the difficult task of closing an E3 2021 which did not really shine with its announcements, with mostly disappointing conferences.
The Japanese group is getting away with a mixed presentation of the games that will be released on its Nintendo Switch by the end of 2021.
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Starfield
,
Redfall
,
Forza Horizon 5
, Game Pass galore ... the essentials of the Xbox conference
Many were already known (
Guardians of the Galaxy, Mario Golf, Just Dance 2022
...), or extensions of titles already released (
Smash Bros, Hyrule Warriors 2
...).
But Nintendo also unveiled titles that had now been secret, or gave news of productions that had disappeared from the radar. The new version of the Nintendo Switch console - dubbed Switch Pro - remained at the stage of rumor.
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Avatar
, the sequel to
Mario and the Raving Rabbids
,
Far Cry 6
... Ubisoft's main announcements
Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2
(2022)
It's hard not to start with the most anticipated game of this conference.
Unveiled at E3 2019, the sequel to the great success Breath of the Wild (22 million sales since its release in 2017) had not given any sign of life since.
Here he is again in a trailer that shows more about the world of Hyrule.
The latter now extends into the skies, while the hero Link seems to have gained new powers.
"
We are aiming for a release date of 2022,
" says game producer Eiji Aonuma.
A caution which suggests a possible postponement to the year 2023. Patience therefore.
Metroid Dread
(October 8, 2021)
At E3 2017, Nintendo announced
Metroid Prime 4
.
Since then, nothing, except the assurance - repeated this Tuesday - that the development continues.
But Samus Aran fans will have much to take comfort in, with the reveal of
Metroid Dread
.
It is the first 2D
Metroid
game
in almost 20 years.
Advance War 1 + 2 Re-Boot Camp
(December 3, 2021)
Nintendo is reviving a fetish license for the Game Boy Advance console.
Advance War
1 and 2
tactical games
are entitled to a remake to bring them up to date, and perhaps reach a new generation of players.
Shin Megami Tensei V
(November 12)
Long awaited by discerning Japanese role-playing fans,
Shin Megami Tensei V
will finally be released on November 12. Its editor Atlus does not change the tradition of this saga: the hero is immersed in a post-apocalyptic Tokyo, where he must fight demons while making allies.