A few days after Microsoft, it’s Nintendo’s turn to broadcast a game presentation. The meeting is scheduled for this Wednesday, February 8, at 11 p.m.
At the end of January, Microsoft held its first speech of the year 2023. A few weeks later, Nintendo followed suit with yet another Direct. It will obviously be centered on the Nintendo Switch, a console that continues to sell like hot cakes, despite an increasingly advanced age (soon to be 6 years old).
How to follow the Nintendo Direct?
To attend this Nintendo Direct, you will have to stay up late. It will start at 11 p.m. French time. Football fans will be delighted to learn that they will be able to continue the match between PSG and OM, with this presentation lasting around 40 minutes.
- When ? Wednesday, February 8 at 11 p.m. French time;
- Or ? Here on the Nintendo website or on YouTube;
- What ? The Nintendo Direct focused on Switch games scheduled for the first half of 2023.
We want to see the next Zelda
” Follow this Nintendo Direct for around 40 minutes of information focused primarily on Nintendo Switch games coming in the first half of 2023 “: as often, the Japanese firm is quite vague on the content to expect. The duration – 40 minutes – nevertheless leaves time to reveal as many things as possible. Naturally, all eyes, as well as expectations, are on The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the KingdomFollowing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Will we get a new trailer? We are already betting on a collector console.
We will also have to expect additional details on the releases already confirmed, such as Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe (February 24), Octopath Traveler II (February 24) or even Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon (March 17). Many are also hoping for news of Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp, formerly scheduled for April 2022 before being pushed back due to the war in Ukraine. According to some rumors, he could be the subject of a shadow dropwhich means immediate availability — as soon as the event is over.
This Nintendo Direct will also be an opportunity to celebrate the ever more impressive success of the Switch which, one month from its sixth anniversary, has become the third best-selling console of all time. In terms of video games sold, we are approaching one billion in sales (994 million). It’s colossal, and the cruising speed remains impressive.
- What we are sure to see : lots of Nintendo Switch games.
- What we would like to see : a new trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
- What we would like to see, but which will never happen : a shadow-drop of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
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