All the big headlines from today’s Nintendo Direct

My wallet can’t take any more irresistible ports

Other video game companies have gotten into devising their own pre-recorded announcement streams in recent years, but there’s no beating the good old Nintendo Direct format when Nintendo is on-point. Today’s presentation was just under 40 minutes, and in that time, we got so much tantalizing news.

Here’s the archived Direct if you missed the live event or want a refresher. Otherwise, skim away:

• Overwatch officially announced on Switch today, coming next month
• Luigi’s Mansion 3’s ScreamPark party mode looks chaotic
• Trials of Mana will be ready for April 2020
• Super Kirby Clash is a new four-player Kirby game and it’s out today
• Banjo-Kazooie drops today in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
• This is not a drill! Terry Bogard is coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
• Doom 64 is coming to Switch!!!!
• Tokyo Mirage Sessions FE comes to Switch early next year
• Is this real life? Deadly Premonition 2 is on the way
• Divinity: Original Sin 2 Definitive Edition is available on Switch today
• The best Star Wars game ever, Jedi Knight 2, is coming to the Switch
• SNES games are finally being added to Nintendo Switch Online tomorrow
• Nintendo Switch is getting an official SNES controller for $30
• Tetris 99’s 2.0 update includes a new ‘Invictus’ mode
• Xenoblade Chronicles is being remastered for Switch
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons looks worth the wait
• Sans from Undertale is getting a costume in Smash Ultimate
• The worst Devil May Cry game, Devil May Cry 2, is coming to Switch
• Pokemon Sword and Shield have a Curry Dex to fill out
• Moon: Remix RPG Adventure is finally coming west, 22 years after it first released
• More Assassin’s Creed titles are headed to Nintendo Switch
• Game Freak’s Little Town Hero launches on Nintendo Switch next month
• Nautical mystery Return to the Obra Dinn coming to consoles soon
• Daemon x Machina ‘Prologue’ demo available now on Nintendo Switch

It’s times like this that remind me just how spellbinding the Switch can be. What a lineup!