Nintendo has released a small Direct presentation focused on its new Switch console with news about several upcoming titles. Most relevant to Pokémon fans is the addition of paid DLC packs for Pokkén Tournament which adds new fighters, Aegislash and Blastoise, as well as several new support Pokémon.
Content in Wave 1 will be released on January 31 with Wave 2 coming on March 23. Together the Battle Pack retails for $14.99.
Other games mentioned in the Direct Mini include The World Ends With You -Final Mix-, Super Mario Odyssey, Kirby Star Allies, Mario Tennis Aces, Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Fe, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle DLC, Celeste, and more! Check out the presentation in its entirety above!
Which is the better addition to the roster, Aegislash or Blastoise?! Let us know below!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=37&v=RFzRgLY9IG4
The rage is real from this direct. I am personally happy with what we got. This was only a taste of what we are getting in 2018 and people need to be patient. we will probably get an actual big direct maybe next month. That said I am happy tropical freeze is coming to switch since I didn’t own a Wii U.
AAEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEIIIIIIIIIGIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSSLAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSH
Yo, the Ultra Guardian uniforms kinda remind me of the Power Rangers (Or, I guess Super Sentai, I don’t think it matters)
I’m so glad that TWEWY is getting some love tho, and not only that but Mario Tennis and that Aegislash looked pretty dope.
Still doesn’t explain the flaming Robo and Hot Dog man tho .-.
Would buy Pokken with the DLC if it added Inci, but well…
I am so damn happy i get to play Hyrule Warriors on the Switch and maybe im the only one but I AM SO GASSED FOR THE NEW MARIO TENNIS
THE WORLD ENDS WITH MOTHERFUCKIN YOU
AND OMG FUCKIN DARK SOULS HERE WE GO
ALSO FE LOOKS AMAZING
Surprised you care about TWEWY (no offense)
Why?
Surprised anybody besides me cared about TWEWY tbh, it’s a kinda obscure game
I’m seriously thinking about getting TWEWY if I have the moneyz
TES GET THE GAME IT’S AMAZING
I really do want it, it looks cool
WHERE THE HELL IS EVERYONE THAT DIRECT WAS GOOD
Math class
Stuck at work
Direct was pretty good for what it was.
World ends with you and dark souls are awesome releases on the switch, Fe looks nice. The new kirby looks like a fun platformer, rest of the stuff was just meh for me.
Played some Pokken and feel better and the DLC has me hyped! (Still want Fire Emblem tho) I got the game for Christmas, and haven’t played until today, and haven’t started the campaign yet, thinking maybe I’ll wait till I can use Aegislash as my partner
Also, Fe looks good, but I’m worried about it being EA…
Okay so like you realize why this is cool right?
Every character in Pokken plays completely different, and Aegislash looks nuts
Yeah! Aegislash looks fantastic!!! I can’t wait to see what Blastoise can do as well!
😀
Aegislash in Pokken is cool and mario tennis is awesome too!
everything else doesnt interest me
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Im honored
Theeeere we go, that’s the thing I wanted to hear
I love the way Pokken fleshes out its pokemon in like so many different ways. I can totally picture Aegislash as this refined yet really cocky fighter
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Oh god
I’ll watch the Direct on my lunch break I cannot spend 15 minutes hiding in the craper
Thats a bit pricey for DLC, but meh oh well
I won’t bother watching because, no switch for me yet and I would rather not waste my data while at school
So, out of what was announced today, what’s everyone getting? I’m getting Kirby, DKC, Hyrule Warriors, and Pokken DLC
I hate that I actually like Pokkén on the Switch…..I was so excited for it when it launched on the Wii U and then it sucked so bad. Now I’ve had payed it on the Switch and I’m actually excited for dlc……my heart doesn’t know what it wants.
Honestly we got donged on the Wii U, the whole system got donged.
The truth of the matter is Pokken is a game that clearly took a lot of passion to make and the fact that characters like Aeigislash exist are testaments to it
Good grief some Pokémon fans are so sure of themselves. I keep seeing arguments breaking out on Pokémon switch releasing in2018 or 2019. Just because there has never been a 2 year gap before between gens doesn’t mean it won’t happen. Hell before 2013 us getting a worldwide release with a Pokémon game was unheard of. What I am saying is stop following freaking patterns because patterns are meant to be broken l
I find this kind of stupid is found quite often in the general Nintendo fanbase. Everybody thinks they’re right and everyone else is dumb
Pretty much. I keep seeing the 2019 people insulting people who think it’s coming out in 2018. It honestly makes me want the game to come out this year just so they look like jackasses in all honesty. Either way I don’t care when it comes out because if it doesn’t happen this year there will be plenty to keep me busy until 2019. People just need to calm down and realize patterns don’t mean crap anymore
There has been a 2 year gap but whatever
Wait what? When was there a two year gap between generations before?
1&2
That is true for The release for countries besides japan. February 27 1996 was the release date for red bad green. November 21 1999 for gen 2. That said I do see your point.
Okay looking at he release schedule according to Japanese releases it went like this
Gen 1 1996
Gen 2 1999
Gen 3 2002
Gen 4 2006
Gen 5 2010
Gen 6 2013 (games start releasing worldwide)
Gen 7 2016
Gen 8 could release between this year and next no one knows for sure.
probably 2019 if GF is doing it right
We will have to wait and see. I am just annoyed at the people online talking down to people who think it’s coming out this year. There is no telling how long they have been working on this game so this year is very possible. That said I expect the reveal trailer will be at e3 or maybe even worlds
Ok, so we are definitely getting a bigger direct in the next couple weeks right? Almost every mini direct has been followed by a bigger one soon after, there is still an empty spot on the direct page on Nintendo’s website, and we didn’t get a prior announcement, which means the Gamestop tweet wouldn’t make sense, and even if it did, it wasn’t tweeted today
hmmmmm
Hopefully! And hopefully if it happens soon I am off work lol
Wouldn’t put it past them to announce it in ten minutes at 9 am pst for tomorrow
I would break out into a happy dance 😂 and just watch a bunch of people will start spamming SMASH PLEASE! That’s the main complaints I saw about the mini direct. I mean yes I want smash for switch but people need to calm down and be patient
Yeah same here, but they can take their time as long as they don’t cut Bayonetta
With bayonetta 3 happening I doubt she gets cut. Megaman should stay too.
Yeah, I really hope they keep all the DLC characters, but at least Bayonetta, especially as it was made clear that fans want her
Honestly it won’t shock me if we get a port of smash 4 with added content similar to Mario kart 8 deluxe. Maybe like 8 new characters at the most? Two obvious ones are Inkling and spring man
Yeah, I wouldn’t be shocked either, but I hope we get a new one
…and maybe Inci
Incineroar would be a pretty good character for smash actually! Could also be a gen 8 Pokemon too. They already proved they can get early access with greninja
But one thing I’ve wanted to do is flesh out a pugnacious fighter fakemon
Kickaroo
Strong Leg Pkm
Fighting/Normal
Lead Foot HA: Scrappy (Lead Foot: Powers up Kicking moves by 30% but will always go last)
A large tan and Orange kangaroo Pokémon with a powerful lower body, long legs and toes with tiny nails, a round belly with a large X shaped patch on the middle, somewhat short arms with round mitten shaped paws always curled into a fist, a thick tail with a bent middle section, a angry glaring face with red rectangular markings under the eyes and a round nose
HP: 80
Atk: 130
Def: 70
SpAtk: 30
SpDef: 75
Speed: 50
Pound
Leer
Sand-Attack
Focus Energy
Double-Kick
Endure
Headbutt
Beat Up
Triple Kick
Bulk Up
Rolling Kick
Agility
Blaze Kick
Bounce
Parting Shot
Mega Kick
High Jump Kick
Giga Impact
Tbh the normal type is the only unique thing about this mon,
Well I’ve wanted to do a kicking kangaroo for a long time. I need to clean it up a little bit but it’s main hook is powerful boosts to already powerful stab moves but with a limiter
I mean Stab Lead Foot boosted High Jump Kick would be like…. always 234 damage
That really seems OP
Well in a way yes but it will always go last no matter what
Why would you make a normal type Kangaroo?
I think it’s kinda a normal type the same way Pyroar is a normal type, it’s close to the real life animal and its design shows the normal type
It’s a mammal?
And I didn’t want to force Ground or Dark on it
Ground is better and underrepresented
People that make fakemon:
Do you have a pokeball pretender mon?
You know, like Voltorb or Amoongus?
Can’t really draw but a hermit crab in a pokeball shell would be cool!
I haven’t gotten an idea for one yet, but it’s in my agenda
So question for people who played it on ds. Should I get the world ends with you on switch? Is it really as good as they say?
Its a Square Enix RPG so you dont have to worry that it wont be good
Yes it’s really that good, the combat, the characters, the music, the setting everything works so well in that game :0
I may pick it up then! That said Nintendo needs to slow down 👀 my poor wallet needs a break.
Bayonetta 1+2
Kirby
Arms
Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze
Doom
Skyrim
Megaman 11
Yoshi
Just a small list of games I want right now for my switch lol and of course Pokémon is another one depends if it comes this year or not
>sees Mega Ray as support
Is this Nintendo’s idea of balancing it, or is it gonna be banned out of the Ubers equivalent of Pokken Tournament?
I did a lot of researching on it. If it’s damage is over 200, it’s going to be absolutely broken considering it crosses the entire screen and can wall splat without ending a phase which leads to combos.
Just watched the Star Allies part and I say…
OMG YAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSS!!!!! The game I have been waiting for! Spider and Artist Kirby look amazing!! Suplex Kirby is coming back eeeee! This is the game I have been waiting for! Definitely getting a Switch by March for this
Wait, I you don’t have a switch?
No, I don’t have $300 to spend on something that had no games that I truely longed for (Odyssey and Pokken look cool, but not the kind of things worth giving up Christmas for) I think I will try to push my brother to buy it and I slowly pay him back half as it would be for both of us
Man, Odyssey is ABSOLUTELY worth it. I’m 100% sure you’d love it. I haven’t played BotW yet, but people say it’s even better.
Odyssey is actually the second game I want for Switch
And people say that cause they like Zelda, me? I don’t really like it, like people say I’m missing out, but what am I missing out on if I’m not a fan of that series
Also Order I’d like for Switch games
Star Allies
Odyssey
Pokken
Star Dew Valley
Yoshi Switch
And Pokémon Switch whenever its revealed
You never played zelda fam. Give it a chance. It’s incredible
You need to look deeper. The Switch has an amazing library of games
I looked and so far other than games I previously listed that intrigue me are
-Cave story (If I could’ve found a physical copy for 3ds I already would have it)
-Yookalay lee
-Shovel Knight (actually looks cool cause it looks like a good character design on the knight)
-Mario+Rabbids
-Just Dance 2017
-Mario kart 8 I guess
-Minecraft, because I’m finally have a good craft experience with it
Cave Story is fantastic. 3DS version sucks but the Switch version is good. Go for the true ending. You should know the original 2005 game is free on PC with an English patch but the one on the Switch is the deluxe version
Yooka-Laylee is kinda meh but I’m sure you could get some fun out of it
Shovelknight- One of the best platformers I’ve ever played. Get it.
Haven’t played Rabbids but I hear it’s great.
Just Dance is a no
Mario Kart 8 is a lot of fun
And Minecraft
Kirby deserves a new style of gameplay. A 3D world type game would be neat
True but years of linear side scroller levels is a tough cage to break
It’d be easier if they did that in the same time Mario 64 came out
They could do it
I mean we could just make the main series air ride and I don’t think anyone would be dissapointed
I would, I would love air ride 2, but I want Kirby in his regular type of games too
True
Just
I mean
We need another air ride
I think Kirby in MK: DX would have be great.
But air ride had really rad mechanics
I wish I could play it. Sadly Amazon has for its lowest price (last I checked) $124.00 which I don’t have
It probably will be that one Kirby game I’ll never get to play even though it looks so good 🙁
I got it for like five at GameStop
D:
Why do I never get that lucky
Well it looks like they might go in that direction after seeing the 3d minigames from the 3ds kirby games
But not a new design style, his cushy already 3d appearance is beautiful
But I agree maybe an Odyssey like game
“Style of gameplay”
Yessss that’s what I’ve been saying. Needs to break from being 2D
Okay real talk
Aeigislash’s moveset consists of attack buffs and various offensive moves during it’s sword phase. During it’s defensive phase it get counters and certain debuffing attacks, mainly, king’s shield.
I wouldn’t be surprised if it and Blastoise were the best fighters
I dunno about blastoise but Aegisilash can potentially be broken
*cough* pay to win *cough*
I mean to be fair every single character that’s been released is considered relatively balanced by the community. Pokken will balance these two out somehow, Aegislash probably looks more broken than it is.
The attention to detail in it’s moveset is literally insane. Like it’s really really faithful to the design.
The handle the ghost types so beautifully in this game tho
Seriously, every single one
And yet still only one Ground type…
I wouldn’t be surprised if they add one in the future. From how Pokken adds characters, I’m fully expecting it to be Gliscor or something relatively obscure