Nintendo Direct coming tomorrow (March 8th)

Nintendo fans had plenty to be excited about in 2017 with the release of games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey. At the end of the teaser, the year “2018” flashed after the Smash logo.

“Nintendo has been hugely supportive of bringing independent releases to the Nintendo Switch console”. Is this a port/update of the Wii U and 3DS versions? The game’s director, Seita Inoue, was joined by Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima to cement the announcement and conclude the Nintendo Direct. Would it just be a remake of Wii U version, a special deluxe, expanded version of that and the 3DS version, or a brand-new game altogether?

There are a bunch of other games coming to Nintendo Switch this week and you can check them all out below.

To watch the Nintendo Direct for Nintendo Switch and 3DS, you can tune into Nintendo’s website. Unfortunately the game appears to be only available for Japan where it will be launched this summer.

Nintendo also announced that there would be a simple mode, for players who prefer to just participate in a normal round of tennis. Silhouettes of Mario and Link are also shown.

According to an email from Nintendo, the game is now called “Nintendo Switch Super Smash Bros (working title)”.

The last Nintendo Direct saw the announcement of Dark Souls Remastered for the console – maybe we can expect to see more triple-A heavy-hitters announced this time around, too.

Finally, Phantasy Star Online 2: Cloud, announced past year, got an update: It will include Breath of the Wild costumes and equipment. “I hope Mario plays my game”.

Either way, until we see and here more, it could be either – or both. We knew that Crash Bandicoot was likely to make his way over to other platforms, one of which will be the Switch on July 10th.