281: Summer 2023 Nintendo Direct

The 8-bit Adventures Podcast

The 8bA Podcast is a podcast bringing you the latest and greatest geeky news of the past week.

NEWS ITEMS

Pokemon. Trailer shown for the Hidden Treasure of Area Zero, a paid DLC expansion for Scarlet/Violet featuring The Teal Mask and The Indigo Disk. Additionally, the Detect Pikachu series returns with Detect Pikachu Returns, a new installment coming October 6.

Sonic Superstars. New 2D Sonic game featuring 12 zones and Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy as playable characters. Will also feature 4-player local coop. Fall 2023.

Farming Adventure Sims. Palia, a F2P adventure/life sim that features online coop, releases Holiday 2023. Fae Farm, another life sim/ARPG hybrid featuring local and online coop, releases September 8.

Persona 5 Tactica. Tactical spinoff of Persona 5 that features Persona’s fusion mechanics. November 17.

Dungeon Crawlers. Mythforce, a first person roguelike dungeon crawler inspired by Saturday morning fantasy cartoons, will feature online coop and release sometime in 2023. A tactical card game/RPG hybrid based on Gloomhaven will feature 17 different characters and hundreds of quests, releasing September 18. ARPG dungeon crawler Silent Hope will feature base building mechanics when you return from dungeon runs and releases October 3.

Splatoon 3. Ice Cream Splatfest happening July 14-16.

Mario. Super Mario RPG HD remake coming November 17. Untitled Princess Peach game revealed, more info coming soon. 2024. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon HD remake announced for 2024. Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope DLC wave 2 launches today, and a demo is available on the eShop. Wave 5 of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s Booster Course Pass is coming, including Petey Piranha, Wiggler, Kamek, and new tracks. New 2D Mario sicescrolling platformer, Super Mario Wonder, coming October 20.

Batman: Arkham Trilogy. The iconic trilogy is being released as a complete package in Fall 2023.

Just Dance 2024 Evolution. Latest game in the Ubisoft rhythm series announced, featuring 40 new tracks.

Hot Wheels Unleashed 2. Hot Wheels racing game releases October 19.

Manic Mechanics. Overcooked like game featuring auto repair themes releases July 13.

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince. Dragon Quest’s monster battling series returns with a new installment. December 1.

Pikmin. Latest game in the Pikmin series features Oatchi the rescue pup. Night expeditions are now available, which feature frenzied creatures and Glow Pikmin. July 21. Pikmin and Pikmin 2 will be released on the eShop.

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1: MGS1, MGS2, MGS3: Snake Eater, MG, MG2: Solid Snake, and Snake’s Revenge available in digital collection. October 24.

Vampire Survivors. One of the podcast’s favorite games is coming to Switch with 4-player local coop. August 17.

Headbangers Rhythm Royale. Rhythm Battle Royale Minigames featuring pigeons. October 31.

Penny’s Big Breakaway. 3D platformer featuring yoyo acrobatics and penguins with mechanics reminiscent of Sonic. Early 2024.

Star Ocean: The Second Story R. 2D/HD remake of classic sci-fi/fantasy RPG. Features new chain attack mechanics and backup character followup attacks. November 2.

Wario Ware: Move It. New installment in the micro game series will feature local multiplayer coop. November 3.

Zelda. Tears of the Kingdom Amiibo for Zelda and Ganondorf coming in Holiday 2023.

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