February 15th, 3pm PST
Big Brain Academy 2 - Basically a DLC update but released as a whole new game. New puzzles and features not much added but at least has more variety. July 7th 2023
Advance Wars 1 + 2 - Will shadow drop on eShop same day with a demo, physical release will be April 7th, 2023, nearly 1 year after its original planned release date.
Tomodachi Life Switch - Uses same engine as Miitopia on switch with same level customization. Not much added besides new events, items, etc. May 19th 2023
Pokémon SV DLC - Expansion pass is announced. Includes 3 waves of content. Wave 1 will be new islands added off the eastern coast. 5 new Pokémon are added, and a handful of new water types from previous games are brought in. Pokémon Home compatibility is added in this update. Wave 2 is teased as being similar, but nothing shown off. Wave 3 is shown as ??? but will be Kalos. Wave 1 releases April 17th, Wave 3 given a release deadline by end of 2024.
Xenoblade 3 DLC - New Hero is shown off. Design is pretty much unchanged from the datamined image. New challenge mode stuff has references to Xenogears and Xenosaga (unshown in direct). Basically, just new fights added and costumes that reference characters from Xenoblade 1, 2, and X (i.e., similar color schemes and more obvious details such as Sena getting Brighid clothes). March 10th, 2023.
Kirby's Return to Dreamland Deluxe - New minigames are shown off. Online multiplayer is confirmed for an update releasing in March, no date for update is given. Base game releases February 24th, 2023.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Cloud Version - It's as hilarious as it sounds. Only single player is playable, no multiplayer seen anywhere. Likely just a marketing scheme to show Microsoft is fine with multi-platform COD stuff. February 24th.
Custom Robo Remaster - Remaster of the GameCube version of Custom Robo. Pretty faithful to the original, i.e., not much is changed or added. There is an online multiplayer mode added and the battle mode is somewhat overhauled, but generally seems to be the same. June 2023.
Bayonetta Origins - Practically the same trailer from The Game Awards is shown off, just with Direct voiceover talking about the game. Very little is shown off, more of a reminder it exists. March 17th, 2023.
Fire Emblem Engage Expansion Pass Wave 2 - New Emblem Bracelet is Ryoma and Xander from Fates. New Divine Paralogue map is added, character unlocked through it is Chrom from Awakening. February 17th, 2023.
GBA NSO Emulator announced, part of the NSO Expansion Pack. Launch games include Castlevania Aria of Sorrow and Circle of the Moon, Drill Dozer, F-Zero Maximum Velocity, Golden Sun 1+2, Kirby and the Amazing Mirror, Mario Party Advance, Metroid Fusion, etc. 29 total for release. Mother 3 is confirmed to be in the Japanese version but not any other region at launch. April 21st, 2023.
Sizzle reel at the end shows off Tales of Symphonia, Octopath Traveler 2, Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse, Atelier Ryza 3, Fitness Boxing Fist of the North Star (March 3rd release confirmed), Minecraft Legends (Q2 2023), Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, Dokapon Kingdom, Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection, Silksong is shown, but same trailer as before.
TloZ TotK - shows off new features, characters, and locations. Dungeons are confirmed. Ends with new amiibo announcement and a reminder of release date. A direct is planned for April before it's released but won't be mentioned at this direct.
Final announcement is a new trailer for Pikmin 4. Showcases the 4 new playable characters (2 of which are descendants of Olimar and Alph). Game has a in-game deadline to beat, much like the original had a 30-day cap, and a difficulty mode that removes the deadline. Many features from Pikmin 3 Deluxe return, such as challenge modes, Bingo Battle, and co-op story mode. 1 new Pikmin is shown off, but 3 total new types are planned. New type is ice Pikmin. There are new ice areas that normal Pikmin can't walk across quickly, but the ice types can. They are light blue in color and will also survive in water like blue Pikmin. Releases August 10th.
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