A couple of major announcements from this Mini Direct and suddenly the first half of 2021 seems stacked, without Nintendo even needing to release all that much. Next year seems like it will be very good for third parties and we are going to see some franchise records for Japan.
At this time Bandai, Sega, Konami, Pokemon Co, Level 5 are missing, but I expect we will get plenty of Anime games from Bandai next year, Sega doesn't seem to be interested in focusing on the Switch, Konami might bring over eFootball/PES finally, Pokemon Co will probably launch a new Pokemon game or a re-imagining of an old game. And Level 5 will continue to cry in some corner clutching their Yo-kai merch :( Still no Bayonetta 3 news sadly. Interested in how this AA Ubisoft game does, both in Japan and elsewhere.
Spring/Summer 2021
- BOND(Koei)- Disgaea 6(Nippon)
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury(Nintendo)
- Bravely Default 2(Square)
- Story of Seasons Olive Town(Marvelous)
- Monster Hunter Rise(Capcom)
- Balan World(Square)
- Rune Factory 5(Marvelous)
- SMT V(Atlus)
- No More Heroes 3(Marvelous)
By July 2020 these were the new releases that cleared 100K physical:
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons(Nintendo)- Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX(Pokemon Co)
- Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics(Nintendo)
- Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition(Nintendo)
- eBaseball 2020(Konami)
- One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4(Bandai Namco)
- Trials of Mana(Square)
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