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JWeinCom on 21 June 2023
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That was a pretty solid direct IMO.

Remakes generally don't thrill me but Mario RPG Remake looks good. There's some decent room for improvement in that one (I'd really like the minigames to be more intuitive) and the visual style looks great. The more exciting thing about this is that it gives hope that we'll see an actual sequel at some point. And while I love the Paper Mario and Mario and Luigi series(s) now would be a great time to go back to a more traditional RPG series.

I really do like a good motion controlled game now and then, and loved Wario Ware Smooth Moves. So very excited for the new Wario Ware.

Kind of excited about a 3D Princess Peach game. Who knows if it will be something that will appeal to me, but I do like more laid back experiences now and then. Luigi's Mansion 2 doesn't really excite me. I think the 3D effect actually works well there, so I'd probably rather play that version. A remake of the original would have been better imo.

If they're going to do Metal Gear, kind of wish they'd put Twin Snakes in the collection. Batman collection doesn't do much for me. I recently replayed Arkham City which didn't age quite as well as I remembered (although I think the port was kind of shitty).

The 3D platformer with the Penny girl with the Yoyo seems neat. Digging the fact that 3D platformers are having a mini-renaissance. On the 2D side of it, Sonic Superstars looks pretty cool.

Up to the end it was a decent but not great direct. But, Mario Wonder looked really cool. It looks like they're taking some nods from other platformers like Rayman Legends and Sonic, but also adding a lot of new things. I love the surrealist quality to it. My favorite parts of 2D Mario have always been the wackier levels, and this seems wacky af.

In the Switch's declining years, this is kind of what I would expect their output to be. Some more low key titles and remakes. Would have been nice to get a status update on Prime 4 which is increasingly looking unlikely for Switch, but what can you do. Tears of the Kingdom was definitely the swan song for the Switch, but it's good to see they're not just dropping support cold turkey as they did with the Wii and are providing some decent titles to ease the transition.