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Nintendo Direct E3 2021 Announcements: Breath Of The Wild 2, Metroid Dread, Advance Wars

The Nintendo Direct showcased tons of new announcements for its latest games.

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Nintendo's E3 2021 Nintendo Direct has ended. The initial 40-minute presentation focused on games like Metroid Dread, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2, and a collection of Advance Wars remasters. The show also featured a Nintendo Treehouse Live portion, showing off three hours of gameplay for games like Metroid Dread, Monster Hunter Stories 2, Mario Party Superstars, and more. Below we've rounded up all our latest published news stories from the presentation.

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You can watch the Nintendo Direct in the embedded video above. It's also available on Nintendo's YouTube channel.

All The Announcements

Kazuya Is Coming To Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

It wouldn't be a Nintendo Direct without a new Super Smash Bros. character announcement. This time around, Kazuya from the Tekken series will be joining the fray. Masahiro Sakurai also took to the stream to give a closer look at his various moves.

Nintendo Announces Metroid Dread, A New Side-Scrolling Metroid Game

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Aside from Metroid Prime 4, a new Metroid game is coming. Titled Metroid Dread, it appears to be a literal successor to the series' classic 2D games.

Nintendo Announces Mario Party Superstars

Nintendo announced Mario Party Superstars--a new game in the series that remakes many of the series' classic boards and minigames.

Sega Reveals A New Super Monkey Ball Remastered Collection

A remastered collection containing the first two Super Monkey Ball games is coming to Nintendo Switch.

A New WarioWare Co-Op Game Is Announced

Nintendo announced a new WarioWare game: WarioWare Get It Together. It'll feature local co-op play.

Atlus Debuts Shin Megami Tensei V Gameplay Breakdown

Atlus used Nintendo's Direct presentation as an opportunity to reveal more details about Shin Megami Tensei V. The upcoming RPG looks to very much honor the style and mechanics of its bleak predecessors.

Dragon Ball Z Kakarot Is Coming To Switch

Bandai Namco's Dragon Ball Z Kakarot is coming to Switch, and it'll be complete with all of the game's DLC.

Guardians of the Galaxy Is Also Coming To Nintendo Switch

Eidos Montreal's recently announced Guardians of the Galaxy is releasing on Nintendo Switch. Though, it wasn't confirmed if it'll be a port or a cloud version of the game.

Switch Is Getting Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water Port

Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water will be getting a port on Nintendo Switch. The game was previously only available on Wii U.

New Advance Wars Remasters Are Announced

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Nobody thought it would happen, but the first two Advanced Wars game are getting remastered for Nintendo Switch. Seriously, it's a thing.

Life is Strange Series Is Coming To Nintendo Switch

The upcoming Life is Strange Remastered Collection and Life is Strange: True Colors are both coming to Nintendo Switch. Both games weren't previously confirmed to arrive on the platform.

Doom Eternal DLC Is Out Now

After a decent wait, Doom Eternal's DLC is finally arriving for the Switch version of the game. And it's out today!

Free Updates Planned For Mario Golf: Super Rush

Nintendo intends to support Mario Golf: Super Rush after launch. The company offered new details on what players can expect.

The Danganronpa Series Is Coming To Switch In A Big Way

All three mainline Danganronpa games are coming to Nintendo Switch. Another new game will be added to the mix--an expanded version of the board game mode from Danganronpa V3.

A New Zelda-themed Game & Watch Is Coming

Nintendo will be releasing a Zelda-themed Game & Watch system that includes the first two mainline games and a few other fun tidbits.

Hyrule Warriors DLC First DLC Revealed

At the tail end of the Direct presentation, we got a glimpse at Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity's first wave of DLC. A brief trailer was shown of the content.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 Gets Gameplay; Release Window Confirmed

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We finally got to see more of the highly-anticipated sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild during Nintendo's Direct presentation. Suffice to say: it looks splendid.

For more on E3 2021, check out GameSpot's full rundown of E3 2021, how to watch, and what to expect.

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