Here are all the recent Nintendo Direct games coming to Switch

Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Detective Pikachu Returns, and Mario RPG are at the top

A little less than a week ago, Nintendo once again showed us the power of the Direct, and gave us a ton of announcements and a few surprise releases. We have a full recap here, but if you’re a visual learner, Nintendo recently tweeted out a full infographic of what was announced or reconfirmed, with the first-party cream rising to the top.

If I had to guess what would win a “most excited” poll, it would be Mario RPG

I’m still cautiously optimistic about Super Mario Bros. Wonder (I hope the gimmicks are more than skin-deep), but based on the almost universally-positive reaction to the Super Mario RPG revival, I’d say that takes the highest hype spot. I mean, it’s at the top of my list too! Re-releasing Pikmin 1 and 2 was a genius move as well, as you can get the entire mainline Pikmin series on one platform now. That’s kind of become a calling card for the Nintendo Switch: a successor to the 3DS in its own right, collecting both old, new, and new-again games in one spot.

As for Detective Pikachu Returns, it’s in a super weird spot. We’re years removed from the film, and I’m the only person I know who actually played the original Detective Pikachu from start to finish. It’ll be interesting to see how the game performs, and if it gets another gigantic amiibo.

Chris Carter

EIC, Reviews Director – Chris has been enjoying Destructoid avidly since 2008. He finally decided to take the next step in January of 2009 blogging on the site. Now, he’s staff!