September 12th Nintendo Direct: Stage Select Start Reacts!!

I probably should have posted this on Monday (September 15th), but the weekend got away from me because I attended a death metal show where Vorlynx was filling in for Mark, and then Sunday was spent pretending to be productive by completing one of the three items on my to-do list.  Anyway, Nintendo held a Direct on Friday, September 12th, and I wrote down my thoughts. I thought I would just publish this bullet list, but the formatting from the spreadsheet went to hell when I imported it into a text document.  So what we essentially have here is a list of sequels, remasters, and remakes, which dates me as either an Elder/Geriatric Millennial, a Xennial, or someone from the Oregon Trail Generation who yells at clouds in their spare time; you get the idea.  

So first, I URL'd the timestamp from the original Direct presentation, followed by the title of the game, and underneath I've included the release date, and lastly any thoughts during the presentation.

• 14:23  Super Mario Wonder: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meet Up in Bellabel Park
• Spring 2026
• Did they get a different voice for the talking flower?  It sounds a lot deeper and less enthusiastic.
• Less interest in the co-op competitive/co-operative aspect of the Bellabel Park DLC, but yay, new SMW content.
• This DLC also feels like it should've been released at least a year ago.
• 16:55  The Physical Talking Flower
• Yeah, I swear the voice is different from the original game.
• I also think it's hilarious that they're releasing a physical version of something from the game that gives you the option to mute the character entirely.
• 17:32  Yoshi and the Mysterious Book
• Spring 2026
• I feel like I like the concept of cute Yoshi art-style games more than I actually like the gameplay, but we'll see.
• 27:15 Final Fantasy VII: Remake Intergrade
• 1/26/2026
• Will likely buy based on price per platform
• 28:34 Hades II
• 9/25/2025
• Still haven't played the first Hades
• 32:24 Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment
• 11/6/2025
• I loved Age of Calamity, so I'm 99% likely to get the physical edition of this.
• 34:28 Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined
• 2/5/2026
• I never played the 3DS port because I waited too long for the price to drop.
• 37:12 Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack
• 2/17/2026
• Nintendo Classics: Virtual Boy! (Requires Separate Console or Cardboard Accessory)
• Since the Virtual Boy frame costs $99, I'm tempted to see if the Nintendo Labo VR headset will work as a headset instead of purchasing the cheaper $25 cardboard version.
• 38:55 Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE
• Q1 2026
• I do love me some survival horror.
• 43:51 Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
• 12/4/2025
• And 3 new Amiibo (probably costing $39.99 each too)
• I should probably play the Metroid Prime Trilogy I downloaded on the Wii U before the eShop went dark.
• 45:43 Donkey Kong Bananza DLC
• Still haven't played the base game
• 58:50 Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake
• 10/30/2025
• Tempting…..tempting because I love old school JRPGs
• 59:13 Little Nightmares III
• 10/10/2025
• Still need to play Little Nightmares II
• 59:34  Resident Evil 9: Requiem
• 2/27/2026
• Almost finished with RE 6, but then still need to play VII & VIII, and would like to play the 2 & 3 Remakes, and I hear that a Code Veronica remake is also in the works.
• 1:02:14 Resident Evil VII & VIII
• 2/27/2026
• Will likely buy based on price per platform
• 1:02:59 Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave
• Sometime 2026
• The music was great
• Alucard/Setzer!?

So that was the Direct for Q3, and I'd be surprised if there wasn't another one before the end of the year.  Maybe another Direct and an Indie World presentation?  I do think that the Switch 2 is a bit anemic on exclusives and not just console ports, but that's kind of what made the original Switch work so well, were all of the ports to a portable console. . . but that was also in the pre-Steam Deck/ROG Ally X/Legion Go days.  There is still some desire to pick up games on the Switch/Switch 2, but that primarily stems from wanting to support the developers as well as the platform; however, it's sometimes hard when I have a Steam Deck that can play a lot of the same non-exclusive games as the Switch/Switch 2 but with the undesirable Nintendo Tax.[citation needed]

So let's leave it at that, since we're really only here for reactions and not an in-depth analysis, because we're still looking for a mattress or a meal kit sponsor.

~JWfW/JDub/The Faceplantman/Jaconian

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