Pure Nintendo Podcast EP17 | Nintendo Direct reactions!

This week on the Pure Nintendo Podcast, Jemma, Justin, and Trev discuss their reactions to the latest Nintendo Direct. With over 40 minutes over footage presented to fans, we have a lot to talk about!

Last week, we discussed upcoming games like Lara Croft and Persona 5. This week, we have stacks more to talk about after Nintendo announced a huge lineup of titles for the second half of this year and beyond. Titles like Batman Arkham Trilogy, Super Mario RPG remake, AND a completely new 2D Mario game, it’s needless to say that we’re excited for the second half of 2023.

Other highlights of the direct include a little title called Vampire Survivor. If you haven’t heard of it, it’s a popular mobile game that was doing the rounds last year. Jemma, in particular, was hoping it would make its way to the Switch, and now we know it will debut on the hybrid console in August.

Meanwhile, Wario is back with a new collection of crazy microgames in WarioWare: Move It! We’re all fans of this nutty series, and this one promises to bring some boardgame mechanics to proceedings.

The highlight, though, has to be the surprise announcement of Super Mario Bros. Wonder. We’ve been clamouring for a new 2D Mario title for years – literally – and this one promises to shake things up by introducing some cool new elements and an interesting elephant powerup. We can’t wait to hear more about this one!

We also touch on Luigi’s Mansion, the new Princess Peach title, Star Ocean, and much more. Let us know which was your favorite part of the latest Nintendo Direct!

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Epsiode music

Gigakoops – Tunnel of Hate
Rolemusic – If Pigs Could Sing