Nintendo Direct predictions: Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom gameplay, Pikmin 4 release date, and more
The February Nintendo Direct kicks off today, and here's what they GamesRad🥂ar+ team is expecting to see

There's a February 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Nintendo Direct coming later today, and we're expecting big things from the digital showcase. Set to go live over at the official on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 2PM PST / 5PM EST / 10PM GMT, we're already working ourselves into a fren🍒zy over the possibil﷽ities. That's why we here at GamesRadar+ are getting into the Nintendo Direct predictions game.
With Nintendo confirming that it is focusing on 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming Switch games for the first half of 2023, it's possible to make some solid predictions ahead of this new Nintendo Direct. However, the publisher has been known to go against its own guidance in the past, so there's every chance that we might get a little update on the likes of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Metroid Prime 4 or any of the other various first-party games that are in development but yet to be r🅷evealed. So keep on rಌeading to find our Nintendo Direct predictions ahead of the main event.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom detailed

澳洲幸运5开奖号码历✃史查询:The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is fewer than four months away, but Nintendo has remained hyper-secretive about the game that's supposed to be its killer app for 2023 (and potentially the Nintendo Switch's last dance). As fan expectation rises, it's definitely time to set out what we can expect from our return to Hyrule. How is this game – a sequel in a franchise that doesn't really do sequels – aligned with 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Zelda: Breath of the Wild? What happened to Hyrule, Ganon, and Zelda herself to set the world up in the fragmented way that we've seen it? What tools will Link have at hi🦄s disposal, and how will Tears of the Kingdom set itself apart from its predecessor? It's been a long, increasingly frantic wait since 2017, but as we near May 23, this Direct offers an excellent opportunity to send the hype train on its way. I'm expecting a lജengthy overview, with Zelda leading the charge for the entire Direct.
Pikmin 4 gets a release date

During last September's Nintendo Direct, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Pikmin 4's existence was re-c🤪onfirmed with a handful of nice-looking snippets of the much-anticipated follow-up, but no actual in-game footage. But when Shigeru Miyamoto said we'll play "from the pikmin's perspective near the ground", as opposed to by way of the isometric views of the originals, the omission of a concrete release date (beyond a tentative "2023") and/or moving pictures seemed to matter less. It's been quiet since, however Greek retailer, Game Explorer, appeared to spill the beans this week by 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:posting a May 26, 2023 release date to its storefront. At the time of writing, it's still there, and while this could be an error on the retailer's parܫt, our guess is s♒omething in this vicinity will crop up at this forthcoming Nintendo Direct showcase to this end.
Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp stealth drop

The release of Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp has been a long-time coming. The remaster project was originally slated to launch on April 8, 2022, but was ultimately delayed because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The game has, presumably, been sitting on a shelf just waiting to be released ever since, and now rumors are starting to surface suggesting Nintendo is getting into the stealth drop game – something 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Xbox Game Studios recently saw success with, as you can discover in my 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Hi-Fi Rush review. As much as I love Intelligent Systems' Fire Emblem franchise, I have long thought of the Advance Wars series as being responsible for the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best strategy games in Nintendo's library. The 15 year wait for Advanc💫e Wars' return has been tough, and I hope it enജds with me being able to jump back into fray action later today.
A new Super Mario Bros. game

With so much chatter about the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Super Mario Bros. Movie, it's only got fans hyped for something new in the Mario game space. We got the port of Super Mario 3D World to Switch with the new addition of Bowser's Fury back in 2021, but our old pal Mario has been pretty quiet ever since. (Mario Strikers: Battle League doesn't count, okay?) Super Mario Odyssey fans want a sequel so bad that an email from꧙ Nintendo has got thei꧑r hopes up earlier this year, and although there are no truly tangible rumors for a Super Mario Odyssey 2, I can't help but keep my fingers, toes, and other appendages crossed for something Mario-shaped today. After all, it's still one of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best Nintendo Switch games, and seeing as the other top Switch title is getting a sequel this year, it's only fair that Cappy aᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚ♕ᩚᩚnd co. eventually get a look in.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe steals the show

Let's be honest, no Nintendo Direct is complete without an appearance from the loveable pink puffball. With the imminent release of Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe this month, I hope we'll get to see more of the delightful adventure. After all, the original Wii version of Return to Dream Land is among our picks of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best Kirby games of all-time, and the fact that we're getting a new edition on Switch is a most welcome addition. While it was a big year for the small but mighty pink hero in 2022 – read my 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Kirby and the Forgotten Land review for more info on that one &ndas🔯h; this upcoming re-release means his time in the spotlight won't be ending anytime soon. Here's hoping Kirby gets some more time to shine during this Direct.👍
Long-rumored The Legend of Zelda ports

Hey, Nintendo. Is my suffering funny to you? It sure feels that way. I've spent years hoping for a Wind Waker HD Switch port (or even some Twilight Princess) to be teased during Nintendo Direct, and I'm disappointed every single time. It's like that clown meme at this point; another Direct is announced and the chances of a Zelda throwback are precisely 0%, yet here I am, putting on my shiny red nose and rainbow wig while muttering "maybe this will be the time."🔯 It isn't. We all know it. With Tears of the Kingdom on the horizon, there's no chance of a port. Revealing a Wind Waker encore would surely drag too much attention away from Nintendo's big gun. But you know what? A part of me still holds out hope.
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