While it’s always good to keep your expectations in check, here are five Nintendo Switch games we want to see during September’s Nintendo Direct.
Today’s Nintendo Direct promises to focus mainly on Nintendo Switch games launching this winter (that’s between December 2021 and March 2022, to be precise). But which games are we likely to see? And more importantly, what do we want to see? While we all have our own personal wishlists about what we’d like Nintendo to announce during its September 2021 Nintendo Direct (some new Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC wouldn’t go amiss), we can make some educated guesses – while sprinkling in a few warp pipe dream announcements that aren’t outside the realms of possibility. With the show set to last 40 minutes, there’s plenty of time for Nintendo to muster up some nice surprises. So let’s list five Nintendo Switch games we want to see during the Nintendo Direct September 2021. Remember, you can tune in to the Nintendo Direct at 3 PM PT / 6 PM ET / 11 PM BST via Nintendo’s YouTube Channel. Rumors of a Metroid Prime Trilogy refuse to go away, but could we get a reveal during today’s Nintendo Direct? VentureBeat journalist Jeff Grubb has stated a Switch port of the three titles is ready to go, but Nintendo is waiting for the “right time” to release it. “The game is done and Nintendo is holding it… whether or not Nintendo releases it now or later depends on other factors…” Grubb said on an episode of the Giant Bomb show. I think that game is sitting in their pocket for whenever Nintendo decides it’s the right time, and Nintendo’s done this a lot recently so it’s not unusual, it’s not a sign of some bad thing happening, it’s not a sign of a lack of faith in Metroid… Nintendo can afford [to sit on it] and that’s how they’re treating it.” Grubb’s prediction also lines up with what Game Informer senior editor Imran Khan said in 2019 (thanks, Nintendo Life). Khan claimed the Metroid Prime Trilogy had been “long done” but for some reason, Nintendo isn’t ready to release it just yet.
