History Awesome / NintendoDirect

* By most accounts, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TVE44feo_I September 2019 Nintendo Direct]] was a boon for die-hard fans of obscure and offbeat games. Western players were ambushed by the announcement of ''VideoGame/DeadlyPremonition2'', a sequel to the quirky ''Series/TwinPeaks''-style ''VideoGame/DeadlyPremonition'' adventure game, as well as ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' finally coming to the Switch. Meanwhile, Japanese gamers were [[https://techraptor.net/content/famicom-detective-club-remake-japan greeted with news]] of remakes of the first two ''VideoGame/FamicomDetectiveClub'' games. But the biggest news was arguably [[https://www.destructoid.com/moon-remix-rpg-adventure-is-finally-coming-west-22-years-after-it-first-released-565871.phtml the Switch release]] of the cult classic [[SubvertedTrope "anti-RPG"]] ''VideoGame/MoonRemixRPGAdventure,'' along with news that it would -- after '''22 years''' -- finally be [[LateExportForYou officially localized and released worldwide.]]

** ''Splatoon 3'' is in works!

** ''Splatoon 3'' is in a works!

* After a year of Nintendo Indies, the return of the Nintendo Directs came with an onslaught of new games:

** Mario Golf comes with a new title, ''Super Rush'', with Speed Golf!

* Compared to other recent Directs, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr9eAtwcYlo Nintendo E3 2019 Direct]] was relatively tame, though there were still a few standout moments. A Switch version of ''VideoGame/TheWitcher3'' was shown, setting a new high water mark for how capable the hybrid console could perform, while a remake of ''VideoGame/PanzerDragoon'' and the announcement of ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes 3'' thrilled fans of those series. But the biggest screams of excitement came from the one-two punch at the end -- the debut of nostalgic characters [[VideoGame/BanjoKazooie Banjo and Kazooie]] in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', followed by confirmation that a sequel to ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' was on the way.

* By most accounts, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TVE44feo_I September 2019 Nintendo Direct]] was a boon for die-hard fans of obscure and offbeat games. Western players were ambushed by the announcement of ''VideoGame/DeadlyPremonition2'', a sequel to the quirky ''Series/TwinPeaks''-style ''VideoGame/DeadlyPremonition'' adventure game, as well as ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' finally coming to the Switch. Meanwhile, Japanese gamers were [[https://techraptor.net/content/famicom-detective-club-remake-japan greeted with news]] of remakes of the first two ''VideoGame/FamicomDetectiveClub'' games. But the biggest news was arguably [[https://www.destructoid.com/moon-remix-rpg-adventure-is-finally-coming-west-22-years-after-it-first-released-565871.phtml the Switch release]] of the cult classic [[SubvertedTrope "anti-RPG"]] ''VideoGame/MoonRemixRPGAdventure,'' along with news that it would -- after '''22 years''' -- finally be [[LateExportForYou officially localized and released worldwide.]]

* By most accounts, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TVE44feo_I September 2019 Nintendo Direct]] was a boon for die-hard fans of obscure and offbeat games. Western players were ambushed by the announcement of ''VideoGame/DeadlyPremonition2'', a sequel to the quirky ''Series/TwinPeaks''-style ''VideoGame/DeadlyPremonition'' adventure game, as well as ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' finally coming to the Switch. Meanwhile, Japanese gamers were [[https://techraptor.net/content/famicom-detective-club-remake-japan greeted with news]] of remakes of the first two ''[[VideoGame/DetectiveClub Famicom Detective Club]]'' games. But the biggest news was arguably [[https://www.destructoid.com/moon-remix-rpg-adventure-is-finally-coming-west-22-years-after-it-first-released-565871.phtml the Switch release]] of the cult classic [[SubvertedTrope "anti-RPG"]] ''VideoGame/MoonRemixRPGAdventure,'' along with news that it would -- after '''22 years''' -- finally be [[LateExportForYou officially localized and released worldwide.]]

* By most accounts, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TVE44feo_I September 2019 Nintendo Direct]] was a boon for die-hard fans of obscure and offbeat games. Western players were ambushed by the announcement of ''VideoGame/DeadlyPremonition2'', a sequel to the quirky ''Series/TwinPeaks''-style ''VideoGame/DeadlyPremonition'' adventure game. Meanwhile, Japanese gamers were [[https://techraptor.net/content/famicom-detective-club-remake-japan greeted with news]] of remakes of the first two ''[[VideoGame/DetectiveClub Famicom Detective Club]]'' games. But the biggest news was arguably [[https://www.destructoid.com/moon-remix-rpg-adventure-is-finally-coming-west-22-years-after-it-first-released-565871.phtml the Switch release]] of the cult classic [[SubvertedTrope "anti-RPG"]] ''VideoGame/MoonRemixRPGAdventure,'' along with news that it would -- after '''22 years''' -- finally be [[LateExportForYou officially localized and released worldwide.]]

* By most accounts, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TVE44feo_I September 2019 Nintendo Direct]] was a boon for die-hard fans of obscure and offbeat games. Western players were ambushed by the announcement of ''VideoGame/DeadlyPremonition2'', a sequel to the quirky ''Series/TwinPeaks''-style ''VideoGame/DeadlyPremonition'' adventure game. Meanwhile, Japanese gamers were [[https://techraptor.net/content/famicom-detective-club-remake-japan greeted with news]] of remakes of the first two ''[[VideoGame/DetectiveClub Famicom Detective Club]]'' games. But the biggest news was arguably [[https://www.destructoid.com/moon-remix-rpg-adventure-is-finally-coming-west-22-years-after-it-first-released-565871.phtml the Switch release]] of the cult classic [[SubvertedTrope "anti-RPG"]] ''VideoGame/MoonRemixRPGAdventure,'' along with news that it would finally be [[LateExportForYou officially localized and released worldwide.]]

* Compared to other recent Directs, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr9eAtwcYlo Nintendo E3 2019 Direct]] was relatively tame, though there were still a few standout moments. A Switch version of ''VideoGame/TheWitcher3'' was shown, setting a new high water mark for how capable the hybrid console could perform, while a remake of ''VideoGame/PanzerDragoon'' and the announcement of ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes 3'' thrilled fans of those series. But the biggest screams of excitement came from a one-two punch at the end, the debut of nostalgic favorite characters ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'' for ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', followed by confirmation that a sequel to ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' was on the way.

* Compared to other recent Directs, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr9eAtwcYlo Nintendo E3 2019 Direct]] was relatively tame, though there were still a few standout moments. A Switch version of ''VideoGame/TheWitcher3'' was shown, a new high water mark for just how capable the hybrid console could run games from more powerful systems, while a remake of ''VideoGame/PanzerDragoon'' and the announcement of ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes 3'' thrilled fans of those niche series. But the biggest screams of excitement came from a one-two punch at the end, the debut of nostalgic favorite characters ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'' for ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', followed by confirmation that a sequel to ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' was on the way.

* By most accounts, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TVE44feo_I September 2019 Nintendo Direct]] was a boon for die-hard fans of obscure and offbeat games. Western players were ambushed by the announcement of ''VideoGame/DeadlyPremonition2'', a sequel to the quirky ''Series/TwinPeaks''-style ''VideoGame/DeadlyPremonition''. Meanwhile, Japanese gamers were [[https://techraptor.net/content/famicom-detective-club-remake-japan greeted with news]] of remakes of the first two ''[[VideoGame/DetectiveClub Famicom Detective Club]]'' games. But the biggest news was arguably [[https://www.destructoid.com/moon-remix-rpg-adventure-is-finally-coming-west-22-years-after-it-first-released-565871.phtml the Switch release]] of the cult classic [[SubvertedTrope "anti-RPG"]] ''VideoGame/MoonRemixRPGAdventure,'' along with news that it would finally be [[LateExportForYou translated to English and released worldwide.]]

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUnpK23g4FY Spring 2019 Nindie Showcase]] also bookended itself quite nicely. The direct opened up by announcing that ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'' would be coming to the Nintendo Switch, something that had been rumored for a while thanks to many game journalists talking about how [[Creator/XboxGameStudios Microsoft]] and Nintendo had been talking a lot recently. But it's the end of the direct that arguably delivered the bigger news: Nintendo was letting an ''indie developer use one of their [=IPs=]'', and not just as DLC either. Nope, ''VideoGame/CadenceOfHyrule'', the sequel to ''VideoGame/CryptOfTheNecroDancer'', doubles as a full-fledged SpinOff entry in the ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' franchise. The fact that they urged a small Canadian team of less than a dozen people with only a single released game to their name to take their turn with one of their most popular franchises shocked absolutely everyone. Yes, ''urged''. Brace Yourself Games just wanted to have ''Zelda'' characters as DLC for the original game, but Nintendo was so interested by the idea that they pushed for a full-on title.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCME2yPJKWk February 2019]]'s Direct bookended itself with two major announcements, in addition to giving us a nice dose of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' news. The show opened with ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker2'', a game that ''Mario'' fans have wondering about since the launch of the Nintendo Switch, considering how the first game was one of the few that made heavy use of the UsefulNotes/WiiU's Gamepad. Some fans wondered if Nintendo would attempt to port it over or make a sequel, and lo and behold, not only is this sequel happening and adding tons of new features such as the much wanted slopes, but it's releasing in just four months. And the show ended with the long-awaited announcement of the next 2D ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda'' game, which turned out to be the equally long-awaited announcement of a ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening Link's Awakening]]'' remake, introduced by a beautifully-animated recreation of the opening cutscene.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUnpK23g4FY Spring 2019 Nindie Showcase]] also bookended itself quite nicely. The direct opened up by announcing that ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'' would be coming to the Nintendo Switch, something that had been rumored for a while thanks to many game journalists talking about how [[Creator/XboxGameStudios Microsoft]] and Nintendo had been talking a lot recently. But it's the end of the direct that arguably delivered the bigger news: Nintendo was letting an ''indie developer use one of their [=IPs=]'', and not just as DLC either. Nope, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3fiwIdKhZw Cadence of Hyrule]]'', the sequel to ''VideoGame/CryptOfTheNecroDancer'', doubles as a full-fledged SpinOff entry in the ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' franchise. The fact that they urged a small Canadian team of less than a dozen people with only a single released game to their name to take their turn with one of their most popular franchises shocked absolutely everyone. Yes, ''urged''. Brace Yourself Games just wanted to have ''Zelda'' characters as DLC for the original game, but Nintendo was so interested by the idea that they pushed for a full-on title.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUnpK23g4FY Spring 2019 Nindie Showcase]] also bookended itself quite nicely. The direct opened up by announcing that ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'' would be coming to the Nintendo Switch, something that had been rumored for a while thanks to many game journalists talking about how [[Creator/XboxGameStudios Microsoft]] and Nintendo had been talking a lot recently. But it's the end of the direct that arguably delivered the bigger news: Nintendo was letting an ''indie developer use one of their [=IPs=]'', and not just as DLC either. Nope, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3fiwIdKhZw Cadence of Hyrule]]'', the sequel to ''VideoGame/CryptOfTheNecrodancer'', doubles as a full-fledged SpinOff entry in the ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' franchise. The fact that they urged a small Canadian team of less than a dozen people with only a single released game to their name to take their turn with one of their most popular franchises shocked absolutely everyone. Yes, ''urged''. Brace Yourself Games just wanted to have ''Zelda'' characters as DLC for the original game, but Nintendo was so interested by the idea that they pushed for a full-on title.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUnpK23g4FY Spring 2019 Nindie Showcase]] also bookended itself quite nicely. The direct opened up by announcing that ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'' would be coming to the Nintendo Switch, something that had been rumored for a while thanks to many game journalists talking about how [[Creator/XboxGameStudios Microsoft]] and Nintendo had been talking a lot recently. But it's the end of the direct that arguably delivered the bigger news: Nintendo was letting an ''indie developer use one of their [=IPs=]'', and not just as DLC either. Nope, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3fiwIdKhZw Cadence of Hyrule]]'', the sequel to ''VideoGame/CryptOfTheNecrodancer'', doubles as a full-fledged SpinOff entry in the ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' franchise. People already do small double-takes whenever Nintendo lets large third-party developers play around with their franchises, so the fact that they urged a small Canadian team of less than a dozen people with only a single released game to their name to take their turn with one of their most popular franchises shocked absolutely everyone. Yes, ''urged''. Brace Yourself Games just wanted to have ''Zelda'' characters as DLC for the original game, but Nintendo was so interested by the idea that they pushed for a full-on title.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUnpK23g4FY Spring 2019 Nindie Showcase]] also bookended itself quite nicely. The direct opened up by announcing that ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'' would be coming to the Nintendo Switch, something that had been rumored for a while thanks to many game journalists talking about how [[Creator/XboxGameStudios Microsoft]] and Nintendo had been talking a lot recently. But it's the end of the direct that arguably delivered the bigger news: Nintendo was letting an ''indie developer use one of their [=IPs=]'', and not just as DLC either. Nope, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3fiwIdKhZw Cadence of Hyrule]]'', the sequel to ''VideoGame/CryptOfTheNecrodancer'', doubles as a full-fledged SpinOff entry in the ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' franchise. People already do small double-takes whenever Nintendo lets large third-party developers play around with their franchises, so the fact that they urged a small Canadian team of less than a dozen people with only a single released game to their name to take their turn with one of their most popular franchises shocked absolutely everyone. Yes, ''urged''. Brace Yourself Games just wanted to make DLC featuring ''Zelda'' characters, but Nintendo was so interested by the idea that they pushed for a full-on game.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUnpK23g4FY Spring 2019 Nindie Showcase]] also bookended itself quite nicely. The direct opened up by announcing that ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'' would be coming to the Nintendo Switch, something that had been rumored for a while thanks to many game journalists talking about how [[Creator/XboxGameStudios Microsoft]] and Nintendo had been talking a lot recently. But it's the end of the direct that arguably delivered the bigger news: Nintendo was letting an ''indie developer use one of their [=IPs=]'', and not just as DLC either. Nope, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3fiwIdKhZw Cadence of Hyrule]]'', the sequel to ''VideoGame/CryptOfTheNecrodancer'', doubles as a full-fledged SpinOff entry in the ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' franchise.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUnpK23g4FY Spring 2019 Nindie Showcase]] also bookended itself quite nicely. The direct opened up by announcing that ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'' would be coming to the Nintendo Switch, something that had been rumored for a while thanks to many game journalists talking about how [[Creator/XboxGameStudios Microsoft]] and Nintendo had been talking a lot recently. But it's the end of the direct that arguably delivered the bigger news: Nintendo was letting an ''indie developer use one of their [=IPs=]'', and not just as DLC either. Nope, ''Cadence of Hyrule'', the sequel to ''VideoGame/CryptOfTheNecrodancer'', doubles as a full-fledged SpinOff entry in the ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' franchise.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUnpK23g4FY Spring 2019 Nindie Showcase]] also bookended itself quite nicely. The direct opened up by announcing that ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'' would be coming to the Nintendo Switch, something that had been rumored for a while thanks to many game journalists talking about how [[Creator/XboxGameStudios Microsoft]] and Nintendo had been talking a lot recently. But it's the end of the direct that arguably delivered the bigger news: Nintendo was letting an ''indie developer'' use one of ''their [=IPs=]'', and not just as DLC either. Nope, ''Cadence of Hyrule'', the sequel to ''VideoGame/CryptOfTheNecrodancer'', doubles as a full-fledged SpinOff entry in the ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' franchise.

* During the "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-g7lXaymA8 Nintendo Spotlight: E3 2017]]" segment, they showed several well-received trailers for many UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch games, including ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'', ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'', ''VideoGame/FireEmblemWarriors'', what would become ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'' and ''VideoGame/YoshisCraftedWorld'', ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'', and third-party favorite ''VideoGame/RocketLeague'', in addition to the announcement that a core ''{{VideoGame/Pokemon}}'' RPG was coming to the Switch after fans worried where the future of the series was in context of the Switch's hybrid nature. That all pales to the ''real'' firestarter, though, which was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFbDmTjS_MI a 43 second teaser]] showing only [[VideoGame/MetroidPrime4 two words and the number "4"]]. The announcement tripled as a Tearjerker and a Crowning Moment of Heartwarming, with many people overjoyed to see Samus Aran returning to a Nintendo console for the first time in years, especially considering [[VideoGame/MetroidOtherM the low note she left on last time]].

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCME2yPJKWk February 2019]]'s Direct bookended itself with two major announcements, in addition to giving us a nice dose of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' news. The show opened with ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker2'', a game that ''Mario'' fans have wondering about since the launch of the Nintendo Switch, considering how the first game was one of the few that made heavy use of the UsefulNotes/WiiU's Gamepad. Some fans wondered if Nintendo would attempt to port it over or make a sequel, and lo and behold, not only is this sequel happening and adding tons of new features such as the much wanted slopes, but it's releasing in just four months. And the show ended with the long-awaited announcement of the next 2D ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda'' game, which turned out to be the equally long-awaited announcement of a ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening Link's Awakening]]'' remake, introduced by a beautifully-animated recreation of the opening cutscene.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsFna-Z1MjU March 2018 Nintendo Direct]] served as this for both the ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'' and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' communities. ''Splatoon'' fans got two things that they've been craving for since the original game launched back in 2015: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBr6GqyuWnA a new single-player campaign]] starring the rival Octoling species and the ability to play as an Octoling online, which is unlocked after beating this new story campaign, called the ''Octo Expansion''. Shortly afterwards, ''Smash Bros.'' fans got a shock when [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3Gt42kVgCw what seemed to be just additional news]] concerning ''Splatoon'' ending up being a character announcement trailer. The Inklings coming to ''Smash'' and [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate that new installment is on the horizon]], coming out later that year.

Awesome video games are usually preceded by awesome announcements, and {{WebVideo/Nintendo Direct}}s are pretty good at delivering awesome announcements. To keep overlap with the CrowningMomentOfAwesome pages of the various games mentioned throughout this list to a minimum, this page focuses solely on general Directs.

Awesome video games are usually preceded by awesome announcements, and Nintendo Directs are pretty good at delivering awesome announcements. To keep overlap with the CrowningMomentOfAwesome pages of the various games mentioned throughout this list to a minimum, this page focuses solely on general Directs.

* The "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRuHg1dv8MI September 2018 Direct]] had one for ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' fans, with the announcements that the previously Creator/{{Sony}} console-exclusive ''Final Fantasies VII'', ''IX'',''X/X-2'', and ''XII'' would be coming to the Nintendo Switch early the following year, marking the first time that a Nintendo platform has seen a new mainline ''Final Fantasy'' game in any form since ''1994''.[[note]]Not counting remakes of the first six installments, which were original made for Nintendo consoles.[[/note]] Extra fan attention was given to ''VII'' in particular, as that was the game which led to Square famously breaking off a long-standing relationship with Nintendo to release the game on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation instead, due to that console using [=CD-ROMs=] while the UsefulNotes/Nintendo64 stuck with cartridges.