Nintendo Direct February 2021 livestream to feature Smash Bros news & upcoming games
A February 2021 Nintendo Direct livestream will show off 50 minutes of Super Smash Bros Ultimate announcements and new upcoming Switch titles.
As we charge headlong through the first months of the 2021 calendar, many eyes have been on Nintendo as it finishes its run of Super Mario Bros 35th anniversary projects and moves into uncharted territory. Thankfully, we’re about to find out what Nintendo has up its sleeve in the coming months. A new Nintendo Direct has been announced for this week and promises to share not only updates on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, but also upcoming Nintendo Switch titles coming in the first half of 2021.
Nintendo announced its next Direct livestream presentation via the Nintendo of America Twitter on February 16, 2021. On February 17, 2021 at 2 p.m. PT / 5 p.m. ET, Nintendo will go live on its YouTube channel with a presentation clocking in at around 50 minutes. During the presentation, Nintendo is expected to share a wealth of updates and reveals which will include Super Smash Bros. Ultimate news. Nintendo also promises to showcase some titles coming to the Nintendo Switch in the next few months.
Tune in 2/17 at 2 p.m. PT for a #NintendoDirect livestream featuring roughly 50 minutes of information focused on available games like Super #SmashBrosUltimate and games coming to #NintendoSwitch in the first half of 2021.https://t.co/fbG3hEtD0Q pic.twitter.com/w8J6lbdIkQ
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) February 16, 2021
Nintendo has played it close to the vest outside of the Super Mario Bros. 35th anniversary content coming into 2021, but with Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury wrapped up with a neat bow, the rest of the year looks foggy. Many, including us here at Shacknews, have made guesses at what comes next, but this February Nintendo Direct will be quite illuminating, at least as far as early 2021 goes. With Nintendo franchises like The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Kid Icarus, and F-Zero featuring anniversaries to name a few this year, it will be interesting to see what Nintendo has in store for us. At least we know we’ll be seeing something new for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
As the Nintendo Direct February 2021 livestream presentation nears, be sure to stay tuned to Shacknews for all the latest announcements and reveals headed our way during the event.
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NINTENDO DIRECT tomorrow (2/17) at 2pm PT
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-02-16-surprise-theres-a-lengthy-nintendo-direct-tomorrow-
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Nah, WW, TP and SS.
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I rather think they will be added to Nintendo Online with other N64 games.
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That is, if they don’t put out an N64 mini classic the same year.
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I see this as the most likely scenario.
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I’d be more excited for Skyward Sword Switch.
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I think, if anything, they will add N64 games to Nintendo Online.
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I want a remaster of Skyward Sword because I haven't played it. I also really want an HD version of the OOT and Majora's Mask remakes they did for 3DS. Wind Waker and Twilight Princess would be cool but as someone who owned a Wii U and already played them there, I personally have no interest in re-buying them for $60. But, that is kind of the life of a Wii U -> Switch owner unfortunately.
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Phantom Hourglass? Ugh
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If I had to guess we might get the whole "windwaker trilogy". Hopefully there are some major fixes on the DS games and they end up more a reimagining than a true remaster.
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They should do another Nintendo Direct on April 1 and announce that the CD-i Zelda games are coming to Switch later that day, and actually do it. Like, as a joke but not as a joke.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLxqfmpjB-U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHcoOLMXono
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METROID PRIME TRILOGY FOR SWITCH, HERE WE COME!!!
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WANT!!!!!
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Yes, but only for August 6, 2021 - the Metroid 35th anniversary.
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Yeah, I see Zelda going hard, a Metroid All-Stars would be great though. Probably the Prime Trilogy won't show up this year unfortunately but I could see Zero Mission and Fusion showing up on Nintendo Online.
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I'm thinking this is about the only thing I could get excited for right now. I absolutely hate the fact that all of their most recent releases have been basically re-releases, that aside, I'd still grab the MP trilogy if they announced it. Can't really think of anything else that would make me excited right now.
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...What is their reasoning?
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I doubt they make a mario kart this soon, right? MK8 Deluxe was the mario kart for Switch unfortunately (I hope not, I fuckin love MK)
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Yes I know but you know how Nintendo is... they consider it a 'new' release I bet.
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Look at this shit! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_Nintendo_Switch_video_games
In nintendo's mind, they dont want to saturate the market with another MK if this one is still selling like hotcakes with every new switch sold.-
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I do too. I really hope they make another, but my guess is if they do it, it won't be for a couple years. 2022 at the earliest.
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I mean that's a patch. I'd rather see DLC for MK8DX than MK9 though if they were going to do that, maybe with another couple of new circuits and maybe some more MP levels.
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Mario Super Strikers is my bet for June release
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Dang, but what if alot was the new smash character.
https://qy7s3400-a.akamaihd.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Alot-vs-a-lot1-600x450.png
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So which of the leaked Smash characters are being announced. Ryu from Ninja Gaiden, Doom Guy, or Rayman.
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Timing the overlap is deliberate, it isn't causal. If koei tecmo has given their go ahead they know long in advance that it will happen they can coordinate that with the HD release of their back-catalog especially because they burned through all their projects for nintendo and the new console gen.
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Odyssey 2 I don't expect anything. But given how close we are to there Zelda anniversary I wouldn't be surprised if we get another botw2 trailer.
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I think BOTW2 has to be a Summer/Holiday game at this point.
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There's no "has to be" with Nintendo games, especially the Zelda team. For whatever reason they've always announced the earliest and had the most delays, and this is even under a Nintendo that does a very good job of not giving out announcements and release windows until the game is pretty nailed down.
I think its possible that BOTW2 is a holiday game but we'll see. If it isn't this year I won't be surprised either.
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Looking forward to this! We know almost nothing about their 2021 docket.
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Gonna be a good week. 50 min direct & Blizzcon on Friday. So many announcements!
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Sidejack with the Blizzcon schedule: https://blizzcon.com/en-us/schedule
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