Nintendo is acutely aware that people are looking for distractions, and in a surprise Nintendo Direct stream on the 26th, the company announced over 25 new Switch games and expansions. Well, maybe "new" is an overstatement. Most of the games are remasters, re-releases, ports, or DLC. But many of them are old games that haven't been touched in years, so they might be worth checking out.
If you have 28 minutes to spare, you can watch the full Nintendo Direct stream below, but if not, we cover the highlights here. At a quick glance, Nintendo has over 20 games and DLC packs coming to the Switch in the next few months. Without fear of using cliché, there really does seem to be something for everyone.
Do you like RPGs? Then you can play Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, which will be released on May 29. This cult favorite Wii RPG is also available on the new 3DS, but this time you can play a new epilogue chapter called "Xenoblade: Future Connected". I don't know if "Xenoblade Chronicles" has aged well; even by the standards of the early 2010s, it was slow-paced and difficult. But if you need something long and immersive, this game would definitely fit the bill.
Fans of 2K Games should be very pleased with Nintendo's announcement: on May 29, the Switch will receive the Borderlands Legendary Collection (featuring the first three Borderlands games) and the BioShock Collection ("BioShock," 2" and "BioShock Infinite") will be released on the Switch.
If you've never played the BioShock series, this may be the perfect opportunity to escape into the dystopian nightmare world of the evils of unbridled capitalism. Perhaps a little too familiar, the "XCOM 2 Collection" also allows you to battle aliens on strategic battlefields.
Star Wars fans have two classic games to choose from: Star Wars: Jedi Academy and Star Wars Episode I: Racer. The former is a first- or third-person action game in which players customize their own Jedi knight and carry out various missions for Luke Skywalker and Kyle Katarn (the protagonist of the "Dark Forces" series). The latter is a surprisingly good racing game in which you take control of the most interesting vehicle of the prequel trilogy and race around various alternate worlds. Episode 1 Racer will be available "soon," while Jedi Academy is available to play right now.
Speaking of games you can play now, Switch games available today include the action puzzle game Good Job! , the "Fantastic Four" expansion for "Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3," a Nintendo-themed update for "Ring Fit Adventure," the undersea exploration game "New World: Into the Deep Sea," and the highly anticipated "Panzer Dragoon: Remake" among others. Look for them in the eShop.
There are several other titles coming out in the next few months, including Harmonix's inventive rhythm game "Fuser" and the raunchy puzzle game "Catherine: Full Body. If you haven't bought a Switch yet, now might be the time to do so.
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