Nintendo kicks off the year with some big surprises

Today’sNintendo Directhas concluded, and dang, that was a pretty good Direct. From known upcoming games to complete left-field reveals, it felt like it flew by at a blistering pace.

The company has become quite good at pulling a few surprises out for every stream, but usually a few itemsleak out ahead of time. There were certainly rumors around this one, same as any other, but the lineup is honestly still baffling to look at.Live A Live,Chrono Cross,Front Mission; heck, even aWii Sportsfollow-up! And some of the best meme fuel in town thanks to Kirby’s new Mouthful Mode.

Kirby and the Forgotten Land mouthful mode Nintendo Direct recap

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With all that in mind, let’s run down the quick list of what got shown today.

There was nothing new onBreath of the Wild 2, but overall, it was a pretty exciting Nintendo Direct. Let us know what you thought below!

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Football Manager 26 promo art

Cover for Max Payne

Black Ops 7 key art work

PEAK mesa biome text

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CoD BO7 The Guild robot

Jurassic Park Survival Maya vs. T-Rex