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Nintendo at E3 2018 - Nintendo Direct live-stream/blog

by rawmeatcowboy
12 June 2018
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This post will be updated with a live-blog of the information shared during today's Nintendo Direct.

- Daemon X Machina coming to Switch in 2019
- Xenoblade Chronicles 2; Torna the Golden Country coming out Sept. 2018
- Mew comes exclusive with every Poke Ball Plus for Pokemon: Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee
- Super Mario Party coming to Switch on Oct. 5th, 2018
- Fire Emblem: Three Houses coming to Switch Spring 2019
- Fortnite available on Switch 10 AM PDT today
- Overcooked 2 due out on Switch on Aug. 7th, 2018
- Hollow Knight available on Switch today
- Octopath Traveler getting a new demo on June 14th, 2018
- Dragon Ball FighterZ coming to Switch
- Every single character from Smash Bros. history will be in Smash Bros. Ultimate on Switch
- The World Ends With You: Final Remix due out on Switch this Fall
- Mario can wear his wedding and builder outfits, plus wears Cappy, Link has his Breath of the Wild costume and a new final smash, Ice Climbers return, Ike has two different versions with slightly different voices, female version of Pikachu is included, Fox is based on StarFox Zero and has gotten a new Final Smash, Falco has a new Final Smash, Ryu will always face his opponents, Samus can power her shot in mid-air, Marth's dancing blade is faster and is fully voiced in English, Snake returns with Shadow Moses island, King Dedede has a new final smash, Pichu returns, Zelda is based on A Link Between Worlds and has a new final smash, Sonic's final smash has gotten faster, Pac-Man's final smash got a speed boost, Pokemon Trainer returns and can change Pokemon during battle, play as a female Pokemon trainer, Captain Falcon has a dramatic slow-mo effect and Big Blue returns, Cloud returns and you can see his limit gauge by his damage percentage, Robin has a new meter for moves, for Villager you can easier see what's been pocketed and has 8 different designs, Bowser's final smash is now bigger, Mr. Game and Watch has an appearance closer to his original design, Young Link returns, Wolf is based on StarFox Zero and his moves have been upgraded, Kirby has a new stone ability and a copy ability for every fighter, Shulk has a new way to select weapon arts and Fiora is part of his final smash, Ganondorf has his Ocarina of Time design and a new final smash, Mii fighters have had their proportions tweaked and they have 12 voice options, Pit has a new final smash, Zero Suit Samus has a new final smash, Olimar gets cracks in his helmet when he gets damaged, Bayonetta's costumes from her first two games are available and she has different sound effects and Rodin appears as an assist trophy, Wario's final smash has been updated, Donkey Kong's final smash is rapid-fire punches and has expressive new facial animations, Little Mac has a new final smash, Ness has a new final smash and Jeff returns as an assist trophy, Lucas' final smash has been updated, Wii Fit Trainer has a new face, Mega Man has had his stage updated and his new final smash includes proto man and bass, Palutena has streamlined special attacks, ROB has a new gauge to show how much fuel he has left for hovering, Lucina and Dark Pit have epsilon figures and are called echo fighters, Daisy is Peach's echo fighter and has different characteristics, Inkling lets you ink opponents to give them even more damage and they can run out of ink, Squid Sisters are an assist trophy, Bomberman is an assist trophy, more Pokemon will be added as assist trophies, more items as well, Morae Towers and Great Plateau Tower are new stages, all stages have battlefield and omega forms, directional air dodge has been improved, excessive dodging makes you more vulnerable, short-hop attacks are performed by pressing the A button and a direction, perfect shield occurs when you release the shield button, one-on-one battles give your attacks more damage, the lead fighter in a battle will sometimes flash to show off their position in the game, includes GameCube controller support and supports all amiibo, Ridley is playable, available Dec. 7th, 2018