Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase 2.21.2024

[cheery synth music] [music ends] [cheery synth music returns] [narrator] -Hello, everyone! Welcome to today's Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase. In this presentation, we'll be focusing on Nintendo Switch games launching in the first half of 2024 from our publishing and development partners. OK! Let's get into some headlines. Strive to survive. [music ends] [adventurous synth music] Get ready to embark on an enormous adventure of pint-sized proportions! After being shrunken down at the hands of

an evil corporation, you must explore a vast, immersive world, right in your own backyard! Assemble your crew and work together in online, cross-platform co-op with up to three friends, or take on the adventure solo. Gather resources to build your base and craft weapons, armor, and tools to improve your chances of survival. Use the tools you craft to forage plant life, but watch out, you aren't alone out there! Work your way through the campaign to uncover the mysteries of the backyard, or bui

ld, share, and play your own creations in Playgrounds mode. Do you have what it takes to make it big in this minuscule world, and fend off its creepy-crawly inhabitants? Go big or never go home when Grounded launches on the Nintendo Switch system April 16th. [music ends] [somber orchestral music] A tale of destruction and renewal unfolds in this return to the ENDER LILIES world. [VO singing in background] This once-flourishing country sits atop a wealth of buried magic. Homunculi, artificial lif

eforms created as the country flourished, were meant to bring about a brighter future. [music ends] [somber orchestral music returns] As Lilac, you'll reluctantly bond with and journey alongside a Homunculus who played a pivotal role in the country's demise. When the magic buried beneath the surface became corrupted, the citizens fled upward to escape its reach. But those who lacked power and wealth remained abandoned below. Along your journey, you'll battle rampaging Homunculi. Upon liberating

them, the creations will join you on your adventure, becoming your companions and lending their aid. What awaits Lilac and the Homunculi at the end of their journey? Find out when ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist launches on Nintendo Switch this year. [music ends] [cheery synth music returns] It's your adventure, your way in these Nintendo Switch games. [music ends] [wondrous synth music] Explore an interconnected world of puzzles in this charming adventure. Slide across rows and columns on a s

prawling gameplay grid, where everything moves when you move. Solve puzzles by venturing out into the wilderness, helping out the townsfolk, and taking down monsters in hand-crafted dungeons. What awaits you on this curious journey of self-discovery? The world is yours to solve in Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure, sliding onto Nintendo Switch this summer. [music ends] [cheery orchestral music] Guide Alain, a young prince on a journey to liberate five nations from the mighty empire's dominion.

[characters vocalizing throughout] Customize your troops, form your strategy, then unleash your army on the opposing Zenoiran forces. Your real-time strategy planning will turn the tide of war. During battle, you may get to recruit new allies, or be faced with difficult decisions. ATLUS and Vanillaware present Unicorn Overlord, launching on Nintendo Switch March 8th. A demo will be available today on Nintendo eShop. [music ends] [uplifting orchestral music] Originally released on the Nintendo 3

DS system, [characters vocalizing throughout] the first Monster Hunter Stories game returns, now fully voiced and in HD! As a Rider, you'll befriend and fight alongside monsters in turn-based combat to confront the Black Blight that plagues the world. Many familiar monsters from across the series are included. Plus, you can browse artwork and listen to music in the newly added museum! Take flight in Monster Hunter Stories, soaring onto the Nintendo Switch system this summer. [music ends] [lighth

earted orchestral music] [characters vocalizing throughout] On a peculiar day, Yen Sid's mischievous mirror lured Mickey Mouse into his workshop. [mysterious orchestral music] Finding the magic paintbrush, a curious Mickey creates a mess... [bombastic orchestral music] and becomes trapped in a magical wasteland, inhabited by forgotten and rejected characters. [music stops] [bombastic orchestral music returns] The platforming adventure Epic Mickey returns, in a faithful remake of the beloved clas

sic! Explore this unusual dimension, using the magic brush, to shape the world with paint and paint thinner on the path to become an epic hero. [music ends] [lighthearted orchestral music returns] Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed launches on Nintendo Switch this year. [music ends] [cheery synth music returns] Next, please take a look at this. [music ends] [dark orchestral music] [Koshimizu] -I'm afraid Tokyo experienced its own peculiar occurrence while you were away. I'll be counting on you to gat

her more intel on the matter. [Hayataro] -I suspect it to be traveling back and forth between Tokyo and the netherworld. [Yuzuru] -This place is definitely dangerous. And that's about all we know right now. [Yoko] -Look out! [Yuzuru] -Who are you? [music intensifies] [Yoko] -Now, let's kill this thing. [Lilith] -And so we have found it. The key to the resurrection... [Yuzuru] -So what? This is where you prove you can fight?! You think you can just fly in and be a hero? [Miyazu] -If it wasn't fo

r you, my brother would never have been dragged into this war. [Tao] -You're not alone. If you want revenge, then I'll help you get it! [music ends] [Lilith] -Allow me to remind you how you were wronged by this world. [distorted background voices] [melodic drone beat] [music ends] [cheery synth music returns] [narrator] -Enter or return to this ravaged wasteland, and experience an untold story on your adventure. Let's take a look at some more headlines. Get ready to unite and fight in these Nint

endo Switch games. [music ends] [intense orchestral beat] Fight in iconic battles from across the STAR WARS galaxy in this collection of two classic games! Up to 64 players can strike back against familiar faces in massive online battles. This collection includes additional playable characters such as Kit Fisto, and additional maps like Jabba's Palace. [Rancor roars] Plus, battle as your favorite heroes or villains in Hero Assault! Play as Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, and more on maps including

Death Star and Naboo. [Darth Maul] -Grah! -STAR WARS: Battlefront Classic Collection launches on the Nintendo Switch system March 14th. Pre-orders begin today on Nintendo eShop. [music ends] [lighthearted orchestral music] [Cartman] -Come on! It’s a snow day! Come on Butters! Let’s go Stan! Snow day everyone! [music ends] [epic orchestral choir music] -Welcome to South Park! As the New Kid... [Butters] -Alright, you are armed now, New Kid! -join Cartman, Stan, and the rest of the gang to save th

e town in this co-op action game. Choose from a wide range of iconic South Park items and cosmetics to customize your character however you'd like. Once you're set, it's time for battle! Take on an avalanche of enemy factions in solo play or online co-op with up to three friends. Grab your gang and head into the fray in SOUTH PARK: SNOW DAY!, launching on Nintendo Switch March 26th. Pre-orders are available now on Nintendo eShop. [Cartman] -It’s a snow day, dude! [music ends] [grandiose orchestr

al choir music] -Sharpen your steel for the latest entry in the Sword Art Online series. [characters vocalizing throughout] When the virtual world goes haywire, the past and present collide. [music intensifies] Alongside former adversaries and fallen allies, it's up to you to save the world. Experience a whole new single-player story, or take the battle online, with up to 20 players, in co-op play. SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured Daydream launches on Nintendo Switch this year. [music ends] [energetic

rock music] Break, build, and battle your ultimate GUNDAM in GUNDAM BREAKER 4! Choose from over 250 base kits, combine and customize their parts to build your very own mobile suit model, known as Gunpla, then put your creation to the test in a variety of combat missions. By defeating enemies and acquiring new parts, you can equip more abilities to craft the ultimate Gunpla. Plus, you can show off your builds and snap pics in the new Diorama Mode! Prepare for battle when GUNDAM BREAKER 4 launc

hes on Nintendo Switch this year. [music ends] [cheery synth music returns] Let's get down to... monkey business! [music ends] [glamorous electronic music] The newest entry in the Super Monkey Ball series rolls onto Nintendo Switch! [in-game VO] -Goal! -Over 200 brand-new stages await, with optional motion controls! [characters vocalizing throughout] Using the new Spin Dash move, you can blast over obstacles and create shortcuts to victory! [in-game VO] -Goal! Go! -Have a ball with friends and

family in 4-player local co-op. [music ends] And... up to 16 players can battle online as they tilt their way to be the top banana! [in-game VO] -Five, four, three, two, one, go! [cheery electronic music] Be the first to the finish line in Race mode. Grab the falling bananas in Banana Hunt. Team up to take down robots in Robot Smash, and more! Get ready to roll, tilt, dash, and party in one "a-peel-ing" adventure, when Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble launches exclusively on the Nintendo Switch

system June 25th. Pre-orders begin today on Nintendo eShop. [music ends] [cheery synth music returns] Get ready for a "Goo-ood" time! [music ends] [mystical orchestral music] It's liquidy, it's solidy, it's Goo! Stretch it, shape it, and use it to build strategic structures. In this physics-based puzzler, you can build towers, bridges, and even... whatever this is. Your goal is to guide as much Goo as possible into a vast global pipe distribution network. But where do the pipes lead? Certainly

nowhere sinister! Put your imagination to the test as you build, splash, explode, destroy, fly, and roll your Goo to the goal. You'll encounter different types of Goo Balls with unique properties, including Explosive Goo, Jelly Goo, and more. Plus, exclusive to the Nintendo Switch version, you can build with up to three buds in local co-op play. World of Goo 2 launches as a console exclusive on Nintendo Switch May 23rd. [music ends] [cheery synth music returns] Build a life transcending time. [

music ends] [uplifting orchestral music] Craft your story, one thousand years in the making, in a brand-new FANTASY LIFE game! This once-thriving island in the seas of Reveria now stands deserted. Travel to the island's past to gather resources, then use them to restore the island in the present. You'll start out by assuming one of many different roles, called Lives. Why not become a Miner to collect ore? How about a Magician to take down monsters? Or even a Carpenter to craft furniture? You can

swap between these Lives and many more as you rebuild the island. As you travel through time, you'll gradually uncover truths about your new island home. Additionally, up to four players can journey together online. Invite friends to the island and set off to discover the secrets that lie in store. This life is yours to live in... FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time, launching on Nintendo Switch October 10th. [music ends] [cheery synth music returns] It's time to hunt for, uh, trash? [musi

c ends] [soft synth music] [Voltai] -The world these days is dark and mean. Even the water tastes unclean. [Roland] -Need I remind you all how threatening the ocean is outside this reef? -Scour the depths of a polluted undersea world in this souls-like adventure. [frantic synth music] [Kril] -I uh, recently had my shell taken away. [Prawnathan] -If you can go get that treasure they’re jawin’ about, I’ll gladly trade your shell for it. -Protect yourself with whatever you can find, from cans to ca

rdboard, during your hunt to reclaim your prized shell. [Konche] -It would appear the hunt is on, I say! [Kril] -I-I-I-‘ve been working my butt off trying to get my old life back! -But you’ll run into a few crabby predators along the way. [Duchess Magista] -Perhaps we can work out a deal, little hermit? [Firth] -That treasure's as good as mine. -Use over 60 ability-granting shells and harness powerful Umami magic to take down enemies in frenetic deep-sea combat. What other threats lie in the oc

ean depths? As they say, one crab’s trash is... Another Crab’s Treasure, launching on Nintendo Switch April 25th. [music ends] [cheery synth music returns] These Nintendo Switch games will have you dashing, dropping, and drilling! [music ends] [energetic synth music] Join Penny and Yo-Yo in a brand-new 3D platforming adventure from the team that brought you Sonic Mania! Dash, swing, ride, and master the cosmic string in over 40 levels across 11 vibrant worlds, all while outrunning a massive peng

uin army and a colorful cast of bosses! Feast on power-ups to activate transformations, help out the denizens during your acrobatic escapades, and put your tricks to the test in a time attack mode. Hope you're ready to YO, because Penny's Big Breakaway launches on Nintendo Switch today! [music ends] [chill jazz music] Local 2-player battles are coming as paid DLC to the fruit-matching phenomenon, Suika Game! Choose from three modes: Original, Time Limit, and Attack! Aim for a higher score than y

our opponent in Original mode... make split-second decisions against the clock in Time Limit mode... and overwhelm your opponent with bunches of fruit in Attack mode! Plus, online multiplayer will be added to the DLC in the future. Get battling when this paid DLC for Suika Game [applause] drops onto the Nintendo Switch system today! A bundle of the game and DLC is also available today. [music ends] [breakbeat synth music] Gear up for some thrilling drilling in the 2D action-platformer, Pepper G

rinder! Burrow through terrain, pulverize enemies in your way, and ride on gnarly vehicles to recover your missing fortune. Pepper Grinder drills its way onto Nintendo Switch March 28th. A demo will be available today on Nintendo eShop. [music ends] [cheery big band music] Giddy up for a fusion of solitaire and horse racing in this remastered version of Pocket Card Jockey! Take cards to create a sequence of numbers and build up power during a race. Check the positions of other horses, spend powe

r to move around the course, and grab special cards to gain the upper hoof! [horse neighs] [crowd cheers] Win events to get new horses, then breed them to raise the next generation of ideal steeds. You can even race online against other players! It's off to the races in Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On!, launching on Nintendo Switch today! [music ends] [lighthearted electronic beat] [music ends] [cheery synth music returns] That almost wraps up this Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase. But before we g

o, we have two more announcements to share. First, please take a look at this. [music ends] [growing synth noise] [subtle synth music lead-in] [driving synth rock beat] These games are available today! You can play them with an active Nintendo Switch Online, or Nintendo Switch Online Plus Expansion Pack membership. [music ends] [cheery synth music returns] Next is our last announcement. Please take a look. [music ends] [muffled underwater sounds] [sublime piano music] [narrator 2] -A mysterious

underwater world is yours to explore in an all-new Endless Ocean game. Welcome to the Veiled Sea, a location known to very few people. This unexplored region changes with each dive, offering new things to discover. Up to 30 players online can plunge into the ocean's depths together. Share your discoveries with other divers, and exchange a friendly greeting, while freely exploring the vast ocean. There are over 500 different species of marine life to encounter. [whale bellows] Some of them are c

reatures thought to be extinct, and others may be mythical. What will you find on your undersea journey? Endless Ocean Luminous launches on the Nintendo Switch system May 2nd. Pre-orders begin today on Nintendo eShop. [music ends] [cheery synth music returns] -We hope you're looking forward to exploring the vast ocean on Nintendo Switch. That's all for today's Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase. Thank you for watching. [music intensifies]