1. "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" will release on December 7, 2018, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch. Nintendo Let's get the biggest announcement out of the way: The biggest game coming to the Nintendo Switch in 2018 was finally given an official name ("Super Smash Bros. Ultimate") and an official release date (December 7, 2018). Fans were thrilled by what they saw. Unlike most presentations we've seen at E3 2018, Nintendo spent the vast majority of its presentation on this single game — in fact, it spent 24 out of the 42 total minutes of its Nintendo Direct video talking about "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate." The most notable highlights: — The new roster will include every character from past "Super Smash Bros." games, as well as new characters like the Inklings from Nintendo's newer "Splatoon" franchise and the long-awaited Ridley from the "Metroid" games. — Plenty of levels from other "Super Smash Bros." games will return, but there will be new maps as well. — You can play the game with any Nintendo Switch controller, or any Nintendo GameCube controller (sold separately). — Nintendo made "tens of thousands" of updates to how the game actually plays, from level-design tweaks, to changes in how characters look and play, to the many items available to be used in the game, to "Final Smash" attacks, and more.<doc-sep>Today Nintendo closed out the 2018 E3 press gauntlet with a streamed conference that was largely focused on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, with only a few other announcements peppered in for flavor. Advertisement We got news of a couple of anticipated ports (Fortnite and Hollow Knight), a couple neat indie sequel announcements, and a trailer for a proper Switch Fire Emblem. But by and large, this was a Smash-centric conference. Let’s go over everything Nintendo showed. Super Mario Party will let you use Switches in a fascinating way. The trailer for Super Mario Party showed a group of four people laying two switches on the table and rearranging them and using both screens. Pretty cool! It reminded me of Sifteo Blocks, an alternative gaming system from a few years back that was probably ahead of its time. The people in the Mario Party video also played on a TV in a more standard Mario Party configuration. The game will be out on October 5. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is getting some DLC. I didn’t play this game, but I gather some people like it more than others. To that first group: enjoy some DLC! Fire Emblem will arrive on Switch as Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Heck yeah, man. I’ll admit I’ve never managed to get super into a new Fire Emblem game since Awakening stole my heart so many years ago, but I’m stoked for this series to make a proper Switch debut. It’s coming in Spring 2019. Advertisement Fortnite is indeed coming to Switch... today! We already reported this one, but now it’s official: Epic’s earthshakingly popular battle royale game Fortnite is coming to Nintendo Switch. The battle royale mode will be free as always, and it’s out... today! They said it’ll hit the eShop at 10am Pacific, so it should be up by the time you’re reading this. Go forth and do battle. Advertisement Hollow Knight is also out on Switch... today! Nice! I’ve been looking forward to playing this on Switch. I’ve heard nothing but good things. Advertisement We learned a lot more about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Nintendo’s storied crossover fighting game won’t just have a huge roster: it’ll have an all-encompassing one. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will feature every fighter from every single Smash game in history. Dang. Nintendo described it as “the biggest crossover in gaming history,” which seems like it’s begging for some Infinity War memes. Eight player battles are also making a return. Advertisement Here’s the full roster: Mario (with Cappy) Samus Kirby Bowser Link from Breath of the Wild Donkey Kong Fox Falco Marth Zelda Sheik Villager Mewtwo Metaknight Sonic Peach Pikachu Ice Climbers Inkling Captain Falcon Zero Suit Samus Wii Fit Trainer Squirtle Ivysaur Charizard Ness Lucas Ryu Ganondorf Ike Cloud Snake Jigglypuff Pichu Roy Olimar Diddy Kong Lucario Lucina Robin Bayonetta Mr. Game and Watch Greninja Dr. Mario R.O.B. Duck Hunt Pit Dark Pit Palutena Corrin Bowser Jr. Toon Link Young Link King Dedede Rosalina and Luma Mii Gunner, Sword and Brawler Wario Little Mac Pac-Man Shulk Wolf Megaman Luigi Yoshi Advertisement Phew. Got all that? The game will work with a GameCube controller, since that’s the preferred input method for a lot of players. It’ll also work with all Amiibos, and you can transfer your FP data from previous games. Last but not least, they introduced a new challenger: Ridley, the long-requested Metroid beast, will be playable! They also detailed a bunch of mechanical changes coming to the game, which you can watch in the video above the roster list. I’m a Smash scrub and don’t have the chops to break it all down, but my colleague Cecilia D’Anastasio is an expert, and she’s written a post detailing everything we know about the game. So go read that. Advertisement Advertisement The Splatoon 2 Octo Expansion is coming out... tomorrow! Nintendo revealed this one during their post-show livestream. Octo Expansion will be out tomorrow on June 13, which, heck yeah. They’d said earlier that it wasn’t coming until July. Can’t wait to check it out. Nintendo also announced on Twitter that free updates to Splatoon 2 would continue to the end of 2018. Advertisement Advertisement Three Octoling Amiibo are inbound as well. I have a single Amiibo. It is from Splatoon 2. I will never buy another Amiibo. But if I did, I would maybe get one of these. They’re coming later this year. Advertisement A few more things: Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee are both coming on November 16, along with the Pokéball plus accessory, which will unlock Mew in the game; a version of the legendary competitive arcade Killer Queen is coming to Switch later this year as Killer Queen Black; Overcooked 2 is also coming coming to Switch; there’s a Switch mech game called Daemon X Machina; DragonBall FighterZ is indeed coming to Switch this year, as is SNK Heroines Tag Team Frenzy; and there’ll be a new demo for Octopath Traveler (out in July) on the eShop today; and there was a sizzle reel announcing a bunch of third-party games and ports, too. And that’s that. Not exactly a jam-packed conference, eh? Your enjoyment probably hinged on how stoked you are about Smash Bros. As for me, I’m gonna go play some Hollow Knight on Switch and dream of a day where I can play Metroid Prime Trilogy on the same system. Advertisement That’ll do it for our coverage of the E3 2018 press conferences. You can find roundups of all of those press conferences below. The E3 show floor is about to open, and our reporters on the ground will be there to play games, talk to developers, and chase news until it’s got nowhere left to run. Stay tuned.<doc-sep>Pokemon Let’s Go Nintendo Switch announcement trailer FREE for the biggest new releases, reviews and tech hacks SUBSCRIBE Invalid email Sign up forfor the biggest new releases, reviews and tech hacks When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Closing off a busy week in LA, Nintendo revealed their plans during the last E3 games conference of 2018. Fans were excited to see what new plans Nintendo had in store for the next year and were not disappointed with the announcements. Heavy-Hitters like the new Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, as well as Super Mario Party and a special Fortnite announcement, made for a packed stage show. Here, the Express.co.uk gives a complete rundown of everything Nintendo announced at E3 2018. What did Nintendo announce at E3 2018? Fans were not expecting many surprises from Nintendo at E3 this year, as the game company had already revealed several properties in the run-up to the event. The pre-recorded press conference showcased some of Nintendo’s biggest properties, with gameplay reveals for some of its titles giving fans a hint as to what they should expect. Rumours that Nintendo would be partnering with Epic Games to bring Fortnite to the Nintendo Switch were confirmed, as well as more details on Metroid Prime 4, Super Smash Bros. and several other games. Nintendo didn’t reveal as much as some of the other big game developers, but fans were delighted to see a slew of new titles scheduled for release in the next year. Nintendo E3 2018: What games did Nintendo announce? Highlights from E3 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate One of the biggest announcements from E3 2018 was Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Scheduled for a December 7, 2018 release date, Smash Ultimate will bring back Smash Bros. back to the gamers, making it an available and enjoyable fighting game for all players. Nintendo paired this announcement with the newly developed GameCube controllers, which was aimed at pleasing competitive Smash, as well as a faster, more hectic feel to the gameplay. Nintendo released a playable demo of Smash Ultimate, unveiling several new playable characters, including every single character from all previous Smash games. Bayonetta will return, as well as three alternative versions for Link, a Super Mario Odyssey redesign, Metroid’s Ridley and several Platoon 2 characters. On whether there will be any new characters announced for Smash Ultimate, Smash creator Masahiro Sakurai said: “We made including every single fighter ever our number one goal. So we’re kind of hoping you aren’t expecting too many new challengers.” Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was announced at E3 Fortnite on the Nintendo Switch The partnership between Epic Games and Nintendo has long been rumoured before E3 2018, but plans were finally revealed when Fortnite was announced on the Switch. Players were able to immediately download the new game during the conference, logging on to their Epic Games account to play straight away. Switch players are now able to play Fortnite against players on other consoles, as Nintendo announced cross-play between Xbox One and PC gamers. Sony locked-off cross-play between Switch and PS4 players though. The free-to-play game can now be found in the eshop for download once players have created an Epic Games account on their website. Nintendo E3 2018 - Confirmed Nintendo Switch games and rumoured titles for new Direct Mon, June 11, 2018 Nintendo E3 2018 is taking place today. Here are the confirmed Nintendo Switch games and rumoured titles for the upcoming Direct presentation Play slideshow NINTENDO 1 of 12 Super Smash Bros will definitely appear during the Nintendo E3 2018 event Fortnite was announced for the Nintendo Switch at E3 Super Mario Party Super Mario Party will also finally be playable on the Nintendo Switch. Nintendo revealed that Switch platers can play many of these new games with just one Switch Joy-Con, allowing for four players to play at any one time with two sets of controllers. Nintendo also announced that players can play across multiple Switch tablets, with different content being played on different tablets to different teams, with the ability to link both Switch tablets to their TV for one giant display. Nintendo showed off a new trailer that revealed how the new technology will work, with Super Mario Party available on October 5. Nintendo finished off the games conferences at E3 2018<doc-sep>We're at the end of E3 2018, and that means the press conferences are wrapping up soon. Many have already taken place, but one of the biggest--Nintendo--is still to come Tuesday morning. That means a lot of gaming news, reveals, and trailers for Nintendo Switch in addition to everything we've already learned. Here's when all of the conferences start and where you can watch livestreams and liveblogs. EA Play was the year's first event on Saturday, bringing news about things like Battlefield V and Respawn's new Star Wars game. Microsoft followed with a jam-packed press conference that featured dozens of games. Bethesda offered details on the highly anticipated Fallout 76 and confirmed numerous other games--including The Elder Scrolls VI and its rumored sci-fi game Starfield. Devolver Digital also held an E3 press conference on Sunday. Square Enix followed these on Monday morning with a shorter-than-expected broadcast; Ubisoft took its turn on Monday afternoon with a reveal of Assassin's Creed Odyssey and a surprise Star Fox crossover. Sony's presentation brought a new Last of Us: Part II trailer and more. And Nintendo wraps things up today with a briefing that is expected to have a lot of news about the new Super Smash Bros. Below we've laid out the exact schedule, complete with start times, for all of this year's press conferences. We'll be streaming all of these press conferences here on GameSpot as well as on Twitter. The show itself runs June 12-14, and like last year, it's open to the public--here's how to get tickets. For an idea of what to expect from the show, check out all the games confirmed for E3, as well as all the companies at the show. We've also rounded up the biggest E3 rumors to give you an idea of what might be announced. E3 2018 Press Conference Schedule Saturday, June 9 Electronic Arts (EA Play) -- 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET / 7 PM BST (4 AM AET on June 10) Watch livestream Follow live blog News roundup Sunday, June 10 Monday, June 11 Tuesday, June 12<doc-sep>
Nintendo came out with the big guns for its pre-recorded E3 conference this morning, delivering updates on a couple of veteran franchises while also bringing some new titles to its Switch console. We didn’t get a ton of big surprises, but what Nintendo showed off was certainly exciting to a lot of fans. The bulk of the presentation was (as expected) devoted to the intimate minutiae of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, which is arriving at the end of the year and will bring the biggest cast to the game ever, with some new characters arriving alongside the entire cast of the series’ previous iterations. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Super Mario Party and Fortnite were probably the biggest highlights, but let’s take a look at everything they talked about. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate One of the crazier parts of this announcement included the fact that Nintendo has made a redesigned GameCube controller, which will be compatible with the game and will be supporting your old GameCube controller somehow as well, presumably with a dongle. Available December 7, 2018. Super Mario Party Alongside the new gameplay content, Super Mario Party is going to integrate some weird multi-Switch gameplay that will allow users to play together across multiple Switch consoles and merge their screens together. Available October 5, 2018. Fortnite Available now for free download. Other stuff In addition to the big-gun trifecta of game announcements, Nintendo also shed some light on other titles coming to the system, which has realistically had a pretty tiny game library since launch. Fire Emblem Three Houses Coming spring 2019. DRAGON BALL FighterZ Coming 2019. Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country New update available September 14 for Expansion Pass members. Other titles announced during the Nintendo Direct included Daemon X Machina, Overcooked! 2, Killer Queen Black, Hollow Knight and Octopath Traveler. In terms of the new Pokémon titles, Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee!, they will be available November 16 and people will be able to buy a $99.99 combo that includes the Poké Ball Plus controller, as well. So that’s it; no Metroid Prime news, no Animal Crossing for Switch, no other big teases — but there’s certainly a good chunk of titles to keep Switch owners excited for a while. We’ll be at E3 checking out some of these new titles this week, so stay tuned for more from us on the ground in Los Angeles.