Nintendo announced that the latest title in the Xenoblade series, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, would be coming to Nintendo Switch at its Jan. 12 presentation. Not much is known about the game outside of it being a sequel to Xenoblade Chronicles and Xenoblade Chronicles X, but based on the trailer above, one can infer that this outing is a bit more traditionally story-driven like the previous entry (as opposed to the latter, which emphasized player character creation and open-world exploration despite having a typically over-the-top JRPG story).
At their Jan. 12 presentation, Nintendo announced the newest 3D Mario title in its famous series, Super Mario Odyssey — which is coming to Nintendo Switch this holiday season. According to the game's producer, Yoshiaki Koizumi — who was also responsible for producing recent Mario smash hits like Super Mario 3D World and Super Mario Galaxy 2 — it'll feature an open-world "sandbox" style of gameplay not seen since Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine. Koizumi said the theme of this game is "a journey to an unknown world" and will be departing the Mushroom Kingdom this time around to traverse worlds unknown.
During its highly-anticipated Jan. 12 presentation, Nintendo announced Splatoon 2, which will launch this summer for its new Switch console. A sequel to its smash-hit Wii U title, Splatoon, the game will feature new weapons, new battle stages and more. Perhaps the biggest and most obvious change comes in the form of the "splat dualies," a pair of ink guns that are obviously meant to draw a visual link to the Switch's new detachable Joy-Con controllers.
A wacky Nintendo Switch launch window title called Arms will feature highly stylized cartoon arm-extending multiplayer action, Nintendo announced at its Jan. 12 presentation. The game will launch this spring, according to the company, and represents a sort of return to their Wii-era experiments with motion-controlled gaming. Specifically, players will use the left and right Joy-Con controllers to fling their chosen character's respective arms, creating a sort of interesting hybrid between traditional Punch-Out!!-style boxing and the sort of projectile-heavy gameplay you'd see in a shooter.
The first launch title announced for Nintendo Switch, 1-2 Switch, will feature an unconventional focus on what's happening offscreen, Nintendo announced at their Jan. 12 presentation. As the first new exclusive announced for the Big N's latest console, 1-2 Switch is a surprising and unusual title that — in all honesty — seems like it will need a bit more demonstration time for players to fully understand how it works.
Nintendo announced at its Jan. 12 presentation that its newest console, the Switch, will launch worldwide on March 3 for an MSRP of $299.99. The company released a bevy of other information about the upcoming home console/handheld hybrid as well, including the contents of the box that lucky Nintendo fans will be able to take home on launch day — in addition to the dock and the device itself, consumers will find a left and right Joy-Con controller, two Joy-Con wrist straps, the Joy-Con grip, an HDMI cable and AC adapter.
Justice Monsters Five, the mobile pinball spinoff of Final Fantasy XV, will be shut down by Square Enix as of March 27th, 2017. On that date, the game won't even be a year old — since it launched on August 30 of this year, that means it will only have been out for seven months before its cancellation (and this announcement comes just four months after its arrival). As announced on the company's site, no reason was given for the termination — although Square Enix did apologize to players who would be affected by its removal.
