Nintendo Direct reveals Nintendo Switch games, virtual game cards feature

“Today’s Nintendo (NTDOY) Direct presentation highlighted a slate of new games and more coming to the Nintendo Switch system in 2025 and beyond. The reveals included a new smart-device app called Nintendo Today! which delivers a variety of content including news and videos of your favorite Nintendo games and characters from select franchises. Also featured were a range of titles launching on Nintendo Switch, such as the newly announced Rhythm Heaven Groove and Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream games, plus fresh looks at Pokemon Legends: Z-A and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, just to name a few. The virtual game cards feature was also announced, which simplifies digital game management and enables players to lend or borrow games between multiple Nintendo Account family group members. Many Nintendo Switch games from Nintendo’s global publishing and development partners were also showcased during the presentation, including Tamagotchi Plaza, launching June 27; MARVEL Cosmic Invasion, launching this winter; STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar, launching Aug. 27; PATAPON 1+2 REPLAY, launching July 11; and DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake launching this year. That’s not all! Several announced titles launch on Nintendo Switch later today: SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered, Rift of the NecroDancer and Disney Villains Cursed Cafe. Information about Nintendo Switch 2 will be shared in the Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 presentation on April 2 at 6 a.m. PT. To view the Nintendo Direct presentation in its entirety, visit https://www.youtube.com/live/9OqoRxXUjGA,” said the company in, part, in its latest Nintendo Direct reveal….