Everything Announced in Nintendo’s September Direct

After a nearly 7 month long hiatus and skipping their usual summer Direct centered around E3, a mainline Nintendo Direct finally returns. Here is everything announced in Nintendo’s September 2022 Direct.

Fire Emblem Engage Announcement

• It Takes Two coming to Nintendo Switch November 4th. 

Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse coming to the West early 2023.

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Expansion Pass Wave 2 coming October 13. Includes new hero Ino and new Challenge Battles.

• Spongebob Squarepants: The Cosmic Shake coming next year. 
• Fitness Boxing: Fist of the North Star coming March 2023.
• OddBallers coming early 2023

Tunic coming to Nintendo Switch September 27.

Front Mission 1 remake coming November, Front Mission 2 remake coming 2023, and announced today, Front Mission 3 coming at a future date.

• Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life Summer 2023
• Splatoon 3 new Splatfest: Gear, Grub, or Fun 9/23 – 9/25.

Octopath Traveler II Announcement

• Fae Farm coming Spring 2023 as a Nintendo Switch exclusive.
• Final Fantasy: Theatrhythm Final Far Line coming February 16, 2023.

Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope New Trailer, coming October 20.

• Rune Factory 3 Special coming 2023.
• Rune Factory new series in development.

More N64 games heading to Nintendo Switch Online, including online play for GoldenEye 64

• Various Daylife later available later today
• Factorio coming October 28.
• Ib coming Spring 2023.
• Mario Strikers: Battle League 2nd free update: Pauline, Diddy Kong coming this month
• Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End and the Secret Key coming February 24, 2023.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass, Wave 3: Merry Mountain from Mario Kart Tour, Peach Gardens Mario Kart DS, coming this Holiday.

• Nintendo Switch Sports: Golf coming in free update this Holiday.

Pikmin 4 revealed, coming 2023

• Just Dance 2023 Edition coming November 22.
• Harvestella demo available later today, full game coming November 4.
• Bayonetta 3 new gameplay trailer on Nintendo’s YouTube channel. (Age restriction)
• Master Detective Archives: Raincode coming Spring 2023 first on Nintendo Switch.

Resident Evil: Village Cloud Version coming October 28, Winters Expansion coming December 2. Resident Evil 2 Remake and Resident Evil 3 Remake Cloud Versions coming this year

• Sifu coming November 8.
• Crisis Core – Final Fantasy VII – reunion coming December 13,
• Radiant Rilvergun available later today.
• Endless Dungeon coming next year.

Tales of Symphonia Remastered coming 2023

• Romancing Saga: Minstrel Song remastered coming December 1.
• Disney Speedstorm coming 2022.

Kirby’s Return to Dreamland Deluxe coming February 24, 2023.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom finally revealed.

I hope you enjoyed this breakdown of everything announced in Nintendo’s September Direct. Overall, this was a pretty strong presentation. Sure, there was over-abundance of farming sims and smaller indie titles, but some of these announcements were unexpected, and we finally have a title and release date for the next mainline Zelda game!

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