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Although it seems like yesterday, in a few months it will be no less than 3 years since it was launched Nintendo Switch all over the world. The hybrid console currently has one of the best catalogs that any console could dream of, combining new titles, ports, remakes and remastrizations, whether from Nintendo's own games or third parties.
These first years have been quite promising, with a pretty good year 2019 with titles for all tastes, but that does not mean that this year 2020 also expect great titles. In this article we will review the most outstanding we will receive this new year that we have just released.
Games with date already confirmed
Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch (January 3)
At the end of last September we received an amazing announcement for Nintendo Switch. Without prior confirmation, Nintendo shared that a new game of Brain training I was on my way to the hybrid console.
The return of a very successful saga on Nintendo laptops. A classic to keep our minds awake with puzzles and challenges, which this time uses the functions of the hybrid console with new exercises that take advantage, for example, the infrared camera of the Joy-Con to detect silhouettes that the player performs with the fingers. It also offers a touch pen in its physical format. A title for all ages, and even interesting for those who are not used to video games, to train short-term memory, mathematics and more mini-games. It also has multiplayer for two rivals and option to compete with friends. If you want to know more details you can read our review In the following link.
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore (January 17)
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE He arrived on Wii U on June 24, 2016 and despite not being a bestselling title, he loved the majority of players who took him. Possibly for being a title that for a long time happened something unnoticed Nintendo has decided to give it a second chance and has announced in the recent Nintendo Direct that will launch a port for Nintendo Switch called Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore.
This new version of the game contains a new unpublished song, new elements of the story, new outfits and now it is also portable! Soon you can read our impressions and their analysis.
Darksiders: Genesis (February 14)
Daksiders: Genesis is an action adventure in which we will have to face hordes of demons, angels and all kinds of creatures on our round trip from hell between the roar of bullets and the swinging of swords. This title will offer players the first look at the world of Darksiders before the events of the original game, in addition to presenting the Rider Fight. We remind you that the first two deliveries are already available in the hybrid console.
Snack World: From Dungeon to Dungeon – Gold Edition (February 14)
Level-5, the creative studio of Yo-kai Watch, Ni No Kuni and Professor Layton, bring us Snack World, a crazy place where mythology, fairy tales and technology come together. When an evil tycoon makes a mistake with the young hero Chup, the boy and his team embark on an epic adventure to seek justice.
The successful video game Snack World debuted in Japan on the Nintendo 3DS platform in 2017 and on Nintendo Switch in the spring of 2018. The complementary product line won the award for Best Japanese Licensed Character at the Japan Licensing Fair for characters and brands in Japan. April 2018. The tasty franchise continues to dominate in the Japanese physical commerce and points to similar success in the West.
Mega Man Zero / ZX Legacy Collection (February 25)
As you will remember, after the filtering in late August, Mega Man Zero / ZX Legacy Collection was officially announced. As we informed you before, Mega Man Zero / ZX Legacy Collection has a series of new features, such as the optional Casual Scenario Mode to reduce the difficulty of each game.
Mega Man Zero / ZX Legacy Collection features the following six classics: Mega Man Zero, Mega Man Zero 2, Mega Man Zero 3, Mega Man Zero 4, Mega Man ZX Y Mega Man ZX Advent.
Fairy Tail (March 19)
The distributor Koei Tecmo and the developer Gust They announced this new RPG that will allow players to face creatures such as dragons, high-level enemies such as dark sorcerers and even some cats.
The title aims to offer a fun adventure full of exciting missions with Natsu Dragneel, Lucy Heartfilia and other known members of the group. It will be developed by GUST Studios and supervised by Hiro Mashima, thus promising to remain faithful to the universe of Fairy Tale and "its unusual inhabitants, including from magic to iconic characters."
Animal Crossing: New Horizons (March 20)
In this new installment of this successful saga, we can customize our house and our character, decorate the landscape (even with furniture, if we want) and gradually create our own island paradise.
Get to work with a new system of very complete creation: collect materials to create everything from furniture to tools. We can also participate in a wide variety of activities the sea of relaxing, such as gardening, fishing, decoration, conversations with charming characters and much more. The classic Animal Crossing experiences come alive in new and very fun ways on the desert island.
Up to eight players can reside on an island. Four inhabitants of the same island can play together simultaneously on a single console and eight players can play together on the island of one of them through the online multiplayer mode or the local game mode.
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (March 27)
The warrior pirates are back with a more explosive s tory, new scenarios and even more crazy attacks in One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4. We will follow Luffy and the Straw Hats from the beginning of their journey through different islands and beyond in search of the most famous treasure: the One Piece. We will play on some of the islands and the most unique scenarios in the history of the series and face memorable opponents.
We can choose our favorite characters and fight against a large number of enemies in the most emblematic moments of the One Piece anime. Developed by Koei Tecom Games, the masters of the musou action genre, this title combines the frenzy of facing great hordes of enemies with the fun and energy of personality that the characters in the saga entail.
Trials of Mana (April 24)
Trials of Mana is the renewed version in HD of the third installment of the Mana series, which was originally released in Japan under the title "Seiken Densetsu 3". The game has been completely rebuilt with the latest 3D graphics.
In this title we are told how the world was enveloped by darkness, the goddess of Mana brandished the sword of Mana to annihilate the eight Benevodons, the monsters of destruction. He sealed these abominations within the eight stones of Mana, and thus managed to save the kingdom from destruction.
Weakening after rebuilding the world, the goddess turned into a tree and plunged into a deep sleep. However, the forces of evil were set in motion to free the Benevodons and thus conquer the world. As part of their plan, they unleashed a terrible war in order to destabilize the different kingdoms.
Peace had come to an end. The manna began to fade and the Mana tree began to wilt …
Minecraft Dungeon (April)
The creators of Minecraft They revealed in June last year their next installment, Minecraft dungeons, for Nintendo Switch and other platforms.
The title will be launched in the spring 2020 as an action and adventure game that is inspired by the exploration of dungeons, to which up to four players can join in local and online cooperative mode.
Games that have been delayed
Gods & Monsters
Ubisoft announced Gods & Monsters live at E3 2019. This is a new and interesting title that is on its way to different platforms, including Nintendo's hybrid console.
Although the title was scheduled to be released on February 25, 2020, Ubisoft subsequently confirmed that the game had been delayed on all platforms until the next fiscal year, which runs from April 1, 2020 until March 31, 2021
In this new title we will live an epic journey through the fantastic world of Greek mythology. From the hand of the creators of Assassin's Creed Odyssey comes an adventure of legends about a forgotten hero and his deed to save the Greek gods. Show your heroism fighting dangerous mythological creatures and eliminating their leader in a battle that will go down in history. Explore a beautiful fantasy world in which convoluted trials, treacherous dungeons and heroic feats await you. The hardships and rewards of your trip will be as magnificent as your final destination, which will culminate as the hero you are destined to become.
Eternal Doom
Although it was expected to be launched on March 20 for all platforms, Doom Eternal is delayed in switch and will arrive later, although a specific launch date has not been confirmed.
DOOM Eternal is the sequel to the popular reboot of the series that has previously reached Switch; However, this new title announced during E3 2018 had been initially confirmed for all current generation platforms, with the exception of the Nintendo hybrid.
The positive part that has been revealed is that Doom 64 It can be enjoyed as a bonus from those who decide to book Doom Eternal. Finally, it has also been confirmed that Doom Eternal will receive a invasion mode after its release. For now it also has no date, so it may coincide with the premiere of the Nintendo Switch version.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition
Fifteen years after its debut in GameCube, the role-playing and cooperative action Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles will arrive remastered to Nintendo Switch.
With the new online multiplayer mode, we can connect to our friends and live the adventure together, without wires.
And if that were not enough, the dungeons will have new areas for those who return to enter the unknown.
Although this title was scheduled to be launched on January 23, 2020, its delay was unfortunately announced until summer of 2020. The reason given by Square Enix is that it prefers to take more time to deepen and further improve the development of the game.
Panzer Dragon: Remake
Panzer Dragoon: Remake by Forever Entertainment is a new version of Panzer Dragoon that stays true to the original game and features improved graphics and controls that adapt to the style of modern games.
On a distant and lonely planet, players will encounter two dragons of ancient times who have just woken up. With a deadly gun belonging to a remote past and with the help of a blue armored dragon, players must fulfill their destiny and avoid by all means that the prototype dragon reaches the tower … or die trying. The launch of the game was scheduled for winter 2019 in both physical and digital format but has been delayed until 2020.
Titles with no known date but planned for 2020
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Hollow Knight: Silksong is the sequel to Hollow knight, the award-winning action and adventure game. Like the deadly Hornet hunter, we will travel to new lands, discover new powers, fight hordes of insects and beasts, and reveal ancient secrets linked to our nature and our past.
Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the top of a land under the spell of silk and music. Hornet, the princess and protector of Hallownest, has been captured and transported to this unknown land, where she must face different opponents and solve mysteries while ascending on a dangerous pilgrimage to the top of the kingdom.
Yo-kai Watch 4 ++
In October of last year, Level-5 announced that it would launch a new version of Yo-kai Watch 4 in Japan for Nintendo Switch, which would arrive under the title Yo-kai Watch 4 ++ on December 5, 2019.
This is an improved version of the original exclusive game of Nintendo Switch, which will include new areas, more multiplayer elements, new Yo-kai and more. Another difference is that this version of the game will also reach Playstation 4 in physical format, probably in an attempt to increase sales of this delivery.
Finally, we remind you that the Japanese company also confirmed that those who already have the original version of the game on Nintendo Switch may acquire all additional content of the ++ version as DLC content. At the moment its release date in the West is unknown.
No More Heroes 3
Travis Touchdown returns to Santa Destroy after ten long years of absence. There you will find a giant metropolis on an artificial island that stands in the sea and a mysterious object that floats on it. What kind of dangerous (and crazy) killers will Travis face this time?
The new installment of the No More Heroes series, titled No More Heroes 3, will arrive sometime in 2020.
Bravely Default 2
The Game Awards 2019 they left us an unexpected announcement and it was the launch of Bravely Default II for Nintendo Switch. The creators of the Bravely and Octopath Traveler series will bring us together with Square enix this new game exclusively to the hybrid console, with a new world, new heroes of light and music from Revo. This is the sequel to Bravely Default, released for Nintendo 3DS.
For now, its launch window has not been confirmed beyond 2020, so we will be attentive to more details. Meanwhile, we leave you with the link to the official website of the title.
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
Xenoblade Chronicles, the epic story that MONOLITHSOFT originally published for Wii in 2011, is bound to be reborn in Nintendo Switch as Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition. The launch of this title, which tells the adventures of Shulk and Fiora, is scheduled for 2020.
Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers
This is the first ARPG of the Persona saga and will be launched in Japan on February 20, 2020. It is a musou inspired by the popular game of the company. At the moment it does not have a release date in the West, so we will be attentive to more details.
Streets of Rage 4
SEGA together with Dotemu shared at the end of August last year a story that delighted fans of beat’em up. It was neither more nor less than the announcement of Streets of Rage 4, the fourth installment of the classic series of "me against the neighborhood".
In addition, it was subsequently confirmed that the title will continue to receive content after its release. Great news, no doubt.
Shantae and the Seven Sirens
Formerly known as Shantae 5, Shantae and the Seven Sirens sends the half-genie who dances belly dance and moves her hair to a tropical island where she and her friends meet with other Half-Genie allies, but soon discover that there are problems in Paradise. While Shantae is trapped in the island's sinister secrets, she will use completely new dance skills and instant transformation Fusion Magic (a newt and other aquatic forms) to explore the non-linear interconnected world where she will visit multiple cities, overcome treacherous mazes and fight against bosses.
The game also features a new system of collectible cards that gives players the freedom to increase Shantae's powers to adapt to their own style of play. Characters such as Rottytops, Sky, Bolo and Risky Boots will also return. This title is intended for spring 2020.
As you have seen although some think that Switch will not have many titles in 2020, it is not so. It is true that some will be ports and remasters, but we will also have totally new and original titles. Also in the future we still expect great titles like Bayonetta 3, Metroid Prime 4 and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2, although at the moment nothing is known about when they will launch.
Well, so far the article. I hope you liked it, keep enjoying your Nintendo Switch and see you next year! Happy new year 2020 nintender @ s & happy gaming!
