There were many Nintendo Direct 2022 announcements in the packed livestream show last night, showcasing an astonishing amount of Nintendo Switch 2022 games coming out — mostly in the next few months. Head down for all the Nintendo Switch release dates for 2022 revealed at the Nintendo Direct February show, including the return of Earthbound, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and more Mario Kart 8 tracks.
All Nintendo Direct 2022 Announcements for February
Here are all the announcements, trailers, and release dates for the Nintendo Direct February 2022 games:
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (September) — the next RPG in the well-received Xeno saga was the big “and one more thing” announcement.
- Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes (June 24) — a new Musou/Dynasty Warriors-style game as a spin-off to Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
- Advance Wars 1+2 ReBoot Camp (April 8)
- No Man’s Sky (Summer)
- MLB The Show 22 (April 5)
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (April 20) — port of the Wii/PS2 version, for some reason.
- Portal: Companion Collection (2022) — both Portal games, the first Valve games to make it to a Nintendo system.
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land (March 25) — he can eat cars now.
- Mario Strikers Battle League (June 10)
- Splatoon 3 (Summer) — Next Wave: Salmon Run co-op mode revealed.
- Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series (July 8) — re-release of both Klonoa 3D platformers.
- Kingdom Hearts Integrum Masterpiece (out now) — the full Kingdom Heart trilogy, Cloud streaming version.
- Disney Speedstorm (Summer) — free-to-play Disney kart racer.
- Front Mission 1st: Remake (Summer)
- Front Mission 2 (“Future”)
- Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition (April 7) — remake of the sequel to Chrono Trigger.
- Assassin’s Creed Ezio Collection (February 17) — Assassin’s Creed II, Brotherhood, and Revelations.
- SD Gundam Battle Alliance (2022)
- Live A Live (July 22) — classic JRPG remake, an inspiration for Undertale.
- Nintendo Switch Sports (April 29) — Wii Sports 2, basically. Golf being added Fall, public online beta this month.
- Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (2022) — drumming game, comes with tracks from Legend of Zelda and Undertale.
- Metroid Dread — no-hit Dread Mode and Rookie Mode free update today, Boss Rush in April.
- Triangle Strategy (March 4) — new demo available now, and progress will continue to the main game.
- Earthbound + Earthbound Beginnings (available now) — no sign of Mother 3, but the first two games are available only through a Nintendo Switch Online subscription.
- Mario Kart 8 Booster Course Pass (March 18) — 48 remixed courses will be available by the end of 2023, suggesting no Mario Kart 9 anytime soon.
A lot of the rumors for the event were well off the marks, such as ports of the Batman Arkham games and Destiny 2, and the “leaks” about a new Mario Kart and Fire Emblem didn’t quite meet the reality. Still, an excellent slate of Nintendo Switch games for 2022.
