Welcome back to my E3 2021 recap! Today is the day I had been waiting for, and I was not disappointed! As usual, Nintendo saved the day with it’s new game announcements, and a three hour showing of gameplay footage from a few of the games announced! Let’s take a quick look at want went on today, and then we will move onto breaking things down.
Recap –
Nintendo Direct and Treehouse Live
Bandai Namco
GameSpot
E3 2021 Awards
Of course, Nintendo was the star of E3’s final day, as it went on for nearly four hours with all the content they had to show. We got a plethora of things to look forward to with games of all sorts.
Also, E3 held a game awards ceremony for the most anticipated video games, which is pretty cool! We’ll take a look at that once we break down the last three conferences that went on for E3’s last day.
Nintendo –
Kazuya (Tekken) is revealed as the next Super Mario Smash Brothers fighter
Life is Strange: Remastered Collection
Life is Strange: True Colors
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
Worms Rumble
Astria Ascending
Two Point Campus
Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania
Mario Party Superstars
Metroid Dread + Amiibo Set
Just Dance 2022
Cruis’n Blast
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot + New Power Awakens Set
Mario Golf Super Rush
Monster Hunters Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
WarioWare: Get It Together!
Shin Megami Tensei V
Danganronpa
Doom Eternal
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
Strange Brigade
Mario + Rabbids
Advance Wars 1 + 2
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Expansion
Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD
Legend of Zelda: Game and Watch
Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2
Wow, wow, and more wow… Obviously Nintendo had a field day today, and it was a good one! Life is Strange: Remastered Collection, Life is Strange: True Colors, and Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy were all announced for the Nintendo Switch. We got another trailer for Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, which will be coming to the Switch next month! Lots of games coming to the Switch!
The Game and Watch, which will include four titles, looks really neat…
Legend of Zeldaa: Game and Watch (Property of Nintendo)
It’s so tiny, but holds so much nostalgia!
Also, the expansion pack for Age of Calamity has Princess Zelda herself on my favorite ride in Breath of the Wild, the motorcycle…
Also, Link’s new weapon looks cool!
But the moment all of us Legend of Zelda fans had been waiting for came at the very end, when they dropped a brand new trailer for the highly anticipated sequel to Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2!
I will probably have to give this a separate post where I break down what’s going on here. Of course, I already watched it multiple times as soon as it was released, and I’m seeing more and more stuff I didn’t notice the first time watching it. Keep an eye out for my trailer breakdown!
After their initial 40 minute direct, Nintendo went on to show the gameplay of Metroid Dread, Mario Party Superstars, Monster Hunters Stories 2: Wings of Ruin, Mario Golf Super Rush, Shin Megami Tensei V, and Advance Wars 1 + 2.
Bandai Namco –
Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes
GameSpot –
El Paso, Elsewhere
Soup Pot
She Dreams Elsewhere
Blind Fate: Edo No Yami
Onsen Master
E3 Game Awards –
Ubisoft’s Most Anticipated Game: Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope
Gearbox Most Anticipated Game: Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands
Xbox/Bethesda Most Anticipated Game: Halo: Infinite
Square Enix Most Anticipated Game: Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
PC Gaming Show Most Anticipated Game: Songs of Conquest
Future Games Show Most Anticipated Game: Immortality
Intellivision Most Anticipated Game: Dolphin Quest
Most Anticipated Indie Game: Falling Frontier
Freedom Games Most Anticipated Game: Airborne Kingdom
Camcom Most Anticipated Game: The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
Nintendo Most Anticipated Game: Breath of the Wild 2
Most Anticipated Yooreka Studio Game:
Most Anticipated Yooreka Studio Game: Loopmancer
Best Presentation: Xbox and Bethesda Showcase
Most Anticipated Game Overall: Forza Horizon 5
And that’s all folks! This year was pretty much hit or miss for a lot of gamers out there, but I think they did good considering the circumstances! I have a feeling E3 will be back in-person next year, and if so…maybe I’ll go? Highly doubtful, but a gamer girl can dream…
What are you looking forward to most? Let me know in the comments below! God bless y’all, and have a wonderful week!
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