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Nintendo announced this morning that the next Direct presentation will be February 8 at 2pm PT. According to Nintendo’s description of the event, it will last about 40 minutes and will focus primarily on games launching in “the first half of 2023”.
This description can mean any number of games, both games we know of and some that have yet to be announced. Nintendo’s currently revealed release date for early 2023 includes The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (May 12), Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe (February 24), Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon (March 17), and Octopath Traveler II (also February 24).
In addition, there are several games that have not yet received a fixed release date that could also appear. Advance Wars 1+2: ReBoot Camp, which was postponed after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, could appear again. Pikmin 4 is another excellent candidate, as we know little about it other than its title.
A less likely but not impossible scenario is Nintendo teasing a new console. The company revealed today that it’s downgrading sales expectations as the Switch put on a poor holiday showing – though the company attributed that to the shortage of parts that has left other consoles in trouble, as well as the distraction of post-lockdown outings. Still, given the age of the Switch, a follow-up console isn’t an unreasonable expectation.
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