Nintendo Talk!

It occurs to me that I haven't gushed about the Nintendo Direct that was kinda-sorta-technically part of E3, and I think I should, because I am psyched about a lot of things.

Banjo-Kazooie showing up in Smash has me all nostalgic, and I'm excited about The Hero of Dragon Quest showing up, too, because I've started learning about that franchise through RP. I got Dragon Quest VIII on my 2DS during the E3 digital sale, and I'm hoping I can get Dragon Quest XI's Definitive Edition when it's out on Switch, although it depends on how soon it's released - I know Quarter 3, but that's all I know, and there's already so much I want in Quarters 3 and 4...

Spyro: Reignited Trilogy coming to Switch is super exciting, because I've somehow never played a moment of a Spyro game, ever, but I've always wanted to. That one is definitely getting preordered, and I've already pre-ordered Fire Emblem's newest title, and one more game I'll get into later. I'm also looking forward to Ni No Kuni and Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - though I don't recall it being mentioned in the Direct, it's supposed to be out in Quarter 4! Crystal Chronicles was the first Final Fantasy game I ever played, and the only one I've ever owned, so I'm excited to revisit it.

Also, I just picked up the original Devil May Cry off the eShop, because it was already cheap and then I cut the price in about half with points from past purchases. One of my closest friends has been raving about the game to me since I've known her, so that should be fun!

But I'm most excited for - surprise, surprise! - Pokemon! I had preemptively preorderd Shield when the games went up for that, but I've switched to Sword because I prefer that Legendary a good deal. Hopefully the Version Exclusives will also work in my favor that way, although a buddy of mine is hoping to get a Switch and Pokemon Shield in November, so non-Legendary Version Exclusives aren't a huge issue.

And the new Pokemon! So cool! Any of my fellow Pokemon fans have favorites yet?