Nintendo at E3 2021: Mario Party Superstars, Legend of Zelda sequel, Astria Ascending and more announced

Nintendo hosted a special event on the sidelines of the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2021 also dubbed as E3 2021 today. In the 40-minute long event that took place virtually this year owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, witnessed Nintendo announcing updates to its popular gaming titles including Super Mario and Legend of Zelda.

In addition to these, Nintendo also announced a new Metroid game and Life is Strange, WarioWare and Doom Eternal among other things.

So, here’s everything Nintendo announced at E3 2021 event:

-- Nintendo announced Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods Part 1 and Strange Brigade at its event on the sidelines of E3 2021. Both these games are available for streaming on Nintendo Switch right now.

-- Nintendo also announced a new Metroid game -- Metroid Dread -- at its E3 2021 briefing today. This game is available for pre-order on Nintendo Switch right now.

-- The company also announced the launch of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2. Nintendo said that Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater & Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 come together in one fully remastered collection. This game is up for pre-orders on Nintendo Switch.

-- Apart from the above-mentioned games, WarioWare: Get It Together and Astria Ascending are also up for pre-orders.

-- At the event, Nintendo also announced updates to its popular Super Mario franchise. The company announced the launch of Mario Party: Superstars, which is up for pre-orders right now.

-- Other games that are up for pre-orders right now include Worm Rumble and Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp.

-- But that’s not the end of the list. At its E3 2021 event, Nintendo announced an update to its Monster Hunter Series. The gaming giant announced that Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin will be launched on June 25.

-- Similarly, Advance Wars and Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising will be available as Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp. This gaming series will launch on December 3.

-- Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Expansion Pass will launch on June 18. “Pulse of the Ancients brings the playable Battle-Tested Guardian, weapon types: the Flail for Link & Master Cycle for Zelda, new challenges in the royal ancient Lab, apocalyptic difficulty, and more!,” Nintendo wrote in a tweet.

-- Perhaps, one of the most important announcements was regarding the launch of the Legend of Zelda sequel. Nintendo said that the Sequel to the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will release on Nintendo Switch in 2022 while Danganronpa Decadence will be launching later this year.

-- On the other hand, Shin Megami Tensei V will be launching exclusively for Nintendo Switch on November 12. It will be up for pre-order starting June 21.

-- Nintendo also announced that the Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania will arrive on Nintendo Switch on October 5.

-- The company also announced that Life Is Strange Remastered Collection will come to Nintendo Switch later this year and experience the newest story in the series with Life Is Strange: True Colors will be launching on the platform on September 10.