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

Nintendo also announced updates to its popular Super Mario franchise at its E3 2021 event. The company announced the launch of Mario Party: Superstars, which is up for pre-orders right now.

Super Mario (Nintendo/Twitter)

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.

#NintendoTreehouseLive continues with gameplay of Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin! Watch as the team shares a world-first look at live gameplay from the free demo planned for release on 6/25!https://t.co/FZGEvZ1Cqw pic.twitter.com/oRF2pfM8h9

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) June 15, 2021

-- 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.

Check out the #MetroidDread: Special Edition also releasing on 10/8, which includes the game, a steel game case, artbook, and art cards covering all 5 games in the 2D saga! pic.twitter.com/SKWK0ltFtr

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) June 15, 2021

-- 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.