{"id":10076,"date":"2018-01-11T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-11T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/01\/feature_heres_what_was_announced_during_the_january_2018_nintendo_direct_mini"},"modified":"2018-01-11T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-01-11T18:00:00","slug":"feature-heres-what-was-announced-during-the-january-2018-nintendo-direct-mini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/01\/11\/feature-heres-what-was-announced-during-the-january-2018-nintendo-direct-mini\/","title":{"rendered":"Feature: Here&#8217;s What Was Announced During The January 2018 Nintendo Direct Mini"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"picture embed centered picture-900x img-900x\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a title=\"Dark times ahead.\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/01\/feature_heres_what_was_announced_during_the_january_2018_nintendo_direct_mini\/attachment\/0\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/01\/feature_heres_what_was_announced_during_the_january_2018_nintendo_direct_mini\/attachment\/0\/900x.jpg\" alt=\"Dark times ahead.\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>After weeks of rumours Nintendo pulled a fast one by dropping a &#8220;mini&#8221; Nintendo Direct on us today, packed with information about all the lovely new content coming to Switch in the first part of this year.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re logging on late or simply want a quick guide to what has happened, you&#8217;ve come to the right place.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s what was announced:<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s a <em>lot<\/em> of cool new stuff in anyone&#8217;s book &#8211; <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/dark_souls_remastered\">Dark Souls<\/a><\/strong> on Switch has the potential to be absolutely <em>huge<\/em>, offering fans the chance to take the adventure with them on the road for the first time in the history of the franchise. Elsewhere, surprises like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/mario_tennis_aces\"><strong>Mario Tennis Aces<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/donkey_kong_country_tropical_freeze\"><strong>Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze<\/strong><\/a> (now with added Funky Kong!) are sure to keep us busy during the start of 2018.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[embedded content] <\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Naturally Nintendo will be saving its big announcements for this year&#8217;s E3, but maintaining momentum in the first part of the year was always going to be important; releases like the aforementioned Tropical Freeze and triple-dip release <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/hyrule_warriors_definitive_edition\">Hyrule Warriors<\/a><\/strong> should keep Switch owners contented until then, and we personally can&#8217;t wait to experience <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/world_ends_with_you_final_remix\">The World Ends With You<\/a><\/strong> again &#8211; it&#8217;s been too long since we last played that title on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/ds\/world_ends_with_you\">DS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What did you think of the Direct in general? Did it meet your expectations, surpass them completely or leave you a little disappointed? Vote in the poll below and leave a comment to tell us.<\/p>\n<div id=\"poll-jan2018direct\" class=\"poll\">\n<div class=\"results\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\">What did you think of the January 2018 Nintendo Direct Mini? (625 votes)<\/h3>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">It totally exceeded my expectations! Wow!<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"104 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">17%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">It met my expectations, I&#8217;m very pleased indeed<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"294 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">47%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">I felt slightly underwhelmed and unmoved, if I&#8217;m honest<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"189 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">30%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">I was expecting so much more, Nintendo! I&#8217;m crushed!<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"38 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">6%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"empty\">Please <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/login\">login<\/a> to vote in this poll.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After weeks of rumours Nintendo pulled a fast one by dropping a &#8220;mini&#8221; Nintendo Direct on us today, packed with information about all the lovely new content coming to Switch in the first part of this year. 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