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After a Zelda-focused Nintendo Direct on Tuesday -- where we got an in-depth look at the Ocarina of Time remake and news of a Zelda-themed Nintendo Switch 2 -- a second stream gave us a peek at what else is in store from the company and its partners. Wednesday's Direct was mainly about games that are coming to Switch 2 this winter, but it also included titles for Switch and others that are further out. The Direct got underway with news of a Monster Hunter Wilds port for Switch 2. It's coming to the console on December 4. Final Fantasy 7 Revelation is confirmed for the system as well. The third part of the Final Fantasy 7 remake trilogy will hit Switch 2 on April 8, 2027, the same day it arrives on other platforms. You can get warmed up for that with Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion -- a prequel to Final Fantasy 7 -- which is out on Switch 2 today.

Sometimes, there's just too much news for a single Nintendo Direct, so the company is doubling up by running two streams this week. Before we take a look at other games coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 in a regular Direct on Wednesday, Nintendo will serve up info on several Legend of Zelda projects with a showcase dedicated to that franchise. The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct will start at 10AM ET on September 8 and run for around 30 minutes. You can watch it on YouTube or the Nintendo Today! app. Alternatively, you can simply click the play button on the video below when the time comes.

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We're going to be watching the Legend of Zelda movie sooner than expected We're going to be watching the Legend of Zelda movie sooner than expected Unless you've been staying off the internet and running past all theaters with a bag over your head for the past few years, you'll probably be aware that Nintendo is very much in the movie business these days. And while The Super Mario Galaxy Movie likely won't stop inhaling money for a while yet, the company's focus will be on generating hype for next year's live-action Zelda movie, which is now coming out a bit earlier than planned. Announced by Nintendo executive and Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto in his trademark social media style, 's worldwide theatrical release date has been brought forward to April 30, 2027, rescheduled from its previous May 7 spot in the release calendar. That means we have one week fewer to wait to see what exactly Nintendo and Sony Pictures have come up with for Link and Zelda's big-screen debut. In order to deliver it to everyone even one day sooner, the team is united in advancing production, Miyamoto wrote on X, in a post that has been translated from Japanese.

Why are Nintendo releasing a straight-up remake of the space-flight shooter - with many of its original limitations - rather than a fresh new take? T he Nintendo 64 was not my first video game console, but it was my formative one. Getting to grips with 3D movement in Super Mario 64 with that weird three-pronged controller is one of my most visceral childhood memories; the long, wait for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was the background noise to a huge chunk of my youth. But back in the 1990s (in the UK at least), it felt as if had an N64. When everybody had a PlayStation instead, I felt I was the only kid in my whole city who cared more about Banjo-Kazooie than Crash Bandicoot. If even Zelda seemed comparatively niche in Europe in the 90s, Lylat Wars (known elsewhere as Star Fox 64) was a real deep cut.

Valve's £85 Steam Controller divides gamers ahead of May launch Valve has announced its new Steam Controller will be available to order from 4 May, and will cost £85 in the UK and $99 in the US - prices that have raised eyebrows among some gamers. The second generation of the gamepad, it will be compatible with PCs and Valve's handheld console, the Steam Deck. It is also designed to work with the company's own upcoming gaming PC, the Steam Machine. The Steam Controller may be more expensive than the standard controllers from Nintendo, Xbox and PlayStation, but we do live in a time where companies including Sony and Microsoft are selling premium controllers for £150-£200, said Chris Scullion deputy editor of Video Games Chronicle. There has been a negative reaction from some gamers on social media though.

Apple's Siri AI will be powered by Gemini The Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 expansion has arrived earlier than expected The Switch 2 update is live, as well. For a number of very obvious reasons, we don't want to roll back the clock to early 2020. But if there was a feel-good lockdown story, it was the perfectly timed arrival of, which allowed friends who could no longer meet up IRL to do so virtually on their carefully pruned islands. The game will almost certainly never be as popular as it was back then again, but Nintendo is hoping a good chunk of lapsed islanders will return for its latest DLC drop, which arrived on January 14, a day earlier than planned. The Switch 2 update went live as expected on January 15.