Super Mario Maker 2, The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening Lead Massive Nintendo Switch Games Lineup

There’s a nonstop lineup of new games coming to the Nintendo Switch this year. During the latest Nintendo Direct, the company’s Yoshiaki Koizumi introduced a host of announcements for the platform, toplined by Super Mario Maker 2, and a revamped version of the Gameboy classic, The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening. Nearly 30 new games or key updates to existing titles were revealed, including Tetris 99, Mortal Kombat 11, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order, Disney Tsum Tsum Festival and many others.

“Every game covered in this Nintendo Direct is slated for launch for Nintendo Switch this year,” says Doug Bowser, Nintendo of America’s senior vice president of sales and marketing. “Whether you’re looking for new games in classic franchises, new content for existing hits or completely new experiences, Nintendo Switch has something for everyone over the next several months alone.”

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James Zahn, AKA The Rock Father, is Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Book, a Senior Editor at The Toy Insider and The Pop Insider, and Editor of The Toy Report, The Toy Book‘s weekly industry newsletter. As a pop culture and toy industry expert, Zahn has appeared as a panelist and guest at events including Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC) Wizard World Chicago, and the ASTRA Marketplace & Academy. Zahn has more than 30 years of experience in the entertainment, retail, and publishing industries, and is frequently called upon to offer expert commentary for publications such as Forbes, Marketwatch, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today, Reuters, the Washington Post, and more. James has appeared on History Channel’s Modern Marvels, was interviewed by Larry King and Anderson Cooper, and has been seen on Yahoo! Finance, CNN, CNBC, FOX Business, NBC, ABC, CBS, WGN, The CW, and more. Zahn joined the Adventure Media & Events family in 2016, initially serving as a member of the Parent Advisory Board after penning articles for the Netflix Stream Team, Fandango Family, PBS KIDS, Sprout Parents (now Universal Kids), PopSugar, and Chicago Parent. He eventually joined the company full time as a Senior Editor and moved up the ranks to Deputy Editor and Editor-in-Chief.