Nintendo has announced via its Twitter that it will be streaming an Indie World Showcase for tomorrow, December 15. This will beNintendo’s first Indie World Showcase since August so there will no doubt be much on offer during its brief runtime. Considering the year is almost over, it is safe to assume this will be Nintendo’s last Indie Direct of 2021.
No other details were given as Nintendo is being tight-lipped on what will be on offer during the stream. As for what will be showed it really could be anyone’s guessthoughCuphead: The Delicious Last Course, the long-awaited DLC for the base game, was just shown off at The Game Award’s complete with musical number. While that game was exclusive to Xbox consoles at first, the game did make its way to Switch and PlayStation 4 eventually, so it stands to reason the DLC will as well. It’s possible some new gameplay may be shown but considering its release date of June 30 is still a little ways off, seeing the same trailer is more likely - assumingCupheadis shown at all, that is.
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Nintendo has announced that the Indie World Showcase will be airing at 9am PT. However, for fans looking for a more general Nintendo Direct to pop up with more AAA games will be sadly disappointed, though the Big N does like to do winter showcases sometimes at the end of January or beginning of February. Unfortunately, any newson the sequel toThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild,Bayonetta 3, orSplatoon 3will probably have to wait until then. Nintendo has stated more news on Zelda is coming soon so hopefully that means sometime during the first half of 2022.
This marks the first Indie World Showcase since August 11 wherein Nintendo showed off a slew of indies such asBomb Rush Cyberfunk( a sort ofJet Set Radio-esque title),Metal Slug Tactics, and shadow drops forBoyfriend Dungeon,Necrobaritsa: Final Pour, andAxiom Verge 2.Some such asBoyfriend DungeonandAxiom Verge 2have gone on to become true hits in the indie space so it’s not far-fetched to expect some high-profile announcements tomorrow.
Now that an Indie World Showcase has been announced, hopefully it won’t be too long untilNintendo’s next major general Direct. The company has a tendency on going on long hiatuses with these things but at least it has a major 2022 already stacked up. The rest will be icing on the cake.
