Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Jim shines a light on an already dazzling Direct drop..
. It took me a few hours to come down after the June Nintendo Direct. The showcase was stacked.
In the moment, it felt like Nintendo was wheeling out its biggest guns, hitting us fanboys square in the face with just about every announcement we could have wished for. A few hours later, I came back to the full roster of announcements with a level head. Calmer and with my sensible goggles on, I was expecting things to feel a little different.
I was wrong. It still slapped. The intensity of announcements is exactly what the Switch needed in what previously looked like a sleepy year, but it was a double-edged sword.
The behemoths of a new Mario RPG , a 2D Zelda game , Just Dance 2025 Metroid Prime 4 , and even a cheeky Donkey Kong remaster might have restored my faith in the Switch, but their towering height meant that almost every other reveal was bound to be overshadowed. And so, I thought it only right to shine the light on one of the not-so-little guys that, in any other showcase, might have played a starring role. Yes, Marvel vs.
Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics was the unsung hero of the June Direct. I have longed for an accessible and official way to play the iconic Marvel fighters for years. Years .
Plural. Yes, there's always emulation, but I was after some.
