Switch Fans Celebrate Via Memes As Newest Nintendo Direct Mini Features Massive Content Ports

Fans of the Nintendo Switch just gained a whole lot more to celebrate about it. As part of the regularly scheduled Nintendo Direct Mini Partner showcase earlier today, it was revealed many games that previously were highly regarded on other consoles would be making their way over to the Switch soon, with one of the biggest ones being NieR: Automata, a game by renowned game designer Yoko Taro.

Fans were quick to go to social media and announce their excitement at this development, for the NieR series has had a large cultural revival in the West mostly thanks to Automata.

AHHHHHHHHHHH NIER AUTOMATA ON SWITCH

LOOK AT 2B's NEW OUTFIT OMGGG pic.twitter.com/Pi38eUcsun

— Maku (@TropicalMaku) June 28, 2022

NieR Automata on Nintendo Switch will have an alternate reversible boxart by Koda Kazuma.

Oh, and, yes, this means there will be a physical release. pic.twitter.com/HubXRgymLC

— Miraculous Maku #KH20th (@RedMakuzawa) June 28, 2022

Nier automata for switch, new content! Not a cloud version! Thank you!!!!

— Gene Park (@GenePark) June 28, 2022

NieR: Automata is coming to Nintendo Switch on October 6.

-Physical (reversible cover) and Digital, not a cloud version.

-Includes existing DLC and new costume DLC based on NieR Replicant & Re[in]carnation

-Automata reaches 6.5 million units sold.https://t.co/8ivMiXNxFX pic.twitter.com/6L3Ryc9Bt2

— RPG Site (@RPGSite) June 28, 2022

Not content to stop at that, the last reveal of the event was the long-running spinoff series to Shin Megami Tensei, Persona, having its most recent entry Persona 5 Royal also getting announced as coming out on the Switch in October.

Even that wasn't the end, however, as it was then revealed that the previously hard-to-emulate and play Persona 3 and the widely popular Persona 4 Golden would also be making their way onto the system in 2023, effectively cashing in on the large appeal the franchise received after the release of Persona 5 in the West.

Many fans were absolutely beside themselves with the news, as it also mentioned that the Persona games would be coming to other consoles as well, making all gamers able to experience them. Following the Direct, many took to platforms like Twitter to share their excitement and anticipation via memes.

Also HEY PERSONA 3-5 ON EVERYTHING LET'S GOOOOOOOO pic.twitter.com/hyHCef73Us

— Daily Sadayo Kawakami (@DailyKawakami) June 28, 2022

They finally fucking did it

Persona 3, 4 and 5 are now on the Nintendo Switch pic.twitter.com/nFnmtJ2i76

— KPRS IN 1 WEEK!! 🏳️‍🌈 (@TommoTheCabbit) June 28, 2022

THAT NINTENDO DIRECT IS EVERYTHING I COULD HAVE ASKED FOR. MEGA MAN BATTLE NETWORK LEGACY COLLECTION AND PERSONA 3 PORTABLE, PERSONA 4 GOLDEN, AND PERSONA 5 ROYAL ALL COMING TO SWITCH!?!?!??!?! pic.twitter.com/qYpLiiChIv

— Pinna (@pinnaluna) June 28, 2022

PERSONA 4 GOLDEN ON SWITCH IS FUCKING REAL pic.twitter.com/2Pr4lEvuu4

— King Narukami (@KingNarukami45) June 28, 2022

According to some fans, this Nintendo Direct appears to have gone down as the best one in the company's history, as it showcased a lot of games players are excited about, but also didn't tease things that are so far away that hype could eventually die out.

Numerous Nintendo fans made noise about the amount of back-to-back "Ws" the Direct was copping, putting Nintendo hype to a whole new level.

THAT WAS THE BEST NINTENDO DIRECT MINI EVER! 10/10 HOLY SHIT pic.twitter.com/IEmrCtCF5R

— Johnny 🔥 (@JohnnyLockson) June 28, 2022

95% of this Nintendo Direct mini is ports and I don't even mind haha. Portal, Nier Autamata, Mega Man, and Persona coming to Switch are HUGE Ws!! #NintendoDirect

— DreamcastGuy (@DreamcastGuy) June 28, 2022

God damn, the Nintendo Direct really did deliver https://t.co/2dYPMfQ9HG

— Jaime Cross (@speedyjx) June 28, 2022

OK…honestly, Why call it a Nintendo Direct MINI???

Like the fuck? That shit was PACKED

— HMK (@HMKilla) June 28, 2022