Another Nintendo Direct is on the horizon. A healthy dose of gameplay trailers and announcements were shown early this morning, and the reactions from Nintendo fans have been pouring in.

The biggest news out of the Direct included the announcement of a new Mario & Luigi game, a Legend of Zelda title where you can finally play as Zelda, another Mario Party game, and a release window for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. Other smaller announcements that also made waves included an HD port of Donkey Kong Country Returns and a compilation of classic Capcom games in the Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics.

These games generated some of the more positive reactions to the Direct, with fans excited about the prospect of playing as Princess Zelda. Others were simply happy to finally get more information about Metroid Prime 4 after it was first announced in 2017.

But not everyone was entirely happy with what was shown, as many were disappointed with what wasn’t. Much of the disappointment seems to stem from the fact that there was no news of another Animal Crossing game coming any time soon. With no new entry since 2020’s New Horizons, fans of the social simulator will have to wait a little longer to return to Tom Nook and his friends. Another game that wasn’t shown was a sequel to fellow social sim Tomodachi Life. The 3DS title came out in 2013, and the franchise hasn’t gotten much love since. There was speculation about both games being shown, but fans weren’t expecting them to be shown, and the realization that they still haven’t still stings.