Going on it’s 6th year on the market, Nintendo’s 3DS still has games in the pipeline for its dedicated fans. Hey! Pikmin is a spinoff of the mainline Pikmin console series, with a 2D sidescrolling twist. Players will take control of Captain Olimar as he leads his tiny friends through various challenges in order to refuel his marooned spacecraft. While this handheld title is a large deviation from the three-dimensional strategy games of the series, coming from Nintendo, we have high hopes for what’s in store. Collectors of Amiibos will also be able to get a new Pikmin variant which goes on sale July 28th, same date as the full game. Nintendo has stated more details on how this will tie in with the 3DS version will be revealed soon.

Similar to Dragon Quest: Heroes and Hyrule Warriors, Fire Emblem Warriors is a Hack-n-Slash, Dynasty Warriors-style action game featuring characters from the long-running Fire Emblem main series. The majority of its cast will be characters taken from the newer games in the series, Fire Emblem: Fates and Fire Emblem: Awakening. While every playable character that has been shown is a swordsman so far, archer and magician type characters also exist. Many of the series’ key elements are also being translated to the new gameplay setup, so returning players can look forward to that as well. Although an actual Fire Emblem Strategy/RPG game is planned for 2018, details of that are scarce, so until then, sit tight.

The original Xenoblade Chronicles was a fan favorite, so much to the point that collectors were hunting for expensive used copies of the game at local retailers. When its spiritual successor Xenoblade Chronicles X released for the Wii U, loyal fans remained hopeful that a sequel was on the horizon for the original. After the re-release for the New 3DS, fans got the news they’d been waiting for. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 looks to be every bit the sequel fans were hoping for. While details are scarce, with E3 on the way, there’s more to look forward to.

Fan support was amazing for the original Splatoon on the Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo’s best effort in the console shooter space. With more planning put into place on Nintendo’s end for online multiplayer options on the Nintendo Switch, Splatoon 2 is shaping up to be a solid continuation on that front. With a bevy of new gameplay features, weapons and modes, gamers are counting the days until it launches on July 21st. Between now and then however, Nintendo has promised to show even more, and E3 is likely to be just the venue to do that.

Since it was initially displayed, the dual break-apart controller of the Nintendo Switch has been met with mixed reactions. Nintendo has had shaky success in trying to win over traditional gamers to seriously utilize motion gaming, and new fighting game Arms is the latest attempt. A colorful and wacky cast of playable fighters rounds out the fighting roster. Less than a restrictive traditional boxing type game, or even a more reserved attempt like Wii Sports Boxing, Arms is a more fantastical attempt on the sport.

There have been a number of Global Test events allowing Switch owners to play, and the main game is due out shortly after E3 ends. During the conference, however, there is an Arms Open Invitational that Nintendo plans to promote and show off the game with. For any gamers who are interested in playing this but are dead set on standard controls, there is an option to forgo motion altogether. We’ll have to wait and see what the full offering looks like after E3.

Every Nintendo home console has had its definitive Mario game, so it’s no surprise that one would be coming to the newly released Nintendo Switch. These titles are often the most inventive and polished platforming games on the market. Nintendo has always put their best foot forward with Mario, and with Odyssey it looks like they are stepping into new territory.

In a drastic change from recent titles, we see our beloved hero Mario exploring the iconic urban landscape of what looks to be New York City. While the more imaginative fantasy worlds of what we’re used from the locations such as the Mushroom Kingdom are back, this more realistic locale is a bit of a game changer from what we’ve come to expect. The graphics have been beefed up from what we last saw in the already impressive Super Mario 3D World on the Wii U as well. All in all it’s looking to be another anticipated release from Nintendo’s first party.