Nintendo Direct 2/8/23 Live Reaction and Commentary

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[@NathanielBandy]

Half the time my favorite part of watching Directs is seeing Pikmin and Metroid show up and getting excited for you lmao

[@juicecakes]

It's so good seeing arlo this happy as well

[@heck6757]

Nathaniel Bandy

[@SuperStarEevee]

striving for originality

[@DoMorrMusic]

oh hey, didn't see you there (if you get this reference I love you)

[@EthanMastercrafter]

feel that soo much 🤣

[@avataraarow]

Arlo’s brain: I need to go make a bunch of videos while this is fresh in my head! Arlo’s heart: I need to go play Metroid prime remastered for 10 days straight, not sleep, not eat, go radio silent on the internet

[@Miyakans]

So 20 play throughs then. Seen as you can finish it in 10bhours fairly easily.

[@avataraarow]

@@Miyakans probably yeah

[@CrashToroYT]

@@Miyakans seems like something arlo would do.

[@Cretaal]

@@Miyakans No, 1 playthrough, 10 days straight. People have spent more time dissecting 5 frames from a zelda trailer, you're lying to yourself if you think a diehard fan can't squeeze out 10 days on a single playthrough. Put a Nintendo logo on a stone and these guys will manage to bleed it. The joke is that Arlo really loves Metroid, get it?

[@mariodelrio1694]

im trying to 100% it right now!

[@SuperMarioPlushMasters]

3:29 Arlo screaming *”I C E P I K M I N”* is so funny

[@csolisr]

Going Toad mode for that one, and boy he earned it

[@OOFUS4103]

It sounded like a poofesure scream for a moment 😂

[@kalliope8238]

The meme potential

[@THECyberStriker]

Bro went full on toad lol

[@princetbug]

regular "OH MY GOD A PHAAANPY" energy

[@JayBee10]

Arlo: That's a Red Pikmin! Direct: *shows text label at bottom that reads "Red Pikmin" Arlo: SEE?!? This is so wholesome and I'm all here for it

[@rumpelstiltskin6150]

Colourblind people in the audience: Oh...

[@prageruwu69]

me when red pikmin

[@OtterloopB]

The Chip's Challenge King on an Arlo video! What a timeline we're in 😂

[@utopes]

We see 🥹 We do see 🥹🥹

[@Zyaire286]

See a red Pikmin: STEEEEVVVEEE!

[@mr.niffler9527]

I love how Arlo's "NO!" synched up perfectly with the Bulborb's eyes turning red in 5:01

[@JR-io6bi]

😂😂😂

[@nebula8893]

💀

[@kokubo399]

That's terrifying

[@prageruwu69]

it was summoned

[@twincherries6698]

Real meme material

[@Spoogitywoogums]

Doug Bowser did retweet the direct announcement with "get your bingo cards ready" so how none of us saw prime coming is just amazing

[@PoserPosse]

Oh, mine was FULL.

[@cookieblobber]

Oh some people did see it coming They just kept claiming a new Prime remaster was coming for the past 5 years 💀

[@godofthecripples1237]

Knowing this fact made me like Doug Bowser far more than I did before. Which, to be fair, I knew nothing about him before.

[@crazykim]

@@godofthecripples1237 He's just like, the average executive guy in USA. Which is a darn shame, by namesake alone he was primed to be _the_ memeable guy, and yet they didn't even try to deliver except his introduction.

[@ohmygahdbilly]

@@crazykim in his defence the guy he replaced was a meme GOD so I can see why they didn’t really bother trying to.

[@generically.watched]

5:06 Arlo's shouting from pure excitement slowly descending into an uncontrollable cough is what gets me

[@Zilege]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one dying by that. 😂

[@garyyythegamer]

when the cough starts I just get concerned for him

[@meatmobile]

Arlo sounded like an eric andre bit, lmao

[@w1ndw4ker95]

It's not a legit Direct without Arlo being sick at this point 😂

[@funnysonicman]

@@w1ndw4ker95 Fr😂😭I feel so bad but he always cracks me up one way or another

[@Johnny_64]

I was concerned for Arlo’s health like 5 times this video. 10/10 reactions.

[@Luigis_Menace]

I love how every time I see Pikmin or Metroid in a direct you’re the first guy I think of

[@Eutrofication]

Pikmin of Metroid: samus travels between planets to fight giant slugs

[@JaAiden]

... and Paper Mario, for different reasons...

[@moonbun690]

Same, it's because we love him 🥺

[@huddled_up]

i think of how much i love pikmin then i think of arlo like "man i cant wait to see his reaction"

[@PogginGamer]

Me too 😂

[@ergleferpinmcgeggy]

Me watching Arlo react to the Pikmin 4 trailer that I already saw, is like a parent watching their child open a Christmas present that you know they'll love. 🙂

[@camman007]

This is the perfect comparison lol

[@useraccount333]

Watching his reaction to the Metroid Prime remaster is basically like the N64 Kid all over again.

[@finnworldwide1052]

Every time I see Pikmin or Metroid in a Direct all I can think is 'there is a blue puppet screaming of joy somewhere in the world right now'

[@cookiesontoast9981]

Strangely I was more shocked and excited for this Pikmin trailer than he seemed to be, and Pikmin isn't even my favourite franchise.. idk this trailer just really hit me like it's gonna be a huge new step for Pikmin.

[@yololthepikminenjoyer]

PIKMIIIIIN

[@genzsavedamerica2234]

@@cookiesontoast9981 if he wasn’t sick he would’ve had a bigger reaction 😊

[@Tailzy26]

Same once I saw metroid prime my first thought was about how happy Arlo's gonna be!

[@roberguardia]

I reacted exactly the same way with the metroid prime shadowdrop. As the games kept coming, I was only thinking, "WHAT DO YOU MEAN LATER TODAY???"

[@GuardedLegacy]

Love how Metroid Prime trailer started with "Drop imminent" hinting at the stealth drop. And it's only $40!

[@LunaticTrumpet]

That’s absolutely genius

[@agentclank8183]

This the first direct in a while that felt pretty diverse. From a dancing game all the way to new games for existing series. Good direct.

[@AltName7]

But there were so many types of farming in the farming direct.

[@corb805]

I'd say the most prevalent theme was detective games, with (I think) four of them.

[@agentclank8183]

@@corb805 That’s true.

[@mrmookase93]

I LOVE that they were showing absolutely mind-blowing Xenoblade Chronicles 3 cutscenes and Arlo is just talking about the possibility of caves being in Pikmin 4 🤣 these are possibly my 2 favorite franchises and that gave me a hearty chuckle

[@DigiBrad]

I somehow missed who those characters were while watching it live and I almost had a existential crisis when I saw it in this video xD

[@sagehanson190]

I've never touched Xenoblade and even I was like "Damn Xenoblade fans must be shitting their pants rn."

[@varkster6860]

@@sagehanson190 To be fair it was heavily implied in the third game that the DLC will most likely be what you saw in the teaser, anybody who played through the game expected it while the people who have yet to play the game had a massive spoiler dropped on them.

[@JohnSmith-wv5km]

@@sagehanson190 I dont know how you even understand whats going on in those, I can never tell

[@crazykim]

@@varkster6860 It's like anime openings my dude, blatantly spoilery if you know what's going on, and just random imagery if you don't. Tbh, it's the most spoilery for someone like me, someone who played through 80% of XB1, half of 2 and like a third of 3.

[@photon_break]

I love that they're being so secretive about Tears of the Kingdom. They know it's gonna sell, so they might as well not show very much so that it can be surprising to players

[@jumnei5159]

We need something to wash our mouths after Forsaken. Desperately

[@zacharywiebe5820]

This is like the perfect direct for arlo Pikmin, Zelda, and Metroid

[@kneau]

I agree and would like to add, 23:18

[@Hes_Gone]

These 3 are him top 3 franchises? 🤔

[@bestmanalive99]

This might be one of my favorite directs in recent memory. The sheer amount of amazing content that got announced tonight is almost too much. I jumped when I saw Pikmin 4 first thing in the video, and when the Prime remaster came on I literally ran out of the living room to go show my friend. He knows how long I've been waiting for this and we were so excited to watch it

[@cometsands]

I was more excited for Arlo's reaction than for the Direct itself

[@zymarquiez]

Same here!!@

[@DaughterOfYahweh-]

Same

[@tdotran]

Just Arlo being happy makes me happy.

[@Cruzer108]

Arlo knowing everything about thw pikmin series is so cute and loveable you can tell he loves the franchise

[@ArdissVT]

As a fan of both Pikmin and Xenoblade, starting off with those two was THE way to get me hyped for the whole direct.

[@TomStoup]

Pikmin’s not for me, but your joy for it is perhaps the most purely wonderful thing on the Internet ❤

[@moonpalace.mp3]

I have never played a pikmin game before, but seeing how full of childlike wonder Arlo is when he sees it is beautiful

[@superwooper5210]

You should really try it!

[@E_Fig05]

I love the unabashed joy that Pikmin brings you. So happy for you, Arlo.

[@Saxdude26]

Arlo, you pure bean. I've watched/listened to 8 different reaction videos today, and that squeal at the start, and your Metroid reaction, were priceless. Hearing you go brain numb trying to process Pikmin 4 was incredible.

[@monotropa_uniflora]

I know it’s a video file but I want to frame the “ICE PIKMIN!!!!!” part and put it in my wall to look at whenever I have a bad day

[@JGr2000]

This direct was awesome! Metroid Prime remastered, awesome new Tears of the Kingdom trailer, Pikmin 4, and Game Boy and GBA. So good

[@drakke125Channel]

When I watch Directs and I see Paper Mario, Metroid, or Pikmin, I know somewhere there's a lovable blue fuzzy wuzzy crying tears of joy And as I watch the rest of the Direct, I have a smile on my face, knowing the sheer joy in the blue beast's heart.

[@authormichellefranklin]

We all know why we're here. Happy for you, Arlo! Hope they do a Pikmin bloom crossover when it comes out! What a great direct!

[@razzc7]

I love how the first person I think of when I see pikmin or Metroid is a little blue monster :)

[@DSmaster8585]

This was THE Arlo Direct, for those 2 games specifically! And I was hyped to see this reaction video! It was well worth the wait!

[@DoctorMinjinx]

One the best Directs of all time for me. I know, there wasn't a ton of "new" content but man...Pikmin looks stellar, Prime HD, the GBA games on NSO, the Xenoblade DLC. Hitting all the marks for me.

[@Geobot3000]

You already know Nintendo put pikmin 4 first just to satisfy arlo 😂 also the fact they shadow dropped prime like that is wild.

[@zacharymccoy7091]

The Tears of the Kingdom trailer did make me so happy. I can't believe we got to hear Ganondorf talk for the first time! So much to unpack in just this trailer.

[@matthewmuir8884]

I can honestly say that I was not expecting that voice from a withered and mummified corpse; I guess I was expecting something somehow both deeper and raspier, if that makes sense.

[@elijahscott5561]

@@matthewmuir8884 I don't think it's Ganon personally. I think it's likely that he's a Ghirahim-like character.

[@chris_wizzudz]

@@matthewmuir8884 I don’t think he’s going to stay mummified for long.

[@matthewmuir8884]

@@elijahscott5561 The voice being a second-in-command and not mummy-Ganondorf would make a lot of sense. Perhaps it's the new Master Kohga (Creating a Champion confirmed that the name Kohga is given to every new leader of the Yiga Clan)?

[@matthewmuir8884]

@@chris_wizzudz Hm... maybe. If that's the case, then I hope we get at least one fight against the mummified version of Ganondorf before he rehydrates. I remember being a bit disappointed that we never got a fight against the giant flying boar head version of Calamity Ganon in Breath of the Wild. When I saw that version of Ganon, I imagined a paraglider fight kind-of like what the corrupted-Naydra fight was like but on a much bigger scale; that could've been really cool.

[@wesleypatterson2284]

Arlo's pure, unbridled joy for Pikmen never fails to put a big, goofy smile on my face

[@dougseip5853]

It is a life goal of mine to meet Arlo. The joy and excitement is so contagious I smiled more during his reaction to Pikmin than I did to the trailer of the sequel to my favorite game of all time.

[@chrisobrien64]

The chaotic energy crammed in the first 3 seconds of this video could not have anticipated

[@Dragoonnight]

It’s heartwarming to see just how excited arlo kept getting as this direct kept going!

[@GrzegorzMikos]

“Lend me your power” We are so playing as Zelda for a part of this game.

[@Dovah21]

If not for the physical edition coming out in a couple of weeks, I would've bought Prime THE MOMENT it was available on eShop. Nintendo needs to see that strategies like this work like a charm.

[@marq7443]

I gasped when I saw Pikmin 4 being the very first thing of the Direct and was dying to see your reactions. Also, I'm really excited for another Samba de Amigo game. It's refreshing to see a forgotten IP get some love again.

[@jaredparks4713]

I love how basically everyone I've seen the reactions of, including myself, IMMEDIATELY went "BABY BURROWING SNAGRET :O" when it appeared.

[@Introbulus]

Arlo being like "It's been awhile since we've been fed" right before a feast made specifically for him.

[@Wampert]

Pikmin 4 Reaction 2:03 Metroid Prime Remake Reaction 33:41 Zelda breath of the wild 2 Reaction 43:03

[@zymarquiez]

You are a god

[@noizepusher7594]

ICEEEEEEE PIKMIN 3:29

[@WitzyZed]

35:57 for MP:R shadow drop

[@sophie-b]

3:30 his reaction over ice pikmin is priceless 😭😭

[@SharmClucas]

I clicked on this video just to watch your reaction to Pikmin. It was full of delirious joy as I expected. I'm smiling so big!

[@ryuhoshu3303]

I've seen your reaction to pikmin many times now even showed it to my wife 🤣I'm happy for you Arlo, I think almost all of us got what we wanted from this one

[@jonathanfoss7825]

Arlo's reactions make me watch the direct a second time just for his commentary. With as exciting as some of the announcements are, Arlo's reactions are a major highlight.

[@MintyBubble]

Same!!

[@tegandumpleton3360]

I watched this on Penny's (SnapCube's) stream and EVERYONE included Penny werr so excited for you, Arlo! I guessed that you screamed and I see i was correct!

[@TheObiareus]

This was easily the best direct they’ve had in years. A little disappointing that there was no TOTK footage, but we’ll get that soon enough anyway and the sheer amount of cool stuff they announced makes up for it.

[@DeeDolp]

There was footage wdym?

[@TheObiareus]

@@DeeDolp I mean like a full gameplay segment, e.g. treehouse. Many people expected either a deep dive in this direct or a dedicated TOTK direct announced. We ended up just getting another trailer, which looks cool, but we still have no real clue what the game even is yet.

[@simonorourke4465]

@@TheObiareus I for one find it reasonably refreshing going into a hew Zelda game without knowing very much. It will be fun learning the story and the layout of Hyrule fairly blind. It reminds me of playing games when I was a child anc there was no Internet and it was pretty common to actually be surprised by games.

[@Ray-dl5mp]

Also if they are going to do a Zelda direct then it wouldn’t make much sense to go into gameplay details here. This way it will feel fresh when we learn about things for the first time. Or skip that direct and just play the game. Either way : )

[@erwinekkel9676]

Still no signs of dungeons. Pass

[@deanomood]

Pikmin 4: *shows up in Direct* Me: *immediately thinks of Arlo*

[@tattertot8259]

30:20 This means a marked increased priority to let us save Marin from being trapped as a seagull forever ! 286 days remaining till I

[@CoolGuy-mj2qv]

I'm happy for you man ...your genuine reaction made my day..😊

[@NightDragon2383]

Came here for Pikmin and for 33:40 ... made my day lol!

[@oligb1469]

"It's Zelda nut's and bolts" cue Jon Tron singing *I will always love you*

[@Bellyofthebeast6]

I am SO excited for Katamari. Not only is it the best game in the series, but we get bonus content this time?? And we get to see the King of All Cosmos during his childhood? I am BEYOND hyped. I thought Spongebob Cosmic Shake couldn't possibly be beaten by anything this year, but this is the one thing aside from Mario Galaxy 3 that could make me more excited.

[@erwinekkel9676]

I never played this katamari only damacy. I was so excited it got revealed.

[@darcieclements4880]

I'll be getting that one immediately for sure.

[@cheenyboppers]

I feel like this was just about the perfect direct for Arlo! XD

[@NickyvMLP]

I'm pretty sure everything about this Direct is coming out before the end of June, which I think means that an eventual June Direct would drop the next console, since the slate is basically clean at this point.

[@NikFromm]

The MOMENT the Pikmin 4 spaceship was shown, I (as well as many others) thought “there ya go, Arlo!”😂 Also, it’s coming out on my birthday. And you know what? …I will gladly have my birthday overlooked for Pikmin!😄

[@TheHappyDino7]

Looking back, I love at 4:59, the moment he says "NO", the bulborb's eye change to red LOL

[@ejakaegypt]

This direct was amazing And once again, you’re reactions are priceless I love it

[@Willowposting]

This was one of the absolute best Directs in a long time. I was freaking out from Gameboy all the way to the end

[@TimeturnerJ]

I'm still in disbelief over the fact that we're getting a new Layton game! I thought the series was dead and buried for good, I've missed it so much! 😭🧡

[@jackall-trades6149]

Anything more pure than Arlo and his love of Pikmin? Nope. Not a chance.

[@parcival3016]

Arlo I thought of you the whole direct, you deserve this. Such an amazing Direct!

[@Cosplaythief]

A lot of Level 5 games in this direct. I'm all for it.

[@Dryblack1]

I loved hearing a Silence of the Lambs reference from my favorite family friendly puppet

[@HexterXD]

Its a shame I cant watch arlo’s pikmin 4 reaction for the first time more then once.

[@U1coolguy]

3:12 I like how so many things are going through Arlos head right now and how he keeps talking about so many things at a time

[@PaulSmith-pe1kh]

Hahaha your pikmin reaction! I turned it up knowing you’d lose it lol. Super fun to hear your joy. Lol looks great, lots of good! But boy oh boy pikmin and TOTK! I can’t wait!

[@LanceBerylDev]

"-IT'S ZELDA NUTS & BOLTS!" made me laugh so hard 🤣

[@benyzehnder9310]

I've got to say it. This is one of the best Directs that had come out! Just wow!!!!

[@TwoFacedGentleman]

Gameboy: "Yay!" 🥰 Gameboy Advance: "YAY!" 🤩 Metroid Prime Remastered: "OH SWEET JESUS!!!" 🤯 Arlo's reactions have better pacing than most Disney+ shows.

[@tinka2833]

Every reaction video I watched, everyones’ first reaction seeing Pikmin: “Arlo is going to freak out”. And freak out he did😂

[@S0URUS]

I’m so excited to play Metroid prime. You’ve gotten me totally into the Metroid games and the prime trilogy has been my number 1 wanted game for YEARS. I’m ECSTATIC to finally play it!

[@BlueDavrial]

That was easily the most solid direct in a very long time. Tons of hits for tons of crowds. Shadowdrop huge release of a game we didnt know was coming. New games for old series. Many good GB/A games. Even the F-ZERO fans got *some* tiny crumb in the GBA game coming, and that's more than they've had in *years* . Absolutely fantastic, 10/10 direct.

[@AstaIsAMonster]

*When I watched the direct I knew Arlo was going to lose his mind for Pikmin 4 and I was not disappointed with his reaction.* 😂

[@HunterSlingbaum]

I had just finished watching the direct on my own & I just couldn’t wait to see Arlo’s excitement over all that Pikmin info. Was not disappointed haha 😄

[@MazeMichael]

Even though I personally wasn't a huge fan of this direct, seeing people like you be so excited over it makes me so glad this happened :)

[@sirsmoothie8502]

Arlo has some of the best reactions I swear. It makes every nintendo direct worth rewatching just for this fuzzy blue man. Edit: Well see you next month Arlo. Shadow dropping Metroid Prime Remastered could only lead to this haha!

[@matthewmatthew981]

Arlo at the Splatoon 3 part: "Oh, you can reskin your city? Okay, cool but I doubt I'll pay money for that." Meanwhile Failboat somewhere: *Incomprehensible screaming**

[@SupremeMarioGamer]

Didn't care for much in this Direct, but I can't believe Professor Layton is still alive. I just got into that series recently & have high hopes that he comes back in spectacular fashion.

[@olabradford]

Love watching the beginning of this nintendo direct... Arlo is just so purely happy and it makes me smile and laugh along with him.

[@bookshelfpassageway6232]

every so often i need a happiness boost and come back to this video. "I have been trained to expect no pikmin" followed by THAT cold open, opening reactions in an almost peaceful daze, followed by increasingly frenzied hype that crescendos into ICE PIKMIN! *chef kiss*

[@monotropa_uniflora]

Let’s be honest, we all know which reactions we’d come here for after that direct-

[@MrHocotateFreight]

you know, there's a special feeling in my heart when, after waiting a decade, the game i wanted most has my name in it as a playable character. my immersion in pikmin just shot up ten thousand percent we finally made it, i cried, i screamed in excitement, i watched till the final minute I had to run off to work, then gabbed about it all work and came back. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH WE'RE HEEEEEEEERE

[@pjcollects]

Watching you react to Pikmin is easily the best part of this Direct.

[@TrippyMoak]

Nobody HAS MENTIONED THAT THAT “Please lend me tour power” from zelda means we’re probably gonna get to play as her!

[@MyPieceOnThat]

This is like The best direct ever ESPECIALLY For arlo 💙💙💙💙

[@mangotango8115]

It's funny how the highly anticipated Metroid Prime remaster was announced so casually

[@yvendous]

Your reaction at seeing the binoculars is what I came to see/hear haha

[@that1worriedgengar]

I was waiting for this upload just to see our blue monsters reaction 💙 I wasn’t disappointed at all 😂

[@Ninetails2000]

NGL, there's nothing more pure than hearing Arlo get so excited that he chokes on his own spit like a five year old.

[@SuperFlashDriver]

23:22 I thought the pikmin one was funny, this one killed me and I repeated it over and over again and it's waayyy too funny, god damn you Arlo. XDDD

[@devilcookie9924]

I've been waiting for hours to see Arlo's reactions for Pikmin4 lol

[@sirdaveysockrocker]

When they announced Baten Kaitos I jumped out of my chair and cheered like we won a war 😂

[@NattiNekoMaid]

I like how he got obsessed with the cave and ignored the house.

[@Ciccigreen]

I swear, one of the things I looked forward to when watching the direct was your excitement! I hoped you wouldn’t get a heart attack from the emotion!

[@Socioromanticism]

43:13 "Ohhh, boy...What's that? ...I'm gonna kill that." Arlo really chose violence. Literally.