The most anticipated title, MLB The Show 22, will make its way to the Nintendo Switch this year. Ahead of the fanfare, the game has been making the headlines for its cover star Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels. The ‘Shotime’ has sparked the curiosity of the entire MLB fanbase. Notably, the Collector’s Edition of the game even shows the pitcher-hitter combo in a Japanese-inspired samurai form.
During the February 2022 Nintendo Direct, the Shotime made a stunning appearance on screen, promoting the upcoming Major League Baseball title.
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Shohei Ohtani steals the show at Nintendo Direct
The MLB series used to be a PlayStation exclusive title not too long ago. But on April 5, 2022, the series would make its debut on Nintendo’s titular hand-held with MLB The Show 22. During Nintendo Direct fans waited with bated breath to hear news about BOTW 2 or Mario Kart 9. However, it was the appearance of Ohtani that created the most hype during the event, and fans have been raving about it since.
what’s better than one shohei ohtani? two shohei ohtani ✌🏼
bless thee nintendo for dropping new shohei looking adorkable and like a fine snack content. also the twin concept! it’s always so fun with companies tap into his nitoryu (dual sword) marketability pic.twitter.com/OmtcR7FUPM
— 🧧 VforVera (@VforVintageVera) February 9, 2022
1: they got shohei ohtani??????? in the nintendo direct?????????????? like the only reason i can imagine is that he just personally thinks it's cool because that's shohei fucking ohtani right there
— i'm klee (@TurqYoshi) February 10, 2022
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Nintendo isn’t the only one who has got jokes.
SHOHEI OHTANI HOLDING A NINTENDO SWITCH FEATURING SHOHEI OHTANI pic.twitter.com/80TvVXfjhM
— shohei ohtani daily (@dailyohtani) February 9, 2022
shohei ohtani literally carried the nintendo direct pic.twitter.com/m1IQF3c1Ns
— jas 开 yae official gf (@R3lGEN) February 9, 2022
shohei ohtani and his twin promoting mlb the show 22 on a nintendo direct pic.twitter.com/Fj91LnfzIR
— shohei ohtani doing things (@shodoingthings) February 9, 2022
The Baseball pro definitely stole the spotlight at the Direct.
Just finished watching today’s #nintendodirect!
My favourite moments:
Shohei Ohtani
Kirby sucking back cars
Mario Strikers
Switch Sports!!!…this was a good one.
— MRob 🖤 (@MarissaRoberto) February 10, 2022
i was more excited abt seeing Shohei Ohtani in the nintendo direct than any game
— 🅱️ino (@dinoodles) February 10, 2022
Shohei Ohtani being on a Nintendo Direct is wild lol
— Michael Owens (@realmikeowens) February 9, 2022
Fans just might have to pinch themselves.
Shohei Ohtani was the last person I was expecting to appear in a nintendo direct
— Haz 🔜 Scotiacon (@HazardTheFox) February 9, 2022
I just witnessed Shohei Ohtani in a Nintendo Direct man this is next level
— Richard (@SecretRichardS) February 9, 2022
Shohei Ohtani on a Nintendo Direct is the greatest thing ever.
— J. Mitchell (@NotonTweet117) February 9, 2022
With this fan expressing how proud they are of Shohei making it onto that stage, it reminds the fanbase of another tweet from not too long ago.
proud of shohei ohtani for making it into a nintendo direct
— nate (@paracosmologist) February 9, 2022
Remember when Stephen A Smith said Shohei Ohtani couldn't be the face of baseball because he 'didn't speak complete fluent English'?
Yeah he's on the cover of MLB The Show now and 100% the face of baseball
— Gomer (@GomesDaLegend) January 31, 2022
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MLB The Show 22 is being developed by San Diego Studio. The Nintendo Direct gave fans a first peek into the Switch-focused gameplay reveal for the baseball title with Ohtani in the starring role.
However, the trailer doesn’t paint a very rosy picture of the game’s visual fidelity. It is not surprising as the Switch has limited hardware capabilities when compared to the like of the PlayStation and Xbox. But the gameplay also looks choppy and seems to fluctuate. Although the trailer mention that “Game footage is not final”, which leaves room for improvement in the finished product.
Additionally, the trailer promised cross-platform progression with any platform the game is available on. And with the game set to release on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch, the company is in for a wild ride this April.
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