The fact that Nintendo’s confirmed 2024 release schedule only showed two as of this morning may have given the impression that there won’t be many games coming to Nintendo Switch as the company prepares for the expected launch of its successor console in 2025. .
Well, the June 2024 Nintendo Direct deprived us of that notion. Nintendo announced five first-party games with a long-awaited launch trailer (very long) waiting for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond.
Other titles include Mario & Luigi: Brotherhood, the first game in the Mario & Luigi series in nearly a decade; The Legend of Zelda: A Picture of Wisdom with players finally play as Zelda in her kingdom; and Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, available in January. And don’t sleep on the new Super Mario Party Jamboree either. The series has a dedicated audience and they will receive their new version on All Five (October 17).
Here’s a summary of everything announced at the June 2024 Nintendo Direct with its trailers. We knew some of this, largely from third parties who pleased Nintendo’s long-time publishing partners. you didn’t expect it Nintendo itself takes up 40 minutes Do you want
Mario and Luigi: Brotherhood
It’s the first game in the Mario & Luigi franchise in almost 10 years and launches on November 7. Players can expect an adventure that combines platforming with top-down exploration and combat on a series of islands.
Nintendo World Championship NES Edition
Released on July 18, it is a Switch adaptation of the “NES Olympics,” the NES World Championship that traveled to 29 American cities to determine who is the best Nintendo player. There are single player challenges and head to head games.
fairy tail 2
This real-time strategy game from Koei Tecmo is an adaptation of the Fairy Tail anime and begins sometime in winter.
The dimension of neofantasy
This turn-based RPG is on the way this holiday, directed by Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi. Plus, this preview of the characters facing an existential crisis should give you a good idea of what the game is about.
Nintendo Switch Sports receives basketball
Nintendo Switch Sports, launching in April 2022, will add 2v2 basketball to its collection of casual sports games. This is a free update coming later this year.
Mio: Memories in Orbit
I honestly thought it was Hollow Knight: Silksong because of the look of that character, my cognitive dissonance about that game was so complete. But no, it’s a sci-fi adventure set in 2025 that has a lot of imagery.
The new Disney Illusion Island update
“Mystery of the Moon” is a surprise update coming to Disney’s Illusion Island, starting Tuesday. The game was released a year ago in July.
Hello Kitty Island Adventure
It’s a Switch port of what has been a mobile-exclusive title since its release in 2023. The trailer for this cozy title, Animal Crossing, showed a release window for 2025. It will be console-timed when it arrives. , which of course means it will come to other platforms later.
Looney Tunes: The Wonderful World of Sports
If you’re feeling like Space Jam with this collection of four arcade sports games, you should know that the other three games are soccer, tennis, and golf. Looney Tunes products such as falling antlers and other disturbances should affect your game plan.
Among us (update)
Another free Tuesday update is upon us, with new roguelikes and a whole new cast. New cheaters can place tracking devices on other players or become invisible, which is definitely an advantage in this socially designed game.
Pharmacy
If you didn’t have “farming Simulator X Monster Battler” on your bingo card, neither did I. In Farmagia, players raise a large herd of diverse and powerful monsters to eliminate enemy bosses and turn their ranch into a powerful battle station. The game starts on November 1st.
Donkey Kong Country returns HD
The Wii may have been a disappointment, but the return of Donkey Kong Country was a hit with fans, so it makes sense to polish up the visuals and bring them back to Switch. Starts January 16.
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
First announced in May 2021, Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake now has a release date: November 14 for Nintendo Switch. The remakes of Dragon Quests I and II will follow in 2025.
Funko Fusion
Funko Fusion is an action adventure where all the characters look like Funkos. The difference is that they intersect with other pop culture franchises; otherwise what’s the point of a Funko game? In this case, it seems like they’re all Universal Pictures properties: Jurassic Park, Jaws, Back to the Future, and Battlestar Galactica. Funko Fusion launches September 13 on Switch, it will also come to PlayStation 5 and Windows PC via Steam.
Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD
It’s a known quantity that it will be released next week, but Nintendo didn’t want to leave Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD off the showroom floor. It will arrive on June 27.
The new men of Denpa
The way some of these characters are portrayed, you’d mistake this cozy social game for getting to know Miis. But it’s from Genius developer Sononity and will be released on July 27.
Metal Attack Reloaded
Fans of SNK’s classic run-n-gun side-scroller will be excited to see how the latest game begins (check the clock)…
Darkest Dungeon II
Darkest Dungeon II launched on PC in 2023, but fans of the roguelike RPG will be happy to know that it’s coming to Switch (as well as PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5) on July 15.
Nintendo likes surprises, the announcements begin today. Although this is a library of games coming to Nintendo Switch Online, they are a very solid quartet: Turok, Perfect Dark, Metroid Zero Mission and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past – Four Swords can be played online with friends. . first time
Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero
An elegant and very expensive adventure: Hero Merona will arrive on Nintendo Switch in 2025.
Marvel vs. Capcom: The Fight Collection: Arcade Classics
Seven games from Marvel and Capcom’s long-running collaboration will arrive in an anthology later this year. It is not only a series of fighting games, but there are also side-scrolling games with many additions for fans of those days.
Super Mario Party Jamboree
The smorgasbord of party games (Nintendo calls it the biggest series ever) is coming to Switch on October 17. Players will find five new games, in addition to previous games in the series. Up to 20 players can compete, as long as you can coordinate that number of tables.
The Legend of Zelda Wisdom Photo
Finally, players can take on the role of Zelda herself in The Legend of Zelda: Mirror of Wisdom. This time it’s Link who needs to be saved. It will be released on September 26. A special gold edition Nintendo Switch Lite with the Hyrule logo on the back will also be available on September 26.
Just Dance 2025 Edition
Don’t sleep on Just Dance. At 15 years old, the series has the kind of permanent residency that makes it a worthy counterpart to Nintendo’s iconic franchise. It starts in October.
lego horizon adventures
This was announced during the Summer Game Fest; gets another look here, reminding us that Sony’s adaptation of the first series will also release this holiday season for Nintendo Switch.
raizan
Stray, an indie adventure starring a cute kitty, launched for PlayStation in 2022 as PlayStation Plus. It’s coming to Nintendo Switch this holiday season.
Tales of the Shire: The Lord of the Rings game
There is no release date yet for the crossover with The Lord of the Rings franchise, other than this holiday season. He lives like a hobbit and greets familiar faces in your village with Tales of the Shire: The Lord of the Rings.
Ace Attorney Investigation Kit
Capcom will bring together two Ace Attorney games in this release for Nintendo Switch on September 6. They are Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth and the western debut of Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor’s Gambit.
One Hundred Lines: The Last Defense Academy
In the wild setting of this adventure, a high school for 100 students who must retrain to defend themselves from an otherworldly threat. They have to face the army for 100 days. Available early 2025.
Romancing SaGa 2 Revenge of the Seven again
It is a complete remake of the 1993 Japan-only release, featuring turn-based battles as the core gameplay. It starts on October 24.
Metroid Prime 4: More
And finally, the big announcement: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is finally arriving. Although Nintendo only said that it will be released in 2025, still, they are confident enough in this title that it won’t go back to the drawing board like in 2019. The game was first announced in 2017.
