Everything Announced During This Morning’s Nintendo Direct
Early this morning, likely before most of you were awake (on the West Coast anyway), Nintendo released one of two planned Directs…the second will be the bigger of the two, containing desired information on Switch 2, but for now, here’s what’s coming to Switch 1, in order of release.
SaGa Frontier 2 — today
You get a surprise remake of the second SaGa Frontier game effective immediately, courtesy of Square.
Rift of the Necrodancer — today
And the Necrodancer’s latest rhythm game also hit this morning. Crossovers with indie stars like Madeline from Celeste and the guy from Pizza Tower are promised.
Disney Villains: Cursed Cafe — today
So it’s come to this…the “cozy barista” genre has gotten visible enough that there’s a Disney-branded variant of it.
Star Overdrive — April 10
Monument Valley, Monument Valley 2 — April 15
High On Life — May 6
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time — May 21
Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army — June 19
Tamagotchi Plaza — June 27
I guess these are back? Not as backpack clip-ons though.
Patapon 1+2 Replay — July 11
The Wandering Village — July 17
Shadow Labyrinth — July 18
This is that weird “gritty apocalyptic fantasy” take on Pac-Man you first saw in Amazon’s Secret Level series.
No Sleep for Kaname Date – From AI: The Somnium Files –July 25
A third AI game is on the way this summer.
Gradius Origins — August 7
Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar — August 27
Lou’s Lagoon — Summer 2025
Monument Valley 3 — Summer 2025
Witchbrook — Holiday 2025
The Eternal Life of Goldman — Holiday 2025
Marvel: Cosmic Invasion — Holiday 2025
Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake — 2025
We still don’t know exactly when this is arriving.
Metroid Prime 4 Beyond — 2025
We still don’t know exactly when this is arriving either! But the latest trailer promises some new powers and outfits for ol’ Samus.
King of Meat — 2025
Also, no one knows when this meat will happen.
Everybody’s Golf: Hot Shots — 2025
Pokemon Legends Z-A — Late 2025
WE got a bit more information here…not much, but enough to know Lumiose City holds a special tournament at night called the Z-A Royale. You must train up during the day so you’re ready foe who you meet at night.
Rhythm Heaven Groove — 2026
If you want to get your groove on, you’ll have to wait a while.
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream — 2026
Possibly even longer for the return of the Tomodachis. Game looks as nuts as the first one did.
ALSO: Nintendo’s leash on digital games will be slightly loosened in the Switch 2 era: it will soon be possible to play digital Switch game cards on two separate systems, as well as allow family and friends to “borrow” digital game cards for a limited time. The change will be effective for both Switch 1 and 2.
