Summary
As part of its latest financial report,Nintendohas highlighted seven Switch exclusives set to launch in the final months of 2024 and throughout 2025. ManyNintendofans are anxiously awaiting news on the Switch successor console, but it’s looking like they will have to wait until next year to get their first glimpse of the highly-anticipated device.
While fans wait for Switch successor news, Nintendo is keeping its attention squarely on the existing Switch console. In its latest financial report, Nintendo revealed an updated list of the10 best-selling Switch games, how many units the current family of Switch consoles has sold, and some of the upcoming games that fans can look forward to in 2024 and beyond.
Theseven games Nintendo highlightedwereEmio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club,The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom,Super Mario Party Jamboree,Mario & Luigi: Brothership,Donkey Kong Country Returns HD,Pokemon Legends: Z-A, andMetroid Prime 4: Beyond. Out of these,Donkey Kong Country,Pokemon Legends, andMetroid Prime 4are all releasing in 2025, while the rest will be released one month at a time in 2024.
Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games List
First up isEmio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club, a visual novel adventure game that’s set to launch on August 29.Zelda: Echoes of Wisdomwill follow on September 26, whileSuper Mario Party Jamboree’s release date is set for October 17.Mario & Luigi: Brothershipis coming out on November 17, andDonkey Kong Country Returns HDhas nailed down a January 16 release date.Pokemon Legends: Z-AandMetroid Prime 4are currently without specific release dates or even real release windows, but the latter is expected to be out at some point in the second half of 2025.
TheMetroid Prime 4release windowwas potentially narrowed down by the same Nintendo financial report, which indicated that the game was set for the next fiscal year, ending in March 2026. This has led fans to the conclusion thatMetroid Prime 4will be released at some point between April 2025 and December 2025, barring any unexpected delays, of course. Regardless, Nintendo is ensuring that the Switch goes out with a bang, and it will be exciting to see what else the home console/handheld hybrid has in store in the months ahead.
Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch is a hybrid console launched in 2017, capable of being played in handheld mode or docked to a television. The Switch Lite, a handheld-only model, followed in 2019, with an OLED refresh coming in 2021.
