The longest Nintendo Direct ever is about to start Friday morning and it couldn’t be coming at a greater time. We’re three months into the the lifetime of the brand new Swap 2 and the autumn 2025 launch calendar is simply beginning to decide up. Whereas Nintendo will little question preview its slate of upcoming video games forward of the vacation (Metroid Prime 4 launch date?), it’s additionally an important alternative to share a glance forward at what’s coming to the brand new {hardware} in 2026 and past (Tremendous Mario Galaxy 2 remaster?).
The September 12 Nintendo Direct will final roughly 60 minutes, making it the Mario-maker’s longest showcase exterior of the Swap 2 reveal earlier this 12 months. It’s scheduled to start at 9:00 a.m. ET and might be streaming on YouTube and Twitch, although you too can watch it within the embedded feed under. The corporate has promised updates not solely on its new console however on video games coming to the unique Swap as properly. Given the over 150 million models bought, I don’t see Nintendo fully turning its again on the platform anytime quickly.
Followers are grasping for updates on the standing of the following Animal Crossing, Smash Bros., The Legend of Zelda, and 3D Mario video games. In keeping with latest leaks and rumors, loads of ports are additionally within the pipeline for Swap 2 together with Resident Evil 7, Pink Lifeless Redemption 2, and extra. Cyberpunk 2077 at launch and extra lately Star Wars Outlaws have confirmed that the {hardware} has sufficient juice to deal with among the greatest video games, if sufficient TLC goes into the ports.
In relation to the Swap 1, Tomodachi Life: Residing the Dream and Rhythm Heaven Groove had been each introduced for the eight-year-old console earlier this 12 months, however aren’t anticipated to reach till 2026. Whereas loads of smaller third-party video games will most likely proceed to be ported to each the previous and new handheld hybrids, it’ll be attention-grabbing to see if Nintendo continues bringing a few of its newer releases to the older platform or pushes followers to begin shopping for the Swap 2. The latter is already the fastest-selling console ever within the U.S. Not less than earlier than any potential value hikes amid ongoing tariffs.
