Nintendo Reconfirms Release Windows For Major Upcoming Switch Games

Metroid Prime 4 has to hold some kind of world record for the longest "TBA" in such a list

Nothing against these games, but there's not much that interests me. Though I'll be busy enough for quite awhile with this year's glut of great titles

Forgot Mario vs Donkey Kong was getting a remake, now I’m excited again. Hoping it brings a successor along at some point.

Super Mario RPG looks like a fun remake of a great game.

Interested to see Another Code, after having played the DS version. I liked it, and the remake looks to be more than just a straight port. (at least regarding the DS one - not sure about the Wii one)

Mario vs Donkey Kong feels like an incredibly unnecessary remake to me - the GBA version was never groundbreaking or impactful, even to Nintendo fans - and any new features in this version could have just been put into a brand new Mario Vs DK game tbh.

Princess Peach Showtime looks really fun and unique, but I still don't know much about the gameplay. Will it have enough depth to be kid-friendly, yet still appealing to longtime fans? I'm definitely getting it anyway just to see for myself.

Luigi's Mansion 2 is a game I never tried, so having a Switch port sounds good to me.

Thousand-Year Door could have been ported as-is, but I do like how much extra care and attention they are putting in to remake it. Let's hope this is a good sign for the future of Paper Mario as a whole.

And Metroid Prime 4.... well, at least they're still acknowledging it.

You forgot the Nintendo Switch Up! console - launching Sept 2024

You must be too young to remember Duke Nukem Forever.

A beautifully choreographed exit for the Switch before the announcement and release of the Nintendo Cosmo. A very exciting 2024.

I'm very eager for Mario RPG, Another Code, and Thousand-Year Door, and will probably get Mario vs. Donkey Kong if I find it a bit cheaper secondhand or something. Peach game I'm going to need to see more on because the trailer didn't make it look very interesting.

Metroid Prime I'm really only interested in in that the sooner it's out the sooner we can potentially get a new Donkey Kong Country, and my interest in Dark Moon only goes so far as hoping they shadow drop the first game as a tie-in to it.

Good content coming in the next few months. Good time to be a Nintendo fan.

Looks like a pretty decent 'victory lap' year for the Switch!
Really looking forward to trying TTYD for the first time.

@Sisilly_G Well my birth year is part of my user name (well 1996, not 96 ofc)

But that being said, didn't Duke Nukem Forever actually get multiple release dates/windows? It just didn't release then and got delayed multiple times. Which means it wouldn't have been listed as TBA

Metroid Prime 4 so far hasn't even gotten a release window

alright, who responded to a Nintendo poll by requesting a Mario Vs Donkey Kong remake?

come on, you're only making it worse for yourself.

@mariomaster96 Nintendo also had an impressive history with pushing the european release of "Dr Kawashima's Devilish Brain Training" for 3DS! 😀

I really hope Nintendo has something big at the Game Awards because we need more than just Mario games.

Day One
Princess Peach Showtime
Paper Mario TTYD Remastered

People complaining about Metroid Prime 4 still being a TBA have clearly forgotten about poor Beyond Good & Evil 2, first announced in 2008.

@mariomaster96 @Sisilly_G

Stalker

Definitely looking forward to Princess Peach and Another Code's releases

It's still really unbelievable, seeing the words Thousand Year Door in the schedule

@Rob3008 Does Ubisoft still mention BG&E2? If not then the difference is Prime 4 is still regularly acknowledged by Nintendo in release schedules confirming it’s still on its way while as far as I’m aware BG&E2 has dropped out of Ubisoft’s public conversation (maybe even twice, once after its reveal in 2008 and again after 2017).

EDIT: Ah, apparently they said it was still in active development earlier this year. Whatever they say I guess 🤪 I don’t think I’d want it at this point anyway with how it was looking nothing like the original and without Michel Ancel on board

I don't feel that excited by this list -

Another code - barely average DS game
Thousand year door - highly overrated
Luigi Mansion 2 - Remake
Mario v DK - Remake

The other two can't really be judged yet, but one of them is still at TBA. This looks to me like a list that could easily run concurrently with a release of a new console, or at least at the same time as an announced new console.

Only two brand new games in the list and Metroid Prime 4 probably won't release next year. Let's hope a Direct early next year gives us more new experiences.

@dew12333 The Another Code games were amazing though, what underwhelmed you about the first one?

Lol Metroid 4 will be a switch 2 launch title.

@The-Chosen-one Honestly, I wonder if it will even be ready for Switch 2 launch.

I’m interested in all that’s listed here with the exception of another code. I’m not familiar with this game at all so I’ll have to look into it. Another game coming this year but it’s not an exclusive to look out for is pizza tower. If we aren’t getting a wario world anytime soon this looks like a great alternative.

@LXP8 I found the story dull and the puzzles unimaginative, add it lost a point as I was virtually forced to play due to poor release games at the time. Do you really think it was good enough to be remade?

An exciting lineup (I'd be happy with a year that's only ports/remasters/remakes) though definitely a sign of new hardware incoming given Princess Peach Showtime and Metroid Prime 4 are the only new games in this list and in normal circumstances LM2 would've been revealed in the 1st Direct of 2024 instead of June 2023.

Looking forward to Mario RPG, Paper Mario TTYD and Metroid Prime 4. Those will come for sure. About Princess Peach, it will depend on how it turns out.

With the exception of Another Code, I'm looking forward to playing these games.

Couple this with my huge Switch backlog and I'm good for another year.

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They certainly saved a lot of Mario games for Winter 2023/2024. But, yeah, this list definitely feels like an "end of life" game line-up.

I NEED a more specific release window for The Thousand-Year Door Remake. I have to know when I can finally hold it in my own two hands!

I read the title as "Nintendo Reconfirms Windows Release For Major Upcoming Switch Games". I thought Nintendo just announced out of the blue that they would be supporting PC with Switch games.

I think there's still time for a stealth drop for 1,2 Son of a Switch to drop at some point before the next console. In dire need of a quality 1st party party game!

@CornflakeCookie I think we're all hoping for a Summer of George style summer 2024.

I'm shoehorning that joke in, I have no regrets!!!

Likely all good games but with the exception of Metroid I’m looking for that 30% off

A decent list but nothing major either. Hopefully the second half of next year is pretty good.

@mariomaster96 Final Fantasy Versus XIII was TBA for so long it got moved to next gen and its name changed to Final Fantasy XV.

So many remakes… still waiting for Prime 4 too 🥲

@mariomaster96 "Duke Nukem Forever" holds the Guinness World Record for the longest development period for a video game, which was 14 years and 44 days from its official announcement on 28 April 1997 to its release on 10 June 2011. Thank you ChatGPT.

Paper Mario is the only game that interests me from 2024. It definitely looks like switch releases will be slowing down and that the next console will be revealed soon. Also, I bet we'll get a Mario & Sonic Olympics game and maybe a Pokemon Gen 5 remake which is inevitable in the near future.

@mariomaster96 I see MP4 being a launch title for the next system but maybe a duel release like twilight or Breath where it’s available on both new and old systems.

@dew12333 Yeah of course! The story across both games is amazing to me, as that's what Cing excelled at most. Admittedly the first few puzzles were just a showcase for the touch screen, but later ones were fantastic. Like having to halfway close the DS to see a reflection of one screen in the other to reveal the answer. Plus everyone remembers and applauds Nintendo for the Phantom Hourglass puzzle where you have to close your DS, but there's also a puzzle just like that in Another Code lol I'm excited to see both games remastered and hopefully even better than before.

Metroid Prime 4 launching with Switch 2 is my bet.

really looking forward to 1000 yr door

@Sisilly_G Or Final Fantasy XIII. Or Final Fantasy VII Remake. Or basically any Square-Enix game.

That's pretty good, I'll get mario rpg, thousand year door, mario vs donkey kong, and metroid prime 4

That’s a fantastic list, better first party support than in some previous years! Planning to get 5 of these. The Peach game is what I’m most curious about.

Hoping they’ve internally moved Prime 4 to the next system long ago. Switch has had enough great games, MP4 I feel would benefit from being a next gen showcase.

@IronMan30 may it be the summer that George hoped for, and not the one he actually got!

@LXP8 Obviously I am pleased for you and others that want this game. Still surprised they decided to remake this one, but I imagine they will remake all them before the end of time.

Um, TTYD HD remake is a huge deal for me. Surprised it's not moreso for some. It kind of props up the list. Another Code series I was a fan of so I'm happy with that. Anyway, next year looks a bit quiet so far but still decent for me . I'll probably get all of those games in the end.

This doesn't even include the list of great 3rd party games either that are coming or just released. Just started Star Ocean The Second Story R and have been enjoying it a lot. Plus I still need to at some point pick up Fae Farm, given Sun Haven will never see the light of day on Switch I think.

Good list and as others pointed out it does not include 3rd party games also being released next year. Personally, I am hyped for SaGa Emerald Beyond (from squeenix), Eiyuden Chronicles (Suikoden spiritual sequel) and Unicorn Overlord (From vanillaware).

The switch has become a massive library of RPGs. We are eating so good.

Another Metroid Prime 4 article being left with nothing but bitter feelings. I can certainly understand keeping this game under wraps and it’s their company they can do what they want. At the very least make a darn official comment 😡

@DiamondCore I really feel that

It's not bad but it's just remakes (mostly of Mario spinoffs) and Peach (no way Metroid is a switch game at this point). I'm fairly intrigued with Peach Showtime because I still can't work out exactly what it is.... Do we even know what team is making it?

@AJWolfTill No way Metroid ISN'T a Switch game still. That's a 130 million strong player base paired with a series that historically needs all the help it can get selling copies. They'd be leaving money on the table.
Cross-gen or bust.

@PoeTheLizard
Cross gen seems very sensible to be fair.
I've been imagining they will lean on Metroid Prime 4 to showcase what the new system is capable of and to inspire the core demographic to pick it up the console at launch.
I feel like the series is more of a system seller thanks to its prestige and clout than something that is ever going to sell in the tens of millions.