Metroid Prime 4, Elden Ring, Silksong All Playable At Nintendo's Gamescom Booth

Wow that's quite a line up.
Now THOSE are the games we wanted to hear about in that direct!

Silksong!? Playable!? Oh, lordy.

Elden Ring and FFVII Remake are both there, so this is very cool!

Guess that means Splatoon Raiders is way into 2026... at best....

Banger of a list. Can’t wait to finally see how Elden Ring will run.

That's a nice list! I never attend events such as these, but am stoked for those attending. I really can't wait to get my hands on several of these titles. Elden Ring might be one of the biggest ones for me, as far as third party games go. But Metroid Prime 4 is where it's at for me. So stoked for that game!

A lot of games without concrete release date on that list

Hope that means they release sooner rather than later

“ Here's a look at every title making an appearance:”

Incorrect. That’s just the titles shown in that graphic. And then JUST below it says “Play these and other titles…”

I'm pretty sure Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade is also expected to launch on Switch 2 this year as well. Idk why the article doesn't mention that.

Very heartwarming to see Metroid Prime 4 first on that list!! Have Hades 2 and Silksong been playable at any events on Switch 2 before?

If these do all come out this year then that really is a cracking lineup for the first 6 months of the console. It's a real volte-face from how I felt after that last direct!

Also be great to know if the GameCube selection is different to what we already have!

What a lineup, if accurate! Exciting for those attending, so… when is it?! Ok I can see the date in that post from Twitter or X or blue sky bloody butterfly, whatever app or platform it is these days.

I imagine AoI's absence probably points to it releasing in 2026.

Anyways... Why hasn't the most important news of the day been shared here yet? A Donkey Bananza Theme lyric video has been uploaded on Nintendo Today.

@Jack_Goetz I’m gonna check that out right now, thank you 🙌

I'll take one of each thanks.

You know what, I wonder if Nintendo has chosen to contribute 1 or two announcements of release dates for these titles to the Gamescom ONL, particularly MP4, instead of hosting a full direct this summer. They should be trying to preach to a wider audience right now and it would explain the " 3 things pulled from the direct" story going around.

Great line up. I hope we get a release date for MP4 out of Gamescom... or better yet, a Nintendo Direct to deliver that news and more!

To me this is confirmation of a proper Nintendo Direct next week. To confirm release dates for all the games in attendance that don't have one yet.

Some people thought Silksong had some sort of exclusive deal with Micro$oft : turns out it's just gonna show up in the studio-killing gamepass, but Team Cherry has no moral obligation to appear in any direct put by Micro$oft

Hopefully they sort the Game Key Card ***** till Elden Ring, Silksong and Hades 2 comes out. If those are GKC releases that would be a major loss.

@Hapless full clown make-up is ready to go including rainbow colored wig!

I wonder what is keeping Nintendo from announcing a Metroid Prime 4 release date? I’m getting desperate for it lol

Nice, hopefully those who attend Gamescom enjoy their experience!

What is this Silksong people speak of? Something mythical?🤔

We'll all be playing Silksong later today anyway though, right??

@krogp

I’m 100% convinced Elden Ring will be a GKC.

Great lineup. Really hope we get the Prime 4 release date at gamescom!

@OrtadragoonX
Then I am convinced it won‘t sell to me and a lot of others.

Repeat after me. "Metroid Prime 4 will not be delayed." "Metroid Prime 4 will not be delayed."

I wonder when Team Cherry will show off Silksong? I would love to see more of Silksong, but not until Team Cherry is ready to show it.

@Hapless with squeaky soles to boot!

Just a reminder that Silksong was also playable, it that it was played live, on Treehouse, 6 years ago in 2019.

Not a demo for the public, but they did play it. Said Team Cherry was wrapping it up.🤪

Gamescon needs a Direct to date all this stuff. I'm not a big Prime guy but may get it just b/c Switch 2 is light on games I want to play at the moment.

Nice! but can we get release dates for some of these before the show?

"und andere titel"
That would imply some new announcements will be playable there right away.
Good stuff.

@Joker1234 It does...

@michellelynn0976 metroid prime 4 was supposed to be a switch 1 game released last year...

It is not coming out this year. They're only going to upset more people by stringing us along on false hope

@NolandC No it was not

@AJWolfTill silksong had a demo in 2019.

@SBandy1 won't happen

@Novuscourvous WTF are you talking about Metroid Prime 4 was announced for switch 1 like 8 years ago... They did the same thing with BOTW just not as bad...

@Novuscourvous

Let's wait and see.

Omg just spray us with dates already!!!

Finally, a positive for silksong fans! Me, I just want prime 4

Bummer for those of us that haven’t completed Metroid prime 3… and have no means of doing so.

No Metroid prime 2 & 3 is one of the bizarrest of Nintendo’s bizarre decisions. I mean, they did a half-assed job dropping sunshine and Mario 64 on a cart. How hard is it to do the same for these two?

Please don’t respond about motion controls - we all know ‘turning the key in a lock’ wiimote actions can be easily mapped to a single button.

Forgive my ignorance, but do release dates and stuff get announced at gamescom? Could we be getting a MP 4 release date potentially?

@NolandC the game was announced close to launch along with smt 5, iirc. It's suffered development hell that just won't end. There's probably going to be documentaries about making this game in a few years.

@Xansies lol, now that's a realistic answer. Yeah there probably will be a few vids about it's hardships, if Nintendo allows it. Smh

@NolandC No it wasn't. Lol

MP4 and Elden Ring are going to look astonishing on S2.

Shhhhh. We don't want to startle the S*******g, lest it retreat to its dwelling for another year. They'll have to replace the exhibit with something easier to find, like a unicorn.

@michellelynn0976 No it wasn't announced 8 years ago in 2017 at E3? Yes it was ..

August 20-24. Hopefully a Nintendo life person or two can get some hands on and let us know the verdict

@NolandC No. That it was gonna be released in 2024.

@michellelynn0976 yeah i mean it was supposed to be a switch 1 game, and they purposely held off until switch 2... Like they did with BOTW which was a Wii U game , that they held off till switch 1 release. Prime should have definitely came out before switch 2 was released...

@NolandC I know. I can't wait to play it.

I mean Metroid and Silk Song are the real games to wanna play here, that guy can play all those games on literally any other console or PC. His opinion though, gotta respect the man's hype and not spoil his fun

If they won't be playable, then why bring them on the first place? There will obviously be demos there!
Also, it would be fun if Nintendo announced or showed something at the Opening Night Live, but they haven't done that since... never? Still, they have a big chance here.