One day after celebrating The Legend of Zelda’s 40th birthday, Nintendo returned on September 9 with a traditional Direct packed with Switch 2 announcements stretching all the way to spring 2027. From a new 2D Metroid to an open-world Kirby, here’s everything that mattered.
Metroid Ravenous — January 28
The headline reveal: Metroid Ravenous, a new 2D entry that appears to follow up Metroid Dread, launches on Switch 2 on January 28, 2027. New amiibo figures and a Special Edition will be available at launch.
Kirby Goes Open-World
Kirby and the World Beyond is a new 3D open-world adventure built around Kirby’s copy ability, arriving in spring 2027 as the series celebrates its 35th anniversary.
Monster Hunter Wilds Lands on Switch 2 December 4
Monster Hunter Wilds comes to Switch 2 on December 4, with the Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance expansion following in 2027 alongside its previously announced versions.
Release Dates for the Big Ones
- Professor Layton and the New World of Steam — December 10 on Switch 2 and Switch, set in the American town of Steam Bison at the dawn of the Industrial Age
- Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity — Definitive Edition — February 25, with Expansion Pass content, a new Calamity Mode difficulty, and save-data transfer from the original Switch version
- Pikmin 4 — Nintendo Switch 2 Edition — November 12, adding Oatchi voice commands via the Switch 2 microphone and the new Dandori Academy time-challenge mode
- Resident Evil remakes — Resident Evil 2 Deluxe Edition, Resident Evil 3 and Resident Evil 4 Gold Edition arrive digitally on October 16
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves — October 22, with Tokyo Revengers’ Mikey and Draken as Starter Edition guest fighters
- Persona 4 Revival — May 20 on Switch 2 after its February 18 debut on other platforms, while Persona 6 was also confirmed for Switch 2
Out Now and Coming Soon
Some of the Direct’s news was live the moment the broadcast ended. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion launched on Switch 2 today, and Mario Kart World players received a free update adding 10 stages from the original Super Mario Kart — Choco Island, Vanilla Lake and Ghost Valley among them — plus two new Knockout Tour routes.
Star Fox‘s free September 29 update adds local splitscreen multiplayer to Battle Mode, three new stages and 4-player online play on a single console, while Star Fox Adventures joined the GameCube Classics library for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members.
Deeper Cuts
Elsewhere on the show: Danganronpa 2×2 (a remake of Goodbye Despair) arrives January 14; Romancing SaGa 3: Destined United gets a full 3D remake February 16; Marvelous’ time-traveling RPG Eternal Anima launches March 4; Bloober Team’s handheld-only horror Onyx: The Dark Grip arrives in 2027; Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Royal Edition comes to Switch 2 in 2027; and Stellar Blade Complete Edition lands November 5. Third-party dates filled in the rest: 007 First Light (2026), The Crew Motorfest (October 8), It Takes Two (October 15) and Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (November 5).
With back-to-back Directs in a single week, Nintendo has effectively mapped the Switch 2 lineup through spring 2027 — and given owners plenty to circle on their calendars.