Nintendo woke us all up with a double dose of non-first party announcements.
First was an Indie World!
Witcher 3, Vampire Survivors, Dave the Diver, and Among Us crossover cards are all coming to Balatro in a free update later today.
The creators of GRIS have a new game, Neva, and it’s out October 15th.
Moth Kubit, a unique RPG starring a moth working in a bizarre office, drops Spring 2025.
Toge, devs of Coffee Talk, are making a new Coffee Talk game, Coffee Talk Tokyo. It’ll be ready for tasting in 2025.
Sea of Stars is getting a DLC, adding a new carnival area, new classes for the main characters, and a new character who is just Robo from Chrono Trigger. It’s out next Spring, and it’s free.
PowerWash Simulator is getting a paid DLC where you get to clean up locations from the Shrek series. It’s dropping in Fall.
Morsels, a rougelike shooter with gorgeous pixel art and strange character designs, got announced. Its release date is February 2025.
Date Everything!, a game where you can date everything in a house by Team 17, launches October 24th, 2024.
Peglin, a game based on a game jam experiment from 2019, is fully realized. You play as a lil goblin and play pachinko to do damage to enemies. It’ll be out today on Switch as a timed console exclusive.
Wobbly Life from Rubber Band Games lets you live a goofy lil life as a yellow guy. It’s out in December.
Pico Park 2 is a puzzle game where you have to stack and aim up to eight players to clear rooms. It’s out later today.
Montage time. Shovel Knight Shovel of Hope DX (2025), Europa (October 11th, demo out now), Cuisineer (January 28th, 2025), On Your Tail (November 21st), Metal Slug Tactics (Fall), The Plucky Squire (September 17th).
To round out the Indie World, Pizza Tower is finally coming to Switch. It’s out today.
Fangamer will also release a physical version of Pizza Tower.
Now onto the Partner Showcase!
For the 40th anniversary of Tetris, Digital Eclipse is putting together a Tetris collection called Tetris Forever. It has Tetris Battle Gaiden! And Hatris, which is hilarious. It’ll be out this year, and Tetris will be on Switch Online this Winter.
Star Overdrive is a third person adventure game where you surf around a desert planet on a hoverboard. It’s out in 2025.
Goat Simulator 3 will let you harass an entire island with you friends on Switch digitally today. The physical release will be in November.
Another montage. Trails in the Sky 1st (2025), Star Wars: Hunters Season 3 (September 26th), S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Legends of the Zone Trilogy (November), Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition (September 26th), and a new event for Disney Dreamloft Valley.
SpongeBob Squarepants: The Patrick Star Game, is confirmed. You play as Patrick and flop around Bikini Bottom, as the game is focused on physics and interacting with the environment. Out October 4th.
Fitness Boxing 3: Your Personal Trainer, is coming soon. I don’t know why we need this, as we have the Miku and Fist of the North Star versions, but I guess some people have NO TASTE. You can get this lesser edition on December 5th.
Capcom Fighting Collection 2, including Capcom vs SNK 1 and 2, Project Justice, Capcom Fighting Evolution, Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper, Power Stone 1 and 2, and Plasma Sword: Nightmare of Bilstein. It’s out next year, and that rules.
The Marvel vs Capcom Collection is out September 12th, with a physical out November 22nd.
There’s a new Atelier game, and they got a dragon voiced by Kiryu’s VA in this one. It’s called Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories and the Envisioned Land, and it’s out in 2025.
The Suikoden remasters are still happening! The first two games will be released in a bundle March 6th, 2025.
The Dragon Quest III remake will have a new Monster Wrangler class. It’s out November 14th.
The DS Castlevanias are getting a compilation, and it also includes Haunted Castle and a reimagining of the notably rough arcade game. It’s out later today.
Civilization VII will be on Switch. It’ll be out February 11th.
Tales of Graces f is getting a remaster for the series’ 30th anniversary. It’ll have combat options and all the DLC from the original release. Out January 17th.
MySims returns, in a bundle containing the first game and the Kingdom sequel. It’s out November 19th.
Five Nights at Freddy’s…..They’ve got a new Help Wanted coming, and you have to help those robots run the show. Out Holiday 2024. There’s also a new DLC for Security Breach this Holiday.
Montage again. Disney Epic Mickey Rebrushed (September 24th), Tales of the Shire (Holiday), Just Dance 2025 (October 2024), Funko Fusion (Holiday), EA Sports FC 2025 (September 27th), Lego Horizon (Holiday).
Rune Factory‘s got a new style, where you play as an “Earth Dancer” and use magic to grow crops super fast, and also kick some ass. Guardians of Azuma is out next Spring.
Yakuza Kiwami is getting a Switch port. Looks like it’ll be a pretty straight port, but hey, Kiwami‘s great. Out October 24th.
