Summary
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Nintendo highlights 15 upcoming games for Switch in 2025.
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Famous games like Pokemon Legends: ZA and Metroid Prime 4 will be released this year.
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The list proves that there are still plenty of games waiting for owners of the original Switch.
Nintendo recently highlighted 15 games that are on their way to release Nintendo Switch in 2025. While the new console hasn't been officially unveiled to the public, a lot of attention is currently focused on the Switch 2. The next-gen Nintendo Switch will be unveiled within the next few months, so hype is understandably high, but Nintendo isn't bringing the original Switch to market just yet. pasture.
Given the huge install base of the original Switch, it's likely that Nintendo will continue to support the platform for quite some time. There are plenty of big new games coming to the Nintendo Switch in 2025 alone, and the company recently took the time to highlight 15 games coming to the console this year.
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All major video game releases are coming to Nintendo Switch soon
The Nintendo Switch library is huge and growing. Here are all the major new Switch games coming in 2024 or later.
Nintendo's list of upcoming Switch games starts with Donkey Kong Country Returns HD January 16 and then Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist January 22 Guilty Gear Strive January 23, Hello Kitty Island Adventure January 30 Civilization 7 February 6 Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered February 14 Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition March 20 and Game Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings March 25. Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time scheduled for launch in April 2025 Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma coming at some point this spring. Includes new Switch games that will be released in 2025, but are currently out of print Pokemon Legends: ZA, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Professor Layton and the new world of Steam, Capcom Fighting Collection 2and Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake.
Upcoming Switch 2025 games
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Donkey Kong Country Returns HD – January 16th
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Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist – January 22nd
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Guilty Gear -Strive- Nintendo Switch Edition – January 23rd
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Hello Kitty Island Adventure – January 30th
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Sid Meier's Civilization 7 – 6 February
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Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered – February 14th
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Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition – March 20th
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Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game – March 25th
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Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time – April 2025
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Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma – Spring 2025
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Pokemon Legends: ZA – 2025
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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – 2025
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Professor Layton and the New World Steam – 2025
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Capcom Fighting Collection 2 – 2025
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Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake – 2025
It's not even close to the full lineup of new Switch games in 2025, but it still gives fans plenty to be excited about. Nintendo published games are certainly very exciting Pokemon Legends: ZA and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond will be the highlight of the year for the company's home console/pocket hybrids. But there are also some significant third-party games slated to launch for Switch this year.
Game lovers Animal crossing and Stardew Valley there seems to be a lot to look forward to, esp. Hello Kitty Island Adventure, Game Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings, Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Timeand Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma everything fits into this genre. Not only that, but they're all expected to decline in the first half of the year, so 2025 should be a particularly busy year for life-sim fans.
While the Switch 2 may take most of the attention when it comes to Nintendo 2025, there's no denying that the original Switch still has a lot of life left in it.