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Welcome to the 2025 predictions thread, where points are worth even less than Platinum eShop coins!
How it works: please post 1-10 Nintendo related things you think will occur this year, that's it!
Previous threads: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.



I will try to update this thread with all the major Nintendo releases of the year.
Here's what we know so far:

2025 Games/Software
- Donkey Kong Country Returns HD January 16th. Switch 1+2.
- Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition March 20th. Switch 1+2.
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition June 5th.
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition June 5th.
- Mario Kart World June 5th. Switch 2.
- Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour June 5th. Switch 2.
- Donkey Kong Bananza July 17th. Switch 2.
- Pokémon Friends July 22nd. Switch 1+2 & Mobile. (The Pokémon Company publishing).
- Super Mario Party Jamboree + Jamboree TV - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition July 24th.
- Drag X Drive August 14th. Switch 2.
- Hello, Mario! August 26th. Switch 1+2 & Mobile.
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land + Star-Crossed World - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition August 28th.
- Fire Emblem Shadows September 25th. Mobile.
- Super Mario Galaxy October 2nd. Switch 1+2.
- Super Mario Galaxy 2 October 2nd. Switch 1+2.
- Pokémon Legends: Z-A October 16th. Switch 1+2.
- Pokemon Legends: Z-A - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition October 16th. Switch 2.
- Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment November 6th. Switch 2.
- Kirby Air Riders November 20th. Switch 2.
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond December 4th. Switch 1+2.
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition December 4th. Switch 2.
 
2025 Hardware/Major merch
- Nintendo Switch 2 June 5th.
- Nintendo Classics: GameCube Controller June 5th.
- Nintendo Switch 2 Camera June 5th.
- Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller June 5th.
- amiibo: Riju (The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom) June 5th.
- amiibo: Sidon (The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom) June 5th.
- amiibo: Tulin (The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom) June 5th.
- amiibo: Yunobo (The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom) June 5th.
- amiibo: Jamie (Street Fighter 6) June 5th.
- amiibo: Kimberly (Street Fighter 6) June 5th.
- amiibo: Luke (Street Fighter 6) June 5th.
- amiibo cards: Street Fighter 6 22 individual cards. June 5th.
- amiibo: Donkey Kong & Pauline (Donkey Kong Bananza) July 17th.
- My Mario product line for young children. August 26th.
- Book: Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective October 28th. (Piggyback publishing).
- amiibo: Kirby & Warp Star (Kirby Air Riders) November 20th.
- amiibo: Bandana Waddle Dee & Winged Star (Kirby Air Riders) November 20th.
- amiibo: Samus (Metroid Prime 4: Beyond) November 6th.
- amiibo: Samus & Vi-O-La (Metroid Prime 4: Beyond November 6th.
- amiibo: Sylux (Metroid Prime 4: Beyond December 4th.

2025 notable DLC (paid/free)
- Splatoon 3 - v.10.0.0 June 12th. Switch 1+2.
- Super Mario Party Jamboree + Jamboree TV July 24th. Switch 2.
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land + Star-Crossed World August 28th. Switch 2.
- Donkey Kong Bananza - DK Island & Emerald Rush September 12th. Switch 2.
- Donkey Kong Bananza - Emerald Rush Monthly Challenges October 28th. Switch 2.
- Pikmin 4 - Free Update November 2025. Switch 1+2.

2025 Nintendo Switch Online / Services / Mobile
- Nintendo Today! mobile app, March 27th.
- Virtual Game Cards & family digital game sharing, April 30th.
- GameCube - Nintendo Classics June 5th. Switch 2.
- GameChat June 5th. Switch 2.
- GameShare June 5th.
- Drag X Drive - Global Jam August 9th & 10th. Switch 2.
- Kirby Air Riders - Online Demo November 8th & 15th. Switch 2.
- Games added to Nintendo Classics apps:

* Fatal Fury 2 January 24th. SNES.
* Super Ninja Boy January 24th. SNES.
* Sutte Hakkun January 24th. SNES.
* Ridge Racer 64 January 30th. N64.
* Wario Land 4 February 14th. GBA.
* Donkey Kong (1994) March 7th. GB.
* Mario's Picross March 7th. GB.
* Nobunaga's Ambition March 28th. SNES.
* Nobunaga's Ambition: Lord of Darkness March 28th. SNES.
* Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire March 28th. SNES.
* Uncharted Waters: New Horizons March 28th. SNES.
* ESWAT: City Under Siege April 11th. Genesis.
* Streets of Rage April 11th. Genesis.
* Super Thunder Blade April 11th. Genesis.
* Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones April 22nd. GBA.
* Killer Instinct Gold May 15th. N64.
* The Sword of Hope May 23rd. GB.
* Kirby's Star Stacker May 23rd. GB.
* Gradius: The Interstellar Assault May 23rd. GB.
* Survival Kids (1999) May 23rd. GBC.
* F-Zero GX June 5th. GCN.
* The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker June 5th. GCN.
* SoulCalibur 2 June 5th. GCN.
* Super Mario Strikers July 3rd. GCN.
* Mario Paint July 28th. SNES.
* Chibi-Robo August 21st. GCN.
* Forsaken 64 September 4th. N64.
* Magical Vacation September 4th. GBA. JP only.
* Klonoa: Empire of Dreams September 25th. GBA.
* Mr. Driller 2 September 25th. GBA.
* Bubsy in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind October 9th. SNES.
* Mario & Wario October 9th. Super Famicom.
* Fatal Fury Special October 9th. SNES.
* Luigi's Mansion October 30th. GCN.
* Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance TBD. GCN.
* Pokémon Colosseum TBD. GCN.
* Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness TBD. GCN.
* Super Mario Sunshine TBD. GCN.
Announced projects without dates/beyond 2025
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition January 2026. Switch 2.
- DLC/Update: Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 January 2026. Switch 1+2.
- amiibo: Meta Knight (Kirby Air Riders) March 5th 2026.
- amiibo: Mario & Luma (Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2) April 2nd 2026.
- amiibo: Rosalina & Lumas (Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2) April 2nd 2026.
- amiibo: Chef Kawasaki (Kirby Air Riders) 2026.
- amiibo: King Dedede (Kirby Air Riders) 2026.
- amiibo: Grace Ashcroft (Resident Evil Requiem) Summer 2026.
- amiibo: Mineru's Construct (The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom) TBD.
- Cruis'n Blast - Online Multiplayer & DLC TBA. (Announced December 2021, Nintendo owned IP).
- The Duskbloods 2026. (Nintendo co-publishing). Switch 2.
- Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave 2026.
- Kirby Air Riders - DLC TBD.
- Mario Tennis Fever February 12th 2026.
- Pokémon Champions 2026. (Announced March 2025).
- DLC: Pokémon Legends: Z-A - Mega Dimension TBD.
- Pokémon Pokopia 2026. (Announced September 2025). Switch 2.
- Rhythm Heaven Groove 2026. Switch 1+2
- Splatoon Raiders TBA. (Announced June 2025).
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder + Meetup In Bellabel Park - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Spring 2026.
- merch: Talking Flower Spring 2026.
- Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Spring 2026. Switch 1+2
- Untitled live-action Zelda movie May 7th 2027.
- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie April 3rd 2026.
- Virtual Boy - Nintendo Classics February 17th, 2026. Switch 1 & 2.
- Hardware: Virtual Boy - Switch adapter February 17th, 2026. Switch 1 & 2.
- Yoshi and the Mysterious Book Spring 2026.

2025 Directs
- Pokémon Presents February 27th.
- Nintendo Direct March 27th.
- Nintendo Switch 2 Direct April 2nd.
- Mario Kart World Direct April 17th.
- Donkey Kong Bananza Direct June 18th.
- Pokémon Presents July 22nd.
- Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase July 31st.
- Indie World August 7th.
- Kirby Air Riders Direct #1 August 19th.
- Nintendo Direct September 12th.
- Kirby Air Riders Direct #2 October 23rd.

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Rules/suggestions:
* You may submit between 1 and 10 predictions for the year.
* If you write your predictions in numbered list/bullet point format that’d be helpful, but it's not required.
* You get 1 point for being right, half a point for being half-right.
* You have until the first Direct (or major press release) of the year to submit predictions. It might be earlier this year than last year's February Direct. Obviously we can continue speculation afterwards, but it won't net you any tasty points.
* No points for guessing stuff we already know! See what we already know… in the post above!
* Non-predictions or super safe ones (e.g.: "Nintendo will not suddenly start selling alarm clocks orbital satellites") may be awarded no or negative points at the jury's discretion.
Look at all these stats! That means we must be legit!

2024 Leaderboard:
Bold Khushrenada: 5½ points [WINNER]
Dinar87: 4 points [RUNNER-UP]
Mop It Up: 4 points [RUNNER-UP]
Evan_B: 3½ points
Safe Khushrenada: 3½ points
Luigi Dude: 3 points
M.K. Ultra: 2½ points
Adrock: 1½ points
Madness Khushrenada: 1½
Nickmitch: 1½ points
Stratos: 1½ points
Khushrenada: 1 point
Mr. GlubGlub: 1 point
Order.RSS: ½ point

Lifetime achievements ranking:
M.K. Ultra: 22½ points
Mop It Up: 19 points
Nickmitch: 19 points
Luigi Dude: 15 points
Safe Khushrenada: 12½ points
Stratos: 11½ points
Adrock: 9½ points
Bold Khushrenada: 9 points
MASB: 6 points
Khushrenada: 6½ points
Order.RSS: 6 points
Madness Khushrenada: 5 points
TopHatAnt: 5 points
Dinar87: 4 points
Evan_B: 4 points
Insanolord: 4 points
Lemonade: 3½ points
Pokepal: 3½ points
Mr. GlubGlub: 3 points
Oedo: 2 points
Fawful: 1 point
Broodwars: ½ point
Kairon: ½ point
Shaymin: ½ point
NotKhushrenada: -8 points

Stratos:
Half tempted to copy most of my 2024 since a lot of it was tied to Switch 2...

Luigi Dude:

--- Quote from: Stratos on January 05, 2025, 03:10:52 PM ---Half tempted to copy most of my 2024 since a lot of it was tied to Switch 2...

--- End quote ---

Yeah since I thought the Switch 2 would release at the end of 2024, I'll just reuse much of my prediction last year.

1.  The Switch 2 will launch with a new 3D Mario
2.  The new 3D Mario will be a fully open world game.
3.  The next Mario Kart will be revealed
4.  The next Smash Bros will be revealed
5.  A new IP will be announced for the Switch 2
6.  Nintendo will still support the original Switch with remasters and remakes.  I predict at least 3 more remakes or remasters will be announced for the Switch 1.
7.  A sequel to Astral Chain will be announced for Switch 2
8.  TurboGrafx/PC Engine games will be added to NSO Expansion pack.
9.  A new Animal Crossing will be revealed
10.  Metroid Prime 4 will not be a cross platform release.  Now last year I thought Nintendo had moved it to the Switch 2, but since we saw it was indeed still a Switch 1 release, it will stay just a Switch 1 release.  Best case scenario is if the game is played on the Switch 2, there might be some added benefits like faster loads times and a smoother frame rate, but there's not going to be a separate SKU for the Switch 2 that will look noticeably better like many seems to think.

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Following today's announcement of Switch 2 and what looks to be a new Mario Kart, you can no longer score points by predicting a Switch 2 release window or the release of a new Mario Kart.

Obviously Luigi Dude will receive a point, since their predictions predate today's announcement.

Submissions will close at the first Direct or major press conference of the year. I expect one in February based on their usual patterns.

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