In this thread: all the major Nintendo releases of the year.
2020 Thread here.Below: our January predictions. In December we can see if anyone had some good predictions!
2021 New Software Published-
Buddy Mission BOND January 29th. JP only.
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Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury February 12th.
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Bravely Default 2 February 26th.
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New Pokémon Snap April 30th.
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Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir May 14th.
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Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind May 14th.
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Miitopia May 21st.
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DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power June 4th.
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Game Builder Garage /
Gamestudio June 11th.
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Mario Golf: Super Rush June 25th.
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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD July 16th.
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Pokémon Unite July 21st (Switch), September (Mobile).
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No More Heroes III August 27th.
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WarioWare: Get It Together! September 10th.
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Cruis'n Blast September 14th.
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Metroid Dread October 8th.
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Pikmin Bloom October 27th.
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Fatal Frame: Maiden of Blackwater /
Project Zero: Maiden of Black Water October 28th.
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Pokémon Café ReMix October 28th.
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Mario Party Superstars October 29th.
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Shin Megami Tensei V November 12th. PAL publishing.
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Pokémon Brilliant Diamond November 19th.
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Pokémon Shining Pearl November 19th.
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Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain December 3rd.
2021 New Hardware & Major Merch-
amiibo: Cat Mario & Cat Peach. February 12th.
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amiibo: Palamute, Palico & Magnamalo. March 26th.
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amiibo: Gold Palamute, Gold Palico & Gold Magnamalo. January 25th-April 11th.
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amiibo: Banjo & Kazooie, Terry Bogard, Byleth (Male). March 26th.
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amiibo: Ena, Tsuniko, Razewing Rathalos. July 9th.
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amiibo: Zelda & Loftwing. July 16th.
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amiibo: Samus & E.M.M.I. October 8th.
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amiibo cards: Animal Crossing x Sanrio Collection. Localized, March 26th.
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amiibo cards: Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel Saikyou Battle Royale!! August 12th, JP only.
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amiibo cards: Animal Crossing Series 5. November 5th.
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Hardware: Switch variant - Mario 3D World. February 12th.
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Hardware: Switch variant - Monster Hunter Rise. March 26th.
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Hardware: Switch Lite variant - Blue. May 7th/21st.
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Hardware: Joy-Con variant - Fortnite. June 4th.
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Hardware: Joy-Con variant - Zelda: Skyward Sword HD. July 16th.
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Hardware: Switch OLED model - White edition. October 8th.
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Hardware: Switch OLED model - Neon Red/Blue edition. October 8th.
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Hardware: Switch Lite variant - Dialga & Palkia edition. November 5th.
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Hardware: Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda. November 12th.
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Book: Ask Iwata. April 13th, Viz publishing.
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LEGO Mario 8+ new sets. 2021.
2021 DLC (paid)-
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Fighters Pass 2: DLC 4 March 4th.
Pyra/Mythra.
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Mii Fighters: Round 9 March 4th. Monster Hunter, Ghosts n Goblins.
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Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity - Expansion Pass May 28th.
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Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity - Expansion Pass: Wave 1: Pulse of the Ancients June 18th.
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Fighters Pass 2: DLC 5 June 29th.
Kazuya.
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Mii Fighters: Round 10 June 29th. Lloyd, Dragonborn, Dante, Shantae.
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Sky: Children of the Light - Zelda cosmetics June 29th.
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Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity - Expansion Pass: Wave 2 October 29th.
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Mii Fighters: Round 11 October 19th? Octoling, Judd, DOOM Slayer.
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Fighters Pass 2: DLC 6 October 19th.
Sora.
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Happy Home Paradise November 5th.
2021 Free DLC/Demo releases-
Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Festivale update January 28th.
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Mario items February 25th.
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Anniversary update March 18th.
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Super Mario Party - Online play added April 27th.
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Miitopia - Demo April 27th.
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Season events update April 28th.
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Game Builder Garage / Gamestudio - Demo June 11th.
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Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit - Yoshi + New GP July 1st.
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Summer update July 29th.
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New Pokémon Snap - 3 new areas August 3rd.
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Mario Golf: Super Rush - Toadette, New Donk City, etc. August 5th.
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WarioWare: Get It Together! - Demo August 20th.
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Mario Golf: Super Rush - Ninji, Koopa Troopa, 2 new courses September 24th.
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Metroid Dread - demo October 28th.
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Version 2.0 November 5th.
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Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit - Luigi Cup & split-screen November 17th.
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Mario Golf: Super Rush - Wiggler, Shy Guy, 2 new courses November 23rd.
2021 Nintendo Switch Online / Services / Mobile-
Pac-Man 99 April 7th.
- Free trial:
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled December 30th - January 5th.
- Free trial:
Dead Cells January 26th - February 1st.
- Free trial:
Descenders April 21st - April 27th.
- Free trial:
Fuser June 29th - July 5th.
- Free trial:
Among Us July 21st - July 27th.
- Free trial:
Two Point Hospital July 28th - August 3rd. PAL only.
- Free trial:
Daemon X Machina September 13th - September 19th. PAL only.
- Free trial:
Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town September 22nd - September 28th. NA only.
- Free trial:
Prison Architect October 20th - October 26th. PAL only.
- Free trial:
Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town November 10th - November 16th. PAL only.
- Free trial:
Don't Starve: Nintendo Switch Edition December 14th - 21st. NA Only.
- Free trial:
Art of Balance December 14th - 20th. PAL only.
- Discontinued:
Nintendo Switch Online - Splatoon 2 Lounge July 28th.
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Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack - N64 October 25th.
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Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack - Genesis October 25th.
- Discontinued:
Dr. Mario World October 31st.
- Games added to NSO NES/SNES/N64/Genesis apps:
- Fire 'n' Ice / Solomon's Key 2 NES. February 17th.
- Doomsday Warrior SNES. February 17th NA/May 26th JP.
- Prehistorik Man SNES. February 17th.
- Psycho Dream SNES. February 17th.
- Shin Megami Tensei II Super Famicom. February 17th. JP only.
- Joe & Mac / Caveman Ninja SNES. May 26th.
- Magical Drop II SNES. May 26th.
- Spanky's Quest SNES. May 26th.
- Super Baseball Simulator 1.000 SNES. May 26th.
- Ninja JaJaMaru-kun Famicom. May 26th.
- Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War Super Famicom. May 26th. JP only.
- Super Mario Kart SP May 26th.
- Claymates SNES. July 28th.
- Jelly Boy SNES. July 28th.
- Kablooey / Bombuzal SNES. July 28th.
- Shin Megami Tensei If... Super Famicom. July 28th. JP only.
- Dead Dance / Tuff E Nuff Super Famicom. July 28th. Belated JP release.
- Super Mario 64 N64. October 25th.
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time N64. October 25th.
- Mario Kart 64 N64. October 25th.
- Star Fox 64 / Lylat Wars N64. October 25th.
- Sin & Punishment N64. October 25th.
- Dr. Mario 64 N64. October 25th. NA/PAL only.
- Mario Tennis N64. October 25th.
- WinBack / WinBac: Covert Operations / Operation: WinBack N64. October 25th.
- Yoshi's Story N64. October 25th.
- Custom Robo N64. October 25th? JP only.
- Custom Robo V2 N64. October 25th? JP only.
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Genesis / Mega Drive. October 25th.
- Streets of Rage 2 Genesis / Mega Drive. October 25th.
- Ecco the Dolphin Genesis / Mega Drive. October 25th.
- Castlevania: Bloodlines Genesis / Mega Drive. October 25th.
- Contra: Hard Corps Genesis / Mega Drive. October 25th.
- Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine Genesis / Mega Drive. October 25th.
- Golden Axe Genesis / Mega Drive. October 25th.
- Gunstar Heroes Genesis / Mega Drive. October 25th.
- M.U.S.H.A. Genesis / Mega Drive. October 25th.
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium Genesis / Mega Drive. October 25th.
- Ristar Genesis / Mega Drive. October 25th.
- Shining Force Genesis / Mega Drive. October 25th.
- Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master Genesis / Mega Drive. October 25th.
- Strider Genesis / Mega Drive. October 25th.
- Paper Mario N64. December 10th.
- Dynamite Headdy Genesis / Mega Drive. December 17th.
- Toejam & Earl Genesis / Mega Drive. December 17th.
- Altered Beast Genesis / Mega Drive. December 17th.
- Sword of Vermillion Genesis / Mega Drive. December 17th.
- Thunder Force II Genesis / Mega Drive. December 17th.
2021 Directs-
Nintendo Direct February 17th.
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Pokémon Presents February 26th.
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Mr. Sakurai Presents: Pyra/Mythra March 4th.
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Indie World April 14th.
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Nintendo E3 Direct June 15th.
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Mr. Sakurai Presents: Kazuya June 28th.
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Indie World August 11th.
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Pokémon Presents August 18th.
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Nintendo Direct September 24th.
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Mr. Sakurai Presents: Sora October 5th.
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct October 15th.
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Indie World December 15th.
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Announced projects beyond 2021-
Pokémon Legends: Arceus January 28th 2022.
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Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp April 8th 2022?
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amiibo: Min-Min. 2022.
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amiibo: Minecraft Steve. Spring 2022.
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amiibo: Minecraft Alex. Spring 2022?
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amiibo: Malzeno, Palamute Canye X, Palico Canye X. Summer 2022.
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Bayonetta 3 2022.
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Kirby and the Forgotten Land Spring 2022.
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Sequel 2022.
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Mario Movie December 21st, 2022.
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Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope 2022.
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Splatoon 3 2022.
Announced projects without dates-
amiibo: Sephiroth.
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amiibo: Pyra.
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amiibo: Mythra.
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amiibo: Kazuya.
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Detective Pikachu TBA. Previous date: 2020.
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Metroid Prime 4 TBA. Announced June 2017/January 2019.
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Pokémon Sleep TBA. Previous date: 2020.
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Pokémon Trading Card Game Live TBA. Announced September 2021.