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What will Nintendo release in 2026?

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M.K.Ultra:
Let me go ahead and get these out here so I don't forget.

* Next mainline Xenoblade game is announced for Switch 2
* Luigi’s Mansion 4 announced for Switch 2
* Nintendo Acquires Good-Feel or Grezzo
* Pokemon gen 10 releases for both Switch and Switch 2
* Mario Maker 3 announced for Switch 2
* Splatoon Raiders releases 2026
* Super Mario Galaxy Movie has better review scores but lower box office earnings than Super Mario Bros. Movie
* Super Smash Bros. Ultimate gets a Switch 2 version
* Remaster/remake of an older Zelda game
* Super Nintendo World opens at Universal Studios Singapore

Order.RSS:
Probably a good idea to get some predictions going myself as well:


* Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream will make use of the Switch 2 Camera, perhaps to create Mii characters with, similar to Mii Maker on Wii U.
* Splatoon Raiders will be shown off in the September Direct, but will not release this year. I'm feeling it's a 2027 game, and probably a co-op multiplayer type game.
* Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Deluxe will be announced. Instead of a new Smash Bros. I'm thinking they'll pull a Mario Kart 8 Deluxe type scenario to stretch it along for another generation. There won't be many new characters, maybe 1-3 tops, but they will bring back the final few missing stages (justice for Pokéfloats).
* Pokémon will re-release the Red/Blue (Game Boy) games again for the anniversary, but not on the NSO service.
* Switch 2 consoles will see a price increase this year due to AI companies buying up every stick of RAM they can find.
* I think the Zelda anniversary will be a little sparse. They'll roll out the first trailer for the upcoming movie, DLC for Hyrule Warriors 3: Age of Imprisonment, and maaaaaaybe one Zelda game gets dropped on NSO (Twilight Princess perhaps?).
* I'm copying MK Ultra's prediction of Luigi's Mansion 4 taking the October slot. The setting will be a haunted theme park, with Haunted Mansion ride which strongly resembles the Mansion from the 1st game.
* We'll see an exercise-style game from Nintendo. Maybe a sequel to Ring Fit Adventure, but using some other type of accessory. It will also use the Switch 2 camera.
* This'll be the year a major, previously Xbox-exclusive franchise releases on Switch 2. I'm thinking something in the ballpark of Halo, Gears of War, Forza, or Call of Duty. It won't be a new release like the Halo 1 remake, the new Fable, or the Gears of War prequel however. But perhaps Gears 5, or a previous Halo game.
* Mario Kart World will announce DK-themed DLC alongside the announcement of a DK animated movie. The DLC will be paid instead of free, causing outcry.

Stratos:
Okay Nintendo is starting to put out little teases so I better get my formal predictions in soon.

1) I called the Switch Online Fire Emblem release so I'm going to take that as a prediction for 1/2 a point, but will say we get more with the release of the next mainline Switch 2 game. Either another retro release or a spinoff.

2) I think we will get at least two ports/updates of Wii/Wii U games. Wooly World and another game. Maybe we get a modified NintendoLand using additional Switches as remote gamepads?

3) We will see a Switch release of a classic Zelda game. Most likely Ocarina/Majora from the 3DS up-ported or some missing retro titles on Switch Online.

4) We will see something to do with Smash Brothers. Either a re-release w/ Switch 2 Editions, or a trailer for the next one. You know they don't want to sleep on that franchise.

5) More Switch Online Rare releases! DKR, DK64, and Star Fox Adventures are my primary votes (would love Conker but I suspect Nintendo won't push for that one). Though I do hope we see some of the more niche GBA games they released late in life.

6) More perks for Switch Online subscribers. I think some of these DLCs like Bonanza Emerald Rush will be offered for free like some past DLCs were.

7) Mario Kart DLC. They have been quietly and consistently patching the game and some changes have been quite significant in terms of what they do (actually changing the layout of tracks among other things). It feels inevitable we will get more karts and racers.

8) Pokemon both continues its sad decline with Gen 10 while at the same time releasing something far better from a technical standpoint on Switch 2 than past games. I think we're at a pivotal point and the series is about to have a revival of sorts when it comes to the games, but it will take another generation for that to be realized. Most likely tied to the first natively developed Switch 2 title (since I am sure the currently developed one is still Switch 1 Native)

9) We will see more from Animal crossing aside from this 3.0 update. Maybe some additional future content for the current game or another spinoff of sorts.

10) Metroid 40th Anniversary will be given a token acknowledgment through some retro releases, but nothing big like it deserves.

I actually struggled to find 10 good predictions. Maybe its where I am at in life but I just can't think of a lot of things that would make sense and believably be done by Nintendo in 2026. I'd love for certain old franchises to be revived, but that doesn't seem to happen too often these days. (and no, dropping old games on their live service isn't a revival). I ended up looking up what anniversaries were happening to get ideas since that seems to be somewhat reliable as a predictor.

It's also the Gamecube 25th anniversary so maybe we get a lot more GC love this year?

Order.RSS:

--- Quote from: Stratos on January 22, 2026, 03:58:21 PM ---I actually struggled to find 10 good predictions. Maybe its where I am at in life but I just can't think of a lot of things that would make sense and believably be done by Nintendo in 2026. I'd love for certain old franchises to be revived, but that doesn't seem to happen too often these days. (and no, dropping old games on their live service isn't a revival). I ended up looking up what anniversaries were happening to get ideas since that seems to be somewhat reliable as a predictor.
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Yeah, plus it's an unusual year since we already know like half their intended output for the year, unlike the past few years. There's just kind of a natural cap to the amount of games they can/want to produce in a year, and at this point we have fairly reliable data points to make guesses.
Perhaps I should've limited it to 5 predictions this year, but oh well.

Adrock:
Me, after winning the 2025 predictions thread:


The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Direct is in a few hours. Nintendo of America's YouTube post stated there will be no game information, but I was reminded to submit predictions for all both of you still posting on this forum.


* Nintendo will raise Nintendo Switch 2's MSRP. This prediction feels like the easiest layup. Sony and Microsoft opened Pandora's Box first, and Nintendo certainly isn't eating any increased cost.
* A new non-Mario Kart World Nintendo Switch 2 bundle. Gotta soften that price hike somehow.
* At least one game that revolves around or at least significantly uses the Joy-Con 2 Mouse Mode.
* Super Mario Maker 3 with a new Super Mario Bros. Wonder level theme. This feels like the only way to justify why Meetup In Bellabel Park is such a clownshow with no new Worlds/Levels.
* Mario Kart World will get a free update (i.e. actual content, more than merely a bug fix) and paid DLC.
* The My Mario Drawing Board will be released outside of Japan. I'm trying to speak this into existence. If I'm traveling to Nintendo New York for the Mario & Friends Wood Block Set anyway, I want the fake Magna Doodle while I'm up there.
* The next Super Smash Bros. will be announced/teased and won't be a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate port. Sakurai won't start posting daily updates yet.
* More features/enhancements to GameChat.
* At least one of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD or The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD. I will predict this every year until I get it right.
* Need something outlandish: Metroid: Samus Returns HD SEGA Dreamcast™ – Nintendo Switch Online.
Alright, time to descend back into the shadows.

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