Topic: What will Nintendo release in 2026?

[Khushrenada]

Tennis Fever is the most interested I've been in a Mario Tennis game since probably the GameCube version. It's definitely looked great. But I don't have a Switch 2 and when I do get one, it's not a title I'm going to be getting and playing right away. There's other titles I'd want to jump into first so I'm afraid I can't help you out on that front for some time if you are seeing me on your Switch friends list.

[Order.RSS]

Is anyone on the fence about Fever? I've been waiting to see one of you online playing but alas I am alone. This game is absolutely incredible if you enjoy Tennis in general or have always wanted to enjoy Mario Tennis but some ol' bullship like racket breaking got in the way. This game is a return to form. Single player(not so much story mode yet) has been pretty engaging and multiplayer online and off has had my home erupting in screams and laughter. This game is legit!

I think I saw SuperPhil from here playing it already! The game looks fun, but I don't want to fork over $70 for it, especially since last year was already very expensive with both new hardware and games like Metroid Prime 4. Glad to hear they've finally found their groove again though, since the Mario Tennis series feels like it's been floundering a little for decades now.

[Mop it up]

Personally, I really liked the gameplay in Mario Tennies Aces, it was just a little lacking in modes and features. Fever appears to address that somewhat, although it looks like it has less online features than Aces does. In particular, you can't play 2-player doubles over matchmaking like you could in Aces, only in custom lobbies, which look pretty barren from what I saw. I may still pick up the game at some point in the future for a discount, but hopefully they have some updates planned for the game and will add 2-player doubles to matchmaking.

[Luigi Dude]

Yeah I know I forgot to post before the cutoff but who cares, at least my predictions will be on the record now.

Of course with the Pokemon Direct happening tomorrow, I could argue that's the first major Direct for games Nintendo themselves will release this year since the Partner Direct from a few weeks ago was for third party games only, and this thread is about what Nintendo themselves is releasing in 2026.  Just saying..... 

1. The new Pokemon generation games will be announced tomorrow.

2. The Zelda 40th Anniversary will be like a rerelease of Wind Waker HD and Twilight Princess HD like they did with Galaxy 1 and 2 last year.

3. Luigi's Mansion 4 will be announced and released in October this year in time for Halloween.

4. A new 2D Metroid game will be announced

5. Nintendo will revive a series that hasn't had a new installment in 15 years.

6. Nintendo will announce a new game they're having made by Platinum Games.

7. A new Xenoblade will be announced

8. Turbo Grafix/PC Engine games will finally be added to NSO.

9. A new 2D Kirby games will be announced.

10. The next Smash Bros will be announced.

[Evan_B]

Score for me on Pokemon NOT-releasing this year! That counts, right? The trailer was the thing released.

[Mop it up]

Perhaps I can still get a half-point for Pokémon being announced this year...