From sports to museums to testing your might, there's a lot still to unpack.

Other items from today's Nintendo Direct:

A couple of action games and the start of a hundred hours of climbing.

Four items were added to the eShop today before being buried by bundles and Switch shovelware:

Demos:

New Games

Now you can GameShare the labor load.

A segment in today's Nintendo Direct included four third party games that will all receive Switch 2 Edition releases in the next several months.

Maybe this one will finally solve the mystery of The Funhouse. (If you know, you know.)

It's not often that the second game in a trilogy gets remade before the first, but Danganronpa is taking a shot at it.

Danganronpa 2x2 will be available on both Switch 2 and Switch in 2026, and features a full remake of the original adventure game alongside a "what if" story that will change the murderers and their victims from the original.

You're taking the best game of 2020 and giving it a female protagonist? Go on...

It wasn't quite a shadowdrop, but Hades II joined its predecessor in coming out in September after a Nintendo event.

The follow-up to the 2020 action roguelike, which has been in Steam Early Access for roughly a year, will emerge in 1.0 on September 25. The game will be available on both Switch and Switch 2, and buyers on Switch will be able to get the upgrade pack for Switch 2 at no additional cost.

Stepping on pretty much everything else coming out in that window, probably.

Capcom splashed out in the Nintendo Direct by making it so every numbered Resident Evil is playable on Switch - including the big new one.

Resident Evil: Requiem (or Resident Evil 9) was confirmed for Switch 2 release in the Nintendo Direct today, after being announced for other consoles and PC... Read more...

One of which is still an RPG, and the other is a Kingdom Hearts.

Square Enix is going to drop two Game 7s in three weeks early next year.

Final Fantasy VII: Remake Integrade received a January 22 release date in the Nintendo Direct today, and the game is now available for preorder with a download code for the digital release of the original game on Switch included... Read more...

Still wondering if the "acquaintance" can become a spouse with two of the same gender Mii...

The original Switch is still getting love from Nintendo, and we know one of its previously announced games has a slightly narrower release window.

The announced-in-March Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream was shown today with a Spring 2026 release window. The character (Mii) creator was shown alongside from elements of gameplay, including the ability to pick up one Mii and drop them next to another to see if they hit it off.

And not a single Link to be found.

It has been confirmed that winter will be coming earlier than most anticipated.

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, the Tears of the Kingdom-themed action RPG (musou) announced previously for a winter release, received its release date today; the slaughter of mooks in their millions will commence November 2.

Keep complaining and Sakurai will add a THIRD button.

Kirby Air Riders is getting some familiar Amiibo functionality when it launches in November.

Figures of Kirby and the Bandana Waddle Dee were announced to be launching on the same day as the game (Nov 20), and both Amiibo will allow for swapping the character onto another base. The Amiibo will support "Figure Racers" in the same way Smash 4 (Wii U / 3DS) and Ultimate supported saving characters to the Amiibo.

Who says there aren't licensed games for movie releases anymore?

In addition to the October 2 Galaxy 1 and 2 releases, there were three more Mario games announced for release in the early part of 2026.

The only one with a date is Mario Tennis Fever (February 12), which boasts the largest selection of characters in the series (38) and 30 different rackets with... Read more...

And Samus has apparently jacked Link's ride.

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is going to round out the year in Nintendo.

The Direct today revealed a December 4 launch date for the long-awaited Retro Studios project, and also revealed that Samus would have access to a motorcycle (named "Vi-O-La") at points during the story.

Amiibo of both Samus... Read more...

And it's out right now.

The adventures of Kong have been expanded, for those who wish to partake.

Nintendo revealed the first (only?) DLC for Donkey Kong Bananza today, a two part DLC called "DK Island + Emerald Rush". It is now available on the eShop for $20 US or equivalent.

The two parts of the DLC include an option... Read more...

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The next Pokemon spinoff is bound for consoles and will definitely be unlike any that have come before it.

Pokemon Pokopia was revealed for Switch 2 today with simply a "2026" release window. Produced in collaboration with Koei Tecmo, the game involves controlling a Ditto that transformed into a human (complete with signature Ditto face) and learning techniques from Pokemon to turn a barren land into a lush environment.

Frankly, it's surprising the new double winner wasn't one step down the evolution ladder.

Even after our friend Malamar, Pokemon has found time to announce five new Mega Evolutions for next month's Pokemon Legends: Z-A.

The first three were shown as the three original Pokemon X and Y starter final evolutions - Chesnaught, Delphox, and Greninja - will get the Mega forms they didn't receive... Read more...

The groundhog saw their shadow, so that's five more years of Three Houses discourse.

Fire Emblem is going to drag Heroes to its 10th anniversary kicking and screaming.

The final announcement of today's Nintendo Direct was for Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, launching in 2026 as a Switch 2 exclusive. Set around a divine monarch granting wishes, the game appears to be a standalone game though a brief scene with resident Three Houses deity Sothis appeared at the end.

If a marathon doesn't do it for you, maybe 480 stars will.

It's Super Mario's 40th anniversary, and the big N is throwing the plumber a huge party.

The main games releasing as a part of the celebrations will be Switch releases of Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2, sold together as a combo pack on October 2 and releasing separately digitally the same day. New... Read more...

But it's not just going to require a subscription.

Expansion Pack subscribers are about to risk their eyesight for a new Switch game library.

It was announced in today's Nintendo Direct that the Virtual Boy, Nintendo's ill-fated 1995 attempt at early VR, will be made available for Switch and Switch 2 owners subscribed to the Expansion Pack beginning... Read more...

Nice to see the Kalos region gettiALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOSQUID

Pokemon Legends: Z-A might have a Mega mind control problem.

Following a preview video last week, a video has been posted confirming that Malamar will receive a Mega evolution in Legends: Z-A. The Mega Eovlution apparently unlocks additional hypnotic powers.

The new Mega makes Malamar slimmer... Read more...

Been a while since we had one of these on a Friday.

Nintendo is ready to bring us news Directly again.

A Nintendo Direct has appeared in the Nintendo Today app that will air on Friday (September 12) at 9 a.m. ET, 6 a.m. PT, 1300 UTC, and 10:30 in Newfoundland. The length and scope are currently unknown.

A Direct on a Friday is unusual for Nintendo, but the timing does put it to midnight on September 13 in Japan, which would be the exact 40th anniversary of the release of Super Mario Bros.