The Nintendo Direct for August 2024 has finally arrived, with Nintendo giving us the full partner showcase as well as an Indie World, which, you guessed it, showcases all of the indie talent making its way to the Switch. Rumors are rife and the internet is abuzz, so we’re preparing for plenty of fun new games, shocking reveals, and exciting announcements coming to everyone’s favorite handheld gaming console.
We’re hoping to see the Switch get the Call of Duty treatment, and as usual, almost every social media platform is on its proverbial knees begging for either an update on Silksong, or something new in the world of Pokémon. If you’re still wondering what you can expect from Nintendo, we’ve got everything all in one place right here.
Where can I watch Nintendo Direct 2024?
You can watch the 2024 August Nintendo Direct on the official YouTube channel. Watch along with us on the link below:
Nintendo Direct August 2024 announcements
Here are all of the game announcements and reveals from the Nintendo Direct showcase and the Indie World showcase:
Yakuza Kiwami
Head back to the beginning of it all when Yakuza Kiwami lands on the Switch on October 24, 2024. Jump into a realistic, modern day Tokyo, exploring a huge entertainment district called Kamurocho as delectable drama unfolds and street fights break out around you. With four different fighting styles to choose from and a typically engaging narrative, enjoy the world of Yakuza on the Nintendo Switch this autumn.
Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma
Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma will drop you into a brand-new adventure, where you’ll need to use your powers as an Earth Dancer to restore the natural beauty, battle evil forces, and rebuild seasonally-themed villages to entice the locals to return. Experience the romance and farming mechanics of a reimagined Rune Factory when Guardians of Azuma launches on the Switch in the spring next year.
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2 & Security Breach
FNAF returns to the Switch, with plenty of freaky deaky mini games to chew through as you avoid those dastardly animatronics. Don’t they know you’re just there to do your job? FNAF Help Wanted 2 launches on the Switch this winter.
MySims Cozy bundle
Get two equally as adorable MySims games all in one place when the Cozy bundle arrives on November 19, with pre-orders available on the eShop today. Embark on cute, creative adventures with MySims and MySims Kingdom, with engaging narratives all set in the familiar cozy life simulator.
Tales of Grace f Remastered
Dive into the world of Ephinea once again as you embark on a journey to try and halt an ever-growing war between three kingdoms fighting for their own control. Play peacemaker in this classic RPG that originally launched on the Wii and take control of Asbel Lhant when Tales of Grace launches on the Switch on January 17, 2025.
Sid Meier’s Civilization 7
Make history your own with Sid Meier’s Civilization 7. The iconic strategy games makes a triumphant return to allow you to forge architectural wonders and spread your influence around the world. Pre-orders are available on the Nintendo eShop right now, and the seventh instalment will launch on the Switch on February 11, 2025.
Castlevania Dominus Collection
Get three classics for the price of one with the Castlevania Dominus Collection, featuring Dawn of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruin, and Order of Ecclesia. Originally released on the Nintendo DS these iconic titles return in one package when the Dominus Collection launches on the Switch later today.
Dragon Quest III HD 2D Remake
This classic RPG gets a gorgeous redo when this reimagining lands on the Switch on November 14, 2024. Head back to the beginning of the Erdrick trilogy in this modernized version featuring exciting new features like customizable character appearances, extra content not seen in the original titles, and a brand-new ‘Monster Wrangler’ vocation.
Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars
The much-loved RPG series makes a triumphant return, with newly mastered versions of the first Suikoden games coming to the Nintendo eShop on March 6, 2025. Meet and befriend over one hundred allies, forge your base, and fight for justice with turn-based battles and speedy support features.
Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land
Swirling around the concept of ‘memory’, Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories and the Envisioned Land is an alchemical JRPG that puts you into the titular character’s shoes to confront Yumia’s past in this fantasy adventure game set in a sprawling open world. Explore the latest Atelier title when it lands on the Switch early next year.
Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics
Earth’s mightiest heroes are taking on whatever horrors CAPCOM can throw from their back catalog, with a whole host of fighting games appearing in one handy space. Pack a supernatural punch through the likes of X-Men Children of the Atom, Marvel Super Heroes, Marvel vs Capcom Clash of Superheroes, and much more. This combo of classics arrives on the Switch on September 12, with the physical copy available for purchase from November 22.
CapCom Fighting Collection 2
Eight CapCom fighting games are coming to the Nintendo Switch, with some iconic and much-loved classic titles to flex your knuckles at. Featuring the likes of Plasma Sword: Nightmare of Bilstein, Power Stone 1 and 2, and Street Fighter titles, get your old-school scrapping fix next year.
Fitness Boxing 3: Your Personal Trainer
Stretch those muscles, get that blood flowing, and don’t hold back on your punches, because Fitness Boxing 3: Your Personal Trainer lands on the Switch on December 5, 2024. Perfect timing to set those New Year’s resolutions. Which you will stick to this year, we heard you, don’t worry.
SpongeBob Squarepants: The Patrick Star Game
Bikini Bottom is your oyster in this whimsical sandbox featuring the ocean’s most loveable starfish. Explore iconic spots like Glove World and Demolition Derby, and take on silly challenges from familiar faces when it launches on Nintendo Switch on October 4, 2024. There’s more to life than mayonnaise!
Goat Simulator 3
Arguably the greatest of all time when it comes to chaotic sandboxes, unleash some baaa-d mischief in couch and online multiplayer because Goat Simulator 3 is ramming its way onto the Nintendo store today. You can also get your hands on the physical copy later on in the year, so get ready to cause chaos with local split-screen and online multiplayer.
Star Overdrive
Explore a vast, alien planet on the back of your totally customizable and totally rad hoverboard. With a sprawling world at your feet, or… Just below your board, you’ll need to check out different alien biomes in a stunning 3D open world, grow your Keytar-based powers, and fight off formidable enemies while you work to solve head-scratching puzzles. Star Overdrive takes off on the Switch in 2025 as a timed exclusive.
Tetris Forever
Every gamer’s favorite Russian import, a full Tetris museum is coming to the Switch to celebrate the 40th anniversary of this absolute classic, with plenty of different versions of the iconic blocky builder to get stuck into. With a whole documentary surrounding the much-loved and increasingly fast-paced puzzler, you can brush up on your knowledge of gaming history and stack some bricks as you go when Tetris Forever lands on the Switch later this year.
Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope DX
We’ve become familiar with Shovel Knight already, but this enhanced edition brings 20 playable characters and an intuitive online multiplayer mode to the action-packed classic. Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope DX launches on the Switch in 2025.
Cuisineer
This beautiful little roguelite combines dungeon diving with restaurant management. Not a sentence we’d ever think to put together, but light your torches and sharpen your chef’s knives when Cuisineer launches on the Switch on January 28, 2025.
METAL SLUG Tactics
Enjoy the normally explosive whimsy of the METAL SLUGS series in a totally new way when this super fun RPG launches this autumn. Combining classic arcade mechanics with roguelite tactics, get ready to shoot first and ask questions later.
On Your Tail
This story-driven life sim puts you in the shoes of plucky young detective, Diana. You’ll need to put your sleuthing skills to the test and uncover the thief that’s ruining the charm of a quaint seaside town. There’s a free demo available right now if you want to check it out, and you can access the full game when it launches on the Switch on November 21, 2024.
Europa
Europa is a stunning 3D platformer packed with action where you can fly, glide, and boost around gorgeous landscapes and sprawling worlds. You can check it out right now with a free demo, and the full game is due to launch on the Switch on October 11, 2024.
Pico Park 2
Pico Park 2 tumbles onto the Nintendo Switch as a timed exclusive, later on today! Grab your friends, prepare your patience, and focus on teamwork in this chaotic, pixelated co-op platform puzzler.
Wobbly Life
Grandma has kicked you out of home and demanded you get a job. We’ve all been there. In this sprawling open-world sandbox you can choose from over 50 unique missions and jobs to make Grandma proud, with plenty of fun cosmetics and whacky physics to make your simulated life that little bit better. Wobble your way to prosperity when Wobbly Life jiggles onto the Switch in December 2024.
Peglin
Peglin is a pachinko-inspired roguelike RPG that puts you onto a quest to defeat some gold-stealing, thieving dragons. Collect and upgrade orbs and powers after succeeding in turn-based battles, with a range of game-changing relics and an intuitive new map on every run. Peglin storms onto the Switch later today!
Date Everything
Ever wanted to take your refrigerator on a date? Woo your vacuum cleaner? Well, you can do exactly that in Date Everything, where everything and the kitchen sink – literally – is up for a spot of romance, or friendship. Get ready for romance when Date Everything comes to the Switch on October 24, 2024.
Morsels
For all you ‘cats are inherently evil’ truthers out there, this one’s for you. Play as a mouse as you work to overthrow your feline overlords in this grungy top-down roguelike, where a sentient Fatberg lets you transform into teeny tiny Morsel monsters. Embark on a journey to the upper worlds and collect other Morsels to morph yourself some intriguing new powers. Morsels comes to the Switch February 2025.
PowerWash Simulator Shrek special pack DLC
Not the collaboration we expected, but certainly the collaboration the world needed. PowerWash Simulator arrives in the swamp, ready to blast the grime away and make it a home fit for royalty, with free play, a mini solo campaign, and online co-op all coming to the Switch this autumn.
Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker DLC
Releasing on the Nintendo Switch next spring, Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker has you journeying into a mystical clockwork world where a whole bunch of curiosities and wonders are waiting to greet you. A cursed carnival threatens the innocent denizens of Horloge, and Valere and Zale will have to play by unexpected rules to manifest their powers. Get ready to solve new puzzles and creep through new dungeons when the DLC arrives in the spring next year.
Coffee Talk Tokyo
Coffee Talk comes to Japan’s capital, with plenty of gorgeous coffee art, interesting friends, and old and young hearts to share stories with. The next instalment in this gorgeous visual novel game has you once again pinning your barista apron and listening to the woes and stories of your supernatural patrons, all to a beautiful lo-fi soundtrack. Coffee Talk Tokyo arrives on Nintendo Switch next year.
Neva
Embark on a beautiful adventure that pulls at the heartstrings with Neva, an emotional adventure from the team that brought us indie smash hit Gris. Follow Alba and her wolf familiar as they undertake an exciting quest across a cursed world when Neva arrives on the Switch on October 15, 2024.
Moth Kubit
Ever wondered what the 9-5 is like in the insect world? Well, you can crawl your way up the corporate ladder as Moth Kubit, an ordinary winged insect who just landed themselves a promotion. But with the ‘Final Process’ hanging over your head, you’ll need to tread – or fly – carefully in this surreal RPG coming to the Switch in the spring next year.
Balatro: Friends of Jimbo collaborations
From Dave the Diver to Among Us, and The Witcher 3 and Vampire Survivors, Balatro kicked off the Indie World showcase with a massive number of collabs coming to the pixelated poker roguelike. We’re looking forward to laying down an imposter card, or deep diving for as many chips as we can get our hands on when this free update launches on the Switch later on today.
Well, there you have it, that’s everything from this month’s Nintendo Direct showcase. We’re going to have plenty to sink our teeth into in the coming year, but if you’re keen to put those JoyCons to use, check out our picks for the best Switch party games out at the moment. Beyond Nintendo, the next big thing comes from Apple, where we’re gearing up for the release of the iPhone 16. And if you’re after some awesome games on your phone, check out our list of the best mobile games, too.