The Nintendo Switch has entered what is likely its final year in the console market, and it appears to be going out in a blaze of glory with some exciting games to make way for its successor, the Nintendo Switch 2. Whether they’re exclusively developed for the Switch or ported over from other platforms, we’ve rounded up the upcoming Switch games that will make the hybrid console’s final year one of the most memorable.
The next release we've got coming down the pipeline is the HD remaster of Luigi’s Mansion 2. Following that there's Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition and Epic Mickey: Rebrushed, just to name a few of the amazing titles you can expect later this year. Here are all the new Switch games we can look forward to in 2024.
Take a look at our guide to all upcoming video games for release dates on every platform.
All Upcoming Switch Games With Release Dates
Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance (June 21, 2024)
Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance is an enhanced version of the original game, with an additional storyline and other new content. The game’s story mode lets you choose between two storylines: Canon of Creation, the original storyline, or the titular Canon of Vengeance, which undergoes drastic changes in the latter half of the game stemming from your choices, as well as new characters like Yoko Hiromine. The game will also have 40 new demons, new locations, quality-of-life upgrades, and new gameplay mechanics.
Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble (June 25, 2024)
Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble surprised fans during the Nintendo Partner Direct with cute new character designs for AiAi and the other monkeys and loads of new gameplay features. You can customize your monkey and Monkey Ball in 300 different ways, use the new Spin Dash move to zip past opponents and create shortcuts (a la Sonic) in 200 new levels. And for the first time in the Super Monkey Ball series, you can play with up to 16 people in online multiplayer mode.
Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD (June 27, 2024)
Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD is a remaster of the 2013 Nintendo 3DS title, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon. In the game, Luigi is sent to Evershade Valley by Professor E. Gadd to capture ghosts in five haunted mansions with his invention, the Poltergust 5000, and retrieve a Dark Moon fragment hidden within it. Each mansion is built around a specific theme, such as a frozen mine, an overgrown greenhouse, and a sandy clock factory. Get your flashlights ready!
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Deluxe Edition (July 11, 2024)
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Deluxe Edition is an enhanced version of the original game developed exclusively for Nintendo Switch. The game follows fighter pilot Trigger, who gets assigned to a penal squadron after being accused of murder during a war between Osea and Erusea. The Switch-exclusive deluxe version will come with six DLC packs and bonus content not seen in the original game.
Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus (July 18, 2024)
Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus is a hand-drawn 2.5D action platformer inspired by Japanese folklore developed by Squid Shock Studios in partnership with Humble Games and funded on Kickstarter. You play as Bo, the celestial blossom (fox tentaihana) descended from the heavens to embark on a journey through the mystical land to take part in a mysterious ancient ritual. The bo staff helps you bounce and glide seamlessly from place to place throughout the dreamlike realm, and you’ll get to meet yokai and monsters of various types, shapes, and sizes.
Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (July 18, 2024)
Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition is a compilation of 13 classic NES games — including Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Ice Climber, Kid Icarus, Kirby's Adventure, Donkey Kong, and Excitebike — that are packed with mini-games based on the challenges that were played at the real-life Nintendo World Championships there were held in 1990, 2015, and 2017. There's three modes of gameplay to partake in: Speedrun Mode, where you runthrough sections of games as fast as possible to set a new personal record; World Championship Mode, where you can compete with other players and rise up the global online leaderboard; and Party Mode, where you play locally with up to eight players.
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time (October 10, 2024)
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time is the long-awaited sequel to the original RPG-style life-sim game that released on Nintendo 3DS in 2014. In addition to working any job you want — from woodcutter, blacksmith, paladin, cook, and more — each with its own set of quests, you’ll get to build your own city on an abandoned island, travel through time, and meet new characters with some mysteries of their own.
Upcoming Switch Games With Unknown Release Dates
Over the last year, we’ve been hearing rumors about the Nintendo Switch 2 regarding its appearance, release date, and name. Though the Switch 2 should have been released by now per the 7-year console release rule, Nintendo has reportedly delayed its release to March 2025 in an effort to curb scalping and garner enough stock to satisfy demand. There are also rumors that the Switch 2, if that’s its final name, has the same hybrid functionality as the original, but with a bigger screen.
Meanwhile, there are other upcoming Nintendo games coming out this year and the next that don’t have a solid release date yet, but will update them as soon as we hear them. Here are the games without release dates.
- Epic Mickey: Rebrushed - TBA
- Hollow Knight: Silksong - TBA
- Metroid Prime 4 - TBA
- Professor Layton and the New World of Steam - 2025
- Pokemon Legends: Z-A - 2025
Cristina Alexander is a freelance writer for IGN. She has contributed her work to various publications, including Digital Trends, TheGamer, Twinfinite, Mega Visions, and The Escapist. To paraphrase Calvin Harris, she wears her love for Sonic the Hedgehog on her sleeve like a big deal. Follow her on Twitter @SonicPrincess15.
