With less than a week to go until the highly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, Nintendo is giving the first Switch one last go-around with a Direct of its own. This Thursday morning Nintendo Direct will give us a clear idea of what to expect on Switch throughout the rest of 2025, presumably before Nintendo shifts its primary focus to Switch 2 going forward. Right now, the only confirmed upcoming Nintendo Switch game is Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, so hopefully that shows up here.
Other than that, anything else Nintendo plans to show off during this Direct is a mystery. Regardless, this last Nintendo Direct hurrah for Switch is worth paying attention to you if you’re a Nintendo fan. To help you keep track of everything shown off during the showcase, I’m doing a live roundup of everything announced during the March 2025 Nintendo Direct. Keep an eye on this article as it refreshes with each new announcement throughout the show.
Shadow Laybrinth reimagines Pac-Man in July
Bandai Namco Entertainment showed off more gameplay from its gritty Pac-Man reimagining called Shadow Laybrinth during today’s Nintendo Direct. The gameplay looks reminiscent of Metroidvania games like Hollow Knight, and there seems to be a lot of depth when it comes to the different abilities at upgrades at the player’s disposal. To cap Shadow Labyrinth’s segment of the showcase off, a July 18 release date was confirmed.
Sony is bringing the first two Patapon games to Nintendo Switch
Sony is bringing more games to Nintendo Switch in the wake of Lego Horizon Adventures. During the Nintendo Direct, we learned that the PS4 remasters of Patapon and Patapon 2 are coming to Nintendo Switch. They will be part of a single bundle called Patapon 1+2 Replay. It will be released on July 11.
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond gets more gameplay, but no release date
In the middle of this Nintendo Direct, Nintendo finally gave us another look at Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. The long-awaited follow-up to one of Nintendo’s most beloved series was confirmed to still be a Nintendo Switch title, not a Switch 2 exclusive, but we still did not get a release date. Gameplay showed us our first look at Planet Viewros, which Samus is unexpectedly transported to, and psychic abilities that Samus can now use. It is a bummer that we still don’t know when Metroid Prime 4: Beyond will be released this year, though.
Everything else
- We saw the first gameplay for Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake, which Square Enix reiterated will launch this year.
- No Sleep for Kaname Date – From AI: The Somnium Files was revealed. It launches on July 25.
- Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army was announced by Sega. It comes out on June 19.
- Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar, a remake of a Nintendo DS game, was announced. It comes out on August 27.
- Disney Villains Cursed Cafe was revealed.
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