‘Hades II’ Is Coming to Nintendo Switch This Month

Nintendo’s Switch and Switch 2 launch calendars are bulking up. During a packed Nintendo Direct livestream on Friday, the corporate introduced on-sale dates for a number of video games in addition to the return of the Virtual Boy, the proto VR headset Nintendo initially launched within the mid-Nineties.

One of the most important of Friday’s bulletins was that of the discharge date for the sequel to Supergiant’s wildly well-liked Hades. Hades II will hit Switch, Switch 2, and PC on September 25. The long-awaited new Metroid recreation, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, may also lastly launch December 4 for Switch and Switch 2.

The information comes forward of the upcoming vacation season, which would be the Switch 2’s first since its launch this summer time.

While Hades II has been out there on PC as an early entry recreation—an unfinished model gamers can take a look at out and provides suggestions on—since final 12 months, the model coming to Switch on the finish of the month would be the full “1.0” launch recreation. Players who already personal the sport on Steam will have the ability to replace theirs totally free. The recreation stars Melinoë, sister to the unique recreation’s hero Zagreus, on her quest to kill the Titan of Time, Chronos.

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond sees the return of Samus working and gunning towards alien foes. Along with a agency launch date, the trailer proven Friday debuted a brand new software for the heroine: Vi-O-La, a techy motorcycle Samus can use alongside her psychic talents.

Nintendo can also be increasing a few of its video games with downloadable content material. New DLC for Donkey Kong Banaza, which launched July 17, is now out there for $20. The pack, known as DK Island & Emerald Rush, provides additional missions and ranges to discover (and presumably punch). Pokémon Legends: Z-A, which is launching October 16, will accomplish that alongside a Mega Dimension DLC that provides extra Mega Evolutions.

Nintendo additionally teased a number of 2026 releases, together with a shock announcement for a brand new Pokémon recreation, Pokémon Pokopia. As a human-shaped Ditto (as horrifying as that sounds), gamers befriend different pokémon, construct houses, and acquire meals to create a tiny paradise. It launches for Switch 2 subsequent 12 months.

Additionally, a brand new entry within the turn-based tactical collection Fire Emblem, known as Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave, is headed to Switch 2 in 2026. A trailer proven at this time teases its heroes in an arena-style battle; a well-known face on the finish of the trailer suggests the sport is ready after 2019’s Fire Emblem: Three Houses. A brand new Resident Evil recreation, Resident Evil Requiem, may also be launched for Switch 2 on February 27.