Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase Summary

Today marks the first Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase took place following the launch of the Switch 2. Capcom unveiled Monster Hunter Stories 3; Bandai Namco presented Once Upon A Katamari; Square Enix showed off The Adventures of Elliot, as well as Octopath Traveler 0; and EA revealed Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted.

Highlights of today's Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase announcements include the reveal of Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection from Capcom, which will be released in 2026 for Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam. Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe announced Once Upon a Katamari. After 14 years, a new part of the Katamari series will be released on 24 October 2025 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC (via Steam) and Nintendo Switch. Borderlands 4 will be released on 3 October for the Nintendo Switch 2; it will be released on the other platforms on 12 September 2025. Square Enix will also release a Nintendo Switch 2 edition of Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles and has announced Octopath Traveler 0, as well as The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales, the first HD-2D action-adventure RPG. Sega will also release Yakuza Kiwami 2 and Yakuza Kiwami on Switch 2. Electronic Arts presented EA Sports Madden NFL 26, EA Sports FC 26 and Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted. The latter will be released on 23 October 2025 for Switch/Switch 2, PC, PS4/PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One.

The following games were part of the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase: - Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection (2026) - Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment from Koei Tecmo (this winter) - EA Sports Madden NFL 26 (Deluxe Edition: 7 August; Standard Edition: 14 August) - EA Sports FC 26 (26 September) - Apex Legends (5 August) - Chillin' by the Fire (campfire simulation game; available today) - The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales (2026) - Just Dance 2026 Edition (14 October) - Star Wars Outlaws (4 September) - Cronos: The New Dawn (5 September) - Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted (23 October) - Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero (14 November) - Once Upon A Katamari (24 October) - Octopath Traveler 0 (4 December) - Yakuza Kiwami 2/Yakuza Kiwami (13 November) - Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac (26 September) - Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles (30 September) - Persona 3 Reload (23 October) - Hela (2026) - Borderlands 4 (3 October) - Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven (released today) - Hello Kitty Island Adventure - Wheatflour Wonderland (Fall 2025) - Shinobi: Art of Vengeance (29 August) - NBA Bounce (26 September) - Goodnight Universe (11 November)

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