It might say Super Mario Odyssey 2 up there, but this is probably more a catch-all for any new 3D Mario title. A follow-up to Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee, but this time remaking Johto – or something else? We’re tepid on this, but surely something else Pokemon will arrive this year. While we’re not expecting Game Freak to put out a third version Sword and Sheild, it’s possible that something else will be released.
It’s been out since November and we still haven’t seen a patch for the game – they’re working on something. Instead of a ‘third’ game that fixes Sword and Shield, it’s more likely that DLC or patches and updates to the game are on the way. Nothing about Sword and Shield and its development has been traditional. Traditionally Pokemon mainline releases come out yearly, traditionally we see Gamefreak bounce from a new game to a remake or Ultra or ‘third’ version of the game with a bunch of fixes. Prime 4 isn’t this year, having something else out to lead into its release the year later is a good idea. The long-rumoured Metroid Prime Trilogy, or a Switch port of Metroid: Samus Returns is probably on the cards. There’s enough out there for us to say if we’re not getting Metroid Prime 4, we’re going to get something else featuring Samus. Why it won’t release: Because it restarted just a year ago. This time last year we learned that development on Metroid Prime 4 was restarted with Retro Studios – so there’s a snowball’s chance in hell that this game makes it out this year. Why it won’t release: It’s been a while since we heard about it. Why it will release: Platinum Games know what they’re doing with it.
Even though we only just got Astral Chain in 2019, Platinum Games isn’t small. Why it won’t release: When was the last time a new Zelda released on time?įirst shown all the way back The Game Awards in 2017, we’re fairly confident we’ll see Bayonetta 3 this year. Why it will release: It’s probably a lot further along than we think. This one has been in the oven for a while, probably as soon as Breath of the Wild wrapped up – but could it arrive this year? We’re 50/50 on it. Nintendo likely wants this one out this year, it’s a heavy hitter to go up against two new consoles – but realistically? We’re not sure.
So with the absence of actual information – let’s speculate – and see what we think is coming out this year. Aside from some big games, we really don’t learn about games until 3-6 months before they’re out. Like last year, and the year before that, the rest of the year is a mystery – and that’s the way Nintendo likes it. It’s a good line up – but it’s not going to fill the rest of the year. The games above are really the only games on Switch with a set date for 2020, Trials of Mana is a generic February date but everything else is set. Some games got delayed from last year or had 2020 dates set already and we know about Axiom Verge 2, No More Heroes 3, Bravely Default 2, Rune Factory 4 and 5, and Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition but they’re possibly months away with no firm date.īut what’s next after Animal Crossing? Will we see Breath of the Wild 2, Bayonetta 3, Metroid Prime 4? What have all the other Nintendo teams been working on? So many questions!īefore we move on, let’s look at some of the major players. Nintendo has precisely three games dated for 2020 so far – two of them are out this month and the other one is Animal Crossing: New Horizons in March. Writing a ‘what’s coming this year’ article for a Nintendo site is a pretty stupid thing to do.