Nintendo Switch 2 fans expecting secret Christmas game at Summer Game Fest 2025
Next week is going to be an exciting time for gamers, since not only is the Nintendo Switch 2 coming out but Summer Game Fest, Geoff Keighley's replacement for the long-dead E3, takes place almost immediately after.
The event kicks off only a day after the Switch 2's launch on Friday, June 6, and will run across the whole weekend, and is set to feature over 60 different publishers and developers.
A lot of the usual names will be in attendance, including Sony and Microsoft, but surprisingly so is Nintendo, making this the first time it's been an official partner since 2022.
Considering Nintendo was a no-show at the previous two Summer Game Fests, its appearance this year naturally sparks theories that it'll have something to announce during the showcase portion on Friday.
Many fans have already been hoping that Nintendo has a secret Switch 2 game planned for this Christmas, especially after the recent confirmation that Pokémon Legends: Z-A – which is coming to both the original Switch and Switch 2 – will launch this October.
The period afterwards is notably lacking any major Nintendo releases, particularly Switch 2 exclusives. Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, another cross-gen title, is meant to launch this year, but while it's likely to be a critical hit the series has never been a big seller.
There are also Switch 2 exclusives Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment and Kirby Air Riders, but they seem even lower profile and strange choices to release in the launch year.
While Nintendo is unpredictable, it's still hard to imagine it saving any major reveals for an event like Summer Game Fest, rather than one of its own Nintendo Directs.
It typically has Nintendo Directs every June and it is rumoured one could air next week, after the Switch 2's launch – possibly even as a part of Summer Game Fest.
The most likely explanation though, is that Nintendo is simply attending to promote the Switch 2 and the games it has already announced. As such, it wouldn't be surprising if Nintendo's only contribution to the Summer Game Fest showcase was a new montage and some kind of on stage appearance.
At the time of writing, no new reveals are confirmed or even heavily rumoured for Summer Game Fest, although the list of attendees is promisingly long.
Microsoft will certainly have new announcements at its annual Xbox Games Showcase on Sunday, June 8, which will be followed by an in-depth look at The Outer Worlds 2.
With any luck, Microsoft will have new trailers for games like Perfect Dark, Gears Of War: E-Day, Fable, and maybe even a new Halo.
As for Sony, while PlayStation is listed as one of Summer Game Fest's partners, it's suspected it won't have any big first party reveals for the occasion.
Instead, it's rumoured that Sony will have a smaller scale State of Play later this summer, or possibly not until autumn.
But what about third party companies? Hopefully, Capcom's presence means a Resident Evil 9 reveal is around the corner, even though it doesn't look like the game will be out till 2026 at the earliest.
Square Enix has at least two big games fans hope to see at the show: the long rumoured Final Fantasy 9 remake and Kingdom Hearts 4.
There is some circumstantial evidence for both making an appearance (the former is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and the latter recently received new screenshots), but that's all there is to go on. The third Final Fantasy 7 Remake game is also a possibility.
A Persona 4 remake from Sega and Atlus could very well show up at either the Summer Game Fest showcase or the Xbox one (Xbox landed a marketing deal for Persona 3 Reload and Metaphor: ReFantazio after all). More Trending
The remake's been rumoured for a while, but just recently one of the original game's voice actors, Yuri Lowenthal, gave its existence away by revealing he won't be coming back for it.
His social media post has been deleted now, but one of his co-stars, Erin Fitzgerald, has since corroborated it by saying she's being replaced too.
Hideo Kojima's guest appearance guarantees new footage for Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, especially since it launches on June 26. He may also have something to show for OD, the new horror game he's working on for Xbox.
At the very least, we can rule out seeing anything for his new stealth game Physint since Kojima admitted it won't be ready for another five or six years.
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