Nintendo Direct: July 2025 Partner Showcase Highlights

Nintendo’s July 31st showcase dropped a strong lineup of third-party games—no Mario or Zelda here, just fresh titles from major partners and indies, many coming to Switch 2.

🔥 Key Announcements

• Monster Hunter Stories 3 – A new turn-based RPG from Capcom, coming 2026 to Switch 2.

• Octopath Traveler 0 – Prequel in the hit HD‑2D RPG series, launches Dec 4, 2025.

• The Adventures of Elliot – A charming new RPG from Square Enix, coming 2026.

• Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment – Prequel to Tears of the Kingdom, out winter 2025.

• Persona 3 Reload – Full remake arrives Oct 23, 2025, on Switch 2.

🗓 Also Announced

• Star Wars Outlaws – Sept 4

• Apex Legends – Aug 5

• Madden 26 – Aug 14

• Yakuza Kiwami 1 & 2 – Nov 13

• Pac-Man World 2 Re-PAC, PvZ: Replanted, Katamari, and several promising indies

Summary: No first-party reveals, but a solid third-party lineup led by RPGs, action, sports, and indies—especially for Switch 2 owners.

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