June 2024 Nintendo Direct announcements: Zelda, Mario, Metroid, and more

Playable Zelda! Mario & Luigi return! So much more!

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Nintendo showed off 40 minutes of upcoming Switch games and the June 2024 Nintendo Direct, from a new Mario & Luigi game to Metroid Pime 4 (finally) and more. The Switch might be nearing the end of its lifecycle, but Nintendo’s got big plans for the rest of 2024 and into 2025. There’s a new Zelda game featuring playable Zelda, a cozy game featuring Hello Kitty, Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D returns – it’s a lot.

We’ve listed all the June 2024 Nintendo Direct announcements below, along with anticipated release dates.

Every June 2024 Nintendo Direct announcement

• Mario and Luigi: Brothership – Nov. 7, 2024
• Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition – July 18, 2024
• Fairy Tail 2 – Winter 2024
• Fantasian: Neo Dimension – Holiday 2024
• Nintendo Switch Sports Basketball (free update) – Summer 2024
• Mio: Memories in Orbit – 2025
• Disney Illusion Island (free update) – Available now
• Hello Kitty: Island Adventure Switch release – 2025
• Looney Tunes: Wacky World of Sports – Fall 2024
• Among Us update – Available now
• Farmagia – Nov. 1, 2024
• Donkey Kong Country Returns Switch – Jan. 16, 2025
• Dragon Quest 3: HD-2D Remake – Nov. 14, 2024
• Dragon Quest 1&2 HD-2D remake – 2025
• Funko Fusion – Sep. 13, 2024
• The New Denpa Men – July 22, 2024
• Metal Slug: Attack Reloaded – Available now
• Darkest Dungeon 2 – July 15, 2024
• Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero – 2025
• Marvel Vs. Capcom – 2024
• Super Mario Party Jamboree – Oct. 17, 2024
• The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom – Sep. 26, 2024
• Just Dance 2025 Edition – October 2024
• Stray Switch port – Winter 2024
• Tales of the Shire – Holiday 2024
• Ace Attorney Investigations Collcetions – Sep. 6, 2024
• Last Defense Academy – 2025
• Romancing SaGa 2 Remake – Oct. 24, 2024

June 2024 Nintendo Direct's one more thing:

• Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – 2025

Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack new games

• The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Four Swords 
• Metroid Zero Mission 
• Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
• Perfect Dark, with online multiplayer

If you’re after more summer video game goodness, check out our Summer Game Fest roundup and everything announced at the summer Xbox Games Showcase.