September 2025 Nintendo Direct wishlist: 7 games we hope to see
A few months after the console released, Nintendo is now all-in on the Switch 2, full steam ahead on accentuating its hardware with new upcoming games.
A new Nintendo Direct was confirmed today, and it's just two days away. The company confirmed that it will be an hour long, the longest non-hardware Direct ever, and feature both Switch 2 and Switch games that players can look forward to in the coming months, weeks, and years.
With many games already confirmed and others spinning in the dreams in our heads, here's what we're hoping to see shown or announced during the Nintendo Direct streaming live at 8am CT on Sept. 12, 2025.
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September 2025 Nintendo Direct wishlist
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond release date
The Duskbloods
New Mario sports title
Switch 2 Sports?
New Super Mario Maker with mouse controls
Rumored Pokémon spin-off
Something, anything about Animal Crossing
September 2025 Nintendo Direct wishlist
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond release date
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Samus's next adventure is still apparently due out by the end of 2025, so this Direct is destined for some sort of information about the next title in Nintendo's first-person variant of Metroid . With Pokémon Legends: Z-A in October and Kirby Air Riders coming in November, a potential December release date for Metroid Prime 4 seems possible.
The Duskbloods
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First shown off during the Switch 2 reveal in April, I would love to see more about From Software's platform-exclusive during this presentation. This game sounds like it will be more akin to Elden Ring Nightreign than a sprawling single -player adventure like Dark Souls, considering it's being described as an eight-player PvEvP experience set for a 2026 launch.
New Mario sports title
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It's never too soon for a new Mario sports game. With the plumber's 40th anniversary this weekend, the Direct will likely heavily feature Mario, and I think a new Mario Baseball game would really put this event over the top.
The most recent Mario sports title was the Mario Strikers: Battle League soccer game in 2022, so he's due for some athletic activity. It's been 17 years since Super Mario Sluggers. Bring back the baseball, Nintendo.
Switch 2 Sports?
Speaking of sports, this one's also likely too soon and maybe not the direction the company wants to go, but I am still clinging to the memories and nostalgia of Wii Sports. Nintendo Switch Sports was fun in its own right, and maybe this kind of game is just from a bygone era, and I just miss swinging bats and clubs with the boys for hours on end.
New Super Mario Maker with mouse controls
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This one kind of seems like a no-brainer. Nintendo is likely still looking at ways to innovate with the Switch 2's mouse controls for first-party titles. I think that a Mario Maker game where you can use the mouse for precise design movements would be killer.
Rumored Pokémon spin-off
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Rumors have been swirling about a new Pokémon spin-off title being revealed at this Direct. There's talk of something called Pokémon Rumble Ultra , but it's all conjecture for now. Although since Pokémon Legends: Z-A is coming next month, Nintendo may hold off and keep that game in the spotlight for now. Maybe we could see more news about that title instead.
Something, anything about Animal Crossing
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This is unlikely to happen so soon, but any sort of news about the next game in the Animal Crossing series would be huge. Animal Crossing: New Horizons took over the world during the COVID-19 pandemic, and its successor is the game my friends ask me about the most. I wish I knew concrete info, but if I had to bet, I'd say we're still a few years away from it.
But that doesn't mean we can't get an "in development" announcement for the new one. Save your bells on any bets about this happening, though.
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