Nintendo has confirmed that it will be returning to Gamescom in 2025. After skipping 2024, the company announced that it will be coming back to the annual event in a post on social media.
“Mark your calendar in red: Nintendo will be back at [Gamescom] in 2025,” the post read via translation. “We look forward to welcoming you to Cologne from August 20th to 24th!”
With the Nintendo Switch 2 set to launch on June 5 and a number of games in development for the system, Nintendo’s return to Gamescom makes sense from a marketing standpoint. The company will have more people get hands-on time with its newest system, and continue the push to its first holiday shopping season on the market.
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As of writing, the company hasn’t announced what it will be showing at the event. With Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong: Bananza out by the time it takes place, it should be a safe bet that both titles will be there. There’s also the possibility of other titles like Metroid Prime 5: Beyond, Pokemon Legends Z-A, and maybe even some other currently unknown titles being at the show.
The last time Nintendo was at the event, it reportedly held closed-door tech demos for the Switch 2 for various members of the press and developers.
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