{"id":112599,"date":"2020-05-07T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/05\/nintendo_reconfirms_release_windows_for_major_switch_games_and_its_a_pretty_small_list"},"modified":"2020-05-07T14:30:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T14:30:00","slug":"nintendo-reconfirms-release-windows-for-major-switch-games-and-its-a-pretty-small-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/05\/07\/nintendo-reconfirms-release-windows-for-major-switch-games-and-its-a-pretty-small-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Reconfirms Release Windows For Major Switch Games, And It&#8217;s A Pretty Small List"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c839445f92406\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c839445f92406\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"Zelda2\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c839445f92406\/zelda2.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c839445f92406\/zelda2.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Zelda2\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Whenever Nintendo <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/05\/nintendo_switch_has_now_sold_55_77_million_units_worldwide\">releases a financial earnings report<\/a>, we also receive an updated list of any major upcoming games and their release dates. Today is one of those days, but there really isn&#8217;t all that much to write home about.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see, the biggest titles are still tucked away behind &#8216;TBA&#8217; release windows. There are no new release dates or surprises to speak of, although it is at least relieving to see that the Nintendo-published games already announced to launch this summer haven&#8217;t been pushed back due to the ongoing global pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, it&#8217;s safe to assume that plenty more titles will be in development that we still haven&#8217;t heard about &#8211; potentially including <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/03\/nintendo_to_remaster_most_of_super_mariors_35-year_catalogue_for_switch_in_2020_new_report_says\">those rumoured Super Mario remasters<\/a> &#8211; but here&#8217;s what Nintendo currently has in store:<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Japan (correct as of May 2020)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The United States <strong>(correct as of October 2019)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition &#8211; 29th May, 2020<\/li>\n<li>Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics &#8211; 5th June, 2020<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/bravely_default_ii\"><strong>Bravely Default II<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; 2020<\/li>\n<li>Bayonetta 3 &#8211; TBA<\/li>\n<li>Metroid Prime 4 (temp.) &#8211; TBA<\/li>\n<li>The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Sequel (temp.) &#8211; TBA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Europe <strong>(correct as of October 2019)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition &#8211; 29th May, 2020<\/li>\n<li>Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics &#8211; 5th June, 2020<\/li>\n<li>Bravely Default II &#8211; 2020<\/li>\n<li>Bayonetta 3 &#8211; TBA<\/li>\n<li>Metroid Prime 4 &#8211; TBA<\/li>\n<li>The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Sequel &#8211; TBA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p>It&#8217;s hard to say how the rest of 2020 might play out given the circumstances; Nintendo has warned today that &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/05\/expect_delays_if_the_effects_of_coronavirus_worsen_says_nintendo\">development schedules may be impacted<\/a>&#8221; if the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) are prolonged or get any worse.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s hoping Nintendo&#8217;s able to pull some more treats out of the bag later this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whenever Nintendo releases a financial earnings report, we also receive an updated list of any major upcoming games and their release dates. Today is one of those days, but there really isn&#8217;t all that much to write home about. As you can see, the biggest titles are still tucked away behind &#8216;TBA&#8217; release windows. 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