Nintendo has confirmed that it’s skipping Gamescom 2024. This breaks with custom, as Nintendo had persistently participated within the occasion prior to now.
“Gamescom is a good occasion, and annually we consider whether or not Nintendo ought to take part or not,” Nintendo UK informed Eurogamer. “After cautious consideration from all views, we have made the choice to not be current at Gamescom 2024. Gamers may have alternatives to check out Nintendo Switch video games at different occasions all year long.”
It is unclear why Nintendo determined to tug out of the Gamescom 2024. The announcement to skip comes amid rumors that the Nintendo Switch successor will probably be launched inside the subsequent 12 months. Lately, Nintendo has introduced its newest {hardware} throughout its personal devoted occasions. Whether or not the choice to skip Gamescom this 12 months will probably be a one-time factor or a reoccurring one is unknown. In any case, Nintendo hasn’t participated in E3 since 2013, and that present is now completely canceled.
Eurogamer reported that at Gamescom 2023, builders got a behind-closed-doors take a look at the Switch successor, so it is also doable that Nintendo desires to attenuate the prospect of any leaks occurring once more.
Initially, it was reported that Nintendo would launch its new system someday in 2024. Nevertheless, current experiences urged that it was internally delayed to 2025.
The Nintendo Switch unique software program lineup for 2024 is lighter in comparison with the previous a number of years. To date, it consisted of largely remasters or remakes of earlier Nintendo video games, resembling One other Code: Recollection, Mario vs Donkey Kong, Paper Mario: The Thousand Yr Door, and Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD. Nevertheless, there are nonetheless new video games, albeit on a smaller scope like Princess Peach: Showtime and Countless Ocean: Luminous. After all, Metroid Prime 4 continues to be no the place to be discovered and is seemingly nonetheless in growth.