On this episode of The Direct Recap Show, Corey Dirrig and Stephanie Klimov break down the Nintendo Direct July 2025 Partner Showcase, which was packed with announcements for both Switch and Switch 2.
Read our full recap of the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase here.
Monster Hunter Stories 3 and Yakuza Kiwami 1 & 2 were announced for Switch 2 while Final Fantasy Tactics got its release date. We saw brand new announcements like Persona 3 Reload, Octopath Traveler 0, and The Adventures of Elliot (with a demo out now).
Big-name titles like Star Wars Outlaws, Cronos: The New Dawn, and Apex Legends are coming to Switch 2, while lighter fare like Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted, Once Upon a Katamari, and Chillin’ by the Fire round things out. Plus, Just Dance 2026, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, PAC-MAN WORLD 2 Re-PAC, Hela, Borderlands 4, and more keep the lineup exciting well into the fall.
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