For Nintendo, gamescom is a central event in the events calendar. This year, however, we decided not to participate in Cologne after carefully weighing the pros and cons. Instead, players will be able to try out Nintendo Switch games at other events across Germany,” a Nintendo of Europe spokesperson confirmed. In contrast, Nintendo was very present among the exhibitors at Gamescom 2023, an event during which the manufacturer highlighted titles like The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Super Mario Bros. Wonder, but had also secretly invited professionals to attend the first technical demonstrations of its next console.
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We could then think that the replacement for the Switch would be a reality a year later, but as sources from around the world have already reported, the trend is largely in favor of a launch in March 2025 at the earliest and the The absence of Nintendo at Gamescom 2024 is just one more indicator in this direction. In the meantime, from the top of some 140 million Switches sold worldwide and its historic profits, Nintendo is experiencing a peaceful year 2024 under the sign of a catalog of releases that remains as regular as ever if it fails to be impactful and feel new . After Another Code: Recollection, Mario vs. Donkey Kong and Princess Peach Showtime, its upcoming releases include Endless Ocean Luminous (May 2), Paper Mario: The Millennium Door (May 25), and Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD (June 27).
The organizer of gamescom, for whom the absence of a mainstream exhibitor like Nintendo is obviously not good news, has not yet communicated the list of registered publishers and studios, while claiming to have recorded a “ “overwhelming demand” for the space requirements of its stands. With 320,000 visitors, gamescom returned to pre-COVID-19 pandemic figures last year, while E3 gave up for good. Gamescom 2024 will be held from August 21 to 25, but it is on the evening of August 20 that the traditional Opening Night Live opening ceremony will take place with its anthology of announcements presented by Geoff Keighley.
