Nintendo has introduced that it is going to be attending Gamescom 2025. The announcement was made by the corporate’s German X account, the place it stated that it could be on the occasion which begins on August 20, all the best way till its finish on August 24. “Mark it in pink in your calendar: Nintendo shall be again at Gamescom in 2025,” wrote the corporate (translation through X). “We sit up for welcoming you from August 20 to August 24 in Cologne!”
It’s price noting that the corporate had determined to skip the occasion final yr. “Gamescom is a key occasion in Nintendo’s calendar,” stated a Nintendo of Europe spokesperson. “Nevertheless, after cautious consideration, we’ve got determined to not take part in Cologne this yr. As a substitute, gamers can check out the video games for Nintendo Swap at different occasions all through Germany.”
The corporate’s determination to attend the gaming occasion this yr possible stems from the truth that it has a brand new console hitting the market quickly. Throughout Gamescom, we’d find yourself seeing Nintendo not solely unveil some new issues for the Swap 2, but in addition have a few of its upcoming titles to play for people who attend the occasion in-person.
Apparently, Nintendo had taken the possibility to showcase tech demos for the Swap 2 throughout Gamescom 2023. The showcases passed off behind closed door, and included The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild working on the upcoming console at 4K/60 FPS. Epic’s The Matrix Awakens demo was additionally showcased working on the console, which on the time was possible nonetheless in its early levels.
Nintendo is at present preparing for the launch of the Swap 2 on June 5. The corporate has a bunch of titles that shall be accessible for the console on launch, together with Mario Kart World, Cyberpunk 2077: Final Version, and Nintendo Swap 2 Welcome Tour. The console’s launch is being thought of fairly a bit deal, with one evaluation firm – DFC Intelligence – going so far as calling it an important console launch ever.
This comes right down to a number of elements, together with the truth that GTA 6’s delay from its authentic Fall 2025 launch window to Could 26, 2026 implies that the PS5 and Xbox Collection X/S will proceed to endure declines in console {hardware} gross sales. The agency additionally believes that Nintendo’s forecasts for first-year Swap 2 gross sales – 15 million – is extremely conservative.
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa, for his half, has stated that the gross sales forecasts are conservative as a result of the corporate understands that the upper worth of the Swap 2 will function an impediment to its widespread adoption. “For the reason that Swap 2 is priced increased than the unique Swap, we acknowledge that there shall be appreciable hurdles in reaching the console’s widespread adoption within the early levels,” he stated.
Furukawa additionally famous that the conservative projections weren’t primarily based on the concept that there could be hassle in producing sufficient consoles. “This gross sales projection was not decided primarily based on limitations in our manufacturing capability,” he defined. “The scenario with US tariffs and issues about financial downturn have additionally not affected our forecast. To be able to obtain the goal of 15 million, we might want to manufacture much more models than that.”
