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A new Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase was held simultaneously worldwide at the end of July 2025. The Japanese stream, alternatively known as Nintendo Direct Soft[ware] Maker Lineup, included several exclusive game reveals not seen in other regions.
Some of the titles exclusively revealed in the Japanese Direct were Hono-gurashi no Niwa and Momotaro Dentetsu 2. The former is a village life simulation game that Nippon Ichi Software will release in late July 2026. The latter will be a new entry in the popular Japanese board game series that will be made available by Konami in mid-November 2025.
Here is the full list of games revealed at the Japanese July 2025 Nintendo Direct, along with their Japanese release dates:
- Monster Hunter Stories 3 – 2026
- Once Upon a Katamari – October 23, 2025
- Holo no Hanafuda – July 31, 2025
- Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Hinokami Chronicles 2 – August 1, 2025
- The Aquarium does not dance – August 1, 2025
- Gradius Origin Collection – August 7, 2025
- Super Robot Wars Y – August 28, 2025
- Varlet – August 28, 2025
- Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots – September 4, 2025
- Kemono Tea Time – September 4, 2025
- Shinobi: Art of Vengeance – August 29, 2025
- Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero – November 13, 2025
- Pritto Prisoner Nintendo Switch 2 Edition – This Winter
- Pacman World 2 Re-Pac – September 25, 2025
- Apex Legends – August 6, 2025
- Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven – Coming right now to Switch 2
- Chillin’ by the Fire – Coming right now to Switch 2
- Dragon Quest I&II – October 30, 2025
- Dragon Quest III – Resolution & Frame rate update confirmed
- Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment – This Winter
- Yakuza Kiwami 1 & 2 – Simultaneously on November 13, 2025
- Cronos: The New Dawn – September 5, 2025
- Persona 3 Reload – October 23, 2025
- Hela – 2026
- Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles – September 30, 2025
- Hono-gurashi no Niwa – July 30, 2026
- Ys X: Proud Nordics – July 31, 2025
- Dear me, I was… – July 31, 2025
- EA Sports Madden NFL 26 – August 15, 2025
- Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar – August 28, 2025
- Star Wars: Outlaws – September 4, 2025
- Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion – September 5, 2025
- EA Sports FC 26: September 26, 2025
- Borderlands 4 – October 3, 2025
- Momotaro Dentetsu 2 Nintendo Switch 2 Edition – November 13, 2025
- The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales – 2026
- Octopath Traveler 0 – December 4, 2025
The Japanese July 2025 Nintendo Direct is also available to view right below.
