Nintendo held its regular June 2024 Nintendo Direct on June 18, 2024, with different American, European, and Japanese versions of the stream launching simultaneously. Just like the previous edition in February 2024, the Japanese stream featured exclusive Switch games not seen in other regions.
Some of the Japanese Switch games revealed in this Direct came from Spike Chunsoft. The company particularly revealed Kamaitachi no Yoru x3, which it will release on September 19, 2024. The “x3” shall be read as “Triple,” and it will contain a compilation of the murder mystery sound novel trilogy.
This title will based on the original compilation with silhouetted characters that appeared on the PS2 in 2006, as opposed to the fully-illustrated remake Rinne Saisei that launched on the PS Vita. As another refresher, Aksys Games released the first entry worldwide on iOS devices as Banshee’s Last Cry.
In addition, Spike Chunsoft also stealth-launched a paid expansion pack DLC for Natsu-Mon! 20th Century Summer Vacation. The base game has been available on Switch in Japan since July 2023. However, the game’s official website also revealed that the company will release both the game and its DLC on PC via Steam on June 27, 2024.
Here is the full list of games featured at the June 2024 Nintendo Direct, along with their release dates or windows whenever applicable:
- Mario & Luigi: Brothership – November 7, 2024
- Nintendo World Championships NES Edition – July 18, 2024
- Lego Horizon Adventures – Winter 2024
- Fantasian: Neo Dimension – Winter 2024
- Nintendo Switch Sports – Free update in Summer 2024 to add Basketball
- Metal Slug Attack Reloaded – Coming right after Direct
- Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game – Winter 2024
- Luigi Mansion 2 HD – June 27, 2024
- Farmagia – November 1, 2024
- Disney Illusion Island – Free “Mystery in Monoth” update after Direct
- Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble – June 25, 2024
- Battle Crush – June 27, 2024
- Dragon Saikyou Ouzukan Battle Colosseum – July 4, 2024
- Minna to Machigoro – July 5, 2024
- Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Deluxe Edition – July 11, 2024
- Donkey Kong Returns HD – January 16, 2025
- Dragon Quest III HD-2D remake – November 14, 2024
- Dragon Quest I&II HD-2D remakes – 2025
- Marvel Vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics – 2024
- Butto Bird – Coming right after Direct
- Hello Kitty Island Adventure – 2025
- Kamaitachi no Yoru x3 – September 19, 2024
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Four Swords – Coming to Nintendo Switch Online GBA after Direct
- Metroid: Zero Mission – Coming to Nintendo Switch Online GBA after Direct
- Perfect Dark – Coming to Nintendo Switch Online N64 after Direct
- Fairy Tail 2 – Winter 2024
- Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero – 2025
- Powerful Pro Baseball 2024-2025 – July 18, 2024
- SCHiM – July 18, 2024
- Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus – July 18, 2024
- The Star Named EOS – July 23, 2024
- Ninja Slayer: Neo Saitama In Flames – July 24, 2024
- Reynatis – July 25, 2024, Demo coming after Direct
- Super Mario Party Jamboree – October 17, 2024
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom – September 26, 2024; Nintendo Switch Lite Hyrule Edition also releasing on the same day
- Stray – Winter 2024
- The New Denpa Men – July 22, 2024
- Eggy Party – July 19, 2024
- Ace Attorney Investigations Collection – September 6, 2024
- One Piece Odyssey Deluxe Edition – July 25, 2024
- The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki II for Nintendo Switch – July 25, 2024
- World of Goo 2 – August 2, 2024
- That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Tempest Stories – August 8, 2024
- Gundam Breaker 4 – August 29, 2024
- Kamitsubaki City Ensemble – August 29, 2024
- Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Nekketsu Hachamecha Dai Kanshasai! – August 30, 2024
- Natsu-Mon! 20th Century Summer Vacation – New paid expansion DLC coming right after Direct
- The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- – Early 2025
- Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven – October 24, 2024
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – 2025
And here is the full Japanese June 2024 Nintendo Direct:
Published: Jun 18, 2024 11:55 am