As more and more studios release all of their delayed projects from the past few years, Nintendo is doing perfectly fine with just Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom on the table.  That will dominate the vast majority of May and beyond, but we have other titles to be excited about as well.


This month saw Ninty sending out an email to remind people of the upcoming 2023 slate. We’ve already seen the ground shaking with Fire Emblem Engage and two Persona ports, but the other highlights show how busy the next several months are going to be, just for Nintendo alone. Some of them are ports and re-releases but there are some exciting exclusives as well.


Here’s a recap of all big first and third-party releases coming to/already present on Nintendo Switch in 2023:


·  Persona 3 Portable – January 19

·  Persona 4 Golden – January 19

·  Fire Emblem Engage – January 20

·  SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake – January 31

·  Blanc – February 14

·  Theatrhythm Final Bar Line – February 16

·  Tales of Symphonia Remastered – February 17

·  Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe – February 24

·  Octopath Traveler II – February 24

·  Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon – March 17

·  Minecraft Legends – April 18

·  Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – May 12

·  Hogwarts Legacy – July 25 (a delay beyond the initial launch platforms)

·  Master Detective Archives: Rain Code – Spring 2023

·  Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life – Summer 2023

·  The Lord of the Rings: Gollum – Fall 2023

·  Pikmin 4 – 2023

·  Disney Illusion Island – 2023

·  Rune Factory 3 Special – 2023

·  Disney Speedstorm – 2023

·  Endless Dungeon – 2023

·  Star Wars Hunters – 2023