Insider claims Metroid, Zelda and Smash Bros. games are in the works

Depending on which Nintendo IP you prefer, the first year for the Switch 2 has either been great or disappointing, with notable franchises missing from the console’s launch year line-up. That said, the next 12 or so months could see a number of fan-favourite IPs make their Switch 2 debut, with insiders claiming that a Zelda game is scheduled to release in 2027 – with Smash Bros. coming “in the next year or two.”

As reported by ‘Kiwi Talkz’ (known best for their in-depth game dev interviews), Nintendo is set to have a pretty big 2027/28, taking to Twitter to claim that their “4 favourite game franchises of all time” are set to “have stuff coming either soon or in a year or two.”

Expanding on this, Kiwi Talkz then claimed that 3 of these 4 are Nintendo properties, with “another Metroid game on the near horizon, Smash Bros in the next year or two and another Zelda game & the movie in 2027.”

It is worth noting that this does not mean that each of these franchises are set to receive major new additions, with the insider clarifying that these titles could be brand new entries; spin-offs; remasters or even something as basic as Nintendo Switch Online additions.

Regardless, the Nintendo Switch 2 is still lacking a number of major first-party IPs, and so it will be interesting to learn what they have planned for the likes of Zelda and Smash Bros.

KitGuru says: What do you think of the Switch 2’s first year on the market? What franchise do you want to see represented next? Could the Zelda game be the rumoured Ocarina of Time remake? Let us know your thoughts down below.

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