Nintendo Reveals New Tomodachi Life, Rhythm Heaven Games in Latest Direct

With the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct looming on April 2, Nintendo continues living the dream with the OG Switch today. The company revealed its line-up of games for the rest of the aging console’s lifespan and beyond in a March 2025 Nintendo Direct.  Check out the full video along with some of the major highlights below. Nintendo Direct March 2025 Dragon Quest , Kaname Date , Story of Seasons and More A teaser trailer for Dragon Quest I and II HD-2D Remake greeted us during the Direct, complete with remastered music from the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra and a hint at some unique content. An announcement followed for No Sleep For Kaname Date , the latest game from the AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES series. The game is set to release on July 25. RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army was a surprise announcement for the Direct, bringing the classic Devil Summoner game into the modern era and bridging the story gap between the Shin Megami Tensei and Persona series. The remaster of Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army launches on July 19. Shadow Labyrinth , a Pac-Man-inspired Metroidvania, has released a new trailer and will be released on July 18 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch and PC via Steam. Also newly announced was a remaster of Patapon , titled PATAPON 1+2 REPLAY . The original PSP rhythm games showed off its updated graphics in the trailer and will be released on July 11. Rounding off the first round of remasters is Story Of Seasons: Grand Bazaar , a remaster of the classic Harvest Moon DS game with a trailer and August 27 release. Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Teaser Trailer The first extended look at Metroid Prime 4: Beyond teased the latest planet Samus gets stuck on, her brand new gear and her interesting psychic abilities—though there is no proper date as of yet! The Eternal Life of Goldman , a hand-drawn Metroidvania, got an extended trailer and a new Holiday 2025 release window. Rift of the NecroDancer , the spin-off of  Crypt of the NecroDancer , finally arrives on Nintendo Switch today after first being released for PC last year. RELATED: Nintendo Officially Reveals Nintendo Switch 2 The next  Pokémon  game,  Pokémon Legends: Z-A , also got an extended look in the Direct focusing on the wild zones throughout Lumiose City, where you can catch Pokémon freely (though not the only areas!) and the new Z-A Royale system. The system, which happens at night, lets trainers loose on the city, and if they see you, you battle them in the new battle system, which also features a ranked system that has to rank up from Z to A rank. Keeping with the beat of the Direct was the announcement of Rhythm Heaven Groove for 2026. Sprinkled throughout the Direct were some not-game announcements. The first of these was virtual game cards, a change in how digital games will be shared on the Nintendo Switch systems – yes, that includes the Switch 2.  The new system will have digital games, now known as virtual game cards, able to be shared around, though with some limits. The main system will only work with two Switches, and an internet connection will be required for activation and then sent locally. It also works with family accounts, where you can lend games out for up to two weeks and only one at a time. The new system will roll out in late April with a software update. SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered was announced and released during the Direct for PlayStation 4, Switch (of course!), PC via Steam and smartphones. Monument Valley 1 and 2 finally make their way to the Switch on April 15. Monument Valley 3 will follow later this Summer.  Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Announcement Trailer After over a decade  and a lot of fan outpouring, a brand new  Tomodachi Life  game was announced for the Switch as a last hurrah for the console. Titled  Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream , the game looks to be as wacky as the original, just on a much larger scale. It’s set to be  released in 2026. Capping off the Direct was Shigeru Miyamoto announcing Nintendo Today !, a new app that, as Miyamoto stated, “delivers information direct to you.” After the Nintendo Direct on April 2, Switch 2 news will be announced daily through the application. It’ll also host wallpapers and other news straight from the company and provide a daily calendar. The application will be released later today on smartphones. Source: Nintendo Direct on YouTube

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