Nintendo hosted a Direct presentation yesterday (July 31) focusing on the new games coming to the Switch and Switch 2 from third-party developers in the coming months.

However a number of fans have called the reveals “disappointing” with expected titles like Hollow Knight: Silksong and the Switch version of Elden Ring missing from the livestream.

The big news from the Nintendo Switch Direct is that Star Wars: Outlaws will be available to all Switch 2 players from September 4. The open-world game released last year and features an original story set between the events of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.

“Risk it all as scoundrel Kay Vess, seeking freedom and the means to start a new life. Fight, steal, and outwit your way through the galaxy’s crime syndicates as you join the galaxy’s most wanted.”

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Bloober Team’s new sci-fi time-bending horror was given a release date during the Nintendo presentation. Cronos: The New Dawn will launch September 5 for the Switch 2 as well as PC, PlayStation and Xbox. According to developers, “Cronos: The New Dawn is a pulse-pounding, third-person survival horror game where time is your deadliest weapon — and your worst enemy. Survive a brutal future, dive back in time, and stop nightmarish creatures from merging into unstoppable abominations.”

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Square Enix revealed the Zelda-inspired action role-playing game The Adventures Of Elliot: The Millenium Tales will launch next year, while a demo is available to play now. “When a mysterious set of ruins is discovered, a young adventurer named Elliot and his fairy companion Faie are sent off on a journey to investigate. What seems like a simple, if dangerous, mission soon becomes a grand saga that will be woven across time and space,” reads the game’s description.

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It was also confirmed that the third instalment in the Monster Hunter spin-off series Stories would be arriving on the Switch 2 at some point next year while Once Upon A Katamari, the latest in the cult ​​Katamari series, will be available from October 24.

In less surprising news, Just Dance 2026 will be arriving on the Switch systems on October 14, EA Sports FC 26 will be available from September 26 and EA Sports Madden NFL 26 is coming August 14 while Apex Legends will launch for the Switch 2 on August 5.

Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero lets players rewrite the story of Goku and pals with custom fights. The game originally launched last year but is coming to the Switch on November 14 and will let you battle using the Joy Con’s motion controls.

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A remake of Plants vs Zombies is coming to the Switch systems on October 23, a remastered version of platformer Pac-Man World 2 will arrive September 26 and the updated Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles will launch September 30.

Last year’s remake of Persona 3 is also coming to the Switch and Switch 2 on October 23 while remakes of Yakuza Kiwami and Yakuza Kiwami 2 will both arrive November 13. Cosy campfire sim Chillin’ By The Fire was surprise-released straight after the Direct while prequel Octopath Traveler 0 is coming December 4.

Despite all those game releases for your diary, some Nintendo fans weren’t impressed by the Direct. “It’s so strange to me that the Switch 2 reveal Direct had a better selection of third party games than this one completely dedicated to them,” wrote one fan on Reddit. “Ports, ports and more ports. Just give us a list and save the money on the Direct,” added another.

It’s been a mixed week for Switch 2 fans. Nintendo surprise-released the SNES classic Mario Paint onto the Nintendo Switch Online Library with the soundtrack also added to Nintendo Music while Mario Kart World got a bumper update. Some fans loved the decision to change the frequency of “lap-type courses” in ‘VS’ mode after an earlier change inspired waves of backlash but other fans are annoyed that nerfing the computer opponents has made the game too easy.