Video: 9 Exciting Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In October 2024

Super Mario Party! Sonic X Shadow Generations! Neva!

by Ollie Reynolds 1:45pm

October is here, and while there aren't quite as many notable games worth highlighting in our coverage of the month, what we've got here is a selection of bonafide bangers (well, hopefully).

Starting off with Spongebob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game on 4th October, it's not long until we get to revel in the delights of Neva, Super Mario Party: Jamboree, Yakuza Kiwami, and Sonic X Shadow Generations, to name but a few.

So without further ado, here's the full rundown of some of October's biggest releases:

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game - 4th October 2024

Exciting Games - October 2024 2 — *Image: Outright Games*

Europa - 11th October 2024

Exciting Games - October 2024 3 — *Image: Future Friends Games*

Neva - 15th October 2024

Exciting Games - October 2024 4 — *Image: Devolver Digital*

Super Mario Party Jamboree - 17th October 2024

Exciting Games - October 2024 5 — *Image: Nintendo*

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed - 18th October 2024

Exciting Games - October 2024 6 — *Image: Outright Games*

Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven - 24th October 2024

Exciting Games - October 2024 7 — *Image: Square Enix*

Yakuza Kiwami - 24th October 2024

Exciting Games - October 2024 8 — *Image: Sega*

Shin chan: Shiro and the Coal Town - 24th October 2024

Exciting Games - October 2024 9 — *Image: Neos Corporation*

Sonic X Shadow Generations - 25th October 2024

Exciting Games - October 2024 10 — *Image: Sega*

Will you be getting any of these games in the month of September? Let us know in the comments.

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1
Maubari
1:50pm

I have ALOT to buy this month..

Super Mario Party Jamboree
Sonic x Shadow Generations
YS X Nordics
And then on PS5:
Sonic x Shadow Generations
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Dragon Ball Sparking Zero (Possibly). And yes, I'll be buying Generations twice. It's such a fantastic game and I want to be able to play Rooftop Run on the go haha

2
rainbowtick
1:54pm

Europa (pending review) and Neva are my top picks. May pick up Jamboree if the reviews are overwhelmingly glowing and I magically score some friends over the next couple of weeks.

3
Kingy
1:57pm

Ys X for me. Everything else for October is a bunch of horror games on my backlog plus a return of my annual Luigi's Mansion foray.
I thought about picking up the Silent Hill 2 remake, but not before playing the original.

4
Folkloner
2:01pm

Only 9? Missing at least 11 games on Switch, and 1 on Mobile, that deserve a mention:

Sky Oceans (Skies of Arcade-like)
Crow Country
Wildermyth
YS X Nordics
F-Zero Climax (NSO)
F-Zero GP Legend (NSO)
Clock Tower Rewind
Amber Isle
Date Everything
Core Keeper
Broken Sword - Shadows Of The Templar's

Pokemon TCG Pocket

5
SillyG
2:02pm

Only Mario Party from that lot, and Yakuza when a physical release surfaces.

6
Sylamp
2:10pm

I'm definitely picking up Ys X and I'll probably pick up Yakuza Kiwami, idk if I'm gonna get Super Mario Party Jamboree because the focus on side modes doesn't inspire confidence in me, I need to see how Sonic X Shadow Generations runs on Switch before I decide if I want to pick it up
Outside of this list the other things I'm getting are Card-en-Ciel, ASTLIBRA Gaiden and Blasphemous II: Mea Culpa DLC

7
Lizuka
2:11pm

Honestly the one I'm most excited for isn't even mentioned, the Switch port of Slay the Princess.

Also looking forward to Mario Party though.

8
Olliemar28
2:11pm

@Folkloner Yes, there are several other games that will no doubt be worth picking up, but this is ultimately Felix's video and Felix's picks

Waiting on that Sonic X Shadow Generations Switch performance verdict first....

10
Coversnail
2:25pm

Definitely most looking forward to Ys X: Nordics. Was a bit worried I'd got the release date wrong as it wasn't featured here, looked in Nintendo Life's "Coming Soon" section and it wasn't there either!

But happily it is coming on the 25th of October!

11
Samalik
2:40pm

I'd buy Shadow Generations but most of my money is going into Plamo kits this past year. So I suppose I'll have to wait til black friday when the toystore puts the game on half off

Getting Yakuza day 1 to vote with my wallet.

Blazing Strike! After all these years of delays... It's still kinda unbelievable that the game finally will be released, lol.

14
Tyranexx
3:20pm

Glad I'm far from the only one looking forward to Ys X: Nordics later this month, going by the comments. Thanks to Zelda and a busy IRL schedule, my push to finish Ys Seven on PC before it launches isn't going well. I think I'm only about halfway through.

There are plenty of other fine games here, but I'll have to postpone grabbing them until later. Yakuza Kiwami is the most tempting from the rest, but it lost some of its appeal for me since it's digital only.

15
FishyS
3:21pm

I loved the Europa demo and Neva looks beautiful so those are the ones I want most. I'm somewhat interested in Mario Party but worried that it will be too focused on multiplayer with family/friends so I'll wait for reviews.

@rainbowtick I just noticed my reply was very similar to yours 😅

16
JohnnyMind
20m ago

This is such a busy month between all the games mentioned in the video/article and comments along with a couple more:

my copy of the finally wider physical release of Final Fantasy I-VI arrived today;
preordered Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP, Jamboree, Tomb Raider I-III, Romancing SaGa 2, Sonic X Shadow Generations, Atari 50 Expanded, YS X Nordics and Clock Tower Rewind physically discounted;
will eventually get Neva (might get it physically as it's now available for preorder discounted on my usual retailer's site), Yakuza Kiwami, Shin chan (I should get the previous game first though), Crow Country, Date Everything and Broken Sword (also potentially physically discounted like Neva) for sure;
most likely also Europa, Sky Oceans and Blazing Strike (I'm waiting for reviews of them to be completely sure);
maybe also SAO Fractured Daydream, The Patrick Star Game, Mutants Unleashed and Double Exposure (not before playing the first Life Is Strange though)!