Nintendo announces Gamescom 2026 lineup

Nintendo on August 5 set out the games it plans to put in players’ hands at Gamescom 2026, giving the clearest public look yet at part of its late-year Switch 2 slate. Nintendo of Europe said nine titles will be playable at the show in Cologne, Germany, which runs from August 26 to August 30. The list mixes Nintendo-published games with outside releases, including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 and 007 First Light. Gamescom’s organizer says Opening Night Live is scheduled for August 25, one day before the public show opens. ### Which games did Nintendo actually confirm for the show floor? Nintendo’s announced lineup includes 007 First Light, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, EA Sports FC 27, Metaphor: ReFantazio, Minecraft Dungeons II, Nintendo Switch Sports Resort, Orbitals, Pokémon Pokopia (Expansion Pass), and Splatoon Raiders. Nintendo Everything, which reproduced the company’s list on August 5, said the lineup combines first-party and third-party games. (nintendoeverything.com) Nintendo of Europe’s lineup, as reported by Nintendo Life from the company’s social-media post, matches that list and frames the games as playable Switch 2 software at Gamescom later this month. Nintendo Life identified Nintendo Switch Sports Resort and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 as the main headliners in the initial reveal. (nintendoeverything.com) ### Why is Call of Duty on the list getting attention? Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 stands out because it places Activision’s shooter on Nintendo’s Gamescom booth lineup alongside Nintendo’s own software. Nintendo Life reported that the game is part of the playable set Nintendo of Europe highlighted for Cologne. (nintendolife.com) Nintendo Everything’s August 5 report also singled out Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 and 007 First Light among the third-party games Nintendo plans to feature. The site said some of the listed titles will be shown on Switch 2 for the first time in public hands-on form. ### Which Nintendo games are part of the lineup? (nintendolife.com) Nintendo Switch Sports Resort, Splatoon Raiders and Pokémon Pokopia are the Nintendo-published games named in the lineup carried by Nintendo Everything. The Pokémon listing is tied to the game’s Expansion Pass rather than a base-game debut. Nintendo Switch Sports Resort had already appeared in Nintendo’s summer convention plans. (nintendoeverything.com) Nintendo Everything reported in July that San Diego Comic-Con attendees would be among the first in the United States to try the game, making Gamescom another public demo stop before release. ### Where and when will people be able to play these demos? Gamescom 2026 will take place in Cologne from August 26 to August 30, according to the event’s visitor information page. Gamescom says the week begins earlier, with broader programming starting August 24 and Opening Night Live on August 25. Nintendo Everything said Nintendo’s booth will be in Hall 9 at Koelnmesse. (nintendoeverything.com) That report also said attendees will be able to find the company there during the show’s main public dates. ### What does this announcement settle before Gamescom opens? The August 5 announcement settles which named games Nintendo is publicly committing to for hands-on play before the show opens. (gamescom.global) The list gives visitors a concrete lineup rather than a general promise of attendance, after Nintendo had previously only confirmed it would return to Gamescom in 2026. (nintendoeverything.com) August 25 is the next date on the calendar for the event itself, when Gamescom Opening Night Live is due to start, followed by Nintendo’s playable booth lineup from August 26 through August 30 in Cologne. (gamescom.global) (nintendoeverything.com)