Nintendo Brings Action, Adventure and More With New Nintendo Switch 2 Games at PAX West 2025

Two Nintendo Booths Will Feature Games on Nintendo Switch 2, Including Kirby Air Riders, Pokémon Legends: Z-A – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Borderlands 4 and More

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At PAX West 2025, taking place in Seattle from Aug. 29 – Sept. 1, Nintendo will be spreading out across two booths in the Arch Building Expo Hall to showcase game demos on the recently released Nintendo Switch 2 system, with a variety of new games and iconic franchises making their debuts on the platform this year.

Nintendo will debut the first public hands-on demo in the U.S. for the all-new vehicular action game Kirby Air Riders, developed by game director Masahiro Sakurai. Gamers will also have a chance to catch, battle and Mega Evolve Pokémon in real time while playing the Pokémon Legends: Z-A – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition game demo. Please note that both game demos require a separate Warp Pipe Pass reservation¹. The Warp Pipe Pass registration period begins Aug. 21 at 9 a.m. PT, with reservations available on a first-come, first-served basis. Visit this page to register for a Warp Pipe Pass.

In another booth, located right around the corner, Nintendo will have gamers adventure through the vast, haunted kingdom of Hollow Knight: Silksong, let them wreak havoc and score epic in-game loot in Borderlands 4, quest through The Lands Between in ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition, battle for the soul of Midgar in FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE, and master dark sorcery in a quest to defeat the Titan of Time in Hades II. Reservations are not required to visit this booth.

Also be sure to stop by the My Nintendo check-in area located in the South Lobby, Fourth Floor and check in with your Nintendo Account to receive 100 My Nintendo Platinum Points² and a giveaway (while supplies last).

For more information on this event, please visit: https://west.paxsite.com/.

¹ A Nintendo Account is required to register for a Warp Pipe Pass. Terms apply. More information available here.

² A Nintendo Account is required to receive and redeem points. Terms apply (https://accounts.nintendo.com/term_point).

About Nintendo: Nintendo Co., Ltd., headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, has been providing a wide range of entertainment products and experiences since its founding in 1889, beginning with the manufacture and sale of Hanafuda playing cards.

Since the 1983 release of the Family Computer (Famicom) system in Japan, and continuing through Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo’s focus has been the development, manufacturing, and sale of its gaming systems and software. To date, Nintendo has sold more than 5.9 billion video games and over 860 million hardware units globally, and has created franchises such as Mario^™, Donkey Kong^™, The Legend of Zelda^™, Pokémon^™, Metroid^™, Kirby^™, Animal Crossing^™, Pikmin^™, and Splatoon^™. Nintendo strives to expand the number of people who have access to its characters and worlds. Its continuing mission is to put smiles on the faces of everyone it touches with unique entertainment experiences, centered on its integrated video game hardware and software products.

A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for operations in the Americas. For more information about Nintendo, please visit the company’s website at https://www.nintendo.com/.

About Pokémon: The Pokémon Company International, a subsidiary of The Pokémon Company in Japan, manages the property outside of Asia and is responsible for brand management, licensing, marketing, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the animated TV series, home entertainment, and the official Pokémon website. Pokémon was launched in Japan in 1996 and today is one of the most popular children’s entertainment properties in the world. For more information, visit https://www.pokemon.com.

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