Nintendo Australia’s March 3, 2026 release roundup listed eight games arriving on Nintendo platforms between March 4 and March 27. Pokémon Pokopia was dated for March 5, and Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection for March 13. The list is a Nintendo selection, not a complete worldwide or all-platform release calendar, and Nintendo said its dates were accurate at the time of publication. Nintendo Australia’s roundup
March 2026 Nintendo release dates at a glance
Nintendo Australia’s roundup gave the following dates and platform listings. Those platforms reflect what Nintendo listed in that article; they should not be read as a complete platform list for every game.
| Release date | Game | Platforms listed by Nintendo Australia | What kind of game it is |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 4 | Scott Pilgrim EX | Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch | Brawler with seven selectable characters and four-player co-op. |
| March 5 | Pokémon Pokopia | Nintendo Switch 2 | Life simulation about playing as Ditto, befriending Pokémon and rebuilding a world. |
| March 12 | FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE | Nintendo Switch 2 | Horror adventure remake in which the Camera Obscura is used against spirits. |
| March 13 | Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection | Nintendo Switch 2 | Turn-based RPG about exploring with monster allies called monsties. |
| March 13 | WWE 2K26 | Nintendo Switch 2 | Wrestling game; Nintendo’s roundup advertises more than 400 playable wrestlers. |
| March 26 | Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park | Nintendo Switch 2 | Expanded edition with multiplayer attractions and additional adventure content. |
| March 26 | Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage | Nintendo Switch 2 | Fighting game with online features and a solo World Stage mode. |
| March 27 | Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection | Nintendo Switch | Collection of seven entries with a newly arranged soundtrack and online battles. |
Dates and descriptions are from Nintendo Australia’s March 3 list. Check a game’s regional store listing for current availability and purchase or wishlist options.
What to know about Pokémon Pokopia
Pokémon Pokopia puts players in control of a Ditto that has taken human form. The player gathers materials, crafts items and builds a welcoming place for Pokémon. Nintendo and The Pokémon Company describe it as the franchise’s first slow-paced life simulation game, with in-game time following the real world, including day-and-night changes and weather. It was listed for Nintendo Switch 2 and released worldwide on March 5, 2026. Nintendo and The Pokémon Company’s announcement
#1 Best Overall
- Raise Your Team: Build and raise a team of Monsties, forming kinships with iconic Monsters from the Monster Hunter series like Chatacabra and Rey Dau.
- Battle in Turn-Based Combat: Experience the strategic turn-based battles using the popular rock-paper-scissor system of Power, Speed, and Technical.
- Explore an Enhanced World: Enjoy new stylized 3D graphics that bring the Monster Hunter Stories series to life.
- Pre-order Bonus: Layered armor for Eleanor
The companies reported more than 2.2 million units sold worldwide in the first four days after launch, including 1 million in Japan. The March 12 announcement says that launch-period count includes physical and digital copies; it is not a current lifetime sales total. Source: Nintendo and The Pokémon Company, March 12, 2026
How Monster Hunter Stories 3 differs from mainline Monster Hunter
Nintendo’s March roundup describes Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection as a turn-based RPG for Nintendo Switch 2, with players traversing an open world on the backs of monsties. Capcom’s August 1, 2025 announcement calls it the third title and official sequel in the Stories series. That earlier announcement also listed Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC; Nintendo’s March 2026 list specifically names Nintendo Switch 2. Capcom’s announcement
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- Raise Your Team: Build and raise a team of Monsties, forming kinships with iconic Monsters from the Monster Hunter series like Chatacabra and Rey Dau.
- Battle in Turn-Based Combat: Experience the strategic turn-based battles using the popular rock-paper-scissor system of Power, Speed, and Technical.
- Explore an Enhanced World: Enjoy new stylized 3D graphics that bring the Monster Hunter Stories series to life.
The Stories games center on Monster Riders who form bonds with monsters, raise them and coexist with them. Capcom contrasts that approach with its mainline Monster Hunter games, which it describes as cooperative hunting action games. Capcom reported more than 122 million cumulative units for the Monster Hunter series as of June 30, 2025; that figure covers the franchise, not Monster Hunter Stories 3 or the Stories subseries. Capcom, August 1, 2025
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The other six listings span several styles rather than one dominant genre: Scott Pilgrim EX is a cooperative brawler, FATAL FRAME II is a horror remake, WWE 2K26 is a wrestling game, Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park is an expanded platform game, Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage is a fighting game, and Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection gathers older entries into one collection. Nintendo’s roundup provides no comparable prices, review scores or performance tests, so those are not useful measures for ranking these releases from this information alone. Nintendo Australia’s roundup
Quick Recap
Rank #4
- Raise Your Team: Build and raise a team of Monsties, forming kinships with iconic Monsters from the Monster Hunter series like Chatacabra and Rey Dau.
- Battle in Turn-Based Combat: Experience the strategic turn-based battles using the popular rock-paper-scissor system of Power, Speed, and Technical.
- Explore an Enhanced World: Enjoy new stylized 3D graphics that bring the Monster Hunter Stories series to life.
- Pre-order Bonus: Layered armor for Eleanor
Rank #3
- Team up with familiar creatures from the Monster Hunter universe and a charming Crew of companions for an emotional and expansive journey.
- Make use of Assorted monster Hunter weapons to target monsters' Weak points, employ powerful skills to control the flow of battle, and unleash devastating kinship attacks with your monstie.
- Create your own unique character, and use the power of your kinship Stone to live in Harmony with the monsters others fear.
- Collect and hatch Eggs to build a party of monsters with specific abilities and strengths, train them to become unique and powerful companions, and craft new weapons and armor
- Join up with friends for tag-team multiplayer battles and exploration.
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