After putting together a staggering on-floor presence last year, Nintendo has announced that it'll be returning to Cologne this summer for Gamescom 2026.
The news was shared by the Nintendo DE X account, confirming that the company will be in attendance throughout the whole event from 26th - 30th August. Naturally, there's no information on what games it'll have to show at the moment, but we'll be keeping an eye out over the coming weeks for more details.
The Japanese company will set up a booth featuring some of its popular franchises, such as Castlevania, Silent Hill, Metal Gear Solid, and Yu-Gi-Oh.
The primary highlight of the booth will be playable demo builds of Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, which Konami will release on October 15, 2026. The company noted that gamescom 2026 will be the first public event that features a playable demo of the game.
The Konami booth will additionally feature an interactive attraction inspired by Silent Hill: Townfall and a photo spot based on Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Volume 2—the latter of which will appear on August 27, 2026. The company will also set a Yu-Gi-Oh zone where visitors can play the card game while checking out its new Yu-Gi-Oh products.
Bamco stuff:
Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe announces an action-packed, entirely playable line-up for this year’s edition of gamescom.
ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE will soar for the first time in the hands of visitors, along with DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 3 playable for the first time in Europe.
Finally, fans of dark fantasy will be treated with the world’s first open playable sessions of The Blood of Dawnwalker.
We look forward to welcoming you to the Bandai Namco booth which will be located in Hall 6.1, booth A20/B021.
