Nintendo will be present at Gamescom 2023

Nintendo will attend the next Gamescom 2023 later this year, as confirmed by the official twitter account of the event organizers.

Following the event organizer’s claim that a “big company” would return to the show, Koelnmesse and the German Games Industry Association have confirmed that Nintendo will be exhibiting after a four-year absence.

“We are excited to announce that Nintendo will be present at Gamescom 2023”the organizers said. “Many more exhibitors will follow in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!”

It’s currently unclear what Nintendo’s presence at the event will consist of, as the biggest titles the company has currently announced, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Pikmin 4, will have been released by the time Gamescom takes place in August.

We are excited to announce that Nintendo will be exhibiting at #gamescom2023! Many more exhibitors will follow in the coming weeks. Stay tuned! pic.twitter.com/ludCq12pwe

—gamescom (@gamescom) April 26, 2023

The company last attended the show in 2019, where it mainly showcased games that would be released later that year. It also featured a large number of booths for consumer attendees to try out some of the games.

Nintendo is the first major publisher to confirm attendance at the fair.