As anyone who’s been around Gaming Reinvented knows all too well, we’ve been excited about the prospect of a new Wario Land game for a very long time. Indeed, with just about every Nintendo Direct prediction coming with a new Wario Land announcement, and posts about a potential return being a dime a dozen, it’s clear the franchise is one of our most treasured series. Our holy grail of Nintendo comebacks that we’ve always dreamed would return the next year.
But now, it seems the chances of that are higher than ever. Why?
Because a leaker called No Arms and No Legs (who successfully predicted the new Spyro game) has mentioned a new Wario game is in development at Nintendo too.
Here’s his post about the matter:
Oh yeah, highly doubt if it would be announced next week, and if so if I’m leaking the next Nintendo Direct or not,
But a new Wario game is coming.
Wahahaha. https://t.co/miJbGs60rV pic.twitter.com/t7ykCHrfRC
— no arms and no legs (@noarmsandnolegs) June 7, 2026
Yeah, it’s pretty ambiguous. There’s no direct confirmation it’s a Wario Land game in particular, and he states outright that he doubts it’d be in a possible Nintendo Direct next week.
But it does line up with a lot of other circumstantial evidence we’ve seen over the last year or two. For example, recent leaks about the upcoming Star Fox title and Ocarina of Time remake on Switch 2 mention a new Wario Land game:
FYI, Wario Land for the Nintendo Switch 2 was first leak by a random YouTube user days before NatetheHate leaked the whole 2026 lineup for Switch 2.
This random user said the game will be released next year. I think others are just piggybacking on this. pic.twitter.com/BpeZC8okwI
— Kabi (@KirPinkFury) June 1, 2026
While Nintendo seems to be putting a bit more emphasis on Wario than ever before. There’s a distinct section and focus for him in the Nintendo Today app, folks like Miyamoto haven’t ruled him out of a possible Mario Movie sequel, and subtle marketing for the series has taken place through things like Switch Online icons.
Add this to the rumours of a Nintendo Direct next week being posted everywhere online and an increased amount of interest in the series due to the success of indie successors like Pizza Tower and AntonBlast, and it just feels like the timing is right for a new Wario Land game. That very soon, it’ll be revealed that Nintendo has plans for this franchise. That after nearly 20 years, this abandoned franchise is returning from the shadows.
But hey, what do you think? Do you feel like this is yet more evidence that a Wario Land revival is on the way? And if so, will it show up in a potential Direct next week?
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Source:
Rayman & Spyro leaker says new Wario game announcement incoming (My Nintendo News)