SNK showed Metal Slug Ultimate Collection during the Nintendo Direct September 2026, a set of ten Metal Slug games marking 30 years of the series. The end card lists Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch and says it is available in 2027, which the narration described as “next year”.
The collection includes Metal Slug 1 through 6, Metal Slug X, Metal Slug 7, and Metal Slug Advance. It also adds the original Metal Slug location test version, which the presenter said is appearing on consoles for the first time. “Celebrate 30 years of run and gun action with this collection of iconic Metal Slug games,” the narration said.
The footage opens on the original game’s Super Vehicle-001 title screen, then cuts through a jungle stage, a snow stage with a large walking mech, a Mission 1 start card, and a desert stage with tall towers, before a lineup of all ten game logos. A gallery screen shows a row of game cases on a shelf, matching the gallery mode named on stage. On-screen text says the footage is from the Nintendo Switch 2 version.
Additional features named were online co-op and a gallery mode, with “more” left unspecified. The notice on screen says a Nintendo Switch Online membership and a Nintendo Account are required for online features.
No specific release date, price, or physical edition was mentioned, and the segment did not explain how the location test version differs from the released game.