An erroneous early listing on the Nintendo eShop may have leaked the release date for Madden NFL 27, set to debut in mid-August. The launch date for the annual Madden NFL games typically places the game as releasing during the NFL’s preseason.
The annual football franchise from EA Sports has been a mainstay of the studio’s yearly releases for nearly forty years, since 1988’s John Madden Football. Alongside roster updates to the ever-changing teams in the National Football League, new entries in the franchise typically make iterative changes to its multiple popular game modes like Madden Ultimate Team, Franchise Mode, and Superstar Mode. The most recent entry in the series, Madden NFL 26, made a multitude of changes, ranging from dynamic weather systems to the new Sphere of Influence for Superstar Mode. Now, fans are getting an early idea of when they will get to play this year’s new Madden.
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Madden NFL 27 eShop Leak May Reveal Release Date
A recent erroneous listing for Madden NFL 27 on the Nintendo Switch 2 eShop may have inadvertently revealed its launch date. According to the store page, which has since been edited to remove the official release date, Madden NFL 27 is scheduled to officially release on August 13. The listing also confirms that the game will be released on the Nintendo Switch 2, with Madden NFL 26 having been the first Madden game to appear on a Nintendo console since Madden NFL 13. The August 13 launch date is expected to follow past games releasing in the middle of the preseason, though the NFL has not officially released its 2026 schedule yet.
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EA Sports has yet to share many details about what players can expect from the franchise’s next entry. The studio has not made an official announcement of the game and its new features, with the eShop listing only including some teaser images. Madden NFL 27 will come with the typical updates to the Madden roster, with big names like Trent McDuffie and Trey Hendrickson changing teams during the offseason. EA is expected to officially announce Madden NFL 27 within the coming weeks, given its August release window.
The release of Madden NFL 27 could come with some major changes for the game in certain markets. European rating board PEGI made sweeping changes to its game classification in March, adding new labels for games indicating the use of in-game purchases, paid random items, and online chat, among others. Madden NFL 27, alongside several other EA games, is expected to be heavily impacted by the new ratings, with Madden Ultimate Team making heavy use of microtransactions and randomized packs to acquire new players.
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Many fans of the Madden NFL franchise will likely get the chance to try out the game ahead of its rumored August 13 release date. EA has typically included early access to the game as a Deluxe Edition pre-order bonus for past Madden games, giving buyers the ability to play the game a week early. EA also provided subscribers to EA Play Pro with free access to Madden NFL 26 following the game’s launch, with the company likely to continue the practice with Madden NFL 27. Fans shouldn’t have to wait much longer to learn what the next Madden game will have to offer.
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August 14, 2025
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