It's now official, after long months of rumors, leaks, and fakes surrounding Nintendo's next console, we're now sure. The Switch 2 will arrive in 2025 (without further details for the moment) and should offer many games at its launch and in its first months of marketing. As always with Nintendo, the Japanese company is planning a solid launch year for its console with many games to come, knowing that in addition to this, this Switch 2 is backwards compatible with almost all the games from the first Switch of 2017.
Discover now our detailed article on all the games that are planned to arrive on the machine upon its release and during the first weeks and months of marketing. As a reminder, Nintendo only revealed the console's design and offered a teaser of Mario Kart 9 during the console's reveal on January 16, 2025.
As for the announcement of the first games, the release date, the price and the technical specifications, we will have to wait until April 2, 2025 and the Nintendo Direct which will be dedicated to the console. In the meantime, we offer you a file, in advance, with the list of the first games mentioned by journalists and insiders with a reliability ranking.
UPDATE – MARCH 28, 2025
According to information from Insider-Gaming, Nintendo would have planned a launch in three phases for Nintendo Switch 2 games:
- Phase 01: exclusive games from June 2025
- Phase 02: games from third-party publishers from October / November 2025
- Phase 03: other games for the end-of-year holidays
Obviously, for the Switch 2, Nintendo is also planning improved Switch games for the Switch 2 (port genres) but with improvements and additional features as was the case with some titles at the launch of the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
KEY:
- Confirmed / Almost Certain Game: Games that are almost certain to arrive, relayed by reliable journalists or semi-confirmed by Nintendo.
- Very Likely Game: Games that have been mentioned by reliable journalists and industry insiders, where all that is missing is confirmation from Nintendo.
- Uncertain Game: Games that have been mentioned/mentioned, sometimes by reliable journalists and insiders, but it is still It's quite difficult to clearly confirm it.
- Fake: rumors with no real basis, no way to prove it, and no reliable source.
- FILE CREATED: JANUARY 22, 2025
- LAST UPDATED: MARCH 28, 2025
Nintendo Switch 2 Launch Games
A console's launch lineup is very important because it encourages players to buy the console to discover new, unreleased games that fully exploit the machine's capabilities! With the first Switch in March 2017, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe broke all records. For this Switch 2, here's what to expect:
Launch games for the Switch 2, available Day One (from the day the console is released)
- Confirmed game– Mario Kart 9
Upcoming games on Nintendo Switch 2
In addition to the launch period, which is very important, the first year of marketing is also important. It is therefore important to plan a release schedule for several games that will attract a maximum number of players during the first months of marketing. And for this, Nintendo has planned ahead. Here are the games expected in the coming months on the Switch 2!
Games coming to Switch 2 in the coming months:
- Confirmed Game– Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (for the first weeks after release)
- Confirmed Game– New Mario 3D (for the holiday season)
- Most Likely Game– Assassin’s Creed Mirage (for the first year of release)
- Most Likely Game– Assassin’s Creed Shadows (for the first year of release)
- Most Likely Game– Mario + Rabbids Compilation (for the first year of release) release)
- Most likely game – Forza Horizon 5
- Most likely game – Rainbow Six Siege (for the first year of release)
- Most likely game – The Division (for the first year of release)
- Uncertain game – Diablo IV (in 2025)
- Uncertain game – Fallout 4 (in 2025)
- Uncertain game – Halo Master Chief Collection (in 2025)
- Uncertain game – Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater (in 2025)
- Uncertain game – Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 (in 2025)
- Uncertain game – New Call of Duty game (in 2025)
- Uncertain game – Red Dead Redemption II (for the first few weeks after release)
- Uncertain game – Remaster/Remake of an old The Legend of Zelda game (in 2025)
- Uncertain game – Starfield (in 2025)
- Uncertain game – Tekken 8 (for the first few weeks after release)
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