With the innovation of allowing interaction between users and exclusive titles, as well as developments of Third Parties That they will expand its catalog, the Tokyo Video Games giant has confirmed the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 for June 5. This delivery will mark the beginning of a new generation of video games.
Among the titles that will accompany its premiere, proposals are of Mario Kart Worldwhich will take the player to another level of experience thanks to the technical improvements of the new hardware, according to the company at the launch wheel.
The console will have complete retrocompatibility with the original Nintendo Switch catalog, a decision that was acclaimed by the community Gamersince it will allow users to continue enjoying their favorite titles without losing their progress, in addition to offering new techniques and news.
Another innovations of the Nintendo Switch 2 is that it will offer improved editions of several already known games, with graphic improvements, new playable functions and, in some cases, free updates for those who already have the games in digital version.
New Nintendo Switch 2 games
The long -awaited Nintendo Switch Online service also had a surprise: it will be enhanced with Gamecube classics as Soul Calibur II, The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker and Pokémon Colosseum XDthat return to a new generation of players and attract lovers of the classics.
Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bonanza and the new installment of The Duskbloods They are the first big names that the company made known, which will go on sale next to the console.
Next, the list of confirmed games for the Nintendo Switch 2:
The first titles announced for the Nintendo Switch 2 were announced at the end of 2024 and during the first two months of 2025. In its official presentation, Nintendo confirmed the launch of 37 new games that will be available with the console, which offer a wide variety of genres and styles for all types of player.
Nintendo Switch 2 launching games:
- Arcade Archives 2: Ridge Racer
- Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remaster
- Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition
- Deltarune (Includes chapters 1 to 4)
- Fast Fusion
- Fortnite
- F-Zero GX (from Gamecube, via Nintendo Switch online)
- Hitman World of Assassination – Signature Edition
- Hogwarts Legacy
- KUNITSU-GAMI: Path of the Goddesss
- Mario Kart World
- Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour
- Nubunaga’s Ambition: Awakening Complete Edition
- Puyo Puyo Tetris 2s
- Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma (Nintendo Switch 2 Edition)
- Soul Calibur II (from Gamecube, via Nintendo Switch online)
- Split Fiction
- Street Fighter 6
- Survival Kids
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo Switch 2 Edition)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo Switch 2 Edition)
- The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker (from Gamecube, via Nintendo Switch online)
- Yakuza 0: Cut director
Confirmed games for 2025:
- Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army (June 19)
- Tamagotchi Plaza (June 27)
- Donkey Kong Bonanza (July 17)
- Shadow Labyrinth (July 18)
- Super Mario Party Jamboree (July 24)
- No Sleep for Nakame Date (July 25)
- Wild Hearts s (July 25)
- Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar (August 27)
- Kirby and The Forgotten Land (August 28)
- Daemon X Machina: Titanic Sion (September 5)
- Drag X Drive (Summer of 2025)
- Tony Hawk’s Pro skater 3 + 4 (Summer of 2025)
- Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment (winter of 2025)
Games without confirmed launch date:
- Borderlands 4
- EA Sports FC
- EA Sports Madden Nfl
- Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition
- Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade
- Goodnight Universe
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Human Fall Flat 2
- Kirby Air Riders
- Marvel Cosmic Invasion
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- NBA 2K25
- Pokémon Legends: Za – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Professor Layton and The New World of Steam
- PROJECT 007
- Resanimal
- Star Wars Outlaws
- Two Point Museum
- Witchbrook
- WWE 2K
- Enter the Gungeon 2
- Starteker: Astroneer Expeditions
- The Duskbloods
- Chibi-Roble! (from Gamecube, via Nintendo Switch online)
- Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (from Gamecube, via Nintendo Switch online)
- Pokémon Colosseum (from Gamecube, via Nintendo Switch online)
- Pokémon XD: Dark storm (from Gamecube, via Nintendo Switch online)
- Mario Strikers: Battle League Football (from Gamecube, via Nintendo Switch online)
- Super Mario Sunshine (from Gamecube, via Nintendo Switch online)
Console characteristics
During the launch the Japanese company detailed that the new Nintendo Switch 2 will incorporate type magnetic controllers Joy-withwhich can also be used as a mouse, and will include an unprecedented function: the C button, which will allow players to activate the voice chat and perform video calls in real time while playing.
Among its technical novelties is a storage capacity of 256 gigabytes – so sometimes more than its predecessor -, a larger screen of 7.9 inches with HDR technology, a resolution improved to double pixels and support for up to 120 frames per second. To this are added two USB types in and a design that maintains the original 13.9 millimeter thickness.
The new Dock It has also been redesigned to offer video output in 4K quality and is equipped with high -performance fans to avoid the overheating of the console as detailed by the creators of Nintendo.