Nintendo rolled out the red carpet for the Switch 2 in a big way this week with a dedicated Nintendo Direct that showed off the console’s features and release date. Then, Nintendo shared the console’s price in a press release. We also learned of several new Switch 2-exclusive titles, a bevy of third-party software, and even enhanced upgrades for Switch 1 games. After that, we spent a full day going hands-on with Switch 2 and a few upcoming first-party titles. A lot has happened over the past couple of days.
Need an easy refresher on the biggest Switch 2 updates this week? We’ve gathered up each announcement (divided them into categories) for a quick and dirty recap of Nintendo’s biggest week of the year thus far.
Hardware News
Hardware News
Switch 2 Gets June Launch Date And Price
Nintendo answered the most burning questions for Switch 2: when does it release, and how much does it cost? It also revealed a separate bundle that includes the new Mario Kart. | Read More
Switch 2 Features and Hardware Details Revealed
From 120 FPS gameplay to HDR, here are all the hardware bells and whistles the Switch 2 has to offer. | Read More
Switch 2 Pre-order Details
We’ve outlined the steps you need to take to reserve your Switch 2 in advance | Read More
Nintendo Reveals C-Button Functionality in the Form of GameChat
The Switch 2 has native voice chat and a separate camera peripheral. | Read More
New First-Party Game Reveals
New First-Party Game Reveals
Mario Kart World
Mario Kart World Arrives To Switch 2 At Launch
The ninth entry and the first open-world Mario Kart arrives on Switch 2 for launch day. | Read More
Donkey Kong Bananza Is Coming This July
The next mainline Donkey Kong platfomer is on the way. As opposed to Donkey Kong Country, Bonanza is a 3D platformer more akin to Donkey Kong 64. | Read More
Kirby Air Riders Revives The GameCube Favorite Racer
A sequel to 2003’s Kirby Air Ride is flying to Switch 2 with Kirby/Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai in the director’s chair | Read More
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment Announced
The next Zelda Musou game is another prequel within the Tears of the Kingdom universe, and may potentially only star Zelda. | Read More
Drag x Drive is a Mouse-Controlled Competitive Basketball Game
As wheelchair-bound players, two teams of three compete in motion-controlled basketball bouts. | Read More
Third-Party Game Announcements
Third-Party Game Announcements
The Duskbloods
From Software Reveals The Duskbloods As a Switch 2 Exclusive
The next big From Software game is a multiplayer title coming only to Switch 2 next year. | Read More
Every Third-Party Game Update
A round-up within a round-up, you say? That shows just how much news came out of this thing. There were so many third-party software updates that we gathered them neatly into this own list, which includes a release window for Hollow Knight: Silksong and Switch 2 ports of Elden Ring, Hades II, Cyberpunk 2077, and many more. | Read More
Other Switch 2 Updates
Other Switch 2 Updates
GameCube Games Are Coming To Switch 2
Arguably the most requested Nintendo console library will finally become available on Nintendo Switch Online, and the first line-up of games were revealed. | Read More
Several Switch 1 Games Are Getting Enhanced Switch 2 Editions
From Metroid Prime 4 to Breath of the Wild, some of the biggest Switch 1 games either already released or on the horizon will have improved versions on Switch 2. | Read More
Game Sharing Between Switch 2 and Switch 1 Owners Detailed
A new social feature allows owners of both Switch generations to share a single game between them. | Read More
New Tears of the Kingdom Amiibos Are On The Way
Nintendo has unveiled a fresh batch of Zelda Amiibos arriving alongside the Switch 2 on launch day. | Read More
Hands-On Previews
Switch 2 Hands-On Impressions
We spent a whole day playing the Switch 2, and you can read our thoughts on how the hardware and its features stack up. | Read More
Mario Kart World Hands-On Impressions
After hitting the tracks in Gran Prix, Free Roam, and Knockout Tour, we’re impressed with how the open-world entry is shaping up.| Read More
Donkey Kong Bananza Hands-On Impressions
We explored two areas of DK’s wildly destructible 3D platformer. | Read More
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Hands-On Impressions
We got to try Metroid Prime 4’s Switch 2-specific mouse features and get a sense of how it runs on the more powerful console. | Read More
Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour Hands-On Impressions
Find out how the Switch 2’s paid interactive showcase of its new features is shaking out so far. | Read More
Drag X Drive Hands-On Impressions
This wheelchair basketball game is perhaps the most inventive use of the Switch 2’s mouse controls so far. | Read More
