After a Zelda-focused Nintendo Direct on Tuesday — the place we received an in-depth look at the Ocarina of Time remake and information of a Zelda-themed Nintendo Switch 2 — a second stream gave us a peek at what else is in retailer from the corporate and its companions. Wednesday’s Direct was primarily about video games which might be coming to Swap 2 this winter, but it surely additionally included titles for Swap and others which might be additional out.
The Direct received underway with information of a Monster Hunter Wilds port for Swap 2. It is coming to the console on December 4.
Final Fantasy 7 Revelation is confirmed for the system as properly. The third a part of the Remaining Fantasy 7 remake trilogy will hit Swap 2 on April 8, 2027, the identical day it arrives on different platforms. You will get warmed up for that with Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion — a prequel to Remaining Fantasy 7 — which is out on Swap 2 immediately.
Subsequent up was information of a Swap 2 model of Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, which can arrive on February 25. The hack-and-slash Zelda spinoff (which is ready a century earlier than the occasions of Breath of the Wild) debuted on Swap in 2020. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity – Definitive Version has upgraded visuals and enhanced framerates, Nintendo says, together with extra on-screen enemies. All the DLC is included together with a brand new, harder problem mode. There will not be a free improve should you personal the Swap model, however you’ll get a reduction. You may switch your save knowledge as properly.
Many indie video games that grew to become hits on PC have made their method to the Swap ecosystem, and Meccha Chameleon is one other one which’s making the soar. The ridiculously widespread multiplayer hide-and-seek recreation (during which gamers hunt for others which have painted their characters to mix in with the surroundings) bought greater than 20 million copies inside about two months of debuting on Steam in June. Swap 2 house owners haven’t got to attend any longer to see what the fuss is all about as Meccha Chameleon is touchdown on the console immediately.
The second growth for Pokémon Pokopia will deliver equipment to the laidback life sim. You’ll put sun shades, ribbons and bowties on Pokémon, extra of that are coming to the sport as a part of the DLC. This growth is coming to the sport later this yr.
Star Fox will quickly embody a split-screen choice for as much as 4 gamers in Battle Mode, which may also have a trio of recent levels. This replace will go reside on September 29. There was different information for this collection, as GameCube title Star Fox Adventures is coming to the Nintendo Swap On-line library immediately.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered (which can be free for individuals who personal the unique recreation on Swap) will arrive on September 29 and Nintendo revealed a couple of extra particulars concerning the Swap 2 model. It can assist mouse and movement controls, gyro aiming and touchscreen use.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 — one of Engadget’s favorite games of 2025 — is on the way in which to Swap 2. This port consists of all the motion RPG’s DLC and it is coming to Nintendo’s console someday in 2027.
Nintendo took the chance to remind Direct viewers that Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave is out on September 17 with a short trailer. There was additionally a reminder that Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is swooping onto Swap 2 on September 18.
A brand new Professor Layton title is within the offing. Professor Layton and the New World of Steam is alleged to have the largest assortment of puzzles within the historical past of the collection, and fixing one will reveal extra particulars concerning the story. It can arrive on Swap and Swap 2 on December 10.
The identical developer, Degree 5, can be behind Yo-kai Watch. A brand new recreation in that RPG collection is in improvement. It is referred to as Yo-kai Watch 2: Haunted Area and followers should anticipate extra particulars than that.
A Swap 2 model of Pikmin 4 options assist for voice instructions utilizing the console’s built-in microphone. It will have a brand new mode referred to as Dandori Academy, during which you will attempt to acquire treasure from a stage as shortly as attainable.
There are three ranges of problem on this mode, which options weekly trials you could solely try as soon as. You may evaluate your scores with these of your mates and different gamers. The Swap 2 model of Pikmin 4 (which has an improve choice for current house owners) arrives on November 12.
The Direct included the reveal of Onyx: The Darkish Grip, from the horror specialists at Bloober Crew. In a recreation that is undoubtedly not riffing on Silent Hill, you management a personality who offers with a spread of terrors in a fog-shrouded city. Apparently, an on-screen word stated the sport is just playable in handheld mode. You may work together with the surroundings and browse different characters’ minds utilizing touchscreen controls. You will tilt the console to fend off sure threats too. This recreation is a Swap 2 unique and it is arriving subsequent yr.
A Swap 2 version of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is inbound with a brand new, wave-based survival/roguelike mode referred to as Heroes’ Vault. A recent hero named Shimmer is becoming a member of the fray too. She has a capability that permits her to see opponents’ subsequent strikes. An improve pack can be accessible for current house owners of Xenoblade Chronicles 3. The Swap 2 version arrives on December 3.
In the end, we received extra particulars on Stage Fright, a coming-of-age, escape room-inspired title from Overcooked studio Ghost City Video games. The co-op recreation has native and on-line assist. It contains a trio of characters who attempt to unravel a thriller in a ghost city. You will must work collectively to resolve puzzles and navigate obstacles. The sport is coming to each Swap and Swap 2 subsequent yr.
The following paid growth for Disney Dreamlight Valley takes us underneath the ocean with characters from The Little Mermaid and Pirates of the Caribbean. In The Souvenir Sea (which is out in November), you’ll be able to grow to be a mermaid and swim round, oddly sufficient.
Ondeh Ondeh Kaya’s Tasty Story options rhythm-based puzzles and a coming-of-age story. It seems cute! It will debut on Swap 2 subsequent yr.
The ultimate Kirby Air Riders Amiibo had been revealed. Sword Kirby & Dragoon and Noir Dedede & Hydra will hit cabinets on November 12. Nintendo additionally teased an upcoming occasion that can give the menu and paddock a brand new look. Count on extra particulars on that down the road.
Cairn is coming to Swap 2. The survival climbing recreation will land on the console in early 2027. You may try a demo immediately. Additionally, the remakes of Resident Evil 2 (as a deluxe version together with all the DLC), Resident Evil 3 and Resident Evil 4 (additionally together with DLC) are coming to Switch 2 on October 16.
As was beforehand introduced, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis — a remake of Lara Croft’s first journey — is certain for Swap 2 and different platforms on February 12. This recreation made headlines earlier this yr after it emerged the builders employed generative AI. A disclosure on the Steam web page claims that “Any AI-assisted property had been both changed or refined by people with the intention to keep the artistic and inventive imaginative and prescient of the event workforce.”
Nintendo Switch Sports Resort features a free-roaming choice in which you’ll discover Wuhu Island by airplane or skateboard, and zip throughout the encircling water on a jetski. An offline, single-player Island Crown mode allows you to battle top-ranked opponents within the varied sports activities. The sport, which options 12 digital sports activities so that you can attempt, hits Swap 2 on October 22.
It took fairly a while for us to get to the primary main new recreation announcement of this Direct, which turned out to be the subsequent Metroid title. The 2D recreation, Metroid Ravenous, will land on Swap 2 on January 28.
I dig that identify, which ties into Samus with the ability to sap vitality from vanquished enemies. Amiibo and a particular version of the sport can be accessible on January 28 too.
A Mario Kart World update that is out immediately means that you can race throughout recent variations of 10 programs from the unique Tremendous Mario Kart, together with my fave, Ghost Valley 1 (love that the clip included the basic shortcut). Knockout Tour will function two new routes as properly.
There was a peek at Mega Man: Twin Override that exposed the shield-wielding Proto Man as a playable character. The sport, and Amiibo for each Mega Man and Proto Man, will arrive subsequent spring.
Everlasting Anima is a time-travel journey during which your character can “re-live mysterious reminiscences” and purchase the powers of heroes from the previous. This JRPG is coming to Swap 2 on March 4.
Danganronpa 2×2 received a launch date. The visible novel journey options each a remake of Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair and a mode that locations the characters in a brand new story that switches up the victims and killers. It is coming to Swap, Swap 2, PS5, Xbox Sequence X/S and PC on January 14.
Deadly Fury: Metropolis of the Wolves is getting a Swap 2 port on October 22. One other launch from SNK is coming to each Swap and Swap 2 within the type of Metallic Slug Final Assortment. This options 10 Metallic Slug video games and on-line co-op assist. It will arrive subsequent yr.
RPG card recreation Yu-Gi-Oh! Tag Power GX will land on Swap and Swap 2 on February 16, as will Romancing SaGa 3: Destinies United. That is a 3D remake of 1995’s Romancing SaGa 3.
Nintendo shortly jammed by way of a complete bunch of updates from companions. There isn’t any particular launch date for the Swap 2 model of 007 First Light as but, but it surely’s nonetheless slated to reach this yr. Ports of Far Cry 3 and Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon are coming to the console in spring 2027, and one for The Crew Motorfest drops on October 8.
Home Flipper 2 is making its method to the hand held on October 15, and Sonic Pico Park (a brand new Sonic recreation) will do the identical on November 12. A Swap 2 model of It Takes Two was introduced and it’ll arrive on October 15. A Stellar Blade port is coming to the system on November 5.
Images recreation Bluey’s Glad Snaps will land on Swap and Swap 2 on October 15. An “encore version” of the incredible Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy is coming to the system on November 5.
A Swap 2 launch date for Persona 4 Revival was revealed. This remake of Persona 4 Golden will arrive on the console on Might 20, a couple of months after it hits PS5, Xbox Sequence X/S and PC. A Swap 2 model of Persona 6 was confirmed too.
Nintendo closed issues out with the reveal of a brand new Kirby recreation. Kirby and the World Past is a 3D journey that places a sword in Kirby’s fingers and a Hyperlink-style hat on his head. He can nonetheless copy different creatures and objects, in fact. The sport will land on Swap 2 subsequent spring, throughout Kirby’s thirty fifth anniversary yr.