Nintendo has lastly given us all the information on its new console, the Switch 2. During the hour-long Direct, there was a LOT of information on each new and outdated video games coming to Nintendo’s new console. From anticipated arrivals resembling Mario Kart World to the whole shock of what appears like a non secular sequel to Bloodborne, listed below are 72 new particulars in regards to the Nintendo Switch 2 video games library as we all know it proper now.
Mario Kart World
1. The Switch 2’s flagship launch title appears set to be Mario Kart World, the primary open-world Mario Kart recreation that can mean you can “drive nearly wherever”.
2. Many new tracks had been seen within the trailer, together with one primarily based on the unique Donkey Kong recreation and a metropolis that might be Super Mario Odyssey’s New Donk City.
3. The overworld’s roads and observe circumstances will change as a result of setting’s altering climate and a day/evening cycle.
4. Up to 24 drivers in a race had been confirmed, nearly actually resulting in much more Mario Kart havoc.
5. A brand new mode for Mario Kart World known as Knockout Tour can be launched. These can be longer races the place you comply with the checkpoints and have to stay close to the leaders to keep away from elimination and finally take the crown.
6. You may also drive freely across the open world and meet up with mates. A photograph mode will assist doc these adventures.
7. New racing mechanics look set to be launched. We see wall-riding and grinding within the trailer, in addition to what appears like Birdo reworking right into a semi-truck and Mario consuming a burger to rework into a distinct model of himself? I’m certain we’ll discover out what the hell is happening right here quickly sufficient.
8. And that point might be 6am Pacific Time on the seventeenth of April, when Mario Kart World can be having its very personal Nintendo Direct stream.
Other Switch 2 Nintendo Games
9. Metroid Prime 4: Beyond can be getting its very personal Switch 2 model, which lets you benefit from the brand new joy-con mouse controls.
10. Metroid Prime 4 may also be obtainable to play in two totally different graphics modes. Quality Mode permits for 4K 60FPS with HDR enabled when docked and 1080p 60fps handheld. Performance Mode presents 1080p with HDR at 120fps docked, however 720p 120fps HDR when handheld.
11. A brand new 3D Donkey Kong platformer known as Donkey Kong Bananza is heading to the Switch 2 on July seventeenth. It seems we’ll be capable to smash all the things in it.
12. Kirby Air Riders, a follow-up to GameDice racing spin-off Kirby Air Ride, can be coming to the Switch 2. It can be directed by legendary Super Smash Bros. developer, and Kirby creator, Masahiro Sakurai.
13. Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour will supply a “digital exhibition” of the brand new {hardware}, in addition to being full of minigames. This is not going to be packed into every Switch 2 at launch, although, however a paid-for recreation in its personal proper.
14. Drag X Drive is a launch recreation that makes use of the Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con mouse controls to allow three-on-three basketball-style matches.
15. Then there are a bunch of current Nintendo-published video games that can be getting Switch 2 upgrades. These received’t be free for current house owners, nevertheless, with paid improve packs being the barrier to entry. The checklist of Switch 1 video games getting these upgrades thus far contains:
16. Mario Party Jamboree + Jamboree TV, the latter being an enlargement centered across the Switch 2 digicam and GameChat additions.
17. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, with each receiving enhanced decision and body charges, in addition to HDR implementation. A brand new Zelda Notes part on the Nintendo Today app may also be added to allow you to have a look at Hyrule’s map and simply share TOTK creations with different gamers.
18. Kirby and the Forgotten Land can be receiving an improve, in addition to a brand new Star Cross World story enlargement.
19. And Pokemon Legends Z-A will get its very personal Switch 2 model with enhanced decision when it arrives later in 2025.
third Party Switch 2 Games
20. But that’s not it. During the Switch 2 direct an entire host of third-party video games, each new and outdated, had been revealed to be making their method to Nintendo’s upcoming console. We’ve acquired all of them for you right here:
21. Perhaps the most important shock of the entire direct, FromSoftware program is making what appears like a non secular successor to Bloodborne completely for the Nintendo Switch 2. Releasing in 2026, The Duskbloods is formally described as “a brand-new multiplayer recreation” from the Dark Souls builders and we look ahead to listening to far more about it when a Creator’s Voice article from Hidetaka Miyazaki himself drops on the Nintendo Today App on April 4th.
22. FromDelicate’s final recreation, Elden Ring, may also be making its method to Switch 2 with its Tarnished Edition.
23. Hades 2 will arrive (presumably as soon as out of early entry)
24. We lastly acquired one other little peek at Hollow Knight Silksong, which is listed for 2025.
25. Street Fighter 6 Years 1-2 Fighters Edition can be obtainable on day one.
26. Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion will launch on September fifth.
27. Split-Fiction may also arrive at launch.
28. Both the EA FC and Madden sports activities sims can be on Switch 2.
29. Hogwarts Legacy, full with mouse controls, can be obtainable at launch.
30. The Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 Remakes will arrive in summer time, in addition to what regarded like a tease for a Spongebob degree (?)
31. The Hitman World of Assassination Signature Edition will allow us to perform contracts on the go.
32. James Bond will make his method to Switch 2 when Project 007 is launched by IO Interactive.
33. A Bravely Default Flying Fairy HD Remaster will launch alongside the Switch 2.
34. Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut can be a launch title and comes full of new cutscenes.
35. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment – a prequel to Tears of the Kingdom – guarantees to inform the untold story of the Imprisoning War when it arrives from Koei Tecmo this winter.
36. Deltarune Chapters 3 and 4 are additionally set for launch day.
37. And Borderlands 4 will hearth its approach onto Switch 2 alongside its hundreds of various ridiculous items of weaponry.
38. Civilization 7 can be making the most of the Switch 2’s mouse controls at launch.
39. And each WWE 2K and NBA 2K will each be making their method to the console as nicely.
40. Survival Kids, a vibrant co-op survival recreation, can be arriving at launch, too.
41. Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition is on the way in which from CD Projekt Red, full with its Phantom Liberty enlargement.
42. And Square Enix may also be bringing Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade to Switch 2 in all its glory.
43. There had been additionally MANY extra video games proven to be on their method to the Switch 2. Let’s rattle them off right here, beginning with Enter the Gungeon 2.
44. Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions
45. Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
46. Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar
47. Goodnight Universe
48. Two Point Museum
49. Wild Hearts S
50. Witchbrook
51. Puyo Puyo Tetris 2S
52. Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma
53. Marvel Cosmic Invasion
54. Star Wars Outlaws
55. Nobunaga’s Ambition: Awakening Complete Edition
56. Fast Fusion
57. Shadow Labyrinth
58. Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army
59. No Sleep For Kaname Date – From AI: The Somnium Files
60. Reanimal
61. Fortnite
62. Arcade Archives 2 Ridge Racer
63. Professor Layton and the New World of Steam
64. Tamagotchi Plaza
65. Human Fall Flat 2
Nintendo Switch Online + GameDice
66. But wait! There are extra video games. Even older ones! Nintendo Online will proceed over to Switch 2 and when you subscribe to the +Expansion service, Switch 2 house owners get unique entry to a brand new traditional recreation library: GameDice.
67. There can be three titles at launch, together with The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker. Yeah, it’s not the HD remaster that many have been crying out for however at the very least it’s a approach of replaying the incredible GameDice journey on the go.
68. SoulCalibur 2 can be a launch recreation, together with F-Zero GX. What’s extra, multiplayer video games like F-Zero GX will assist four-player native and on-line play.
69. Games coming additional down the road embrace Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness, Super Mario Strikers, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, Chi bi-Robo!, Luigi’s Mansion, and Pokemon Coliseum.
70. A 3D Mario platformer was additionally proven in the course of the Direct, however not the brand-new one many had been hoping for. Instead, Mario Sunshine can be obtainable to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion subscribers sooner or later.
71. All GameDice video games profit from superior picture high quality and improved decision in comparison with the unique variations.
72. Additionally, a devoted Switch 2 GameDice controller is coming, obtainable completely to Nintendo Switch Online members. It’ll join wi-fi to Switch 2 and in addition has a C button for GameChat.
And that’s all of the essential info we picked out in regards to the video games heading to Switch 2 from Nintendo’s intensive Direct. What video games are you most excited to play on the upcoming console? Let us know within the feedback. And for all the things else Switch 2, follow IGN.
Simon Cardy is a Senior Editor at IGN who can primarily be discovered skulking round open world video games, indulging in Korean cinema, or despairing on the state of Tottenham Hotspur and the New York Jets. Follow him on Bluesky at @cardy.bsky.social.
