The Nintendo Switch 2 is around the corner, and eager fans won’t need to wait for it much longer, as it has been officially revealed and will be getting a dedicated Direct event on April 2. Rumored to have been held back to ensure a strong launch lineup, the successor to the Nintendo Switch could be pulling out all the stops to fill the massive shoes left for it. The first Switch console just passed the 35 million sales mark in Japan alone, and has shipped over 146 million units worldwide as of September 2024. Whether a new Nintendo console can even match those numbers is unknown, but the Switch 2 is surely going to try.
Abundant leaks have granted early insight into how it will do that, claiming the Switch 2 will have a hefty performance boost. The only feature Nintendo was willing to talk about before its reveal was the Switch 2’s backwards compatibility with its predecessor, which could help many Switch games’ unstable performance. However, fans are most interested in hearing about the console’s new games, and there are plenty of third-party titles already rumored for the Nintendo Switch 2.
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With the Nintendo Switch 2’s reveal being imminent, there is a lot to unpack regarding what the console may have to offer.
The Most Recent Round of Credible Switch 2 Game Leaks
2025 is already rife with Switch 2 leaks, but some sources are more reliable than others. Podcaster and long-time industry insider Nate the Hate is one, and he has predicted many third-party titles coming to it over the next couple of years. Windows Central executive editor Jez Corden also chimed in to corroborate the Xbox ports, and add a few more.
- Assassin’s Creed Mirage
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle and Sparks of Hope collection
- The Division (unknown title)
- Rainbow Six Siege
- Halo: Master Chief Collection
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- Sea of Thieves
- Grounded
- Pentiment
- Ori and the Blind Forest
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Hellblade 2
- Age of Mythology
- Gears of War 1 Ultimate Edition
- Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake
- Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
While a few of these titles are couched in speculation, Nate and Jez’s main claims are that Microsoft and Ubisoft are trying to bring their recent games to the Switch 2 ASAP. Even if the Switch 2 can’t support 4K and performance updates for some of these games, it may be the best place to play them.
Every Other Third-Party Nintendo Switch 2 Game Rumor
Those are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to leaked third-party Switch 2 titles, though the rest come from a variety of sources. Claims by Universo Nintendo’s editor-in-chief “Necro” Felipe Lima, known Atlus and Sega insider Midori, and noted leaker Nash Weedle have more weight behind them, but everything here should be taken with a grain of salt.
- Monster Hunter Wilds (Felipe Lima)
- Grand Theft Auto 6 (Felipe Lima)
- Far Cry 7 (Felipe Lima)
- Visions of Mana (Midori)
- Persona 1 and 2 Remakes (Midori)
- Persona 6 (Midori)
- New Jet Set Radio (Midori)
- New Crazy Taxi (Midori)
- New Golden Axe (Midori)
- New Shinobi (Midori)
- New Streets of Rage (Midori)
- Elden Ring: Definitive Edition (Nash Weedle)
- Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (Nash Weedle)
- Bayonetta Trilogy (Nash Weedle)
- Professor Layton and the New World of Steam (likely due to an unspecified 2025 release window)
- Call of Duty (implied by official statements)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (PH Brazil)
- Rise of the Ronin (Discord user SoldierDelta)
- New Project X Zone title (January 2025 Famiboards list)
- Resident Evil (January 2025 Famiboards list)
- Persona 5 Royal and/or Persona 5 Strikers (January 2025 Famiboards list)
- Red Dead Redemption 2 (Average Lucia Fanatic)
- Persona 3 Reload (Twitter user @MbKKssTBhz5)
- New Super Monkey Ball Game (Zippo)
The inclusion of acclaimed open-world games like GTA6 and Red Dead 2 are some of the bigger head-turning system sellers listed, but there’s a lot of variety here. Only time will tell which of these games will hit the Nintendo Switch 2, but even if it’s just a fraction of them, the portable console should have plenty to offer.
Nintendo Switch
- Brand
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Nintendo
- Weight
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.88 lbs
- Storage
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32 GB
- Display
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6.2-inch LCD Screen / 1280 x 720
- Battery
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Approximately 4.5 – 9 hours