Nintendo Switch

Nearly 30 years after the Virtual Boy died, Nintendo ships two unreleased titles to Switch Online + Expansion Pack — with new display color options for the VB app.

Emma and Koo land Aug 4 on Xbox Series, PS5, and PC with Ultimate / PC Game Pass day one. August’s Pass slate also tees up Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy on the 27th.

Isle Delfino lands in the GameCube Nintendo Classics library on Aug 13. You’ll need a Switch 2 and NSO + Expansion Pack — original Switch and standard NSO are out.

Pokémon Company’s Expansion Pass Part 1: Bubbly Basin hits Switch 2 on August 5 with free Ver 2.0.0 Dive from Manaphy; Part 2 accessories land late 2026.

Monolith Soft’s Alrest return: 4K/60 TV, 1080p/60 handheld, rare Blade MOMO, Merc Assault, Pyra/Mythra outfits — $9.99 upgrade for owners, physical later October 1.

Atlus’s GOTY-adjacent fantasy RPG locks a Nintendo Switch 2 version for November 12, 2026, extending the United Kingdom of Euchronia to handheld after PS5/Xbox/PC success.

FromSoftware’s GOTY package hits Switch 2 August 28 with Shadow of the Erdtree, new starting classes, and Torrent customization — new content also sells on other platforms.

Neowiz brings the Pinocchio soulslike to Nintendo Switch 2 on August 6 (physical Oct 2 via iam8bit): Full Lies of P + Overture expansion for $69.99 digital.

Woohoo Island returns October 22, 2026 on Switch 2 only: boxing, golf, skateboarding with mouse controls, power cruising, and more — Joy-Con 2 as rackets, bows, and handles.

Monolith Soft’s Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Switch 2 Edition hits July 30 digitally (physical Oct 1): 4K/60 TV, Merc Assault mode, new Pyra/Mythra outfits, Rare Blade MOMO, $10 upgrade.

Archivists led by Lewtwo preserved Game Freak’s internal “Make All” Diamond/Pearl documentary; curated settei stills — Foam Dog, nuclear Chimchar, Water/Ice Empoleon, cut fauna — plus a short montage.

SignalSpawn’s Splatoon Raiders review: Nintendo’s Switch 2 exclusive trades Turf War for a looter-shooter campaign with Deep Cut, tanks, and Salmonid raids — score 8.4/10.

Nintendo Switch 2 owners wake up to Splatoon Raiders, Avatar Legends, Disgaea Mayhem, Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster, and Cultic on the same Thursday — a stacked day Polygon calls summer’s busiest release date.

Epic’s July 21 trailer teases creature-based Sidekick battles and UEFN islands for July 23, with Maya Higa fronting the live-action pitch and free P.A.N.D.A. Team Jr quests queued.

Nintendo’s single-player-focused Splatoon spin-off launches exclusively on Switch 2 on July 23 with Deep Cut, treasure raids on the Spirhalite Islands, optional co-op, and matching amiibo / Joy-Con 2 colors.

Shift Up’s Stellar Blade receives an ESRB Mature 17+ rating on Nintendo Switch 2, matching prior platforms and hinting a late-2026 date reveal may be close.

Square Enix drops a 25th-anniversary FFX trailer as the HD Remaster ports to Nintendo Switch 2 this week at $49.99 — Switch owners will need to buy again.

Activision sets MW4 Early Access Aug 21–25, open beta Aug 28–Sept 1 including Nintendo Switch 2, with Switch 2 pre-orders opening August 26 ahead of the Oct 23 launch.

Reddit and X lit up over an Aug. 4 GameStop pre-order cache for the Switch 2 remake. Insiders and Polygon say it was bad data — Nintendo still has not set a pre-order date.

Nintendo insider Nash Weedle claims a subcontracted Switch 2 port of Grand Theft Auto VI is underway for 2027 — not the November 19 PS5/Xbox launch.

Bandai Namco’s Digimon Story: Time Stranger hits Switch and Switch 2 with 450+ Digimon, Dual Mode performance options, and season-pass editions.

Nintendo begins EU battery revisions: Joy-Con (-01) now, Switch 2 console in autumn, controllers in winter — same play, official replaceable packs.