Now that Nintendo has finally announced its next big console, the Switch 2, we’ve finally got a specific date to look forward to: April 2, 2025. On that day, we’ll be getting a special Direct that will no doubt reveal some heavy hitters for the console’s first year on the market. At the time of writing, April 2 is about two months away That leaves plenty of time to speculate, so today, we’re looking at some of Nintendo’s biggest franchises and which ones are most likely to appear at the Switch 2 presentation in a couple of months.

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Yooka-Replaylee bringing back Shovel Knight

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Playtonic just announced that Shovel Knight will be making a return in Yooka-Replaylee, its updated version of the 3D platformer.

Today’s news was shared in celebration of Playtonic’s tenth anniversary. Shovel Knight himself will have “a shiny coat of paint”, and players can expect a new and improved quest for players to undertake.

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Nintendo Switch 2 official announcement, list of experience cities and schedule

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January 16: Following up on the just-announced Switch 2, we have the official announcement from Nintendo as well as more details about the experience events.

Fans will be able to go hands-on with the new system for the first time starting in April. Events will be held in North America, Europe, Oceania, and Asia.

Here’s the full announcement from Nintendo:

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[Let’s Talk] Nintendo Switch games you want to play on Switch 2

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Nintendo made its first announcement regarding Switch 2 last week, but there’s still a lot to learn about the system. However, there is one concrete detail we know: it’ll be full backwards compatible with the current Nintendo Switch. There’ll be some exceptions – probably things like Nintendo Labo – but on the whole there’ll probably be just a handful of titles that aren’t compatible.

With that said, which Switch games are you looking forward to playing on Nintendo Switch 2? Are there certain titles you’re holding off on trying until the new console launches? Let us know in the comments.

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Mario Kart for Nintendo Switch 2 needs these new characters

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Mario Kart 9 has been officially teased for Nintendo Switch 2, and we presumably won’t hear much about it until the full Nintendo Direct presentation on April 2. In the initial footage, a whopping 24 racer slots were shown on the track. That’s double the amount of racers per match in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. And with more drivers than ever present on the field all at once, Mario Kart 9 (which isn’t the game’s official name yet – it could wind up being Mario Kart 10 if we count Mario Kart Tour) needs more characters than ever to match. A while back, we talked about all sorts of crucial features Mario Kart 9 needs to succeed – but this time, we’re honing in on all the characters we want to see, no matter how obscure.

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Lexar says it’s releasing Nintendo Switch 2-compatible 1TB microSD Express Card

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Lexar China made an announcement this week that it’s about to release a new microSD Express Card, but the important bit here is that it will apparently be compatible with Nintendo Switch 2.

Nintendo hasn’t made any announcements about its storage plans for the console. While there have been rumors pointing to possible microSD Express Card, as of now that’s yet to be confirmed. It’s interesting then that Lexar China has made this announcement and has reason to believe that its product will work on Nintendo’s new system. The company went as far as to say that it’s a “NS must-have”.

GDC 2025 survey: 8% of devs making Nintendo Switch 2 game

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GDC published its annual State of the Game Industry survey today, and the 2025 edition provides some insight into Nintendo Switch 2.

One of the questions developers were asked was regarding the platforms are being used for their current project. 8 percent responded by saying Nintendo Switch 2. That’s actually the same percentage given in last year’s State of the Game Industry report.

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Bushcraft Simulator coming to Nintendo Switch 2

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Ultimate Games will be publishing Bushcraft Simulator on Nintendo Switch 2 in partnership with A2 Softworks, the company has announced. The news did not come with a release window.

Bushcraft Simulator is a new survival game with roguelike elements. Players will start up the game in a forest and will need to demonstrate their bushcraft and survival skills.

Here’s a ton of additional information:

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Rumor: Diablo 4 getting Nintendo Switch 2 port

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Another previously-released game is speculated for Nintendo Switch 2, and this time it’s been said that Diablo 4 will be making its way over.

eXputer writer eXtas1s made that claim during a new video (which you can watch here). Noting that he has an “exclusive or scoop”, he said that Diablo 4 is already in development for Nintendo Switch 2 and a 2025 launch could even be in the cards. eXtas1s has some level of reliability having previously leaked Game Pass games before they were announced.

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GameCube remasters we want on Nintendo Switch or Switch 2

Posted on 3 weeks ago by Ethan in Features, GameCube, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments

We’re going over a whole bunch of GameCube games we’d love to see ported, remastered, or remade on Nintendo Switch or Switch 2.

It’s well-known that Nintendo has a huge backlog of classic titles available via Switch Online, but one point of contention among fans is that none of those classic games are from the GameCube. Many players who grew up with that console (this writer included) now have extra purchasing power that they didn’t have as kids, and Nintendo is seemingly well aware of this – which is partially why GameCube titles probably aren’t coming to Nintendo Switch Online. On Nintendo Switch alone, we’ve seen many GameCube remasters and just about all of them have been well received. The most notable of these remakes and remasters are Metroid Prime Remastered, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Pikmin 1, and Pikmin 2.

As Nintendo Switch’s life cycle comes to a close (or rather, a continuation with Nintendo’s next hardware), we may see one or two additional GameCube ports to fill up the time. We may even see full-on remakes on Nintendo Switch 2 as major first-party titles. After all, the first few years of Nintendo Switch’s life were full of Wii U ports – we may see something similar (but to a lesser extent) again while studios work on their ambitious new original games.