Dormant franchises Nintendo could bring back on Switch 2
Posted on 2 months ago by Ethan in Features, Switch 2 | 0 comments
By now, there are a few dormant Nintendo franchises that are kind of infamous because they haven’t had a new game in many years. That said, it’s not like Nintendo never takes risks with smaller games – Clubhouse Games, New Pokemon Snap, Big Brain Academy, Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp, and especially Emio – The Smiling Man are all great examples of the Big N bringing back dormant franchises in recent years. You could argue New Pokemon Snap isn’t a dormant franchise, and that’s sort of true – the point is, Nintendo is known to take risks with some of its smaller IP. It’s just that those risks usually do not include the IP that some fans want to see.
So today, we’re going over some franchises we could see Nintendo bring back on Switch 2. For the console’s first year or so, we do expect the company to focus primarily on heavy hitters. As time passes, though, we’ll most certainly start seeing some smaller titles based on long-inactive IP after a while. Nintendo commented on rising development costs a little while back, stating that they can make appealing titles even if they have a short development period.
Cronos: The New Dawn launch trailer – new survival horror game for Nintendo Switch 2 [update: new trailer]
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch 2, Videos | 0 comments
September 3: A couple of days before its debut, Cronos: The New Dawn has been given its launch trailer. Bloober Team is showing off its new survival horror game.
A bunch of information about it can be found in the following overview:
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Star Wars Outlaws Nintendo Switch 2 tech analysis, including frame rate and resolution
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Digital Foundry just delivered its latest technical analysis for the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Star Wars Outlaws, which covers frame rate, resolution, and more.
Overall, it looks like Ubisoft did an admirable job with the port. Although there were some cutbacks, performance is stable and we’re seeing thing like ray-tracing implemented.
Here’s the full roundup of tidbits:
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Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion launch trailer – dark sci-fi action game on Nintendo Switch 2
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch 2, Videos | 0 comments
Coinciding with today’s launch, Marvelous issued a launch trailer for Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion. The dark sci-fi action game is a follow-up to the original title released on Nintendo Switch.
Tons of details can be found in the following overview:
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter DLC detailed
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Today, Falcom shared an update on Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, revealing the game’s lineup of DLC. The RPG will be getting a slew of extras between September 19 and October 2.
Here’s the full lineup, courtesy of Gematsu:
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First look at NBA 2K26 on Nintendo Switch 2 with gameplay
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
We now have a first look at NBA 2K26 running on Nintendo Switch 2 on gameplay.
This is the first basketball effort on the new console from 2K and Visual Concepts. It was previously stated that this is the Gen 9 version – meaning Nintendo Switch 2 gets all of the bells and whistles as its PS5 and Xbox series counterparts.
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EDGE #415 review scores – Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, Drag x Drive, more
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
The latest EDGE review scores for issue #415 (November 2025 issue) have now been released. Games reviewed this month include Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, Drag x Drive, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
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Ubisoft’s Snowdrop engine dev explains why Star Wars Outlaws on Nintendo Switch 2 is a game-key card
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Like many games, Star Wars Outlaws’ physical release on Nintendo Switch is a game-key card. But now we get to hear directly from a developer about why that ended up happening.
Rob Bantin, the audio architect for Ubisoft’s Snowdrop engine, recently spoke about the situation on social media. In one post, Bantin noted that the “engine relies heavily on disk streaming for its open world environments, and Switch 2 cards didn’t give the performance needed for their quality target.” He went on to say that had Star Wars Outlaws been developed for Nintendo Switch 2 originally, “it might have been different.” Bantin added: “As it was, we’d build a game around the SSDs of the initial target platforms, and then the Switch 2 came along a while later. In this case I think our leadership made the right call.”
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Famitsu software sales (8/25/25 – 8/31/25) – Top 30
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Minimalist survival city-builder Dawnfolk coming to Nintendo Switch [update: Switch 2]
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch 2, Switch eShop | 0 comments
2024: Darenn Keller will be bringing the upcoming title Dawnfolk to Nintendo Switch, the developer has announced. The project is currently targeting an early 2025 launch.
Dawnfolk is a minimalist survival city-builder. Players will gather resources and rebuild their realm one tile at a time while protecting settlers from oppressive shadows.
Further information can be found in the following overview:
