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Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment has just been announced for Nintendo Switch 2. It’ll be available this winter.

Building off of other games in the series, this one features the untold story from Hyrule’s distant past of the Imprisoning War that led to the events of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. According to Nintendo, it’s a “canonical tale”.

First details can be found in the following overview:

Yakuza 0 Director's Cut

As shared by SEGA, Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut is on the way to Nintendo Switch 2. It will be sold as an exclusive to the system.

Fans can expect new additions here. Even if you’ve played the game before, it’ll come with new story cutscenes plus a new “Red Light Raid” online multiplayer mode.

Get more details int he following rundown:

Square Enix is developing Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remaster for Nintendo Switch 2, the company just revealed. It’s due out on June 5, 2025.

Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remaster brings back the original Nintendo 3DS RPG. As of now it seems that this will be just a graphical update.

Square Enix shared the following details:

Hitman World of Assassination and the upcoming James Bond will release on Nintendo Switch 2, IO Interactive has revealed. The former launches in June while the latter is in development.

Hitman World of Assassination will be offered with a Signature Edition, which includes the main game plus premium content and extra locations and missions.

Today, Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion was announced for Nintendo Switch 2. The title is slated for September 5, 2025.

Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion is the next entry in the series that began on Nintendo Switch. Just like the original, it will offer more mecha action.

A slew of information can be found in the following overview:

Street Fighter 6 Nintendo Switch 2

Street Fighter 6, the latest entry in Capcom’s legendary fighting series, is heading to Nintendo Switch 2 complete with new amiibo. That news was just shared during today’s Nintendo Direct dedicated to the new console.

This mimics Capcom’s approach with the Nintendo 3DS many years ago. For the launch of that system, the company had Super Street Fighter 4: 3D Edition ready to go for launch.

All of the important details can be found in the following rundown:

Elden Ring Nintendo Switch 2

After its original launch in 2022, Elden Ring is making the jump to Nintendo Switch 2 with a Tarnished Edition. A release on the platform was confirmed as part of today’s Nintendo Direct for the console with the launch planned for 2025.

FromSoftware, the studio behind Dark Souls, is responsible for Elden Ring. The game is a full open world RPG with worldbuilding from American fantasy writer George R. R. Martin, known for the novels A Song of Ice and Fire.

Nintendo Switch 2 release date

Two of the biggest unknowns coming into today’s Nintendo Switch 2 presentation concerned release date and price. As part of today’s Nintendo Direct, we now have that information. The system is due out on June 5, 2025.

Nintendo Switch 2 seems to be following a similar pattern as its predecessor. In January 2017, Switch 1 had its big blowout. The system then released in March, so it was a pretty quick turnaround.

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Mario Kart World Direct

A Mario Kart World Direct is on the way, Nintendo has announced. The presentation will take place on April 17 at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET / 2 PM in the UK / 3 PM in Europe.

Mario Kart World was fully revealed today, but it’ll have its own dedicated presentation later in the month. Fans looking for more information about it will want to tune in.

In case you missed it, we’ve got first coverage of Mario Kart World here.

In what will come as no surprise to many, Nintendo officially revealed Mario Kart World for Switch 2 today. It launches alongside the new hardware.

Various elements were shown in the first trailer, including wall grinding and wall jumping, costumes, and more. Time of day and weather conditions will impact the atmosphere. Additionally, you can go off the race track. There’s still Grand Prix, but you’ll drive to the next course as part of the next competition. Knockout Tour has you racing nonstop from one part of the world to another with multiple checkpoints that cause elimination. Free Roam is also included in which you can freely drive around the world.


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