Splatoon 3 sets sail for uncharted, ink-free lands as it makes its way to the Nintendo Switch in 2022.
The world of gaming is buzzing with excitement as Nintendo Switch users gear up for a plethora of new releases and updates. Here's a roundup of some of the most anticipated games coming to the platform.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is getting a dose of Mario magic with Super Mario Bros. themed items, including Super Mushroom and "?" Block furniture.
No More Heroes 3 is heading to Nintendo Switch, where the crass, Beam Katana-wielding assassin Travis Touchdown fights his way to the top of the Superhero Ranking tournament to save the world.
DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power is an action game based on the animated TV show, launching on June 4. Players can explore Metropolis, show off selfies, and rebuild a run-down part of the city.
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is receiving two waves of DLC, with new characters, stages, and more.
Mario Golf: Super Rush is the newest installment in the series, featuring new modes, motion controls, and a Story Mode.
MONSTER HUNTER RISE features a new Rampage story event and a Nintendo Switch MONSTER HUNTER RISE Deluxe Edition system.
Star Wars: Hunters is a free-to-play online multiplayer game set between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens, launching in 2021.
Knockout City is a new team-based dodgeball game, launching for Nintendo Switch on May 21.
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD is being released with updated controls, improved framerate, and graphics. Players can choose between motion control and button-only controls.
Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville Complete Edition features 8v8 multiplayer, a plant-on-zombie conflict, and a new Legendary Pathfinder skin.
Splatoon 3 introduces weapons such as the bow-weapon, customization options, and movement abilities. The game takes players to a new region called the Splatlands, with a city called Splatsville.
Neon White is a lightning-fast first-person action game about exterminating demons in Heaven.
World's End Club is a fight for your life game from the creators of the cult classic Danganronpa and Zero Escape series.
Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir and Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind are coming to the U.S. for the first time, localized with English text and fully modernized for Nintendo Switch.
Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection is a new game in the series with local co-op play available for the first time.
Project TRIANGLE STRATEGY (working title) is a new tactical role-playing game from SQUARE ENIX, launching exclusively on Nintendo Switch in 2022. Battles take place on terrain with different elevations.
SaGa Frontier Remastered is an adventure featuring eight protagonists, eight captivating journeys, and new playable characters, scintillating battles, and new events.
Bravely Default II is a new RPG that saves the Crystals and the continent of Excillant with the help of four new Heroes of Light.
Pyra/Mythra from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 will be the latest playable DLC fighters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The exact move set and release date will be revealed in the future.
Hades is getting a physical release on Nintendo Switch, complete with a PC download code for the Original Soundtrack and a 32-page character compendium.
Capcom Arcade Stadium offers dozens of Capcom's most beloved arcade classics, with game packs and standalone add-ons available for purchase.
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout challenges players to claim the crown, launching for Nintendo Switch this summer. The game features up to 60 players running, jumping, and shoving their way to victory.
Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection is a collection of three action-packed entries in the acclaimed Ninja Gaiden series.
Outer Wilds features a captivating story in a strange, constantly changing solar system.
Apex Legends features a growing roster of powerful contenders named Legends, strategic combat, cross-platform play, and more.
For more details, be sure to check out the Nintendo Direct video at our website/our website-direct/02-17-2021/.
Update (September 9, 2022): Splatoon 3 was officially released on Nintendo Switch on this date[1][4]. The Nintendo Switch OLED Splatoon 3 Edition console was released in August 2022, shortly before the game's release[3]. There have been reprints of the Splatoon 3 Edition Switch console in Japan as recently as August 2025, but this pertains to the hardware bundle, not the game release date[3].
- Gamers anticipate Mario magic in Animal Crossing: New Horizons with the addition of Super Mario Bros. themed items.
- DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power is an action game launching on June 4, set in Metropolis with selfie showoffs and city rebuilding.
- Players can customize their controls for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, releasing with updated graphics, a better framerate, and two control options.
- Bravely Default II is a new RPG saving Crystals and the continent of Excillant with four new Heroes of Light.
- Knockout City, a new team-based dodgeball game, launches for Nintendo Switch on May 21.
- Neon White, a first-person action game about exterminating demons in Heaven, is now available on the Nintendo Switch.
- Splatoon 3, Splatoon's new installment, introduces a bow-weapon, customization options, and movement abilities, taking players to Splatsville in the Splatlands.
