[Guide] Every Nintendo Game and DLC Released for the Nintendo Switch in 2022 -

*Last Updated: November 18, 2022 | Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet are available now.

New year, new releases and in this article, we are highlighting every single game Nintendo released on the Nintendo Switch in 2022:

Upcoming DLC, Add-on Content and Free Updates for 2022:

Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Free Updates)

Notes: Free updates released regularly throughout 2020, 2021 & 2022

Current Update: Version 2.0.6

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Booster Course Pass (Paid DLC)

Notes: Paid DLC with content releasing in 2022 through to 2023. The first 8 of 48 courses to be added to the game will be added on March 18, 2022.

Access 48 remastered courses at no additional cost with a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership – Racers who have an active Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership will have access to all of these newly-added courses as they are released at no additional cost. Non-members can access the courses as they are released by purchasing the Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass on its own from Nintendo eShop*.

Double your course options with the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass! – A total of 48 remastered courses from throughout the Mario Kart™ series are racing to the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe game as paid DLC*. Courses include those based on real-world locations like Paris Promenade and Tokyo Blur from the Mario Kart Tour game in addition to nostalgic favorites like N64 Choco Mountain and Wii Coconut Mall! Content will release in 6 waves of 8 courses from March 18, 2022 until the end of 2023.

Mario Strikers: Battle League / Mario Strikers: Battle League Football (Free Updates)

Notes: Three waves of free updates adding new content, characters and stadiums, released regularly throughout 2022, with the first wave available on July 22, 2022 and the second wave available on September 21, 2022.

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Expansion Pass (Paid DLC)

Notes: The Xenoblade Chronicles™ 3 Expansion Pass includes access to multiple waves of DLC content as they become available. The planned release timing and details for what each wave of DLC includes are as follows:

DLC Wave 1: (July 29, 2022) | Out Now

A collection of helpful items

Color variations for existing outfits

DLC Wave 2: (October 13, 2022)

Challenge Battle mode against difficult enemies

A new hero character and accompanying quests

New character outfits

DLC Wave 3: (April 30, 2023)

Challenge Battle mode against difficult enemies

A new hero character and accompanying quests

New character outfits

DLC Wave 4: (December 31, 2023)

New original story scenario