*Last Updated: April 22, 2026 | Splatoon Raiders release date and amiibo have been added.

From console games to mobile applications, movies and theme parks, Nintendo has a lot going on. But, to keep you in the know of what Nintendo games Nintendo has planned for the Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026, in terms of Nintendo Switch 2 Edition games, this guide has you covered:

Nintendo’s Release Schedule for 2026:

Nintendo Switch Games & DLC Releasing in 2026:

Pokémon FireRed Version | Release Date: February 27, 2026

Pokémon LeafGreen Version | Release Date: February 27, 2026

Pokémon Champions | Release Date: April 8, 2026

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream | Release Date: April 16, 2026

Rhythm Heaven Groove | Release Date: July 2, 2026

Nintendo Switch 2 Games Releasing in 2026:

Mario Tennis Fever | Release Date: February 12, 2026

Pokémon Pokopia | Release Date: March 5, 2026

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book | Release Date: May 21, 2026

Splatoon Raiders | Release Date: July 2, 2026

Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave | Release Date: 2026

Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Games & DLC Releasing in 2026:

Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition | Release Date: January 15, 2026

Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition | Release Date: February 19, 2026 (Digital)

Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park | Release Date: March 26, 2026

Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition | Release Date: April 16, 2026 (Physical)

amiibo Releasing in 2026:

Meta Knight & Shadow Star amiibo (Kirby Air Riders) | Release Date: March 5, 2026

Ratha amiibo (Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection) | Release Date: March 13, 2026

Ratha V amiibo (Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection) | Release Date: March 13, 2026

Rudy amiibo (Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection) | Release Date: March 13, 2026

Captain Toad & Treasure Tracker amiibo (Super Mario Bros. Wonder) | Release Date: March 26, 2026

Elephant Mario amiibo (Super Mario Bros. Wonder) | Release Date: March 26, 2026

Poplin & Prince Florian amiibo (Super Mario Bros. Wonder) | Release Date: March 26, 2026

Mario and Luma amiibo (Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2) | Release Date: April 2, 2026

Rosalina and Lumas amiibo (Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2) | Release Date: April 2, 2026

Diana amiibo (PRAGMATA) | Release Date: June 11, 2026

King Dedede & Tank Star amiibo (Kirby Air Riders) | Release Date: July 2, 2026

Big Man amiibo (Splatoon Raiders) | Release Date: July 23, 2026

Frye amiibo (Splatoon Raiders) | Release Date: July 23, 2026

Shiver amiibo (Splatoon Raiders) | Release Date: July 23, 2026

Grace Ashcroft amiibo (Resident Evil Requiem) | Release Date: July 30, 2026

Leon S. Kennedy amiibo (Resident Evil Requiem) | Release Date: July 30, 2026

Chef Kawasaki & Hop Star amiibo (Kirby Air Riders) | Release Date: 2026

Noir Dedede & Hydra amiibo (Kirby Air Riders) | Release Date: 2026

Sword Kirby & Dragoon amiibo (Kirby Air Riders) | Release Date: 2026

Mineru’s Construct amiibo (The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom) | Release Date: TBD

Nintendo Applications Releasing in 2026:

Hello, Mario! (iPhone, Android, NSW & NS2) | Release Date: February 19, 2026

Hello, Yoshi! (iPhone, Android, NSW & NS2) | Release Date: April 9, 2026

Nintendo Films & TV Projects Releasing in 2026:

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie | Release Date: April 1, 2026

Every Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Game Releasing in 2026:

Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (January 15, 2026)

Developer: Nintendo EPD

Price: $64.99 (Digital) | £54.99 (Digital)

Upgrade Price: $4.99 | £4.19

Genre: Simulation

File Size: 10.8 GB

Nintendo Switch 2 features:

Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition features enhanced resolution
Faster load times
Mouse control support for faster and easier decorating
A megaphone for calling your animal residents that uses the system microphone
And more.
If you and your friends all have the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, you can share your island in 12-player sessions online—and with CameraPlay and GameChat support, you can see and hear their reactions in real time!

Welcome to your island paradise: Create your own personal paradise on a deserted island brimming with possibilities in the Animal Crossing™: New Horizons game. Your dream getaway begins now!

Each day brings different discoveries: Live life at your own pace as you explore your island. Spend time gardening, fishing, decorating, hunting for bugs and fossils, and getting to know the animal residents.

Good neighbors: You’ll share your island with animal residents. Choose a spot for their homes, chat with them whenever you feel like it, exchange gifts with them, and form friendships. You can grow your community at your own pace.

Explore your island: Catching insects, diving for sea creatures, and fishing are popular activities. You can find different critters depending on the season and time of day. You can also dig for fossils and collect flowers, fruit, and more.

Display your collection at the museum: Blathers will accept species of bugs, fish, sea creatures, and more for the island museum. He will also analyze any fossils you dig up. While you’re at the museum, stop by the Roost for a cup of coffee brewed especially for you.

Check out some other fun places to explore!

Starting out as a tent, Resident Services will soon expand into a larger facility. Visit Resident Services to speak with Tom Nook and Isabelle about island business or hang out with other residents in the plaza outside.
Your island’s first shop is Nook’s Cranny, a general store run by twins Timmy and Tommy. Here you can find a broad selection of furniture and other valuable items. You can also earn Bells by selling items here!
Work together with Kapp’n’s family to turn the island into a vacation destination! Decorate guest rooms according to theme, select outfits for visitors, and spread good vibes among the tourists.
Need to expand your horizons? Dodo Airlines offers quite a few travel options and services. You can visit other friends’ islands, open your gates to receive visitors, write postcards, and more.
Able Sisters is a family-owned tailor shop run by Sable and Mabel. Shop for clothing, shoes, and accessories in all types of fashionable styles. Pop into the dressing room to try things on and walk out the door with a fresh new look.

Get crafty and get creative: Decorate your island and home with items you craft, grow, find, or receive as gifts. You can also shape the land to suit your island style!

The ABCs of DIY: Your island has a wealth of natural resources that can be used to craft and reinforce tools, furniture, and other creature comforts. Follow the four simple steps below!

Learn DIY recipes: Collect DIY recipes from residents, presents, message bottles, and more.
Gather materials: Your island is abundant in resources like tree branches, stones, and even weeds.
Visit a workbench: With a workbench and the right materials, crafting is a snap!
Crafting made easier: You can craft DIY recipes in batches and pull materials directly from storage.

Create your own version of paradise: Collect items and decorations to customize your home and decorate your island. Some items can be crafted; others may be purchased in Nook’s Cranny with Bells or Nook Miles; and still others may be gifted to you!

Home is where the heart is: The possibilities are nearly endless when it comes to decorating your home. Choose flooring and wallpaper, place furniture, change the lighting, and hang items from the wall or ceiling. With the latest update, you can unlock your imagination with crossovers items from Nintendo and the LEGO®Group.

The island’s look is up to you!: Place furniture and items outside. Change the arrangement whenever it suits you, Decorate for the season, a holiday, or just because.

Reshape the landscape: Once you learn how to terraform, you can make dramatic changes to your island! Cliff construction, waterscaping, or placing bridges and slopes can help make it easier to get around.

Show off your island utopia: Invite friends* and family to your island or hop an airplane to visit theirs**. You can even visit each other in a shared dream world!

Pop by for a visit: Gather resources and inspiration from other players’ islands. You can collect fruit, visit their shops, admire their museum collections, and meet up for coffee at the Roost.

Sleep, dream, and visit different islands: With a Nintendo Switch Online membership, you can explore other players’ Slumber Islands. You can also let other players visit your own Slumber Island.

Start fresh with a new dream world: With a Nintendo Switch Online membership, you can visit Slumber Island to terraform, build, and decorate with friends and family together to create a dream island! And with three islands available, you can create your own little vacation paradise.

Playing with friends and family online:

Play together on one system: Up to eight players can live on the same island within one game. With one Nintendo Switch system and one game, up to four players can play on the same island at the same time (additional accessories may be required).
Connect with friends using your own systems: With additional systems and games, up to eight Nintendo Account holders can play on the same island at the same time via local wireless or online play.

Join 12-player online sessions with Nintendo Switch 2: Invite even more friends to play with the Nintendo Switch 2 system! Up to 12 people can play together online when everyone has the Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition game.

Build an island paradise in Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition: Explore, create, and customize your island with added features exclusive to the Nintendo Switch 2 system.

See their smiles in real time: Connect a compatible USB camera (sold separately) to experience your friends’ reactions in real time with CameraPlay support via GameChat***.

Call animal residents with the megaphone: Locate residents by calling their names using the in-game megaphone with the built-in Nintendo Switch 2 microphone.

Decorate using mouse controls: Use mouse controls with the right Joy-Con™ 2 controller to move furniture and decorate indoors, create Custom Designs, and even compose handwritten bulletin-board messages.

Island life made even easier: Get started today with NookLink***, a service dedicated to making life on your island more convenient.

Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (Digital: February 19, 2026 | Physical: April 16, 2026)

Developer: Monolith Soft

Price: $64.99 (Digital) | £54.99 (Digital)

Upgrade Price: $4.99 | £4.19

Genre: Role-playing

File Size: 14.7 GB

Nintendo Switch 2 features:

Explore the vast and mysterious planet Mira, now with the additional content from the Definitive Edition and enhanced visuals for the Nintendo Switch™ 2 system
Experience a smoother framerate and play the game in 4K resolution* in TV mode

Rebuild humanity on the mysterious planet Mira

The Xenoblade Chronicles™ X: Definitive Edition – Nintendo Switch™ 2 Edition game is an open-world RPG containing not only the updated story elements and other additions from the Definitive Edition, but additional optimization for the Nintendo Switch 2 system—including a smoother framerate and 4K resolution* in TV mode.

Earth has fallen: The year is 2054. Earth has been destroyed by an intergalactic war between two alien races, and humanity is on the brink of annihilation. A small number of survivors, aboard the USS White Whale, crash land on the vast and untamed planet Mira. Now, it falls to you, as a member of BLADE, to help bring humanity back from the edge of extinction…with the aid of powerful giant robots called Skells.

Pilot powerful Skells: Once you’ve proven yourself, you’ll earn the right to pilot and personalize your very own Skell—a powerful machine that can fly, transform into a vehicle for faster overland travel, and wield immense strength in combat with customizable weapons and armor.

With three weight classes and a ton of weapon attachments to choose from, a well-tinkered Skell can give you the edge you need.

A massive world full of surprises: Discover bizarre and beautiful plants, animals, and landscapes on your journey across planet Mira. Map new areas, collect resources, and try to locate fellow survivors as humanity builds New Los Angeles.

Assemble your crew: Recruit party members to your cause from a memorable cast of characters. Each companion has different combat and support skills to offer. You can customize their gear, weapons, and more at any time.

Squad up with Nintendo Switch Online: Once you have enough experience, you can join an online** squad of up to 32 players to take on multiplayer missions. Squad members can recruit each other’s avatars to their parties, share information, give and receive gear or items, and team up for missions or battles.

Put your journey into overdrive on Nintendo Switch 2:

Smoother framerate: Explore huge vistas, take on monstrous enemies, and soar the skies in your Skell with silky-smooth performance up to 60 fps.
Play in 4K: In TV mode, enjoy sharper details across planet Mira when you play in 4K resolution.

Experience it all on Nintendo Switch 2: This game is the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. It includes the Nintendo Switch game plus the upgrade pack, which adds more features and enhancements for play on Nintendo Switch 2.

Already have the game for Nintendo Switch?: Go for just the upgrade pack*** to enhance your game!

Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park (March 26, 2026)

Developer: Nintendo EPD

Price: $79.99 (Digital) | £66.99 (Physical)

Upgrade Price: $19.99 | £16.99

Genre: Action, Adventure

File Size: 8.9 GB

Nintendo Switch 2 Features:

Explore mysterious ruins newly discovered within the Flower Kingdom with your friends and play various multiplayer** attractions in Bellabel Park
Take on all seven of the Koopalings in newly added boss courses scattered throughout the Flower Kingdom
Choose from an even larger cast of characters in this Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of the game, which now adds Rosalina and Co-Star Luma to the existing cast
Grab the Super Flower Pot power-up to transform into a flower form and throw flowers at your enemies
Even if your friends don’t have the game, play with them using GameShare*** locally or online
Unlock Dual Badges that grant the effects of two Badges at once

The Flower Kingdom grows even bigger on Nintendo Switch 2!: Set out on an action-packed, side-scrolling adventure to save the Flower Kingdom from Bowser, Bowser Jr.—and now, all seven Koopalings—solo or with friends!

More ways to play: In the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of the game, Rosalina and Co-Star Luma join the fun as playable characters! Discover new collectibles and features like the Super Flower Pot power-up, too.

Even more mayhem: Take on wild new experiences on your own or with friends! Assemble your crew for same-system*, online**, or local wireless* multiplayer at Bellabel Park’s new multiplayer attractions. At the Toad Brigade Training Camp, you can also put your skills to the test solo or with friends across a wide variety of challenges.

Enhanced for Nintendo Switch 2: Experience the Flower Kingdom in up to 4K resolution*** when docked to a compatible TV. Enjoy smoother frame rates and faster load times for a snappier feel. With GameShare**** support, you can even let a friend join the fun on their system with just the one game.

Set out solo or with friends on an action-packed, side-scrolling adventure to save the Flower Kingdom from Bowser, Bowser Jr.—and now, all seven Koopalings! Plus, take on challenges and madcap multiplayer attractions in newly added Bellabel Park.

Jump into the unexpected: Classic Mario gameplay is turned on its head with Wonder Flowers in the Super Mario Bros. Wonder game! These game-changing items can make some wonderfully weird stuff happen. Witness pipes coming alive, wreak havoc as a giant Spike-Ball, and lots more!

Captain Toad has discovered Bellabel Park in the Flower Kingdom! Take on new experiences on your own or with friends in same-system*, online**, or local wireless* multiplayer.

Co-Op Attractions: All as one! Up to four players can work together on the same system across a large range of courses in seven attractions.

VS Attractions: Get wild! Up to four players can compete on the same system across dozens of courses in 10 attractions.

Game Room Plaza: Up to 12 players can compete online, or up to eight in local wireless, across loads of courses in six attractions.

Toad Brigade Training Camp: Put your skills to the test solo or with friends across a wide variety of challenges. Earn patches to prove your skills, rise through the rankings of the Toad Brigade, and aim to become an elite explorer!

Play attractions and complete trainings to earn Bellabel Water. Use it to grow sprouts throughout the park and get fun stuff!

Decorative Flowers: Beautify Bellabel Park with the lovely decorations you can get from growing these.

Instrument Flowers: Grow these to help the Poplin Band collect band members and instruments for their grand concert.

Greeting Flowers: Collect greetings you can use to interact with friends entering your park or adventuring with you throughout the game.

Dual Badges: Unlock a bouquet of additional Dual Badges that you can equip and use throughout your adventure.

Rosalina: The stars await! Rosalina can adventure through the Flower Kingdom and join the fun in Bellabel Park, using the same abilities and power-ups as Mario and friends.
Co-Star Luma: When you have two or more players, one can play as Co-Star Luma. They won’t take damage or transform, but can help by collecting coins and defeating enemies. If you’d like, you can even play using mouse controls with a Joy-Con™ 2 controller.

Transform into a bed of trouble with the new Super Flower Pot power-up. Throw flowers that ascend upward and can break items or damage enemies.

The Koopalings came out of nowhere to steal the treasure of Bellabel Park! Track each one down across the Flower Kingdom and battle it out in seven new boss courses.

Use the new Assist Mode to become immune to damage—no matter who you play as! And if you think pits are the pits, you’ll also recover from falls instead of losing a life.

Even if your friends don’t have the game, you can play with them using GameShare*** over local wireless or online via GameChat.

Experience the Flower Kingdom in up to 4K resolution when docked to a compatible TV. Use mouse controls with Co-Star Luma, play multiplayer over newly added local wireless and LAN options, and enjoy a snappier feel with smoother frame rates and faster load times.

Plus, even more people can play the adventure together online! With the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, up to four players on the same system can play online and see up to 11 live player shadows in the same course. (Previously, up to two players and up to three live player shadows in the same course).

4K resolution is available in supported games and requires a compatible display. Frame rates capped at 60 fps for 4K output.

Tap compatible amiibo™ accessories from the Super Mario™ series to get power-ups in courses or decorations for the Bellabel Park Camp Area. You can use these amiibo figures from the Super Mario Bros. Wonder series along with many others!

Elephant Mario
Captain Toad & Talking Flower
Poplin & Prince Florian

This game is the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. It includes the Nintendo Switch game plus the upgrade pack, which adds more features and enhancements for play on Nintendo Switch 2.