{"id":135439,"date":"2025-12-27T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-180765"},"modified":"2025-12-27T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T16:00:00","slug":"talking-point-does-switch-2-have-nintendos-best-launch-line-up-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2025\/12\/27\/talking-point-does-switch-2-have-nintendos-best-launch-line-up-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Point: Does Switch 2 Have Nintendo’s Best Launch Line-Up Ever?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Over the holiday season, we’re republishing some of the best articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors from<\/em> 2025<\/a><\/em>. This article was originally published in April. Enjoy!<\/em><\/p>\n

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I don’t know about you, but I’m already giving my shelf space a worried look as I consider the number of Switch 2 launch titles I want to pick up.<\/p>\n

It’s been just about a week since Nintendo revealed the Switch 2 and its 21 separate launch games<\/a> (24 if you include those dropping on the NSO GameCube library), which, the more you think about it, is a truly wild number. Just for reference, the only Nintendo consoles that have pulled together a bigger launch line-up are the GBA in Japan (23 releases on day one) and the North American release of the Wii U (29). The big difference is that Switch 2 doesn’t have the crutch of movie tie-ins to pad out its day one roster \u2014 no shade to stone-cold classics like the Wii’s Happy Feet<\/a> there.<\/p>\n

The 5th June release schedule is packed with ports and re-releases, it’s true, but the likes of Cyberpunk 2077<\/a>, Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess<\/a>, and Split Fiction<\/a> are all demonstrations of what the OG Switch couldn’t do, with bigger worlds, better visuals, and snappier controls. Don’t even get me started on the fact that there will be two<\/em> improved Zelda games to revisit on launch day, too \u2014 that doesn’t even count the free patches some Switch games will be getting, either<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On top of all that, there’s a smattering of new releases to whet the whistle. Everyone and their dog is going to be playing Mario Kart World<\/a>, but Fast Fusion<\/a>, Deltarune<\/a>, Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour<\/a> and Survival Kids<\/a> will all be sitting there as well. The cup runneth over, indeed.<\/p>\n

It all amounts to a pretty strong launch line-up, and while it might be a little light on first-party newbies, it pretty much bundles in something for everyone.<\/p>\n

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