Nintendo Switch 2: The 2025 Launch Roadmap and The Massive 2026 Lineup

Okay, 2025 was great, but we’re gamers. We have short attention spans and we always want to know “what’s next?” The slate for 2026 is already shaping up to be a banger, with several confirmed titles that are going to eat up all of our free time.

Nintendo has officially locked in these titles for the coming year, as just some of the many highlights:

• The Duskbloods
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch 2 Edition
• Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave
• Pokémon Pokopia
• Pokémon Champions
• Yoshi and the Mysterious Book
• Mario Tennis Fever
• Resident Evil Requiem
• Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade
• Dragon Quest 7: Reimagined 

The Rumor Mill: What Might Hit the Switch 2 in 2026?

This is where things get spicy. The internet loves a good Nintendo rumor, and honestly, half the fun is speculating wildly about things that might never happen. But where there’s smoke, there’s usually a Charizard.

Here are the titles the streets are whispering about for 2026:

• Star Fox Grand Prix: Is it a racing game? Is it an adventure game? Who knows. But Fox McCloud needs to come out of retirement.
• Zelda Wind Waker & Twilight Princess Remasters: Look, we buy these every generation. Nintendo knows it. We know it. Just give them to us already.
• Zelda Mainline Game: It seems unlikely we would get a massive mainline entry, the likes of Tears of the Kingdom. But the fact that Switch 2 has no current exclusive Legend of Zelda game seems criminal, so games like Link’s Awakening Remake or Echoes of Wisdom from the Switch generation may point us towards what we may see from Nintendo in 2026.
• Super Smash Bros. Universe: A soft reboot or a deluxe edition? The rumors are conflicting, but Sakurai can’t rest forever.
• Pokémon Gen 10: We have gotten plenty of Pokémon content from Nintendo, but nothing on the next generation. With leaks and rumours abound, perhaps 2026 is the year?
• 3D Mario Game: It has been nine years since Super Mario Odyssey released, so it seems a prime time to release a new title. This seems even more likely with the highly anticipated Mario movie sequel release.

Regardless of what actually lands, owning a Nintendo Switch 2 right now feels pretty good. The library is growing, the hardware is holding up, and my backlog is already unmanageable. Here’s to another year of button mashing and joy-con drifting (hopefully not literally).

Why Nintendo Still Wins

At the end of the day, Nintendo plays its own game. While other companies fight over teraflops and realistic pore rendering, Nintendo spent 2025 reminding us that fun is the most important metric. The Switch 2 isn’t the most powerful box under my TV, but it’s the one that gets turned on the most.

Whether you’re speedrunning Mario or just trying to pay off your debt to Tom Nook, 2025 proved that the House of Mario still knows exactly how to capture our hearts—and our disposable income. Here’s to another year of red caps, green tunics, and collecting coins.