As we all are waiting for Nintendo’s new console to come out, everyone is guessing when it will come out. Let most of us are not guessing what games with come with it in the launch year. Today I am going to do that. I am starting a new series about the switch 2 (that is what I am calling it unless Nintendo is going to do something different). One of the main reasons I think that the switch 2 is taking so long to come out is the failure of the Wii U. One of the reasons why the Wii U failed because of lack of games. Nintendo do not what history to repeat itself. Nintendo knows that the switch 2 needs a very strong launch year of it to be a success. These are the games that I think will be in that time period.
These games will be both educated and wishful thinking. I want to have the least two games a month. The list will have both 3rd party and first titles in. For the Nintendo games, I will try to spread it out as much as possible. As of the launch period, reports said that the switch 2 will not arrive before Nintendo’s fiscal year ends on March 31st 2024. So I will guess that the switch 2 will come in early April. It will start in April 2024 and end in March 2025.
April 2024
The switch 2 needs the ultimate launch game. The game needs to be guaranteed to be a system seller. Too me that game is Mario kart 9. Bandai Namco’s hit game Elden ring should come to the switch 2. With the Paris games coming next year, the latest Mario and Sonic at the Olympics games should be in the first month. A special edition of MK1 needs to be in April.
May 2024
I believe that a lot of Japanese companies will have many games coming within the launch year. Capcom will be one of them. I that they will bring a resident evil game to the switch 2. It will be between village or 4 remake. I am going with RE4 remake. I think Metroid prime 4 will finally come out. I didn’t put prime 4 in the first month because I think that prime 4 sales will be hurt by Mario kart 9.
June 2024
They will be no Nintendo games in June. I’m guessing that Bandai Namco will be bring out another game. This game will be Tekken 8. We are still waiting for Hogwarts Legacy to come out to the switch. I am thinking WB games will not bring it out to the switch, instead it will arrive to the next switch.
July 2024
This one will be in the wishful thinking category. I hope that final fantasy will come to the next switch. With Sony seeming to have complete control over the series, I just don’t know. With square Enix having money issues of late it might happen. Which final fantasy? It might be 16, 7 remake, or 7 rebirth. I am hoping it will be 7 remake. I know this might come out too early but I believe Splatoon 4 will come in July next year.
August 2024
Capcom will bring another game to the switch 2. The game is street fighter 6. Monolith soft could be a game in this month. Could it be a IP? Maybe it could be Xenoblade X.
September 2024
This month would be the perfect time to for platinum games to bring out Astral Chain 2 to the public. I would like to see the action rpg game Scarlet Nexus on arrive this month.
October 2024
We do need a Zelda game to be in the launch year. Of course it will be too early for the next main line game to come out so I’m thinking we will see Hyrule warriors 2. Since October is the month for horror, I would think we might get the new doom game.
November 2024
It’s time for the heavy hitters to come. The new call of duty should be on the switch 2. Of course this will depend on if the deal goes though. It is time for the new main line Mario game to arrive. Maybe it will take place in a open world like tears of the kingdom.
December 2024
I would like to see the new assassin’s creed game to be there. One big IP should take over this month. That is Pokemon.
January 2025
How will Nintendo ring in 2025? Maybe will a new fire emblem game. The new fire emblem needs to pop up in this month. Capcom should another of their big bangers with the new monster hunter game.
February 2025
In the month of love, Sega should show us love by bringing a new game to the switch 2. Which game? I want an IP to come from the Saturn or Dream cast days but we all know Sega is not going to do that. Probably be a Sonic or Persona game. Square Enix should bless the switch 2 with a new dragon quest game.
March 2025
In March I believe that Nintendo will finally bring one of their IPs back. Will it be Donkey Kong, Kid Icarus, F Zero, Kirby, Star Fox, or something else? Highly likely it will be Kirby. Finally, this will be the biggest wishful thinking of all. Grand theft auto VI will come to the Switch 2.
I will make more of these blogs when we get more news about the launch.