A lineup of games is crucial to any new console's launch -- and eventual success. The story is no different with the upcoming Nintendo Switch, Nintendo's latest hybrid mobile/home console.
The technical details of Nintendo Switch was announced during a press event in Tokyo on Jan. 13. The event was livestreamed and covered through social media. Most importantly, several upcoming games were "sampled" to showcase the system's graphics and gameplay.
Nintendo is hoping to close the chapter on its financially unsuccessful previous console, the Wii U, due to the dearth of games it had. With the Nintendo Switch, the company aims to regain its lost gamers by attracting them with hot game titles, developed in-house and by big third-party studios.
Nintendo First-Party Titles
Nintendo is also a game developer, so naturally its own new titles will appear in the console. Confirmed is the much-anticipated The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Everyone's favorite plumber Mario is also coming with two new games: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Mario Oddysey. Nintendo's new party game 1-2 Switch will also be in the launch.
Third-Party Developers
To attract more hardcore gamers, the console is fielding titles from several AAA developers such as Square Enix (I Am Setsuna), Bethesda (The Elder Scolls V: Skyrim), and Ubisoft (Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition), among many others.
While the full list of games is not yet final, there are currently 83 titles confirmed. Here is the list of games announced for Nintendo Switch when it hit the shelves on March 3:
Launch (March 3):
1-2-Switch
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+
Just Dance 2017
I Am Setsuna
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Skylanders: Imaginators
Super Bomberman R
World of Goo
Little Inferno
Human Resource Machine
March/Spring:
Arms (Spring 2017)
Has-Been Heroes (March 2017)
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (April 28)
Puyo Puyo Tetris (Spring 2017)
Snipperclips, Cut It Out Together (March 2017)
Summer:
Rime
Splatoon 2
Beyond:
Disgaea 5 Complete (TBD)
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 (2017)
FIFA (2017)
Fire Emblem Warriors (TBD)
Minecraft (2017)
Minecraft: Story Mode (TBD)
Rayman Legends (TBD)
NBA 2K (2017)
New Shin Megami Tensei (TBD)
Skylanders Imaginators (TBD)
Skyrim (Fall 2017)
Sonic Mania (2017)
Steep (2017)
Super Mario Odyssey (Holiday 2017)
Syberia 3 (TBD)
Ultra Street Fighter II (2017)
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (2017)
Check out Nintendo Switch's official website for more updates. The gaming console will be available for $300 in the U.S.
By 2020, analysts predict the Japanese company will sell as many as 40 million consoles due to the estimated massive response. Some 2 million units will also reportedly be ready once the Switch launches worldwide.
