The 5 third party games I guarantee will appear on Nintendo Switch 2 – Reader’s Feature

Will Assassin’s Creed Shadows be a Switch 2 launch title? (Ubisoft) A reader names the big name third party games he thinks are most likely to be released on Nintendo Switch 2 and why he expects to see them at the April Direct. So everyone is doing their Switch 2 predictions at the moment but I notice they all focus on what Nintendo’s going to release and how its many games are going to be updated for the new console. But I’ve not seen a lot of speculation on what the third party games might be, which is surprising to me as better third party support is meant to be one of the big improvements for the Switch 2. For all its achievements, the current Switch has pretty bad third party support, in part because nobody expected it to be a hit and in part because it’s not powerful enough to run a lot of the games. The Switch 2 should solve this problem and so you can port anything from the PlayStation 4 era and probably get a fair amount of current gen games working too. This opens up all sorts of possibilities, from GTA 5 to Half-Life 3 (if it’s real) but I’ve tried to stick to the five games I think are most likely. If these don’t appear on the Switch 2 at some point I’ll be shocked and I would expect most of them to be announced in April, during the Nintendo Direct, since most of them are already out on other formats. 1. Elden Ring This one seems super obvious to me. The game’s one of the best of recent years, From are obviously Nintendo fans, and Nintendo gets on very well with publisher Bandai Namco. A game of the year edition with the DLC thrown in sounds like a no-brainer to me and definitely something I’d be interested in. I also wouldn’t be surprised if Elden Ring: Nightreign wasn’t immediately announced for Switch 2 too, and maybe even a new From game as well. Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 – Microsoft did promise to bring COD to Switch (Activision) 2. Call Of Duty The only question with Call Of Duty is when, not if, it will appear on Switch 2. Most of Microsoft’s arguments for buying Activision Blizzard was based around bringing Call Of Duty to Switch and while everyone but the monopoly investigators knew that was nonsense, when it came to the current Switch, that kind of ensures Microsoft has to bring Call Of Duty to Switch 2. Probably this year if they can get it working and I’m sure Call Of Duty: Warzone won’t be far behind. 3. Assassin’s Creed Shadows Ubisoft is the Western publisher that Nintendo gets on with the best (unless you count Xbox), so I don’t see any way they won’t have something major at launch ready for the Switch 2. Considering Shadows will only have been out for a few months by that point I’m sure that’ll be what they release, although they may also do Star Wars Outlaws. Both are current gen only but I don’t feel Shadows is doing anything particularly special in terms of graphics, so I think Nintendo will want to use that as an example of a current gen game that works on Switch 2. Final Fantasy 7 Remake seems likely but what about Rebirth? (Square Enix) 4. Final Fantasy 7 Remake In thinking about this list I’ve also tried to think about what publishers get on well with Nintendo and that’s usually always Japanese companies more than most. They’ve always been a bit distance from Square Enix, ever since the N64 era betrayal, but I’m willing to bet that Final Fantasy 7 Remake, and probably Rebirth, will be an early Switch 2 release. It’s already on PlayStation 4, it’s a major franchise, and there’s lots of Final Fantasy 7 characters in Smash Bros. Ultimate. Given how keen Square Enix is to go multiformat I don’t see how it doesn’t happen. 5. Resident Evil 9 This is the only one I’m not 100% certain about, but only because I can’t work out which Capcom game will come to Switch 2 first. I guess it could just be Onimusha but that doesn’t seem quite big enough to make a point, and I’m not sure Monster Hunter Wilds, with its online demands, would be an easy thing to get up and running quickly. So my bet is Resident Evil 9, which may even be unveiled during the April Direct. Nintendo has a long history with Capcom and Resident Evil and even if Resident Evil 9 doesn’t make it, because it’s too technically demanding, I bet they make a Switch 2 exclusive Resi instead. By reader Doggerel Resident Evil 4 remake might make the jump too (Capcom) The reader’s features do not necessarily represent the views of GameCentral or Metro. You can submit your own 500 to 600-word reader feature at any time, which if used will be published in the next appropriate weekend slot. Just contact us at [email protected] or use our Submit Stuff page and you won’t need to send an email. ArrowMORE: Why I’m convinced GTA 6 has been delayed until 2026 - Reader's Feature ArrowMORE: XCOM 2 and