In the Nintendo Direct on April 2, 2025, there will be new information about the Nintendo Switch 2. A good time to take a closer look at which games we can expect from third-party studios for the new console. Meinmmo has compiled some titles and rumors for you.
What are the third party games? Third-party games are games that are not developed by the console manufacturer himself, but by external developers and publishers. For example, Mario, Zelda or Pokémon are so-called first party games because they come directly from Nintendo.
In contrast, games like The Witcher 3 (CD Project Red), Call of Duty (Activision) or Resident Evil (Capcom) Third-Party games are developed because they were developed by independent studios, but still appear on several platforms.
With regard to the Nintendo Switch 2, the rumor mill has long been boiling which third party title would offer themselves for the console. We have compiled the most likely titles for you.
A potential, hot candidate is, for example, Elden Ring:
Rumors and speculations for coming third-party games at an overview
In addition to classics such as Mario, Zelda and Co., Nintendo will also use the new console to rely on the third party title. According to known insiders such as Tom Henderson, Filipe Lima, Centroleaks, Zippo, Midori, Natethähat, Nash Weedle and Extas1S, the following titles are very likely:
Third party games for the Nintendo Switch 2 already confirmed
Which third-party games have already been confirmed? In addition to the rumors, there are some games that are already confirmed for the Nintendo Switch 2. Some of them were only indicated by vague, for example by appearing for Nintendo consoles, but not especially for the switch. This can be assumed that they also come for Switch 2. These include:
When can you expect the first releases? As Insider Tom Henderson published a few days ago via Insider Gaming, the release of games for the Nintendo Switch will most likely take place in 3 phases.
According to him, the first publications of third-party titles are likely to be given the necessary dev Kits in the period from October/November 2025, since the associated studios are expected to receive only in June.
Tomorrow we will probably finally find out when we can count on the new console, as well as further information about what we can expect for release and what the Nintendo Switch 2 has to offer. All known information can be found here: Nintendo Switch 2: Everything about release, price, play and important leaks