Nintendo (NTDOY) remains silent about what games will launch alongside the Switch 2, but plenty of rumors highlight titles that could be

Looking back on the history of Nintendo's day one console releases to see how the Switch's measure up to the legacy

Maybe Resident Evil 9 (remember, Resident Evil 4 was originally a GameCube exclusive), maybe Final Fantasy 17, maybe something new from Microsoft (they’ve already hinted at it ). More people are going to be watching that Nintendo Direct than almost any other gaming even this year, more than any State of Play and definitely more than an Xbox Direct.

Given all of the apparent changes to the Joy-Con Controllers with the Nintendo Switch 2, such as the rumored ability to use them like a PC mouse, a true follow-up to 1-2 Switch could be a very smart way for Nintendo to introduce these new additions to the more casual side of its audience on day one.

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First-party games like Mario Kart and Metroid Prime could be joined by some absolute belters from the likes of Microsoft and Atlus.

The best part of a Nintendo console launch isn't the console itself. It isn't even the marquee game that launches alongside it, as much as I love Super Mario 64 and Breath of the Wild. No, the best part of a Nintendo console launch is the game Nintendo releases at the same time (usually as a pack-in) to teach you the hardware's ins and outs.