As the highly-anticipated release of the Nintendo Switch 2 looms on June 5, the blockbuster company announced many of its core series’ latest releases will be getting free updates to enhance the gameplay experience.
Nintendo said the free updates will differ depending on the game., and the lineup includes Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Super Mario Odyssey, The Legend of Zelda’s Echoes of Wisdon and Link’s Awakening, Captain Toad Treasure Tracker and more.
Nintendo Switch 2 Release Date, Pricing, and More Details Revealed
Here’s the lineup and what is known so far, according to Nintendo:
ARMS
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Visuals: Optimized for the Nintendo Switch 2 display and high-resolution TVs for improved image quality.
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Frame rate: Optimized for Nintendo Switch 2 for smoother movement, including multiplayer.
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HDR support.
Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain
- Gameshare supper with up to four people in Party Mode, and you will be able to share locally or share online via GameChat.
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
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Optimized visuals for the Nintendo Switch 2 display and high-resolution TVs for improved image quality.
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HDR support
- GameShare support includes two players playing all of the courses, and local or GameChat share.
Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics
- GameShare support includes up to four people playing 34 games, and local or GameChat share.
Game Builder Garage
- Optimized visuals for the Nintendo Switch 2 display and high-resolution TVs for improved image quality.
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Supports Joy-Con 2 mouse controls.
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
- Optimized visuals for the Nintendo Switch 2 display and high-resolution TVs for improved image quality.
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
- Optimized visuals for the Nintendo Switch 2 display and high-resolution TVs for improved image quality, and improved framerate.
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
- Optimized visuals for the Nintendo Switch 2 display and high-resolution TVs for improved image quality, and improved framerate.
- HDR support for Bowser’s Fury.
- GameShare support includes up to four people can play Super Mario 3D World, and local or GameChat share.
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In Bowser’s Fury, two people can play together, with one player controlling Mario and the other controlling Bowser Jr.
Super Mario Odyssey
- Optimized visuals for the Nintendo Switch 2 display and high-resolution TVs for improved image quality.
- HDR Support.
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Two people can play together, with one player controlling Mario and the other controlling Cappy, and local or GameChat share.
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and Link’s Awakening
- Optimized visuals for the Nintendo Switch 2 display and high-resolution TVs for improved image quality.
- HDR Support.
