More Switch games are getting Switch 2 upgrades

More original Switch games are getting the Switch 2 treatment. Although their enhancements are subtler than the Switch 2 editions of Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, at least these will be free updates.

On Friday, Nintendo detailed the legacy Switch titles that will receive upgrades for the Switch 2. They include some of the console's best games from the company's biggest franchises.

Most of the platform's big Mario games are included: Super Mario Odyssey, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. You'll also find the platform's top-down Zelda titles: Echoes of Wisdom and Link's Awakening. A pair of Pokémon games makes the cut: Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet. Even Captain Toad's Treasure Tracker gets in on the action.

The enhancements vary by title. They range from various visual upgrades to multiplayer GameShare functionality.

Here's the complete list:

  • ARMS – visual upgrades (resolution, frame rates and HDR)  

  • Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain – GameShare (up to four players, local / online GameChat sharing)  

  • Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – visual upgrades (resolution and HDR) and GameShare (two players in all courses, local / online GameChat sharing)  

  • Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics – GameShare (up to four players can play 34 games, local / online GameChat sharing)  

  • Game Builder Garage – visual upgrades (resolution), Joy-Con 2 mouse control  

  • New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – visual upgrades (resolution)  

  • Pokémon Scarlet – visual upgrades (resolution, frame rates)  

  • Pokémon Violet – visual upgrades (resolution, frame rates)  

  • Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury – visual upgrades (resolution, frame rates and HDR), GameShare (up to four players in Super Mario 3D World, two players in Bowser's Fury and local / online GameChat sharing)  

  • Super Mario Odyssey – visual upgrades (resolution, frame rates), GameShare (two players, local / online GameChat sharing)  

  • The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom – visual upgrades (resolution, HDR)  

  • The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening – visual upgrades (resolution, HDR)

All of the free updates will be available on the Switch 2's June 5 launch date. You'll first need to install a system update for the new console.

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Created 1mo | May 16, 2025, 7:40:17 PM


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