Games releasing this month:
New games for both Switch and Switch 2. Also, this month we get last Switch game that is currently announced. I wonder if we will get any more of those, or this is the end of first party games for Switch 1.
Switch
| Game | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Rhythm Heaven: Groove | $39.99 | Jul 02 |
Switch 2
| Game | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Spaltoon Raiders | $49.99 | Jul 23 |
Switch 2 Upgrade Packs
| Game | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Xenoblade Chronicles 2 | $9.99 | Jul 30 |
Upcoming Games, August 2026 on wards (NA):
Switch
No new Switch game announced
Switch 2
| Game | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave | $69.99 | Sep 17 |
| Nintendo Switch Sports Resort | $49.99 | Oct 22 |
| The Duskbloods | TBA | 2026 |
| The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | TBA | 2026 |
| Pokémon Winds and Waves | TBA | 2027 |
| Xenoblade Genesis | TBA | 2027 |
Switch 2 Upgrade Packs
| Game | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Xenoblade Chronicles 3 | $9.99 | Dec 03 |
Let me know in the comments if there’s anything missing or mistake in the post, or if you would like any change.
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I was checking FE, and from Nintendo themselves, the download is £58.99 and the physical is £66.99 (I think full game rather than key card?). Is this the first game where digital is cheaper on release, or have there already been others?
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book was the first game to do that. Nintendo announced that their first party digital games will be cheaper from now on, and all games have been $10 less than the physical since then.
Every game released in Europe has been cheaper on digital. Splatoon Raiders seems to be the cheaper game I’ve seen so far, £42/£50
They increased physical game prices for Switch 2 games to offset physical production costs (and thus increase their profits). Per the website affected games include:
- Splatoon Raiders (£42 → £50)
- Star Fox (£42 → £50)
- Yoshi and the Mysterious Book (£50 → £59)
- Pokémon Pokopia (£59 → £67)
- Kirby Air Riders (£59 → £67)
- Mario Kart World (£67 → £75)
- Donkey Kong Bananza (£59 → £67)
Thank you very much, that’s wonderful to have a post that just summarizes this.
Do you know if it’s possible to automate it? I’d like to publish that kind of stuff regularly for a website.
I just have a manual list, but if you can find a source that list all upcoming first party games it should be easy enough.
