The Best Nintendo Switch 2 Games to Play Right Now
Nintendo Switch 2 offers thousands of playable games via backward compatibility, but for a truly new experience, players should seek out Switch 2 exclusives or upgraded editions. Key exclusives include Donkey Kong Bananza, the series’ first fully 3D adventure in decades, offering destructible environments and co-op play. Mario Kart World debuts with an open, interconnected world, 24-player races, and a new Knockout mode eliminating the slowest racers along the way. Fast Fusion, a $15 futuristic racer, fills the F-Zero void with high-speed action and strong technical performance. Enhanced editions of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom now run at higher framerates, with better visuals and additional features, like extra save slots and integration with a companion app. Star Wars Outlaws arrives in much-improved form with ray tracing, while Yakuza 0's Switch 2 edition adds an English dub, new cutscenes, and online mode. Kirby and the Forgotten Land gets a graphical boost and new story. Major upcoming exclusives for 2024 include Metroid Prime 4, Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Kirby Air Ride, and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment.
