The original Switch has been a huge success for Nintendo, but the lack of power behind the system has been known to be quite the hurder for its third party partners, something the Switch 2 aims to rectify.
In recent years Nintendo has become much more aware of the importance of strong partners, something much more likely now that the gap in power between consoles has lessened.
Even during the first Switch 2 presentation last month, a large spotlight was placed on a game made by a partner that would excite not just Nintendo fans, but the gaming audience at large.
‘The Duskbloods’ was revealed as an exclusive to the Switch’s successor, the game being developed by FromSoftware as a semi-spiritual successor to one of their most acclaimed games, Bloodborne, featuring a similar bleak gothic aesthetic.
The game is sure to attract a completely different audience to the Switch 2 who may have otherwise not been interested, simply due to how different the game looks from Nintendo’s usual output.
But that isn’t it for FromSoftware’s support of the Switch 2, as an enhanced port of Elden Ring, known as ‘Tarnished Edition’, will be released with a previous expansion included along with new weapons and more.
Other third party games confirmed so far include: Cyberpunk 2077, Bravely Default Flying Fairy HD Remaster, Hogwarts Legacy, Street Fighter 6, Hades II, Fast Fusion, Split Fiction, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade and Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut.
There was however some controversy with how these games will be delivered, as Nintendo is set to introduce key cards, cartridges that come in game cases yet don’t contain the full game data, but rather a key that is used in Nintendo’s eShop to unlock the rest of it.
There was some worry that Nintendo would use these key cards for their own releases, thus potentially removing part of the appeal of physically owning their games.
Nintendo Life recently asked the company for clarification on the key cards, with Nintendo UK saying: “We currently have no plans to use game-key cards for Nintendo-developed titles.”
They also said that the key cards were made as a way of encouraging more releases from their publishing partners, likely due to them being cheaper to produce, but some fans remain sceptical, believing this to be yet another step in the death of physical media.
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