Nintendo Switch 2: Our 2026 Wishlist of Hopes, Dreams, and Mildly Unreasonable Demands

Behold, the Nintendo Switch 2 has been alive for a whole six months — a milestone so grand, we’re practically calling it a toddler now. 🎉 In just one quarter, Nintendo managed to sell over 10 million consoles and 20 million games, despite pricing it like a luxury espresso machine your cat knocked over. 🐱💸 Sure, the price tag made wallets weep, but hey, who needs savings when you can have *Pokémon Legends Z-A* on the go and *Donkey Kong Bananza* shaking your TV like an earthquake drill? Even *Kirby and the Forgotten Land* got a glow-up, because apparently, even pink puffballs need facials now. With 2026 rolling in like a confused raccoon in a yoga studio, Nintendo’s dropping *Animal Crossing New Horizons: Now With 50% More Guilt* and a beefed-up *Final Fantasy VII Remake* that probably runs smoother than your excuses for not watering your succulents. But let’s be real — we want MORE. We want games that skipped the original Switch like it had cooties, and we want ancient relics dug up like archaeological treasures wrapped in Doritos dust.

So, without further ado, here’s our completely unbiased, 100% serious list of the games we’re desperate to see on the Switch 2, ranked by how much we’re willing to sell a kidney for ( spoiler: it’s all of them).

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### **The Duskbloods (TBD)**

FromSoftware, the masters of making you die in stylish ways, dropped not one, but TWO bombshells at the Switch 2 reveal: *Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition* (because the first one wasn’t punishing enough) and *The Duskbloods* — a game that looks like *Bloodborne* had a baby with a gothic tea party. 🧛‍♂️☕ You play as vampiric creatures called Bloodsworn (which sounds like a metal band your nephew listens to), in a dark fantasy world where everything wants to murder you, and you can team up with up to 8 players to die together. It’s got classes, monsters, and enough gloom to make your therapist concerned. This game is basically FromSoft flexing their muscles and whispering, “Bet you didn’t think your hybrid console could handle existential dread in 4K.” When it drops in 2026, it’ll either be a masterpiece or the reason your Switch 2 needs therapy.

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### **Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave (TBD)**

Nintendo announced this like it was nothing, then immediately vanished into the wind like a ninja who forgot his shoes. All we know is that it involves “Heroic Games” in a coliseum, which sounds less like a strategy RPG and more like *Hunger Games* with better hair. The trailer showed Sothis from *Three Houses* looking older than your grandma’s flip phone, which has fans theorizing timelines are colliding like drunk moose in a snowstorm. Will you still get to pair characters up and make awkward romantic dialogue? Probably. Will there be more political drama than a family group chat? Absolutely. This is *Fire Emblem*, after all — where every character has trust issues and a tragic backstory longer than a Netflix limited series.

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### **Witchbrook (TBD)**

Imagine *Stardew Valley*, but instead of growing turnips, you’re learning spells and failing potions like a wizard who skipped study hall. *Witchbrook* is the cozy sim dream we didn’t know we needed — a magical life sim where you attend Witchbrook College, flirt with fellow students, and decorate your dorm like it’s on *HGTV: Hogwarts Edition*. With support for up to 4 players online, it’s basically *Harry Potter* meets *The Sims* with less copyright infringement. Originally supposed to launch last year (because delays are the new DLC), it’s now set to arrive on Switch 2 like a wise owl with a backpack. Will it have a “just one more day” addiction level higher than your last Netflix binge? Yes. Yes, it will.

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### **Wish: A Nintendo Land Sequel**

Hear me out: *Nintendo Land* was the unsung hero of the Wii U, a game so brilliant it deserved a parade, a medal, and at least one action figure. It was a theme park of mini-games based on Nintendo IPs, where one player used the GamePad like a wizard and others flailed with Wiimotes like confused chickens. Remember *Takamaru’s Ninja Castle*? That game was pure joy. *Battle Quest*? A sword-fighting masterpiece. And *Captain Falcon’s Twister Race*? The only time the Wii U’s gyroscope actually worked.

Now, the Switch 2 has Joy-Con 2.0s that probably track your soul vibrations or something. Imagine a sequel where you flick your wrist to throw shuriken, tilt to steer a hovercraft, or use motion controls that *actually* work. *Nintendo Land 2* could be the party game to end all party games — a glorious love letter to Nintendo fans who miss games that *showcase the hardware* instead of just porting mobile junk.

And while we’re dreaming: how about a rebrand of *Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival* that doesn’t make us want to cry? A man can hope.

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### **Nintendo 3DS Remasters (Wish List)**

Let’s talk about the elephant in the room: the Nintendo 3DS is now rarer than a quiet moment during a toddler’s birthday party. Used prices are skyrocketing like they’ve inhaled helium, and yet, so many gems from that era are still trapped in the past, collecting digital dust. The Switch 2 is powerful enough to make these games look better than your ex after their “glow-up.” So here’s what we need:

**Fire Emblem: Awakening & Fates** — These games saved the series from extinction and introduced us to Chrom, a man so perfect he probably irons his socks. Remasters would be a no-brainer, especially now that *Fortune’s Weave* is cooking.

**Metroid: Samus Returns** — A remake of the Game Boy classic that led directly to *Metroid Dread*. It’s tight, tense, and lets you melee counter like a space ninja. Bring it over, Nintendo. We beg you.

**Kirby: Planet Robobot** — This game gave Kirby a mech suit. A MECH SUIT. It’s like if your pet goldfish got a tank and decided to conquer the world. With the Switch 2’s power, this could look incredible — and maybe even include multiplayer so your friends can stop judging you for playing *Kirby* alone on a Saturday night.

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So what do we want? We want games that make us cry, laugh, rage-quit, and then immediately play again. We want remasters that don’t look like they were ported on a potato. We want exclusives that actually *use* the hardware instead of just existing. And most of all, we want Nintendo to stop teasing us like a cat with a laser pointer.

What games are you desperate to see on the Switch 2? Let us know in the comments — or don’t, because we’re all too busy refreshing the eShop anyway. 🛒✨