Nintendo Switch 2 & Third-Party Support — A Promising Future or A Mere Mirage?

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KrspaceT said:

Soundwave said:

According to this report, 3rd party sales for the Switch ecosystem (so Switch 1 + 2) surged 76% upwards year over year in June to Dec 2025 (so post Switch 2 launch) versus the same period in 2024 ... that indicates 3rd party sales on the Switch 2 must be fairly decent to quite good.

https://www.gonintendo.com/contents/59509-third-party-games-saw-a-76-sales-increase-on-nintendo-switch-and-switch-2-in-2025

Third party revenue rose to $2.3 billion in June to Dec 2025 versus $1.3 billion in June to Dec 2024.

This is before 2026 too when we've seen games like Final Fantasy VII Remake and Resident Evil 7/8/9 release.

I'm curious about what game Bandai Namco put on it that let it sit between Hogwarts and, I presume, Fifa and Madden on that one. Can't think of which ones off the top of my head honesty...

They could be counting Kirby Air Riders as that was developed by Namco.

They also ported Little Nightmares 1 and 3, Dragon Ball Z Sparking Zero, Tamagotchi Plaza, and Shadow Labyrinth.