Nintendo has released its latest financial update, highlighting a broad lineup of major third-party games heading to the Nintendo Switch 2 throughout 2026 and into 2027. Following the recent availability of titles such as Final Fantasy XIV Online and Lies of Park: Complete Edition, the company's rollout confirms numerous high-profile releases scheduled for the coming months.
Quick Facts
- Platform: Nintendo Switch 2
- Reporting Source: Nintendo financial update / IR documentation
- Featured Franchises: Final Fantasy, Call of Duty, Elden Ring, Resident Evil, Metal Gear Solid
Upcoming Third-Party Schedule for Late 2026
The release calendar features multiple heavy hitters arriving through the fall and winter months. Sports titles and major role-playing games anchor the upcoming schedule:
August 2026
- EA Sports Madden NFL 27 — August 13, 2026
- Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 — August 27, 2026
- Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition — August 28, 2026
September 2026
- Orbitals — September 3, 2026
- Onimusha: Way of the Sword — September 4, 2026
- One Piece: Grand Gourmet — September 23, 2026
- EA Sports FC 27 — September 25, 2026
- Minecraft Dungeons II — September 29, 2026
October 2026
- Rayman Legends Retold — October 1, 2026
- Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen — October 9, 2026
- Tales of Eternia Remastered — October 16, 2026
- Final Fantasy Resonance — October 22, 2026
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 — October 23, 2026
- Hello Kitty Party Land — October 29, 2026
November and December 2026
- Metaphor: ReFantazio — November 12, 2026
- Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World — December 3, 2026
TBA 2026 and 2027 Releases
Several additional titles have been confirmed for the platform without specific calendar dates yet. Projects slated with a TBA 2026 window include The Duskbloods, 007 First Light, Village in the Shade (Q3 2026), Stellar Blade, Professor Layton and The New World of Steam, and Jujutsu Kaisen Rumble Survivaton.
Looking further ahead into 2027, Nintendo's schedule lists Resident Evil Veronica, Ninjala 2: The Uncharted Planet, Atelier Karia, Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember, and Final Fantasy VII Revelation (slated for Q2 2027). Additionally, Nintendo reiterated that other notable third-party games, including The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, remain in active development for the system.