Dated Releases Locking In 2026
A free-to-play Pokémon built for official VGC play, a fresh Yoshi exclusive, and MachineGames’ take on Indiana Jones headline Nintendo’s 2026 calendar on Switch 2. Dates are set from early April through June, with more first- and third-party titles waiting in the wings.
Pokémon Champions opens the year’s slate on April 8. It’s free-to-play, centered on battles and Mega Evolutions, and introduces a customizable Roster Ranch to care for your team while you befriend supporting trainers. Nintendo’s positioning it as the new standard for Video Game Championship events, though the full Pokédex won’t be represented at launch.
One week later, April 16 doubles up. Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream brings back the offbeat Mii social sim with broader inclusivity after the 3DS original drew criticism, and it even got its own dedicated Nintendo Direct with new footage. On the same day, Mouse: PI for Hire fires off a stylized FPS that nods to classic rubber-hose animation and, as previewed, is “based on earlier concept art of the Disney icon, Mickey Mouse,” complete with a jazz-inflected score.
April stays busy. Outbound (April 23) hands you an empty camper van and an open world to scavenge, build, and share in co-op with up to four players. Pragmata (April 24) finally resurfaces after years of delays; Capcom’s sci-fi shooter-adventure follows Hugh Williams and android Diana as “intruders” on a lunar-controlled station, blending hacking and gunplay across platforms. Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth (April 27) adapts Tove Jansson’s beloved world into a puzzle-forward winter trek. Rounding out the month, MotoGP 26 (April 29) brings full cross-play and new Rider Based Handling physics for sim-minded racers.
May swings into pulp and platforming. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle lands May 12, set between Raiders and The Last Crusade. Expect globetrotting—from the Great Pyramids to sunken temples—stealthy infiltrations, brawls, and big escapes. We previously called it “far and away the best Indy story this century” in a 9/10 review when it first hit other platforms. On May 21, Nintendo drops a proper first-party exclusive in Yoshi and the Mysterious Book for Switch 2, the series’ first outing since 2019’s Crafted World; reveal footage teased familiar mechanics, and yes, Yoshi will be voiced by Donald Glover in the upcoming Super Mario Galaxy movie tie-in. The weekend keeps rolling with cult mascot comeback Bubsy 4D (May 22), the first 3D Bubsy in nearly 30 years, now touting “4D” tricks, multi-planet levels, and day-one online leaderboards for speedrunners.