Switch 2 Signs Stack Up
Two first‑party Switch 2 game ratings have surfaced and PEGI has rated Splatoon Raiders, suggesting Nintendo is moving software toward release alongside the new hardware. ( ) Leaks and rumor roundups are also naming a possible April reveal for a new Star Fox, plus whispers of new Zelda and Metroid entries, while outlets are tracking GameShare support and Switch 2 performance details for titles like Mouse: P.I. For Hire. ( )
Nintendo’s next Switch 2 wave is starting to show up in public databases, with new age ratings now attached to Splatoon Raiders and Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave. (mynintendonews.com, nintendolife.com) Splatoon Raiders now carries a PEGI 7 rating on Nintendo’s European listing, nearly 10 months after Nintendo announced the Splatoon spinoff on June 10, 2025 as a Switch 2 exclusive. (mynintendonews.com, splatoon.nintendo.com) Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave has also picked up a PEGI 12 rating on Nintendo’s Great Britain site, replacing the provisional label fans had seen earlier in April. (nintendolife.com, mynintendonews.com) Age ratings do not lock in a release date, but they usually mean a game has moved far enough through publishing to be listed with final content guidance. Nintendo has already fixed one first-party Switch 2 date for May 21, 2026, when Yoshi and the Mysterious Book is due out, and it confirmed Rhythm Heaven Groove for July 2, 2026. (nintendo.com, nintendolife.com, shacknews.com) That leaves Nintendo with a visible gap in its announced Switch 2 lineup for summer and fall 2026, which is why fresh ratings are drawing attention now. Both Splatoon Raiders and Fortune’s Weave were revealed in 2025 and then went quiet for months. (splatoon.nintendo.com, nintendolife.com) Rumor roundups are filling in that empty calendar with less certain names, including reports of a possible April reveal for a new Star Fox and talk of new Zelda and Metroid projects. Those reports are based on leak aggregations and podcast claims, not Nintendo announcements. (nintendoeverything.com, 9to5toys.com, nintendolife.com) Nintendo is also still building out the hardware pitch around Switch 2 features, not just exclusives. Its official GameShare page says supported games can be shared with friends and family even if they do not own a copy, and Nintendo Everything says local sharing can extend to as many as three other systems, including the original Switch in some cases. (nintendo.com, nintendoeverything.com) Third-party publishers are adding more of the technical detail Nintendo has not always supplied in its own marketing. Nintendo Life reported on April 12 that Mouse: P.I. For Hire targets 900p and 60 frames per second in handheld performance mode, and 1080p and 60 frames per second docked in performance mode on Switch 2. (nintendolife.com) For now, the clearest signal is not a leak but the paperwork: two first-party ratings, one fresh PEGI tag for Splatoon Raiders, and a 2026 release board that still has open slots after May and July. (nintendolife.com, mynintendonews.com)
