Switch 2 ratings appear

Two unreleased Nintendo games for Switch 2 now show final age ratings on Nintendo’s European pages, a step that often appears close to launch. (nintendo.com 1) (nintendo.com 2) Nintendo UK lists Splatoon Raiders with a PEGI 7 rating and a TBD release date. The page calls it a Splatoon spin-off that is “launching exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2.” (nintendo.com) Nintendo UK lists Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave with a PEGI 12 rating and a 2026 release window. Its page says it is “a brand new entry in the Fire Emblem series” for Switch 2. (nintendo.com) Age ratings are the labels publishers need before sale in many markets, and Nintendo’s public game pages usually show them after a game moves deeper into release prep. Nintendo Life reported on April 12 that Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave had shifted from a provisional label to PEGI 12, while Splatoon Raiders newly showed PEGI 7. (nintendolife.com) That timing lands in the middle of Nintendo’s second-year Switch 2 software rollout. Nintendo said the console would launch on June 5, 2025 in the United States at $449.99, and the company’s current materials still frame Switch 2 as a system meant to be supported “for years to come.” (nintendo.com 1) (nintendo.com 2) The ratings also feed a bigger question around Nintendo’s lineup split between old and new hardware. Nintendo’s official Switch 2 pages now separate free updates for some original Switch games from paid Switch 2 Edition upgrade packs that add features or performance upgrades. (nintendo.com 1) (nintendo.com 2) Nintendo says those free updates can improve graphics or add support for features such as GameShare, while upgrade packs can gate larger additions behind Switch 2-only editions. Nintendo’s support page says the original Switch version still runs on Switch, but the new features in a Switch 2 Edition “can only be played on Nintendo Switch 2.” (nintendo.com) (nintendo.com) That structure is why fans and creators are watching first-party exclusives so closely. A fully Switch 2-only game like Splatoon Raiders points to software built around the newer machine, while a 2026 title like Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave helps show whether Nintendo is filling out next year’s release calendar with new exclusives rather than more cross-generation upgrades. (nintendo.com) (nintendo.com) (nintendo.com) Nintendo has not attached a release date to Splatoon Raiders, and it still lists Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave only for 2026. For now, the clearest new signal is that both games have moved one step closer from announcement pages to products Nintendo can start selling. (nintendo.com) (nintendo.com)