Switch 2 physical push
Boutique publisher Super Rare Games has announced its first physical release for Nintendo Switch 2 — Minishoot’ Adventures — with pre‑orders going live next week. (nintendolife.com) Separately, a well‑known leaker claims Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption will get a physical release on PS5 and Switch 2 in Europe on May 7, 2026, which, if true, would mark a notable wave of boxed editions for the new console. (windowsreport.com)
Nintendo Switch 2’s boxed-game lineup is starting to take shape, with Super Rare Games set to open orders for its first physical release on April 23. (superraregames.com) That first release is *Minishoot’ Adventures*, a Switch 2 edition from developer SoulGame Studio. Super Rare Games says sales begin April 23, 2026 at 6 p.m. GMT, and its store page lists August as the estimated shipping window. (superraregames.com) Super Rare’s product page says early buyers of the standard edition who order before April 30 get a free trading-card pack. The company is also selling a special edition and a launch bundle tied to the April 23 drop. (superraregames.com) The release also answers a question collectors have had since Nintendo launched Switch 2 in June 2025: whether limited-print publishers would support the new system with cartridges, manuals, and numbered packaging. Nintendo already sells a digital Switch 2 edition of *Minishoot’ Adventures* through its own store. (nintendolife.com) (nintendo.com) A second part of the story is less settled. Multiple outlets, citing Dealabs leaker billbil-kun, say Rockstar’s *Red Dead Redemption* is headed to European retail on PlayStation 5 and Switch 2 on May 7, 2026, but Rockstar has not announced that release. (rockstarintel.com) (pushsquare.com) Those reports say the PlayStation 5 version would ship on disc, while the Switch 2 version would come as a “code in a box,” not a cartridge. Reported European pricing ranges from €32.90 to €34.99, depending on the retailer listing cited. (rockstarintel.com) (notebookcheck.net) That distinction matters on Switch 2 because Nintendo now supports two kinds of retail media: regular game cards and “game-key cards.” Nintendo says game-key cards do not hold the full game data and instead act as a key that downloads the software from the internet. (nintendo.com) Super Rare’s *Minishoot’ Adventures* page points the other way. Its listing says the package includes the game itself, and coverage from Nintendo Everything says the cartridge also works on the original Switch, which suggests a more traditional physical release than a download voucher in a box. (superraregames.com) (nintendoeverything.com) Rockstar’s existing support pages show *Red Dead Redemption* already has PlayStation 5 and Switch 2 versions, and Rockstar announced those current-generation editions in November 2025 for a December 2, 2025 release. What has not been confirmed by Rockstar is the new May 7 retail package now circulating in leak reports. (rockstargames.com) (support.rockstargames.com) For now, the firm date is April 23 for Super Rare’s first Switch 2 boxed release. The May 7 *Red Dead Redemption* retail date remains a leak until Rockstar or retailers publish it directly. (superraregames.com) (pushsquare.com)
