Switch 2 ratings spotted
Two first‑party Switch 2 game ratings were spotted, and Nintendo’s 2026 lineup notes Tomodachi Life releasing next week and Yoshi and the Mysterious Book slated for May on Switch 2. Separately, Splatoon Raiders has been rated in Europe, suggesting a nearer‑term launch window despite Nintendo not formally announcing dates. (nintendolife.com, gonintendo.com)
Nintendo’s next few Switch 2 dates are coming into focus through store pages and ratings boards, even as the company has not published a broader release calendar. (nintendo.com) Nintendo’s U.S. store lists Yoshi and the Mysterious Book for May 21, 2026 on Switch 2. Nintendo also said on March 25 that new first-party digital pricing for Switch 2 exclusives would begin in May 2026 “starting with preorders” for that game. (nintendo.com, nintendo.com) Nintendo’s U.S. store also lists Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream for April 16, 2026, but as a Nintendo Switch release with “Nintendo Switch 2 Compatibility Information” rather than a native Switch 2 version. Nintendo repeated that April 16 date in a January 29 news post tied to the game’s dedicated Direct presentation. (nintendo.com, nintendo.com) The ratings activity is drawing attention because age classifications usually land late in the publishing process, after a game’s content has been locked closely enough for regulators and storefronts to label it. GoNintendo reported on April 11 that Splatoon Raiders had appeared on the European eShop with a PEGI 7 rating, matching prior Splatoon releases. (gonintendo.com) Nintendo announced Splatoon Raiders on June 10, 2025 as the first Splatoon spinoff and said only that more information would come later. The company’s announcement described a single-player adventure on the Spirhalite Islands starring a mechanic alongside Deep Cut. (nintendo.com) That leaves Nintendo with one dated Switch 2 exclusive in May, one backward-compatible Switch release next week, and at least one other first-party Switch 2 game moving through European ratings without a launch date. Nintendo’s current U.S. store pages do not show a public release date for Splatoon Raiders. (nintendo.com, nintendo.com, nintendo.com) Outside reports have tried to map that gap. Nintendo Life’s April-and-May guide lists Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream on April 16 for Switch and places Yoshi and the Mysterious Book in May, while noting a relatively light first-party schedule beyond those games. (nintendolife.com) Nintendo has not yet posted a new Direct or news release giving exact dates for Splatoon Raiders, so the ratings trail is doing some of the work the marketing calendar has not done yet. Until that changes, the clearest fixed points are April 16 for Tomodachi Life and May 21 for Yoshi. (nintendo.com, nintendo.com, gonintendo.com)
