Nintendo Switch 2 marks one-year, three games

Nintendo’s Switch 2 is approaching its first anniversary in June with a release calendar that mixes a major third-party port, a new Square Enix title and a revived Nintendo franchise. Nintendo’s U.S. store lists Final Fantasy VII Rebirth for June 3, The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales for June 18 and Star Fox for June 25 on Switch 2. Nintendo’s own promotional pages also continue to anchor the platform around Mario Kart World, which launched as an early signature game, and Donkey Kong Bananza, which remains one of the company’s named exclusives for this summer. ### Which three June games are actually on Nintendo’s calendar? Nintendo’s U.S. store shows Final Fantasy VII Rebirth with a June 3, 2026 release date for Switch 2. The listing places one of Square Enix’s biggest recent releases on Nintendo’s newer hardware at the start of the anniversary month. The same store and product pages show The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales scheduled for June 18. (nintendo.com) Nintendo’s store lists the game for pre-order, and a separate demo page is already live. Nintendo said in a May 6 Direct presentation that Star Fox will launch on June 25 for Switch 2. The company described it as an action-adventure based on Star Fox 64 with a full visual overhaul, and the store page lists it as a Switch 2 exclusive. (nintendo.com) ### Why does Mario Kart World keep showing up in Switch 2 marketing? Nintendo is still using Mario Kart World as the clearest shorthand for the system. (nintendo.com) The company’s Switch 2 hardware bundle includes a full game download for Mario Kart World, and the store page calls it exclusive to Switch 2. The hardware page also places Mario Kart World alongside Donkey Kong Bananza and Pokémon Pokopia as featured software for the platform. (nintendo.com) That positioning matters because it shows which games Nintendo is using to sell the machine one year after launch, not just which titles are arriving in a single month. ### Where does Donkey Kong Bananza fit if it is not a June game? Nintendo’s Donkey Kong Bananza news page says the game launches July 17 exclusively for Switch 2. (nintendo.com) The company’s store page describes it as a Switch 2 exclusive and says players explore an underground world with Donkey Kong and Pauline. Nintendo has also folded Donkey Kong Bananza into its current hardware offers. (nintendo.com) The “Choose Your Game Bundle” lets buyers pick Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza or Pokémon Pokopia with a Switch 2 system, according to the U.S. store page. ### How broad is the Switch 2 lineup now? Nintendo’s U.S. storefront shows Switch 2 software spanning first-party exclusives, upgraded editions and third-party releases. (nintendo.com) The current catalog page includes Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, Pokémon Pokopia, Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, alongside outside titles such as Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Resident Evil Requiem. (nintendo.com) Nintendo’s hardware page says the system can also play compatible physical and digital games from the original Switch library. The company is pairing that backward compatibility with higher-end features including a 7.9-inch 1080p screen, 4K docked output on compatible TVs and up to 120 frames per second in compatible games, according to the Mario Kart World bundle listing. (nintendo.com) ### What should players watch next in the anniversary stretch? June 3 is the first of the three listed dates, when Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is due on Switch 2. June 18 follows with The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales, and June 25 with Star Fox, according to Nintendo’s store and news pages. July 17 is the next first-party date after that, when Donkey Kong Bananza is scheduled to arrive exclusively on Switch 2. (nintendo.com) Nintendo is already promoting that game on its featured-games pages and in its current hardware bundle lineup. (nintendo.com 1) (nintendo.com 2)