Switch 2 hints grow
Signals suggesting more Nintendo Switch 2 news arrived this week: Splatoon Raiders received a PEGI 7 rating on the EU eShop, which EU ratings watchers say often precedes a wider reveal for a console exclusive (games.gg). Nintendo also confirmed Rhythm Heaven Groove for July 2, 2026, and Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream is due this week on Switch and Switch 2 — though one outlet warns that Tomodachi Life has apparently leaked online ( ).
Nintendo’s next Switch 2 beat may be hiding in plain sight: Splatoon Raiders now carries a PEGI 7 rating on Nintendo’s European store pages. (eurogamer.net) Nintendo announced Splatoon Raiders in June 2025 as the first Splatoon spinoff, set on the Spirhalite Islands with Deep Cut, and said only that more information would come later. The game is exclusive to Nintendo Switch 2. (nintendo.com) This week’s change is small but concrete: outlets tracking Nintendo’s European listings reported that Splatoon Raiders moved from a provisional label to PEGI 7. PEGI, the Pan European Game Information system, is the age-rating standard used across much of Europe. (mynintendonews.com, pegi.info) Nintendo has also started filling in dates elsewhere on its 2026 slate. Rhythm Heaven Groove is now scheduled for July 2, 2026 on Nintendo Switch, according to Nintendo’s store and news pages. (nintendo.com, nintendo.com) Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is closer still. Nintendo says the life-simulation game launches on April 16, 2026 for Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo’s regional pages say the demo can be downloaded on Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch 2. (nintendo.com, nintendo.com) Nintendo’s United States store page lists Tomodachi Life as “Nintendo Switch 2 Compatibility Information Supported – Game behavior is consistent with Nintendo Switch,” which points to backward compatibility rather than a separate Switch 2 edition. (nintendo.com) That leaves Splatoon Raiders as one of Nintendo’s more visible unreleased Switch 2 exclusives without a date. Eurogamer reported that Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave also received a European age rating this week, adding to signs that Nintendo’s 2026 calendar is being locked in title by title. (eurogamer.net) One caution: the claim that Tomodachi Life leaked online appears to come from fan and outlet chatter, not from Nintendo. Nintendo has not posted any statement on its official news pages about a leak as of April 14, 2026. (simscommunity.info, nintendo.com) For now, the clearest signal is not a trailer or a Direct date. It is a ratings update, one confirmed July release, and an April 16 launch that puts Nintendo’s next Switch and Switch 2 wave on the clock. (eurogamer.net, nintendo.com, nintendo.com)
