Switch 2 summer lineup
- Nintendo confirmed two near‑term Switch 2 dates: Yoshi and the Mysterious Book on May 21 and Rhythm Heaven Groove on July 2. - Rhythm Heaven Groove is available to preorder for $39.99 at select retailers, per IGN. - Those dated releases give the Switch 2 clearer early‑year software support, according to IGN and Hobby Consolas reporting. ( )
Nintendo has now put firm summer dates on two of its next console games: *Yoshi and the Mysterious Book* arrives May 21, and *Rhythm Heaven Groove* follows on July 2. (nintendo.com, nintendo.com) The Yoshi game is a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive, according to Nintendo’s store page and regional game listings. Nintendo’s latest post also says the new trailer shows Yoshi exploring pages of a talking encyclopedia and using creatures in the book to open paths and solve puzzles. (nintendo.com, nintendo.com) *Rhythm Heaven Groove* is a Nintendo Switch release rather than a Switch 2 exclusive, and Nintendo says preorders are open now. IGN reported physical preorders at select retailers for $39.99 in the United States. (nintendo.com, ign.com) Those dates fill in Nintendo’s schedule a little more than 10 months after the company said Switch 2 would launch on June 5, 2025, at a suggested retail price of $449.99 in the United States. A console launch lineup can create early momentum, but Nintendo’s 2026 calendar had still been taking shape title by title. (nintendo.com, ign.com) Hobby Consolas said the new Yoshi trailer put more focus on how the game works, including creature-based interactions and environmental variety, after the game had previously carried a broader Spring 2026 window. IGN said the *Rhythm Heaven Groove* preorder listing turned a general 2026 plan into a dated summer release with a U.S. price. (hobbyconsolas.com, ign.com) The two games also serve different parts of Nintendo’s audience. Yoshi is Nintendo’s first new solo Yoshi game since *Yoshi’s Crafted World* on Switch in 2019, while *Rhythm Heaven Groove* revives a rhythm series Nintendo had not released on home or handheld hardware in the West since *Rhythm Heaven Megamix* on Nintendo 3DS in 2016. (nintendo.com, nintendo.com) Nintendo’s own product pages still leave some details open, including final download-size and rating notices on the store listings. But the dates themselves are now concrete, which gives Nintendo a clearer handoff from late spring into early summer on Switch 2 and Switch. (nintendo.com, nintendo.com)
