--- description: Nintendo Switch will feature new Mario, Mario Kart, Zelda, Splatoon and many other games title: See the 8 Biggest Nintendo Switch Games So Far image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # See the 8 Biggest Nintendo Switch Games So Far by [Matt Peckham](/author/matt-peckham/) ## Matt Peckham Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 13, 2017 6:20 AM CUT by [Matt Peckham](/author/matt-peckham/) ## Matt Peckham Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 13, 2017 6:20 AM CUT Nintendo’s Switch hybrid [home/mobile video game console](http://time.com/4632820/nintendo-switch-nx/ "undefined") will be [available March 3](http://time.com/4634083/nintendo-switch-release/ "undefined"), 2017, the company revealed during a Jan. 12 presentation, and it’ll [sell for $299.99](http://time.com/4634072/nintendo-switch-price/ "undefined"). During the event Nintendo demonstrated an array of new games, including several intriguing proof-of-concept ideas that hark back to the Wii’s halcyon days of motion controls. Here’s a look: ### 1-2 Switch Don’t look at the screen, look directly into your opponent’s eyes, says Nintendo of this Wii-like game in which player can box, swing tennis rackets, hit baseballs and quickdraw guns by deftly maneuvering the Switch’s motion-sensing Joy-Cons. March 3 ### ARMS Hold the Switch’s motion-sensing Joy-Cons in each hand and box like you would in real life to play this fighting game in which players try to tag each other with crazy extendable arms. Spring 2017 ### Fire Emblem Warriors Nothing to see here yet really, but considering how beloved the Fire Emblem series of turn-based roleplaying games is, it’s enough to know there’s something in the works for Switch. TBD ### The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild The new Switch-ified trailer for Nintendo’s long-awaited next Zelda game looks incredible, and the other bit of thankful news is that it’s a day one launch game. March 3 ### Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo’s calling this the “definitive” version of Mario Kart 8, including all the DLC, new characters and courses, a revamped Battle mode, a new “Smart Steering” option (for “novice players and kids”) and 1080p resolution support. April 2017 ### Super Mario Odyssey Mario hits the city and a gazillion other oddball locales, in the first open world Mario game Nintendo’s created since _Super_ _Mario 64_ (Nintendo 64) and _Mario Sunshine_ (GameCube) Holiday 2017 ### Splatoon 2 This sequel to popular Wii U paintball shooter _Splatoon_ lets players use the Switch’s motion-sensing Joy-Cons controls to spray their ink everywhere. Summer 2017 ### Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Nintendo subsidiary Monolith Soft’s Switch-exclusive sequel to its critically lauded Wii game _Xenoblade Chronicles_ should make hardcore Japanese roleplaying fans giddy. 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