We all know the Switch 2 is coming. We all know it's going to be revealed at some point before the end of the current financial year (March 2025). But what happens to the humble Switch when its successor eventually releases? Will Nintendo just let it die?
No, of course not. With the console nearing 150 million units sold since its release in 2017, Nintendo will want to keep supporting the device for those not particularly keen on upgrading for the time being. However, according to YouTuber tvPH (known as 'Brazil' on resetera), the company will likely lean heavily on third-party support while its first-party studios largely migrate over to the Switch 2.
One such third-party publisher in question, is – surprise surprise – Ubisoft. Despite facing some difficulties in recent months, the French publisher is supposedly looking to release a remaster for Splinter Cell: Blacklist in 2025 alongside a remaster for Rayman 3 (however, tvPH clarifies that he's unsure whether this is the same 'remake' project that's been previously reported).
Ubisoft will reportedly also release two more unnamed games, while both Bandai Namco and EA are also said to be leveraging support for the Switch in 2025 as part of Nintendo's initiative to bolster the console's software lineup.
tvPH also mentions that Nintendo itself is also planning on launching two more remasters in 2025 in addition to Donkey Kong Country Returns HD. While he refrained from mentioning the titles by name, he stated that one will be from the GameCube the other from the 3DS.
What kind of remasters are you hoping to see for the Switch in 2025? Are you planning on upgrading to the new console immediately, or will you be waiting for a while? Let us know with a comment.
[source youtube.com, via resetera.com]
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tvPH Brazil has a solid track record, so I trust them. Not that this news is surprising, either.
"First party developer to focus on new hardware." Yeah, obviously.
Star Fox, come on Nintendo! Even f-zero got a game!
Still expect some cross platform games from Nintendo.
What can I say, this excites me! If true, this is more confirmation Switch 2 is out next year!
That's good. Let the remasters come I'm probably not going to end up buying any of these. Meanwhile I'll be finishing my backlog in which there are juggernauts like SMTVV, Star Ocean 2, Persona 5R and soon Ys X. It's always the same at the end of a console gen what I'm left with are the jrpgs some of them being 100 hours long. So yeah it's backlog time baby and that's not a bad thing.
I heard the Switch 2 will be the first console to be primarily supported by fourth-party developers.
Chibi-Robo, Sonic Adventure 2, and the Snowboard Kids series are my most wanted and unfortunately seem least likely.
I've still got everything crossed for F-Zero GX and Star Fox 64 3DS... And then of course a few Konami classics like Symphony of the Night and Gradius V. Forever hopeful!
I'm pretty sure the eshop moderation team just takes a vacation and lets everything through at the end of each generation. It happened with the Wii U and, judging by recent releases, it's happening with the Switch as well. Almost makes me wish their next console isn't backwards compatible so all that trash can be left behind.
This would confirm backwards compatibility. I can't imagine F-Zero GC or Kid Icarus Uprising being released on Switch 1 and not on Switch 2.
it is good for those who want newer remasters or remakes of older games but that also means switch 2 will come out later then sooner..
The last time a Brazilian vaguely promised that I could play F-Zero GX and Odama in HD, I woke up without pants or my appendix in Jacksonville. I'm not falling for the same trick twice. I only have so many pairs of pants.
Splinter Cell Blacklist makes it sound really fake to be honest.
I'm almost more interested to see what support Nintendo Switch gets after the successor is already out.
I have an immense backlog on Switch and won't be upgrading until mid to late 2026 so I can catch up. The less that comes out for the original Switch, the better it is for me, lol.
I think Mario 3d land for the 3DS game.
Wind Waker for GC?
I don't wanna jump to conclusions but I'm going to. 3DS remake ought to be Kid Icarus. Here's hoping.
I'd love a remaster of Star Fox adventure and Batman Arkham origins
Looks like the switch will be getting Just Dance 26, lucky us.
Let’s wait and see. I’m interested.
How many third parties can a third party throw if a third party can throw third parties?
Exactly how it should be. This is what happens on PlayStation systems. Look at the PS3, it was still getting big games in 2016 but nothing from Sony after PS4 launched apart from LBP3 and MLB games. Let’s hope this is correct. Nintendo have to be concentrating on making a success of Switch 2, let third parties cash in on the huge OG Switch Userbase (while paying Nintendo licensing fees of course).
Give us Wave Race and 1080 remasters if you can't give us new entries!!
C'mon Nintendo, you can do it!!
@SwitchplayerJohn
"Even f-zero got a game!"
that's not a game. its an ephemeral online experience. ✌️
I feel you on starfox though. Nintendo is clearly embarrassed by everything I grew up loving about them. 😮💨
Hey, keep 'em coming as long as the performance is good on Switch - I do get bummed when games don't run as well as their original outings (looking at you, Metal Gear Solid 2). As for hopes on those first-party Gamecube and 3DS remasters... I guess I'll keep my fingers crossed for Metroid Prime 2 and Kid Icarus Uprising!
@brakeman90
performing at least as well as the original is bare minimum for a remake, and remarkable how often devs fall short of this, including on Nintendo first party stuff. so insulting when they act like consumer demand meant they had to "enhance" the game beyond the capabilities of the console they are porting to. 🙄
can you imagine if Super Mario All Stars had compromised performance on SNES? 💀
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem, please...
Gamecube: Eternal Darkness
3DS: Kid Icarus
Let's make it happen!
Every Nintendo handheld has been supported well into the next generation, in fact they outright refuse to die lol, has happened with GB, GBA, DS and 3DS.
My hope is that the GameCube / 3DS remakes/remasters are one of these:
GameCube
3DS
Gamecube one will be Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix, Disney's Magical Mirror Starring Mickey Mouse or the obscure Legend of Golfer.
3DS one will be Super Mario 3D Land, Metroid Prime: Federation Force or Tomodachi Life.
@Serpenterror I agree it's unlikely Wind Waker and Twillight Princess will be bundled. They have a different age rating after all.
You put Federation Force more likely than Samus Returns? Oh come on
It would fit to launch Samus Returns after the Switch2 is already out to have history repeat itself!
will Nintendo finally give us FE Path of Radiance from GC?
More than a rumor this sounds like an educated guess but regardless yep, overall makes sense, looking forward to seeing next year what games will still come to Switch, if they will be improved on its successor automatically thanks to its power and/or patches of some kind and which ones will exclusively be on the successor!
Looks like another year that I’ll barely use my Switch, just like this year. After such a fantastic six years, it had to slow down eventually, I suppose. As of right now, I’ve purchased only four games on Switch all year… and Mario Party Jamboree is my favorite of the bunch! Totally strange year for the Switch this year, so this bums me out to know next year may be similar.
@LadyCharlie
>> „First party developer to focus on new hardware." Yeah, obviously.“ <<
It‘s not that obvious. Sony didn’t with the PS5, releasing many PS4 games after the PS5 launch, so people complain „PS5 had no games“. Nintendo probably took note.
I played a few splinter cells on xbox. Never felt the nostalgia to go revisit them. Ubisoft was churning out copy&paste sequels on a yearly basis at the time. Stopped buying their games before the og Assassins Creed released.
@Serpenterror Luigi‘s Mansion 1 and a 3DS Fire Emblem sounds unexciting, so it‘s very likely.
So we're getting Geist and Sticker Star
(It's a joke)
I would be in for a Splinter Cell Blacklist remaster. That game deserved more love than it got.
Ubisoft gets a lot of flack for sticking to their open world formula, but the sad reality is that when they do produce good games that stray from that path, they get an underwhelming response from the public (see the latest Prince of Persia and Mario & Rabbids games).
watch dogs remaster would be nice getting into epic police chases after causing some trouble.
i enjoy third party support for switch games as long as the games are of quality and not suffer from massive frame rate drops and other issues...
Remasters from the GameCube, eh? Eternal Darkness, Prime 2 or F-Zero GX would be lovely. 😍
@Grumblevolcano Normally yes, but not now if you follow UBI business news.
Remasters and remakes have become a thing at UBI and it's their quickest way of recovering money losses.
Spending 5-8 years on a new game that may flop don't have much priority at the moment.
If they are just doing remasters that's fine with me, hopefully I will be able to catch up on some of my backlog playing games I have not played before (well except Banjo Tooie, as I will have to play that next, ah wait I can't can I? Do you need a steady online connection to play it? Can't remember)
@Serpenterror How could you forget Metroid Prime 2?
@Kochambra Splinter Cell Blacklist really deserves a re-release and it's most likely true as UBI have to focus on lower cost releases for awhile to recover money quickly.
I completed Blacklist on Wii U, PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 online and offline on all of them.
Wii U and PC versions is by far the best and here is why:
Fun fact:
Microsoft upgraded Xbox 360 version of SC Blacklist.
Microsoft injected 9.GB of PC textures in to the 360 version and also made it run at native 4K too.
This were a 100% free upgrade by MS and not UBI, and is why it were Xbox exclusive.
In fact that version can't be ported anyway as it requires a console running on Windows.
@Toastmaster It's specifically Splinter Cell Blacklist that doesn't feel believable to me, not the concept of Ubisoft doing more remasters and remakes. If the rumour was something like another Assassin's Creed game or a Far Cry game that's being remastered/remade, that would feel very believable.
There ain’t no party like a third party party.
Does ToiletPaperBrazil have an uncle working at Nintendo? I can also predict how Switch 2 will have GAMES (shocking ik)
I would definitely buy a splintercell blacklist remaster.
Game still looks great
It would finally be time for Ubisoft to port Splinter Cell as one of the last few Wii U ports that never transitioned; sure it's more action focused, but the AI is still impressive today
I'm honestly expecting F-Zero to be the Gamecube port, with F-Zero 99 and the GBA releases putting the spotlight back on it. In a perfect world, I'd love Chibi Robo and Eternal Darkness (which would go along well with the positive Silent Hill 2 Remake reception.)
Honestly, Nintendo could port over the 3DS Style Savvy game as their 3DS library was all quality... maybe except Chibi Robo Ziplash and Go Pikmin
It sure took a while for people to mention Metroid Prime 2 which had previously been talked about as a sure thing. Maybe the idea is that it would be odd to have two entries from the series release so close together.
Anyway, Samus Returns desperately needs a Pro Controller, but it was so late in the 3DS era that it would be an unlikely candidate. And again, with a Metroid already launching, it would be unlikely.
Star Fox Assault would be nice. Kid Icarus Uprising would perhaps match the timeline Sakurai's game he recently announced he has been working on since 2022. There haven't been any Fire Emblem gaps of over a year, and despite all the rumors about Genealogy of the Holy War, it could be FE Awakening's turn.
GameCube and 3DS?!
Give us Wooly World!
Just remembered that it had a 3DS port.
So you're telling me there's a chance...
Splinter Cell Blacklist is on Wii U, we don't need it on Switch.
Do we even need YouTuber "sources" on obvious stuff now? Every console's twilight years are dominated by third party stuff, and Switch owners have eaten good every year in that regard to begin with. We already have a legitimate doozy of a year based on the officially announced or delayed stuff, and there's undoubtedly more to come. And I'd rather trust time to tell exactly what.
@Grumblevolcano You are ignoring that AC Flag Flag released same year as Blacklist and is being remastered already.
Splinter Cell Blacklist didn't make money back the first time, because it didn't become popular until 2-3 years after release. This is why UBI stopped making SC games.
There are several reasons to remaster it as it ran bad especially on PS3 and 360 on top of a minute of loading time to get in to a level, while PC version loaded same levels with better graphics in only 3-5 seconds.
There are several reasons why it could be re-released.
Allegedly, Ubisoft is also considering bringing Driver: San Francisco to Switch, and EA's looking at their Wii back catalogue, meaning Boom Blox has a high chance of being brought over. Would love to check out both
Remasters are only ok when they aren't priced at €59,99 😑
i still waiting them make a Port to switch
Splinter Cell, Ghost recon, Rainbow six ( Reboot ) / Patriot
the longer Nintendo waits to make this announcement about "Switch 2" the more I fear it won't release in 2025, Nintendo never said they would reveal the console before the end of the fiscal year
Love a physical version splinter cell. As long as not more online. A new wave race game would be nice played original on Gameboy . Think need looks back twenty years at the games that don't exist now and improve on them. One my Wii favourite excite truck could make a new one of them.
@KBuckley27 reckon it getting delayed cos all the apparent leaks are effecting their share prices. No company likes losing money. At a guess. For me don't matter plenty of life left in switch loads games hant played yet pikimn one of them. When they do release game be expensive and not alot of choice. For me to buy on day one would have to have mario kart and super smash brawl. Admit owned my switch since 2020
@Bluesaxo so guess some people have played all the good games on switch
Everyone has to remember, Switch was in a unique position to rely heavily on both Wii U ports and PS3/360/PS4 ports to help flesh out their library.
Nintendo isn't going to have that same luxury with Switch 2. Sure there are few more Wii U era ports they can lean on and few more PS4 era ports/remasters that they can rely on but it's not much and the well will eventually dry up by 2027. It's going to be a very different situation for Switch 2 regarding 3rd party port support.
Can Bethesda port Morrowind and Oblivion?
I wouldn't be surprised if F-Zero GX and Kid Icarus Uprising were the rumored Nintendo remasters.
If Ubisoft gives us a Rayman remake, Namco gives us Pac-Man World 2, and Nintendo gives us Wind Waker as the GameCube game and Kid Icarus Uprising as the 3DS game, that will honestly make for the perfect final year for me. This is a lineup taken directly from the top of my wishlist.
Lean is a bit much since no one on consumer side even knows the Specs to expect what could be a possible games? How do they expect people to want Switch 2 if they can't even know the hardware they expect to buy around ~450usd to start with?
Hopefully 3rd parties learned their lesson after the Switch gen with how stupid most of them were at ignoring it until way later.
I just wanna play sleeping dogs on the switch. Square needs to make it happen
What third parties would still want to develop for OG Switch? They hate how underpowered it is. I would think once Nintendo abandons the Switch, it's just going to flat out die. Feels like the other way around would make more sense.
Sands of time would be in the mix too
Squeenix have no choice but to release Final Fantasy Tactics Remaster. Also, Mushihimesama Futari and more Sonic gamea have no excuse either!
@Bunkerneath Nope, you just have to connect for the weekly check - after all they need a way to see if you still have a subscription or not - and then you can play the NSO retro apps even offline (I've just tested it myself with airplane mode just to be 100% sure)!
@Grumblevolcano Well. Driver 1+2 from UBI is rumored as UBI remasters now too and that is even less unlikely than Blacklist and AC Black Flag.
@JohnnyMind Cheers, just couldnt remember, thats good then, I can play it at work.
Since the last system update my Switch cannot find my work Wifi so no online connection anymore
I hope this is true. I have loved the 3rd party support on switch so far.
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