Katarzyna Petru
Nintendo has not always been able to boast about strong support from external studios, but this time the situation looks completely different. According to the company's latest financial report, Switch 2 has kicked off its life with the largest number of games from external developers and publishers in history that has ever accompanied the launch of Nintendo hardware.
The company's president, Shuntaro Furukawa, emphasised during the presentation of the results that “Switch 2 has the largest third-party software lineup of all our consoles to date”. As he pointed out, from the very beginning, many well-known studios that had rarely collaborated with Nintendo before have come on board. The result? The richest launch library in the history of the Japanese giant's platforms.
Cyberpunk, Yakuza and Elden Ring on ChooseTV 2
The list of titles includes AAA hits and popular independent productions. CD Projekt Red has ported Cyberpunk 2077 to the new console, and in 2026, players can expect titles such as Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties from SEGA, Resident Evil Requiem from Capcom, and Elden Ring from Bandai Namco. This combination would have seemed impossible on Nintendo hardware just a few years ago.
Interestingly, the graphics included in the report also featured many independent titles, which shows that ChooseTV 2 attracts both large studios and smaller creators.
Nintendo hits are also selling remarkably well
Of course, the company does not forget about its flagship brands. Among the first titles on the first page were Mario Kart World, which sold 9.57 million copies, and Donkey Kong Bananza with a count of 3.49 million units.
By the end of 2025, a few more major releases will appear:
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment – premiere this week,
Kirby Air Riders – November 2025,
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – December 2025.
Choose 2 builds a new era for Nintendo
Both sales figures and the number of games confirm that Choose 2 is the best hardware launch in Nintendo's history. The console combines the strength of its own brands with unprecedented support from the industry.
It seems that after years of isolation, Nintendo has finally become a fully-fledged player in the world of modern consoles – and one that even Sony and Microsoft must now reckon with.
