Nintendo Switch Release Date and Price

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Nintendo has announced that the upcoming Virtual Boy accessory for Switch and Switch 2 will be priced at $100 for the plastic shell or $25 for the cardboard option.

'Enter the realm of stereoscopic 3D with this Virtual Boy dedicated accessory for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. Play classic Virtual Boy games like Teleroboxer, Galactic Pinball, and more with one of these add-on accessories. Simply insert your Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch 2 system (each sold separately) into the accessory and have fun! Additional titles will be added in the future.'

This product can be purchased by those who have a paid Nintendo Switch Online membership. To play games in the Virtual Boy - Nintendo Classics, you will need an active Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership. The Nintendo Switch Lite is not supported.

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Chocoburger · 4 days ago

Geez, $100? That's insanely overpriced. And you know it won't go down in price if anything it'll end up increasing in price as time goes on.

Them being absurdly priced is the reason why they didn't mention the prices during the direct. They wanted a controlled positive reaction. Emotional manipulation.

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StingTheEel · 4 days ago

I only want wario land.

It better work without the headset.

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Courtest · 3 days ago

Not for me but it’s neat that new players get to experience the curiosity that is the Virtual Boy. I’m opting out of NSO due to the price hike on it though on both Switch one and two. Seems I’d be paying for the increased library that I’d never use on my Switch one.

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Honest-Word-7890 · OP · 3 days ago

Locked to NSO makes the whole offer unappealing. I'm sure it will fail, few people will consider it.

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Wise_Feedback_9088 · 4 days ago

$25 for a piece of cardboard…wow I guess I should make some cardboard cutouts then apparently that’s where the real money is at! lol

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AwayInLaLaLand95 · 4 days ago

My bad. Didn't realize lenses were involved

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r/JRPG • [2]

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[Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade] Release Date Announcement for Nintendo Switch 2 - January 22, 2026.

Posted by VashxShanks · in r/JRPG · 5 days ago

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UnawareRanger · 5 days ago

Was expecting it to be 70$ USD (100 CAD for me). Was gonna wait till it went down to 60 or 70 CAD. Seeing it is base price 40 USD (55 CAD) is so amazing. Day one buy for me for sure

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Fearless_Freya · 5 days ago

Yes. Pleasantly shocked at that also. Time for me to get it as all 3 parts of game will be on switch2

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RockSauron · 4 days ago

... And here I was, thinking this was a Switch 2 launch game.

Shows what I know.

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jander05 · 4 days ago

This game will be available for half this or less in 6 months time after release. Its not a great game and is often on sale for much less.

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Tinmaddog1990 · 4 days ago

Can someone tell me how this game works?

As far as I know there are three parts? So this is one part? Or is the whole game 40 bucks?

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Piett_1313 · 4 days ago

Three parts as three whole games. This is the first game for $40. Second game is called FFVII Rebirth and the third one is still untitled/not out anywhere.

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TheMasterSwordMaster · 4 days ago

Don't pretend that we don't all already know part 3's gonna be called "Reunion"

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hail_earendil · 4 days ago

This is 7th in the series. You need to play the previous 6 entries to understand what's going on with FF7

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Snowvilliers7 · 4 days ago

This is part 1. Rebirth is part 2 but you'll have to wait for that to release on Switch 2 much later. Part 3 is in development and we don't know if that's getting a multiplatform release or will be a timed exclusive on PS5 to then release on other platforms later

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mundozeo · 4 days ago

Oh yea, I have this in my steam library. I should play it.

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r/NintendoSwitch • [3]

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Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) on X: Virtual Boy – Nintendo Classics will be available for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members on #NintendoSwitch and #NintendoSwitch2 starting Feb 17, 2026! #NintendoDirect

Posted by CuttlefishMonarch · in r/NintendoSwitch · 5 days ago

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Level_Advisor437 · 4 days ago

So, they basically released Virtual Boy without fixing the biggest problems with the system (The bad ergonomics, the eye strain and headaches, the red and black color scheme)? And they missed the opportunity to make a Nintendo branded Occulus type head set?

I guess some of the old timers STILL have it out for Gunpei Yokoi and Virtual Boy. And he's been dead for 28 year!

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Bbqthis · 5 days ago

I already played the entire library on Oculus Quest. If you have a Quest, get Virtual Boy Go on SideQuest.

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ejfrodo · 4 days ago

Citra as well! Quest is perfect for emulating 3DS games in full 3D. I played through 3D Ocarina of Time on there and it was such an amazing experience.

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NoirSon · 4 days ago

I don't like the idea you are forcing people who are already paying the highest tier of the subscription to buy an additional accessory just to play games. The 3D effect is interesting but not the end all be all for any of these titles, especially given most may play for a bit never touch the majority of them.

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Celcius_87 · 5 days ago

You have to have an online expansion pack membership to buy/play the games? ICANT

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jntjr2005 · 5 days ago

....virtual boy...really....rolls eyes

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r/NintendoSwitch • [4]

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Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga - Release Date Trailer (Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, PC)

Posted by Hamlock1998 · in r/NintendoSwitch · 6 days ago

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Insanepaco247 · 6 days ago

I get why fighting games are the default for stuff like this but I still wish it wasn't a fighting game.

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Bone_Dice_in_Aspic · 5 days ago

I'm mid on Ys and don't know trails at all so it's definitely not my thing, but I would love to play a mid complexity traditional 2D fighter with the casts of RPGs I'm more familiar with. Something halfway between Street fighter 2 and a guilty gear in terms of depth, characters from square enix like final fantasy, mana and chrono series, dragon quest, and then I'm not familiar otoh with who owns the licenses for other series like tales, shining, etc

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Insanepaco247 · 5 days ago

I'm not saying it's for nobody - like I said, I get why this kind of thing sells. I just wish it was an RPG or something because I'm not into fighting games. I like crossovers like Phoenix Wright vs. Professor Layton where they don't make it a totally different genre. Or at least something like Theatrhythm where the music is iconic so they make a whole game highlighting it.

As a side note, I'm sure you have already, but if you've never played Dissidia that's a pretty fun fighter for Final Fantasy characters

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Syrairc · 5 days ago

It's annoying because it doesn't have to be. Kingdom Hearts is right there.

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NegZer0 · 6 days ago

This game is old AF (came out during the PSP era originally, contemporary with Ys Seven). Everyone was making these sorts of games at the time, trying to chase Smash Bros success.

I imagine if Falcom was making a crossover game now in 2025 it would not be like this.

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reevestussi · 5 days ago

Oh boy, imagine an Arc System developed fighter with the modern cast of Trails and Ys combined...so much potential

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Albireookami · 6 days ago

and the cast would be rediculous

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MulderYuffie · 5 days ago

So soon too!

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BenjyMLewis · 3 days ago

I tried the PSP version in the past.

This is the kind of fighting game where you need to individually level grind each character. And not every character even has a story mode.

It was fun to play just to see the two or three original boss fights, but I personally wouldn't really recommend this game.

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Svfen · 6 days ago

Adol vs Rean? Sign me up!

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Hamlock1998 · OP · 6 days ago

Rean isn't in this game. It was released in 2010, three years before Cold Steel.

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KeyboardG · 5 days ago

It looks like very little beyond getting the PSP version running and swapping the fonts.

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r/totallyswitched • [5]

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LEGO Voyagers is coming to both Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2

Posted by Honest-Word-7890 · in r/totallyswitched · 6 days ago

The LEGO Group and Annapurna Interactive have announced that the followup to the well-received LEGO Builder's Journey, which is titled LEGO Voyagers, will be getting a Nintendo Switch 2 version, and you haven't got long to wait until you can play it. LEGO Voyagers comes to both Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 on 15th September. If you are curious about the game here's all the details:

'From the makers of LEGO Builder's Journey comes a new 2-player co-op adventure about friendship and play. When two friends make it their mission to rescue an abandoned spaceship, they embark on a journey beyond their wildest dreams, ultimately learning the value of being connected.'

Check out the trailer: https://youtu.be/NOZL-5pC8WM

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AusteegLinks · 6 days ago

Wait wait wait. Annapurna Interactive?? Damn I need to grab this game if it's published by that mob. Everything they put out is amazing.

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r/NintendoSwitch • [6]

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DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO – System Trailer – Nintendo Switch & Nintendo Switch 2

Posted by Dukemon102 · in r/NintendoSwitch · 8 days ago

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Vanilla_Baunilha · 7 days ago

the switch 1 version is good enough, the switch 2 one is just a joke. 810p 30 fps on an anime cell shaded game is horrible. After the amount of AAA ports we've already seen on the switch 2 and how well they perform, this port probably takes the crown as the worst one.

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Rynelan · 7 days ago

I feel this game can easily run at least 1080p60 on Switch 2. It's a closed arena with 2 characters.

Tone down on the environment if you have to. Lower some less noticable effects. Use DLSS.

This feels like a "yea we should do something on Switch 2 to get a dev kit, let's just pump DBSZ to it and call it a day"

I much more preferred to get a Kakarot and or XV2 Switch 2 upgrade though. I played SZ on PS5 and while I thought it would be awesome, I was very much disappointed. So definitely not a purchase here.

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Vanilla_Baunilha · 7 days ago

Ye, it absolutely could and the thing is, all the cutbacks you said, the switch 2 has them already (except the DLSS), the environments look worse and so do the effects.

It feels like all the work went to the switch 1 version, which makes sense and then just pumped the switch 2 one like you said, they didn't give much attention to it.

I also agree with you on the older games' upgrades, while I don't usually consume dragon ball media, seeing that one game always at 3€ euros during sales is tempting lol, a switch 2 version would definitely make me buy it.

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BlueberryEvening1120 · 7 days ago

Ehhhh I saw this coming. The game had trouble running on PS5 and Xbox X. They initially weren't going to launch it with local multiplayer until global fan backlash. And managed to jam it in by making it so that local multiplayer at the time could only be done in the hyperbolic time chamber (the arena with only one structure and no actual models). and doing all the effect scaling down mentioned. It's a very resource heavy game because of the art direction. The fact this game is on the switch but not the PS4 really shows bandai doesn't actually believe it can run, and is just doing this for a cash grab.

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Gta6MePleaseBrigade · 7 days ago

Hell nah it shouldn’t be on switch at all. The developers literally said it’s pushing the ps5 and series x to the absolute limit that you can’t even use maps in co-op

I can only imagine how the switch will be, let alone the switch 1… mk1 anyone?

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Bombasaur101 · 7 days ago

I waited for the Switch 2 version and now I'm immensely disappointed. If it can run on Switch 1, we should have 60fps on Switch 2.

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BebeFanMasterJ · 7 days ago

Unreal Engine 5 is likely the culprit. Borderlands 4 also uses it and it's also 30fps on Switch 2. The engine is very taxing to where Multiversus, when it was rebuilt from Unreal 4 to Unreal 5, ended up becoming less enjoyable and resulted in players leaving in waves until it shut down. It's that bad.

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Vanilla_Baunilha · 7 days ago

Borderlands makes complete sense though, it's an open world current gen game. And the switch specs are well below the minimum specs on pc even.

And multiversus wasn't really because of the engine swap, the Devs just made a lot of bad gameplay decisions and the players were tired of it, especially with all the grinding to get characters.

But you're right, SZ being on Unreal 5 doesn't help at all with the porting process, it's just a shame. Even during it's launch, the devs didn't enable split screen on different maps because of the performance... Like, a PS5 couldn't handle that game rendering twice? It's stupid.

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Apprehensive_Row_161 · 7 days ago

This is probably the worst port on the S2

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Joseki100 · 7 days ago

There is a reason Bandai Namco's slander name is "Scamco".

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thelastsupper316 · 7 days ago

This game runs on fucking windows emulators on phones it's not taxing, what an awful lazy shitty port, I'm guessing it's a 5 man team of not super experienced devs who only had a few weeks to learn the new system before porting.

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ShonenJump121 · 7 days ago

It's kind of insane going from something like Cyberpunk which I think is impressive enough to this.

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r/Switch • [7]

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Upgrade from Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack to Nintendo Switch Online (Without Expansion Pack) Family Plan

Posted by Busy-Bed-2198 · in r/Switch · 10 days ago

Hello! I've got a question I can't find the answer to online.

My GF's brother owns a Switch and already has the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack. My GF and I want to buy the Nintendo Switch Online Family Plan without the Expansion Pack, and want to tell my brother in law if he would be interested in switching plans so it's cheaper for all of us (renouncing to his Expansion Pack in case it's okay for him). I'm trying to find information about this upgrade in the Nintendo website and I found this information. It tells about every possible change you can make in your Online plan EXCEPT for my case. Is it not possible to make? Has someone been in this case?

Thanks in advance!

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ohmygodnewjeans · 10 days ago

You can't downgrade to my knowledge but there's nothing stopping you just adding him when his sub runs out (if he wants to)

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r/NSCollectors • [8]

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My current switch and switch 2 collection. Been collecting since 2017 since the original Nintendo switch launch.

Posted by KennyMo564 · in r/NSCollectors · 11 days ago

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KennyMo564 · OP · 11 days ago

Most are visual novels or Eroge ports from pc to switch all ages.

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Cappachino78 · 9 days ago

Not that many games since 2017, but nice to see some keycard games!

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Tribal_Cult · 11 days ago

Why two doki dokis?

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KennyMo564 · OP · 11 days ago

Japanese and English I thought the Japanese came with bookmarks but it was in the later batches that had shipped out from Amazon Japan and it doesn’t come with the bookmarks when I opened the box so I bought two copies by mistake and it’s the Japanese text on the inside is neat so I kept it.

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superrunk · 4 days ago

Well... It IS a collection...

You like what you like. We have WILDLY different taste in games from the looks of it. 😛

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Distinct-Coach-4001 · 10 days ago

Thank you for posting covers facing up. I can't stand looking at Switch spines, it's hard to make out the words of the game unless you zoom in. Not only that, I like seeing the cover art for the games. I'm making a Switch collection pictures soon and doing it like this, covers up. BTW, nice collection!

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r/CrueltySquad • [9]

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I really want not only a Switch release but a physical Switch release

Posted by Unlost_maniac · in r/CrueltySquad · 11 days ago

This game is great, I have it on steam, but I'm a sucker for physical games. I want a physical copy of all my favourite games, typically across Nintendo Switch or across the Xbox generations.

I'd love to have a physical copy of Cruelty Squad.

The switch 2 has the ability to use a joycon as a mouse by turning it sideways

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Zubatu · 11 days ago

cruelty squad with controller is as painfull as it looks

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ArcadeRivalry · 11 days ago

I finished trauma loop with an Xbox controller...AMA

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Zubatu · 11 days ago

how many suicide notes did you write during that process?

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Unlost_maniac · OP · 11 days ago

Switch 2 has mouse joycons

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plinyvic · 8 days ago

honestly probably wouldn't be that bad. and joycon motion aiming ain't bad either.

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MonkeyNuts449 · 11 days ago

Ville will make you reload with the touchscreen for such a suggestion.

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r/NintendoSwitch2 • [10]

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[Nintendo of Europe] Experience epic savings on thousands of Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 games in the Nintendo eShop Blockbuster Sale, now on until September 14th.

Posted by Joseki100 · in r/NintendoSwitch2 · 13 days ago

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ApprehensiveCoat9587 · 12 days ago

Dragon Ball Z Kakarot + some DLC is going for £2.23 for those interested so there's that

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Mel0nFarmer · 12 days ago

Mortal Kombat 11 is down to £3.49 from £34.99 for anyone interested.

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MaSherm · 13 days ago

EPIC

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Electrical-Skin-4287 · 13 days ago

Nnothing of value there...

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Iammattieee · 13 days ago

US already has a sale going on at the moment. It’s the “blockbuster” sale that started last week

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