In an ideal world, Nintendo would focus all of its energy and finances on making new exclusives for Switch 2 . In their defense, they’ve done a good job of that so far. Between Mario Kart World , Donkey Kong Bananza , and the upcoming Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (which will also be on Switch 1), Switch 2 owners have experienced plenty of original stuff in 2025.

What Nintendo and many other companies love to do even more than create new games, however, is re-release old ones. The Switch 2 is already home to several re-releases from Nintendo’s canon, from the Gamecube games on Nintendo Switch Online to the upgraded versions of Switch 1 games, such as Super Mario Party Jamboree and Kirby and the Forgotten Land .

One console that benefited the most from a re-release strategy wa

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