Nintendo Has a List of Switch 1 Games That Will Be Ready for Switch 2

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The Switch 2 is nearly here. On June 5, those of us who were lucky enough to snag preorders will start receiving their consoles, and will be able to play new games like Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza.

Of course, Nintendo's new console isn't only compatible with Switch 2 games. It will play your original Switch games too. The thing is, it isn't as simple as with other backwards compatible consoles: The Switch 2 uses emulation to run original Switch titles, so it isn't playing those games natively. That works for the most part—Nintendo says virtually all first-party Switch games can run on Switch 2 without issue, and the same is true for most "partner" games.

However, some games run into problems with the emulation on Switch 2. Certain titles have issues when starting up (e.g. Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, Rocket League, and FINAL FANTASY), while others are "playable," but suffer in-game compatibility issues (e.g. ALIEN: ISOLATION, Fall Guys, and Overcooked! All You Can Eat). Nintendo is investigating the issue for these titles, so hopefully they'll all eventually be able to run on Switch 2 as well as they do on the original Switch.

These Switch games are getting updates for Switch 2

In fact, there's already a list of titles with fixes on the way. Nintendo says 49 games with current problems running on Switch 2 will receive updates by system launch or shortly after to fix those issues. (The exception is Fortnite, which is apparently getting a true Switch 2 version rather than an update.)

You can see the full list of games to be updated for Switch 2 below:

112 Operator

ACA NEOGEO ART OF FIGHTING 2

ACA NEOGEO SAMURAI SHODOWN II

ACA NEOGEO THE KING OF FIGHTERS '95

ACA NEOGEO THE KING OF FIGHTERS '96

ACTIVE LIFE Outdoor Challenge

Airhead

Alchemy Garden

Baron: Fur Is Gonna Fly

Batman: The Enemy Within

Beyond the Ice Palace 2

Boot Hill Bounties

Bus Simulator 2023: City Driver

Death Coming

DOOM Eternal

Eggy Party

ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist

Everspace - Stellar Edition

Fables Mosaic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Fitness Boxing

Floor Kids

Fortnite (a Switch 2 version is in the works)

FRAMED Collection

Gal Guardians: Demon Purge

Gas Guzzlers Extreme

Guns, Gore and Cannoli

Island Flight Simulator

Korean Drone Flying Tour Jeju Island-1

Mexican Train Dominoes Gold

Monster Energy Supercross - The Official Videogame

MUSYNX

NBA 2K25

Nova-111

OMG Police - Car Chase TV Simulator

Parents Vs Kids

Perseverance: Complete Edition

Pizza Tower

Process of Elimination

Slayin 2

STAR WARS: Dark Forces Remaster

Super Mega Baseball 3

The Jackbox Party Pack

The Jackbox Party Pack 2

Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes

Victor Vran Overkill Edition

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

WolfFang 空牙2001 SkullFang 空牙外伝 Saturn Tribute Boosted

World of Tanks Blitz

Xtreme Sports

Unfortunately, there's no true timeline for when these games will receive their updates. Nintendo's "by launch or shortly after" pledge is quite vague: Will some games be patched? Will most? Which ones? How long after launch is "shortly after?"

The silver lining is that the fixes are on their way. If you have any of these Switch games, or you happen to buy them with your Switch 2, keep an eye out for these updates.