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Platform archive · Nintendo

Nintendo Switch

Nintendo combined handheld and television play in one cartridge-based platform. A long retail life, region-free hardware, and extensive limited-print publishing created an unusually large physical library.

Hardware launch era2017
Physical games1,315
Documented packages1,315
Hardware variants0
Nintendo SwitchNintendo

Launch information

The platform’s opening chapter

Hardware era
2017
Launch region
Catalog regions documented per game
Primary physical format
See individual game records
First documented physical release
2017 · exact day not documented
Latest documented physical release
October 16, 2025
Special editions and variants
642
2017 · exact day not documentedOccultic;Nine2017 · exact day not documentedShadows of Adam2017 · exact day not documentedThea: The AwakeningMarch 3, 20171-2-SwitchMarch 3, 2017Dragon Quest Heroes I・II for Nintendo SwitchMarch 3, 2017I am Setsuna

Best-known releases

Platform-defining collector highlights

8

March 3, 2017

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

August 29, 2017

Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle

April 28, 2017

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

March 26, 2021

Monster Hunter: Rise

November 15, 2019

Pokémon Shield

November 15, 2019

Pokémon Sword

November 7, 2017

Sonic Forces

July 26, 2019

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Complete physical checklist

Nintendo Switch games

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