A sequel, Hyrule Warriors : Age of Calamity, is now available. This final port features every piece of content from both the Wii U and the 3DS titles, plus the DLC, for the ultimate experience. Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition: The hit crossover between the Warriors franchise and Zelda came to the Wii U first, then the 3DS.

Pokken Tournament DX: The cross between Tekken and Pokemon released late in the Wii U’s lifecycle, and now it’s available on the Switch with all new features and enhancements.

The success of Bayonetta 2 allowed Nintendo to announce a third game in the series, also a Switch-exclusive.

Bayonetta 2: Nintendo bankrolled this sequel to Platinum Games’ cult-classic Bayonetta, and both titles were then ported to the Switch.

The game is getting a full sequel set sometime after the conclusion of the original, and the short teaser released at E3 2019 is an absolute banger.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild: Originally announced as a Wii U exclusive, the game was pushed back in 2016 to launch as the first game for the Switch and the final game for the Wii U.

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze: The latest entry in the long-running Donkey Kong Country series features some enhancements over the original Wii U version, but largely remains the same.

The game is still active, but the final Splatfest is being held as we update this article, so anyone picking up Splatoon 2 after July 2019 will find the community-based festival no longer exists. Splatoon 2: Though not a remake, Splatoon 2 plays similarly to the original, enhancing the original game while introducing new players to the series.Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: This port features all the DLC from the original release, plus an all-new battle mode that easily surpasses the original to make for the best Mario Kart game yet.

Likewise, the Switch cartridge shape is different from the DS and 3DS shape, both of which are more square than the taller, rectangular-shaped Switch cartridges that have since rolled out, making it impossible to ever play a physical game from a previous Nintendo title. Thus, the lack of a disc drive makes it impossible for the Switch to play disc-based Wii games. Only the PSP from Sony and its successor, the Vita perfected the disc-based portable gaming system work. Using a disc-based system would require physical moving parts, along with additional noise and bulk, making the system much more fragile. The ability to take the Switch on the go basically prohibits the ability to use Blu Ray discs for games, which both the PS4 and the Xbox One use. The Switch’s cartridges are small, flash-based technology that isn’t too far off from what the DS and 3DS used to play games. If you have a Switch, or if you know someone with one, you’ll know that it represents a return to cartridges for Nintendo home consoles for the first time since the demise of the N64 following the GameCube launch in 2001.

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