Video: 11 Exciting New Games Coming To Switch 1 & 2 In June 2026

It's actually a fantastic month for Switch 2 owners, with Rebirth, Elliot and Starfox.
And hopefully the Direct as well!

That will be Adventures of Elliot and Star Fox for me!

Pre ordered star fox, can't wait to give it a shot. The original lylat wars was probably my most played game on the n64.

Got Final Fantasy and Star Fox pre-ordered

Adventures of Elliot for me.

No talk about Death end re;Quest Code: Z ? That game is finally coming to Switch in english via an asian release, seemingly uncensored after being canned for the west.

I didn't even know this was announced last month cuz nobody told me! Ya'll are beyond late!

@smithpa01 It is my second most played after OoT, and I have not really played it since the N64 era. Cannot wait to get back into it.

Really liked the Elliot demo gameplay, but the art style didn’t do it for me. Feels like they cranked the visual effects like bloom and contrast up to the max which muddies the overall look of the game. I don’t mind the mix of 2D and 3D assets, as it can be tastefully done (see Paper Mario series), and I still love old pixel style designs, but the meshing of all of it together here seems like a poor artistic choice to me here.

Very excited for Star Fox! And really hoping we hear about a direct soon, I love this time of the year

Just Starfox for me. I will grab FF down the line once ive got through Remake and got myself a memory card.

Densha Attack has such a nice looking style. Starfox and Eliot look interesting. But still most of these are more of a "Wait fo a sale" game

Star Fox don’t look very excited.

Hmmm. Where is the excitement exactly?

Will Star Fox be a shadow drop after the June Nintendo Direct?

Can't decide what to buy between FF7R and Star Fox first, i've been wanting to play both games since they got revealed.

Calling them “new” is a bit of a stretch

I might get Rebirth at some point but I haven't yet made the time to go through Remake so it's not a launch concern for me.

As for Star Fox I'll probably play it if my roommate gets it but no desire to buy it personally.

If I can afford it, the Tetris game looks fun.

@USWITCH64 If you are not excited for Rebirth, nor Elliot, nor Starfox, then I don't know what kind of games you like, man... Well, soon afterwards there's that weird game coming, the Rhythm something. That one probably gets you more excited.

Looks like my wallet is safe for the month. Nothing of interest for Switch 1 in my opinion

@StewdaMegaManNerd calling them not new is a bit pedantic

Meh to all of this. Can we get the Direct already and learn about the holiday lineup? The Switch 2 really needs something huge right now.

To a T is coming to Switch 2?? That's made by the Katamari Damacy guy, isn't it? That's very exciting. Denshattack also looks incredibleee

FF VII rebirth was the second game ever in my life that I preordered (just today, but still). SE have me a proper demo and a 20% discount. That is how you convince people.

FF VII Rebirth
Starfox
Adventures of Elliott.

Need reviews for the others.
Good month.

How come they never have a headline like "10 Boring Games Coming to Switch This Month" ?

@the_beaver no disrespect to these games. But surely I'd take "Rhythm something" over them in heart beat

@GoproGO As I thought so, now everything makes sense. Fine, I'm happy for you!

Adventures of Elliot looked interesting, but from what I saw it's the handholdiest-of-handholding game with a "helper" that never shuts up. Not sure why anyone would want that in an adventure game, but ... there it is.

Only Star Fox for me then. I already have FF VII on PS5P otherwise that would be a no-brainer.

Elliott and Starfox let's gooooo! I haven't been this excited for games in a while

@Ralek85
I think Nintendo life's preview said that it's actually not holding your hands and that the level of chattiness of the terrible terrible fairy companion can be adjusted.

That being said I'm also waiting to see how true this is in the real review since the option isn't there in the last demo.

I still have to play the demo of Denshattack, so that will leave some time for a physical edition to see the light of day.
And I've got my Tetris fix likely till the end of the year, so hopefully GM4 will also be available physically by then.
I unfortunately cannot say that I'm looking forward to a Starfox remake, but one can always change their minds ...
I've got the Rayman 30th pre-ordered and that's supposed to come end of the month, so I'll be able to make a little bit of progress on all the lovely games sitting in my backlog!

Still debating on whether I wanna pick up Star Fox at launch since it doesn't seem like there's really any substantial new gameplay additions (I don't really care about the mouse mode gimmick or multiplayer).

Would have bought FFVII Rebirth and Adventures of Elliot if they weren't on key cards.

@the_beaver i'm not the person you were having a go at. You both need to branch out more

@GoproGO Lol, how to know? Sorry about that, mate.

@Lone_Beagle because that would be a snarky low-level try-hard-to-be-edgy headline unbefitting of a site like this.

Adventures of Elliot would be on my short list. . . except for the whole "no physical for you, only keycards" release strategy S-E is still pushing. I'll probably still get it eventually, but only once its digital copy is on sale on the Eshop with enough of a discount to meet my "digital penalty" ( say, 30% off or so ).

Rebirth is preloaded!

I'm very hyped for Star Fox but not for buying a full-price game (sorry, Nintendo). I thought it was going to hit that $50 sweet spot, but I see the Switch 2 version is $60. I might wait and see if a Woot! deal pops up on that one in a few months.

Edit: I was wrong about pricing! I'll be picking it up at launch for $50.

@Joe11 You can get Star Fox for $50 digital and physical and it’s a Switch 2 exclusive

Star Fox for me. Otherwise, my backlog will keep me busy enough lol

A bit leaner of a month than May was, but there's bound to be some surprises and May was packed (for me at least). Still looking forward to Starfox and Dark Scrolls.

Star Fox, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales all Nintendo Switch 2 for me. Of course Star Fox is Nintendo exclusive game for Nintendo Switch 2 exclusively.

Looking forward to Star Fox. Already got it pre-order. I enjoyed the 64 and 3DS remake versions, I'll enjoy this one just the same if not more. The multiplayer has my interest and I'm crossing fingers they can expand on it in the future.

I have too much to play
it's almost stressful, honestly

It’s getting a bit exhausting how much they’re relying on recycling old content.

Hopefully some original new games are coming soon.

@HubbaHunt You're right, and thank you for setting me straight! I got the wrong info from Nintendo Life's product page for the upcoming game :/

Just when I thought my backlog was getting a wee bit smaller, June pops up with three games I really want and more I potentially want.

Here's hoping we'll get a proper Nintendo Direct, too. Although I have given up hope on that, seeing as they just love using Nintendo Today for surprise drops, etc.

@Broch83 same.

@Max_the_German No, because it already has a release date.

@8bit-Man They released Mario Tennis in February, Pokopia in March, Tomodachi Life in April, Yoshi like what 2 weeks ago? Star Fox this month, next month there will be Rhythm Heaven and Splatoon Raiders, and Fire Emblem has been rumored for August. That's a pretty solid line-up and there's only one remake in there...

@jsty3105 At least half of these are friggin’ ports and remakes. How is calling them “not new” insulting?

Hell yeah, TGM 4 Let's Goooooooooooo

@StewdaMegaManNerd being slightly pedantic and being insulting are two vastly different things. I was referring to the former and am a bit surprised that the latter was brought up. Unless these games have already been released on the Switch 2, they are new rather than not new.

If they've already been released on the Switch 2 then yeah, calling them new would be an error and they should be called 'not new games you might have missed on the Switch 2'

@jsty3105 I don't own any of them. All new to me.

For me, I think it will be Tetris TGM4 and that's it.

Maybe I'll get Star Fox and Denshattack! when I get a Switch 2.

Loved Rebirth on PS5 but not going to double dip. I'll be there for Starfox and Elliot though and maybe Denshattack.

@mlt You are right, we'll have to wait for the final release, but the demo'ed version was definitely (way too) verbose for my taste. It was annoying actually and actively undermined the atmosphere and sense of exploration. Not every game has to be Elden Ring and shroude itself in utter obscurity, but this the complete opposite end of the spectrum, which the game pointing out that there moveable pillars are indeed moveable ...😱

That said, this is something that could also still be patched in a significant way (as an option) after release. It's just weird given how at odds this particular choice feels with the genre and given the fact that they already had all these playtests.

@jsty3105 Ok. I definitely used terrible wording and apologize for such. However, I still feel that using the word “new” is a bit misleading since several of these games have been out for multiple years. Simply saying that they’re exciting games would be far more accurate and would still drum up hype (that being said I am genuinely ticked off by how many people are saying that none of these are worth mentioning)

How is Dark Scrolls flying so under the radar, it looks fantastic?