The month of June has already started bringing several news for gamers around the world, and one of the main announcements has just been released by Nintendo. For those who have a Nintendo Switch at home, you can celebrate, as the brand has announced a list of 12 updated games for the Nintendo Switch 2, an the best part: at no additional cost. Stay tuned for the list and new updates.
What does the “free update rain” from Nintendo bring?
Nintendo announced the so-called “free update rain”, a catchy title to attract the public’s attention to the company’s latest news. With the launch of the Switch 2 on June 5, Nintendo announced a series of updates and releases of various famous games like the Zelda and Super Mario series.
Each game brings at least one or more new features. With many technical and entertainment improvements, this release promises a new level of experience for players. Among the main changes, we can mention improvements in gameplay, more advanced visuals, enhanced resolutions, and additional feature support.
In addition, each game will present new content with new levels and challenges for user entertainment. It’s great news for those who are fans of the brand’s games, who have already been delighted by previous updates and will now have new experiences for the games they love. It also serves as an encouragement for new people to become interested in the brand.
But after all, what are the 12 updated games?
You can find bellow the list of the 12 titles released by Nintendo along with their main updates. Each game received specific updates relevant to their improvement needs, in order to enhance the player’s experience.
- Pokémon Scalet – Frame improvements and higher resolutions
- Pokémon Violet – Frame improvements and higher resolutions
- The legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom – Feature to display only favorited echoes, visuals optimization and fixed issues from previous version
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowers’s Fury – Visuals and frame rate optimization, added support for GameShare
- 51 Worldwide Games – Added support for GameShare, added Korean as a supported language and several other updates to improve the gameplay
- ARMS™- Visuals and frame rate optimization
- Super Mario Odyssey™ – Visuals optimization and added support for GameShare
- Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain – Added support for GameShare
- The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening – Visuals optimization and HDR support for improved images characteristics
- Captain Toad™: Treasure Tracker – Visuals optimization, HDR support for improved images characteristics and Support for GameShare.
- Game Builder Garage – Visuals Optimization, added support for Joy-Con 2 mouse controls and Processing speed improvements
- New Super Mario Bros™ U Deluxe – Visuals optimization and high-resolution improvements
One of the standout additions to each game is the GameShare feature. This option lets players enjoy the same game together without everyone needing to own it. As long as one person has the game, they can share access with a friend by connecting accounts – and that’s enough for both to play.
And that’s not all for Nintendo
Each of the twelve games received specific updates carefully aimed at improving their shortcomings and significantly enhancing the overall player experience. And this is just the beginning. Nintendo used this exciting first release as a strategic way to increase the level of audience engagement and officially announced that even more news is coming soon.
This new wave of releases, and on top of that without extra costs, is proof that Nintendo is not joking around. The renowned to the quality of its products and also to a satisfying user experience, which is one of the main reasons the brand has such a large and loyal fan base.
