Nintendo announces free Switch 2 upgrades for twelve Switch 1 games

In addition to the paid upgrade packs for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, each costing $9.99, and Kirby and the Lost Land and Super Mario Party Jamboree, each costing $19.99, Nintendo is also optimizing popular Switch 1 titles free of charge for the Switch 2. The complete list includes 12 titles, all of which will be available for the console's launch on June 5, 2025:

Pokémon™:

Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet will be graphically optimized for the Switch 2 and will have a higher frame rate for smoother gameplay.

Super Mario:

New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe will receive an upgrade for better graphics on the handheld and connected TVs.

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury will also be graphically enhanced, with HDR support and GameShare support, allowing four people to play Super Mario 3D World and two players to play Bowser's Fury together (one Mario, one Bowser). Bowser's Fury will also receive HDR support.

Super Mario Odyssee will be graphically enhanced, with HDR support and GameShare support, allowing two people to play simultaneously (one Mario, one Cappy).

Legend Of Zelda:

The Legend Of Zelda: Link's Awakening and The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom will be graphically optimized for Switch 2 and get HDR support.

These Switch 1 games will also receive a free Switch 2 upgrade:

ARMS will receive optimized frame rate and graphics and will be equipped with HDR support.

Big Brain Academy will receive GameShare support for up to four players and the GameChat function.

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker will receive optimized graphics, HDR support and GameShare support, allowing all courses to be played by two players.

The 51 games of Clubhouse Games will be equipped with 4-player support for 34 of the included games and GameChat.

Game Builder Garage will receive optimized graphics and support for mouse controls on the Joy-Con 2.