The 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Nintendo Switch 2 runs original Nintendo Switch games better than their native hardware ever could. That's not true across♉ the board, but it's broadly accurate enough, with enough titles, to be worth considering an upgrade to Switch 2 at launch - even when there aren't many actual Switch 2 games available yet.

Below, we'll go𓆉 over how to upgrade your Switch 1 games for Switch 2, as well as what you can expect from the boosts to each of the main games receiving more substantial updates. Once you're finished reading, g𝓰o forth and enjoy those older classics all over again!

How To Update Switch 1 Games For Switch 2

The upgrades for Switch 1 games 🌸come in three main varieties:

• There are games with minor performance improvements, which are subtle enough not to be cited specifically by Nintendo at this time.
• There are games with more substantial improvements, which are impressive enough to be cited directly by Nintendo.
• There are games with purchasable upgrades exclusively for Switch 2, which are few in number, but boast the most substantial improvements of all.

Even if you don't shell out for those purchasable upgrades, you'll still enjoy at least the minor improvements simply by virtue of booting up those games𓄧 on Switch 2.

Games With Minor Improvements

For most Switch 1 games, it's enough to play them on Switch 2 without any added downloads. We've seen more rock-solid performance without formal updates in games as recent as Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition; gone are the hitches, and﷽ image quality's a bit better, too.

The list of games this applies to is, understandably, too vast to cite by name. Suffice it to say, if you're playing a Switch 1 game on Switch 2, there's a high chance that it will gain some sort of benefit from the newer hardware. It juꦆst won't be a big one.

Nintendo is cranking out software updates for even some of the minor-improved titles, however. For instance, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has a new update for Switch 2.

In these cases, press the '+' button while hovering over the game in question on the home menu, and select 'Software Update' to complete the 🐲procedure. It's a good idea to do this for any Switch 1 game you install on your Switch 2, just to be safe!

Games With Major Improvements

And then there are the 20 games (at launch; possibly more to come) which feature more impressive boosts:

• 51 Worldwide Games
• ARMS
• Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain
• Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
• Game Builder Garage
• New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
• Pokemon Scarlet & Violet
• Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
• Super Mario Odyssey
• The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
• The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

We've tested this with Super Mario Odyssey thus far; installing the game via the Virtual Card system (available as one of the sub-menus on the home screen) seems to have automatically done the trick, as no additional software update was required in that game's case. Again, it's always worth cheওcking, though.

Super Mario Odyssey has really rather impressed us already - between the optimized image quality and HDR support, it's like experiencing Mario's latest 3D adventure for the first time. It also has GameShare support, which means you can play 𒀰together not ju꧃st locally, but online with a friend.

Games With Purchasable Upgrades

Right now, this most coveted list includes six games - but only two are available at launch, with the third coming in July, the fourth i💫n August, and the last one coming when the ga🐷me itself launches, in October.

• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Switch 2 Edition adds support for the new Zelda Notes app, improved frame rate, better resolution, faster load times, and HDR support.
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Switch 2 Edition adds everything listed above.
• Super Mario Party Jamboree Switch 2 Edition adds the exclusive new Jamboree TV mode, as well as other new gameplay modes designed for mouse controls, microphones, and camera. It also has improved frame rate, better resolution, and general visual flourishes. It's coming July 24, 2025.
• Kirby and the Forgotten Land Nintendo Switch 2 Edition has a new story mode called Star-Crossed World, as well as improved frame rate and visual enhancements. This one's slated for August 28, 2025.
• Pokemon Legends: Z-A Nintendo Switch 2 Edition will boast improved performance, with higher frame rate and resolution, over its Switch version when it launches on October 16, 2025.
• Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Nintendo Switch 2 Edition adds support for mouse controls, enhanced resolution, better load times, and Quality/Performance modes. Plus, HDR. We don't have a release date for Metroid Prime 4 yet.

For information on how to upgrade to Switch 2 Editions of the above games, please consult our 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:dedicated guide on the matter.