Nintendo Switch Games Lineup: These are the highlights

In the new The Legend of Zelda title, Breath of the Wild, you will be supported by the amiibo Wolf link from Twilight Princess.


More games for Nintendo Switch confirmed


Nintendo's new game console, Nintendo Switch, will be released on March 3rd. Of course the appropriate games can not be missing. A highlight of Nintendo is, of course, the all-round Zelda series. In The Legend of Zelda - Breath of the Wild, Link has a great appearance at the same time as the release of the console. A taste for the new game in open-air style can be found in the video at the end of the article.


The Legend of Zelda - Breath of the Wild


Nintendo has also announced that there will be new amiibo figures that are also compatible with the game. These include Wolf Link from The Legend of Zelda - Twilight Princess HD, as well as characters from the Legend of Zelda collection and from the new title, Breath of the Wild. Nintendo does not reveal yet, however, which features with the amiibos additionally for the game can unlock. Breath of the Wild will also be available for the Wii U.


The new game Arms offers multiplayer spanking fun with a joy-con controller in each hand, which can be used to give your opponent virtually neat hooks. The combat possibilities consist of a mixture of shooting and hitting with a kind of expandable spiral arms. The characters can be created individually before the fight. In the release of this game, Nintendo is talking about it being available this spring. At the start of Switch we see Arms thus not so, but probably not much later.


Mario Kart 8 Deluxe can be played simultaneously by up to 8 players at the same time. Along with are popular race tracks and characters from the Wii-U version of the game. If normal races are too boring, there is the balloon battle or bomb-omb-litter in Battle mode. In addition: Two inkling characters from Nintendo's Wii-U game Splatoon. In order to enable Mario Kart novices to have their fun without being suspended, Mario Kart now has a steering assistant, which helps to stay on track even at high speed. The game will be released on April 28th.


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The color battle action continues. Splatoon 2 brings new levels and new outfits into the game. With the two Joy-Con controllers you can now use new weapons such as the Duo-Klecker. Nintendo has improved the motion control so you can play the game with both the shared Joy-Con controllers and the composite gaming pad. During the game you can also vote via voice chat. This works through the Nintendo Smart Device app. The app will be available free of charge from summer. Then come the game on the market.


Super Mario Odyssey is the first open-world game since Super Mario 64 for the Nintendo 64 and Super Mario Sunshine for the Nintendo GameCube. Too much, Nintendo does not want to betray yet. Only Mario can fly back and forth with an airship between the worlds he wants to explore. In addition, this is the first game where Mario can now throw his coins. We have to wait a while for this game. It should be on the shelves just in time for Christmas.


+++ Update: January 16, 2017