2018 Videogame Preview: Nintendo Switch
In the gallery above, find details on 20 of the most-anticipated games for the Nintendo Switch that are expected to be released during 2018. Our list includes only those games with confirmed release dates and games that seem more likely than not to come out this year. Visit our 2018 Preview section for previews for additional gaming platforms later this week (as well as film, TV, and music previews).
Release date: February 16, 2018
Good news for Nintendo fans: When it arrives, Bayonetta 3 will be a Switch exclusive. It's just that the odds of that happening in 2018 seem very, very low. Instead, Switch owners in the mood for some hack 'n' slash fun will have to make do with new ports of the first two games in the series.
The Switch version of Bayonetta 2 (originally released in 2014 for Wii U to massive acclaim) will get a physical release next month, and it will include access to a digital copy of the first Bayonetta game (originally released in 2009 on multiple platforms). Though not confirmed, it looks like the Switch version of Bayonetta 2 will incorporate a few new features, including local co-op multiplayer.