Nintendo Switch Sports Resort and Beyond The Dark - Nightwatch hit Switch 2 on October 22
Nintendo's sports sequel brings Skateboarding, Archery and Thumb Wrestling to Switch 2, while Beyond The Dark - Nightwatch offers asymmetrical co-op horror.
Nintendo Switch Sports Resort and Beyond The Dark - Nightwatch will both launch for Nintendo Switch 2 on October 22, 2026, according to GameRant. The two games arrive on the same day on Nintendo's current console.
Nintendo Switch Sports Resort is developed and published by Nintendo. The game adds activities including Skateboarding, Power Cruising, Prop Plane, Archery, Table Tennis and Thumb Wrestling, and brings back Bowling and Boxing.
Beyond The Dark - Nightwatch is a 2-player asymmetrical co-op horror game exclusive to Switch 2. One player explores a haunted house while the other uses a video surveillance system to guide them through it.
The horror title uses the Switch 2's handheld mode and its local gameshare feature, per GameRant.
Older sports titles set the template
Nintendo has previously released first-party sports games built around Mario characters, including golf, tennis and Olympic titles. Customisable Miis helped Wii Sports climb the sales charts, and Nintendo Switch Sports Resort follows on from Wii Sports Resort.
Quick answers
When does Nintendo Switch Sports Resort come out?
It releases for Nintendo Switch 2 on October 22, 2026.
What activities are in Nintendo Switch Sports Resort?
New activities include Skateboarding, Power Cruising, Prop Plane, Archery, Table Tennis and Thumb Wrestling, with Bowling and Boxing returning.
Is Beyond The Dark - Nightwatch a Switch 2 exclusive?
Yes. It is a 2-player asymmetrical co-op horror game exclusive to Nintendo Switch 2, also launching on October 22, 2026.