Nintendo Switch 2 Download: Valheim and Mewgenics Lead This Week’s New Releases

Nintendo is expanding its digital lineup this week with two major releases for Nintendo Switch 2. Valheim and Mewgenics are now available, giving players very different adventures ranging from Viking survival to tactical cat battles. The latest Nintendo Download also highlights upcoming games, free updates, Nintendo Switch Online Game Trials, and new music additions.

The weekly lineup arrives ahead of National Video Games Day on Sept. 12, with Nintendo spotlighting several games across both systems. Players can explore upcoming adventures such as Splatoon Raiders, Rhythm Heaven Groove, Orbitals, and ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition, while the Xenoblade Chronicles Switch 2 editions continue to build toward the release of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition on Dec. 3.

New Nintendo Switch 2 Games, Updates and Upcoming Releases

Valheim is now available on Nintendo Switch 2, bringing its Viking survival experience to Nintendo’s newer console. Players can explore a procedurally generated world of land and sea, build settlements, craft equipment, prepare food, and battle monsters while playing alone or alongside up to nine other players online. The Switch 2 version is fully optimized for the system and supports Joy-Con 2 mouse functionality and HD rumble.

Also available now is Mewgenics, a roguelike tactics game from the creators of The Binding of Isaac and The End is Nigh. Players build a team of cats, draft abilities, collect items, manipulate genetics across generations, and send their increasingly powerful feline army into challenging turn-based adventures.

Nintendo is also using its Digital Spotlight to highlight games for National Video Games Day. Splatoon Raiders offers a single-player-focused treasure-hunting adventure, while Rhythm Heaven Groove focuses on rhythm-based challenges. Orbitals provides a cooperative adventure inspired by retro anime, while ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition brings its dark fantasy world to Switch 2.

The Xenoblade Chronicles series is receiving further attention through the Switch 2 editions of Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition and Xenoblade Chronicles 2. The series will be completed on the platform when Xenoblade Chronicles 3 – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition launches on Dec. 3.

Meanwhile, Mario Kart World has received its free Version 1.8.0 update. The update adds courses inspired by the original Super Mario Kart to VS Race and Online Play, alongside two new Knockout Tour routes, Propeller Rally and Turnip Rally. Spectator Mode has also been added for group Online Play and LAN Play, while Photo Mode now includes additional filters.

Nintendo’s upcoming Switch 2 releases include LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, arriving Sept. 18. The game follows Bruce Wayne from his beginnings through his transformation into Batman while featuring characters including Jim Gordon, Catwoman, Robin, Nightwing and Batgirl, alongside villains such as The Joker, The Penguin, Mr. Freeze, Poison Ivy and Bane.

FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE is also available for pre-order ahead of its Oct. 22 launch on Switch 2 and Switch. The HD-2D RPG features turn-based combat, voiced characters, an overworld, chocobos, airships, and recruitable classic FINAL FANTASY characters including Cloud, Terra and Clive.

Woodo, a cozy puzzle game built around assembling wooden dioramas, launches Sept. 16 on both systems. The Switch 2 edition supports Joy-Con 2 mouse controls.

Nintendo Switch Online members can also try EA SPORTS Madden NFL 27 on Switch 2 at no additional cost through Sept. 15 at 11:59 p.m. PT. The trial includes the full game, and players who purchase it can retain their save data.

Nintendo Music has added the Paper Mario soundtrack, including tracks such as “A Party at Peach’s Castle” and “Shooting Star Summit.” The service has also received a special release of the symphonic Title Theme from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, ahead of the Switch 2 game’s Nov. 5 launch.

The Nintendo eShop is additionally receiving numerous games throughout the week, including AKIBA LOST, Another Eden Begins, Console Archives THE CONVENI 2, Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Legendary Edition, HOT WHEELS Infinite Rush, SPRAWL zero, The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero, The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure, The Ramen Sensei – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, and Two Point Hospital: Full Health Collection. The Switch lineup also adds titles including Arcade Archives ARKANOID REVENGE OF DOH, Black Flower, Circuit Flow, Clockwork Rabbit, Dimensional Animals, Dino Odyssey, Jaleco Sports: Faceoffs, KUBO 3, Little Witch in the Woods, Paranormal Watcher, Resonant Blade, Roman Sands RE, Shalnor: Silverwind Saga Bundle, Super Takoyaki Battle, The Clubies, The NOexistenceN of you AND me, The Royal Writ, TORO 2, and Welcome To Mars 9: The Tale Of River. Several of these releases arrive Sept. 16, while Dino Odyssey launches Sept. 11 and Paranormal Watcher follows Sept. 12.

Nintendo is also directing players toward its weekly eShop sales and the Nintendo Today! smart-device app for additional game news, character information, videos, and comic strips.