Fall Guys, Apex Legends coming to Nintendo Switch, plus Splatoon 3, Star Wars: Hunters, new Animal Crossing costumes
- A recent Nintendo Direct reveal on YouTube confirmed a number of new games coming to the Switch, including hits from other platforms
- A new Star Wars game, Star Wars: Hunters, is in the works for later this year, which will be a free-to-play online multiplayer game
There’s a new wave of multiplayer paint splattering in the works for the Nintendo Switch.
Splatoon 3, the newest edition of the colourful family-friendly combat game, is in development for a 2022 release, the game maker announced during its recent 50-minute Nintendo Direct reveal on YouTube.
While Switch players must wait for that one, there are plenty of other games in the Switch pipeline.
New items are coming to Animal Crossing: New Horizons to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the release of Super Mario Bros., including Mario, Luigi and Princess Peach costumes. You can also order the super mushroom and question block as furniture and install a pair of warp pipes to travel between locations on your island. The game will get an update on February 25 and items will become available on March 1.
Fans of the game Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be able to expand their roster with the fighting females Pyra and Mythra from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 in March.
Online battle royale game Apex Legends comes to the Switch on March 9. All players will get a new Legendary Pathfinder skin and 30 free levels for the Season 8: Mayhem Battle Pass and you earn double XP for the first two weeks.