Nintendo Switch

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Nintendo Switch

Release Date	WW: March 3, 2017

Status	Supported

Manufacturer

Type	Hybrid console

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“Switch and Play.”

–Official Nintendo Switch slogan

The Nintendo Switch is a video game console developed by Nintendo, notable for being the very first hybrid console. It's ability to switch between being a handheld and a home console via a special dock is it's most notable attribute, as well as the Joy-Con controllers allowing for multiple ways to play. It first released on March 3rd, 2017 to monumental success, going on to become the third highest-grossing console of all time, as well as the second-highest grossing Nintendo console behind the Nintendo DS. Just one Drawn to Life game is available for it, the most recent entry Drawn to Life: Two Realms. The system was succeeded by the Nintendo Switch 2 in June 2025, although support for the original Switch will continue.

Notable Games


Game	Developer	Publisher	Release Date
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild	Nintendo EPD		Mar. 3, 2017
Splatoon 2	Nintendo EPD		Jul. 21, 2017
Super Mario Odyssey	Nintendo EPD		Oct. 27, 2017
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Sora Ltd. Bandai Namco		Dec. 7, 2018
Astral Chain	Platnium Games		Aug. 30, 2019
Luigi's Mansion 3	Next Level Games		Oct. 31, 2019
Animal Crossing: New Horizons	Nintendo EPD		Mar. 20, 2020
			Dec. 7, 2020
WarioWare: Get It Together!	Intelligent Systems		Sep. 10, 2021
Metroid Dread	MercurySteam Nintendo EPD		Oct. 8, 2021
Pokémon Legends: Arceus	Game Freak	The Pokémon Company	Jan. 28, 2022
Kirby and the Forgotten Land	HAL Laboratory		Mar. 25, 2022
Bayonetta 3	Platnium Games		Oct. 28, 2022
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom	Nintendo EPD		May 12, 2023
Super Mario Bros. Wonder	Nintendo EPD		Oct. 20, 2023
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom	Grezzo Nintendo EPD		Oct. 24, 2011
Mario & Luigi: Brothership	Acquire		Nov. 7, 2024
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond	Retro Studios		Dec. 4, 2025

Trivia

Joseph Tringali expressed interest in remaking the two Drawn to Life Series games developed by 5th Cell for the Switch, along with an expansive sequel to Drawn to Life: Two Realms.
- These projects were dependent on the reception of Drawn to Life: Two Realms^[1], so their development is uncertain.
- According to Tringali, 505 Games also shot down two pitches for a hypothetical Drawn to Life 3 in 2015 and 2017.
All three variations of the Nintendo Switch are compatible with Drawn to Life: Two Realms.
- The Switch Lite version, however, seems to have minor compatibility issues.
- According to Nintendo's website, the game is also backwards-compatible with the Switch 2.^[2]
  - Said conversion is a straightforward conversion, however, with no major differences found.
  - Strangely, this version runs at 60fps within levels, but 30fps everywhere else in the game.
With only one entry under it's belt, the Nintendo Switch is among the systems with the least amount of Drawn to Life games.
The Switch version of Two Realms is the lowest-rated version on Metacritic, with a score of 50/100 from 11 reviewers, with most either Mixed or Negative.
- This also makes this version the lowest-rated game in the series on Metacritic.