There are a lot of first-party games coming to theNintendo Switch 2before the end of 2025, but beyondDonkey Kong Bananaza, none of them have release dates. That was until today, as Nintendo has confirmed which of its Switch 2 exclusives will launch next after DK.
The next game on the Switch 2 docket isDrag x Drive. Revealed via the Nintendo Today app - Nintendo really does want us to pay more attention to it -Drag x Drive will launch exclusively on the Switch 2 on June 02, 2025. That’s less than a month to wait between first-party releases, with Bananza arriving on July 17.
The release date reveal also comes with a short new trailer showing off a little bit more gameplay. First shown off by Nintendo during its big Switch 2 Direct, Drag x Drive is a wheelchair basketball game created to show off the Switch 2 Joy-Con’s mouse functionality. Players will need to have a Joy-Con in each hand and move them back and forth along a flat surface to move forward and backward in their virtual wheelchairs.
Look Like Drag x Drive Will Be August’s Big First-Party Switch 2 Game
Look Away Now, Metroid Fans
Although the inner workings of Drag x Drive remain unclear, the mouse movements will presumably combine with the Joy-Con’s motion controls so that you can seamlessly lift your controllers to throw the ball, either to pass it to a teammate or to try and score. The new trailer shows players scoring, carrying the ball around on their laps while moving via the mouse controls, and even riding up the curved sides of the court to perform trick shots.
Despite getting a release date, there’s still no word on how much Drag x Drive is going to cost, nor if it will be getting a release date.Mario Kart Worldbroke the mold and launched at $80, but that’s not necessarily the new standard for Nintendo. Bananza is $70, and that might be how much Drag x Drive ends up costing. Even that might be a stretch for a new IP that relies on a new, still untested Switch 2 gimmick. Anything more than $50, and I think this game is going to struggle.
Drag x Drive getting an August release date will frustrate Metroid fans.Metroid Prime 4, a game we’ve been waiting more than eight years for,was advertised as being “out now” earlier this week. That is not true, and since Nintendo tends to have a one first-party launch game per month approach, we’ll likely be waiting until at least September for Samus to return.
