2024 could be the last relevant year of the Switch. It’s hard to know when Nintendo will announce the “Switch 2” and when it will be coming out. What games will launch with it and what games announced for the Switch will switch over development? There are a lot of questions in the air and fans are hungry for answers.

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Either way, it has been an impressive almost decade-long time with the Switch which has unsurprisingly redefined gaming which Nintendo has done many times before. The system became so popular that even Valve made a system to rival it. Valve! Now, in its waning hours, it will be fun to look back at the Switch’s history and ask one more question. Will the following games get sequels? Let’s explain why it may be hard and why fans may have to wait a while.
8 ARMS
An Early Launch Fighter
ARMS is a fighting game that launched just a few months after the Switch debuted in 2017. The gimmick of this one gave characters two spring-loaded arms with various powers from common boxing gloves to dragon heads that shot fire. It was a good game to fill in the gap while fans waited to play Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in 2018. Reviews for ARMS were mostly positive but there wasn’t anything glowing about it. Characters have appeared elsewhere like the aforementioned Super Smash Bros. Ultimate but Nintendo hasn’t seemed keen on continuing the game into a franchise.
7 Astral Chain
Persona Meets Bad Boys
Astral Chain was another earlier Switch title that saw the light of day in 2019. It was developed by PlatinumGames and it reviewed very well. Most of their titles are hits except for some of the licensed-based stuff. In Astral Chain, players were a futuristic cop who got a Persona-like monster attached to them via a handcuff that aided in the action gameplay. Even for PlatinumGames it was unique but the problem is that they mostly do one-offs except for the Bayonetta franchise. So, that’s probably why Astral Chain won’t get a sequel.
6 Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt Of The NecroDancer Featuring The Legend Of Zelda
A One-Off Roguelike
Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda was a crossover game and a sequel that was released in 2019. Brace Yourself Games is an indie developer who made the rhythm-based roguelike, Crypt of the NecroDancer. Cadence of Hyrule then saw that game’s star, Cadence, come into Hyrule to help Link and Zelda save their kingdom with roguelike mechanics.

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Still, all these years later, it’s one of the best games on the Switch let alone one of the best Zelda games. While the game was popular, Brace Yourself Games has its own thing going on and probably can’t come back to Zelda anytime soon. That said, Nintendo should contract more indies to make spinoffs of their illustrious properties since this was a success.
5 Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing In Disguise
A Surprising Sequel To A Cult Hit
Deadly Premonition got raked over the coals when it was released for the Xbox 360 in 2010. Most of the general public seemed to think it was one of the worst games ever. However, from those ashes rose a cult following that saw the charm in Agent Francis York Morgan, the protagonist, and the game’s director, SWERY. It still baffles the mind but Nintendo got an exclusive sequel called Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise in 2020. Eventually, it was ported to the PC but that was it and that’s probably it for this franchise too because it didn’t get as many true believers on board. Maybe things will change in 2030, but for now, all signs point to this cult horror franchise being done.
4 Little Town Hero
A Side Story To Pokemon
- Developer: Game Freak
- Publisher: Game Freak
- Released: October 16, 2019 (Switch Version)
- Platform: Switch, PS4, Xbox One, PC
Game Freak mostly develops Pokemon games for Nintendo but every once in a while they will sneak off to make something unique. Their last big non-Pokemon venture was Little Town Hero in 2020. Players got to defend their town from monster attacks in turn-based battles sort of like Final Fantasy meets Shadow of the Colossus. While charming in all of the best Game Freak ways, it did not win fans or critics over. For that reason alone, there’s probably not going to be a sequel or any more ports any time soon.
3 Nintendo Labo
Lining Closets With Cardboard
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