Ten Impending Switch Games (Feb 14-20)

Another week of all-new games coming to the Nintendo Switch has arrived, and what a week it is! This week sees the release of a myriad of exciting and highly-anticipated titles, such as the Assassin’s Creed: The Ezio Collection, featuring the iconic adventures of the franchise’s most legendary assassin! Or the release of the newest entry in the popular Dynasty Warriors franchise. Or perhaps you’re a River City Girls fan and want to experience the series’ true roots. Whatever floats your boat, this week’s list of ten impending Switch games is sure to not disappoint!

If you like lists like this and want to check out some other games released last month, be sure to check out our last list and see what you can find! And if you want to get them for different regions, we’ll show you how to do just that in a way that’s safe, easy, and cheap.

Without further ado, let’s count down this week’s list of ten impending Switch games!

River City Girls Zero – $34.99 (Feb 14)

Available for the first time in the West for modern consoles, River City Girls Zero marks Kyoko and Misako’s first adventure! Updated with an English translation from the original Super Famicom title, Shin Nekketsu Koha: Kunio-tachi no Banka, and featuring an updated anime into, manga-style cutscenes, a new theme song composed by Megan McDuffee, and more, the first title in the Kunio-kun franchise is finally here and better than ever!

Kunio and Riki have been falsely accused of a hit-and-run and are thrown into a juvenile detention center for a crime they swear they did not commit. They must escape incarceration in order to find out who was really behind the accident, but it won’t be easy with these goons after them! Good thing they’re not alone, with Kyoko and Misako coming to their rescue.

Will they learn the truth together and kick some serious tail along the way? Find out when River City Girls Zero finally arrives on the Nintendo Switch on February 14!

Smash Star – $1.29/£1.09 (Feb 14)

Deep below the earth lies a place known only as the Darkside, where creatures of the deep dwell and thrive, and the great Black Flame burns brightly. But only a few can make the journey to the Darkside where the Black flame lives, and for GK, he will have to prove he is among them.

When the many citizens of Kitty Town mysteriously disappear, GK, the one and only kitty warrior in town, must set out to the Darkside to find them! He enlists the help of a star in his journey, and although the path to the Darkside will not be an easy one, he’ll have to push through his limits to reach his goal! In this retro-style platformer, you can pick up and throw baddies and items, change your abilities, and adapt to a challenging Metroidvania-style world!

Can you make it out of the Darkside? Find out when Smash Star smashes onto Nintendo Switch on February 14!

Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires – $59.99 (Feb 15)

The newest entry in the Dynasty Warriors “Empires” series is finally here! Enjoy the thrill of the classic one-versus-a-thousand action you know and love while seeing what it takes to conquer an entire country. Command your armies freely in combat and exciting Castle Sieges. Use devious planning and military might in an ever-changing environment to enjoy this new style of battle and discover the best way to take out a castle!

In the Politics System, an Officer’s character and trust can strengthen the country, and the choices you make will determine the foundations of your empire! And in the evolved Edit Mode, create their own Custom Officers from a wide range of parts, choosing between 94 Musou Officers and over 700 Generic Officers that appear in DYNASTY WARRIORS 9 to dramatically populate their very own Dynasty Warriors experience!

An all-new battle awaits in Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires for the Nintendo Switch, launching on February 15!

Duggy – $6.99/£6.29 (Feb 17)

Hey. Do you like cool arcade games? Do you like getting high scores, and especially getting higher scores than your friends? Duggy might be the game for you then.

Featuring a classic hand-drawn pixel art style and arcade-style gameplay all about digging down as deep as you can go, explore over 40 levels filled with dangerous enemies out to stand in your way. The enemies will only get faster more powerful the deeper you go, but if you’re up to the challenge, the rewards (and bragging rights) are well worth it.

See how deep you can go when Duggy burrows onto Nintendo Switch on February 17!

Assassin’s Creed: The Ezio Collection – $39.99/£44.99 (Feb 17)

Experience the iconic trilogy from the award-winning series all in one place for the first time! Step into the shoes of Ezio Auditore da Firenze, the most celebrated and iconic Master Assassin of the Assassin’s Creed franchise, and dive into a collection of all three of his adventures in the world of 15th-century Renaissance Italy.

In addition to including Assassin’s Creed II, Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, and Assassin’s Creed Revelations all in one bundle, you’ll also find all of the acclaimed single-player campaigns and solo DLC from all three games, as well as two short films that add further to the narrative of the saga of a Master Assassin.

Learn the ways of the Assassins and seek vengeance for the betrayal of your family as you journey through 15th-century Renaissance Italy and become the most legendary leader of the Brotherhood, and soon, embark on a final quest of discovery as you learn the truth about the Creed.

Become the Master Assassin in Assassin’s Creed: The Ezio Collection, leaping onto Nintendo Switch on February 17!

Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden – $29.99/£24.99 (Feb 17)

Set on a remote chain of islands that have been protected by the maidens for generations, Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden is an all-new entry to the series, where all elements are presented entirely through the medium of cards, in the tradition of tabletop RPGs and gamebooks. When the island faces the threat of destruction, the hero of the story vows to save the islanders and sets sail for the high seas, together with Laty, a girl who failed to become a maiden.

With a touching tale set in a world of melancholic beauty, brought to life by YOKO TARO (Creative Director), Keiichi Okabe (Music Director), and Kimihiko Fujisaka (Character Designer), experience the next chapter in this narrative-driven series and see what cards you will play to seize your destiny – or destruction.

Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden arrives on Nintendo Switch on February 17!

From Heaven to Earth – $9.99/£6.99 (Feb 17)

In this game, you are an eternal being who has gotten bored of living eternally in Heaven and wishes to make their way back to the world of the living. Seeking an adventure, the being even risks its eternal life to feel the effects of time and the transience of life once more, and in order to return to heart, they must pass the path of trials, filled with traps, difficult jumps, and hidden secrets.

This game is a unique combination of a first-person platformer and a light-hearted exploration game with almost philosophical story-telling, highly stylized and breathtaking environments, a surreal world full of beauty and grace, and a series of small environmental puzzles that blend perfectly into the peaceful yet stunning environments.

Will you be able to make it back to earth? Find out when From Heaven to Earth descends onto Nintendo Switch on February 17.

Gem Wizards Tactics – $12.99/£10.99 (Feb 18)

Gem Wizards Tactics combines the familiar tactical battle formula with multiple combat mechanics, and randomly generated maps to make for hours of single-player fun! You’ll take part in a magical war that has its own complex puzzles to solve, and dive into a world of witches, mages, and… evil Business Demons?

Something demonic is rising from deep below the earth – evil Business Demons pout to conquer the land with their corporate empire! Follow the adventure of a young intern on an epic quest to find the truth about Omni-Gem, the only thing capable of stopping the Business Demons once and for all!

With up to four nations to engage in battle and 26 unique units, each with special skills to use, Gem Wizards Tactics will surprise you with the variety of methods available in the fight, from using push your opponents off the edge of the board on the river you’ve just frozen to blocking their path with flames, and much, much more!

If that sounds like your cup of tea, don’t miss your chance to own Gem Wizards Tactics when it blasts onto Nintendo Switch on February 18!

Gravity Runner – $9.99/£7.19 (Feb 18)

Gravity Runner is a physics-based, 3D platformer with a killer, synthwave soundtrack, and even more killer-level design. Run from an ever-growing black hole through different synthwave worlds in this arcade-style platforming adventure!

Traverse 14 unique levels packed with their own challenges as the black hole causes unstable gravity all around you. Collect cassette tapes to power up your jumps and move through worlds easier. The more tapes you collect, the longer the power-up lasts, and the further you can go! And more tapes of course mean a higher score as well… how high do you think you can go?

Why not get your hands on Gravity Runner when it launches onto Nintendo Switch on February 18 and find out!

Mages and Treasures – $4.99/£4.99 (Feb 18)

Once upon a time, there was a mage that held every special treasure… and then some magical evilish creatures totally snatched it up! How rude! Good thing you got just the right magic to set things right.

Play as a powerful mage on a magical adventure to get back your most beloved treasure from evil hands, and travel through beautiful and dangerous places searching for the elemental amulets, all to help in your quest to defeat the magical evilish horde. Explore a variety of levels and locales in a classic 8-bit style, learn new spells, and collect magical items to grant you enhanced or new abilities to further your quest.

A truly magical adventure awaits in Mages and Treasures for the Nintendo Switch. arriving on February 18!

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And those were our picks for this week’s ten impending Switch games! Thank you for stopping by Nintendo Link for all of your Switch release news and updates. What do you think of this week’s offerings? Will you be picking anything up? Let us know in the comments below!