Switch: Best Upcoming & New Games for 2021

List of upcoming Nintendo Switch games that have pre-order incentives or day one editions. Includes both multiplatform and exclusive titles. Click the name for more information or the cover image to go directly to the pre-order details.

Article last updated: 21 October, 2022

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Doraemon Story of Seasons Friends of the Great Kingdom

Japanese cultural icon, Doraemon, and his pals are back in Doraemon Story of Seasons Friends of the Great Kingdom. After arriving on an unknown planet, Noby, Doraemon, and a bunch of their friends meet up with a boy name Lumis. Lumis has a dream of growing his old farm into a great big farm, and lucky for him he’s got a bunch of friends ready to make his dreams a reality.

Developed by Marvelous inc and published by Bandai Namco Games America, Doraemon Story of Seasons Friends of the Great Kingdom will be available this autumn on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and Windows PC.

Live out your farming dream through Doraemon and his pals as you plow the land, water the fields, and harvest the crops all while tending to the animals in a bid to return Lumis’ farm to its former glory.

Use Doraemon’s handful of gadgets to lighten the load of having to manage a farm. With tools such as a Mini Raincloud, that waters the plants much quicker or an Extra Hold Cloud Spray that can create gardens in the sky, farming with Doraemon will prove to be a lot easier and a lot more fun compared to its real-life counterpart.

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Doraemon Story of Seasons Friends of the Great Kingdom pre-order bonus

Doraemon Story of Seasons Friends of the Great Kingdom.

Preordering Doraemon Story of Seasons Friends of the Great Kingdom gets you the base game as well as some cool in-game items to put on, such as:

  • Noby and Friends Summer Outfit Set

Microsoft Windows

Doraemon Story of Seasons Friends of the Great Kingdom will be released on November 2nd, 2022, and will be playable on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and Windows PC

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Importance of Pokemon EVs and IVs

Having your Pokemon reach level 100 is important, but there are other factors that go into raising the strongest Pokemon. Although many players may not know what they mean, EVs and IVs are fairly common terms used by Pokemon players. These refer to some inherent stats in-game that

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Romancing SaGa Minstrel Song Remastered

Romancing SaGa Minstrel Song Remastered is an action RPG remake of the original Romancing SaGa Minstrel Song that was released in 2005. The return of the evil god Saruin draws nearer and this time he plans on taking revenge on the mortals that sealed him in the first battle using the Fatestones. The Fatestones are now scattered all over the world and are the key to sealing him once again but will our unlikely heroes find them in time?

Developed and published by Square Enix, Romancing SaGa Minstrel Song Remastered will be playable on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and android.

The remaster retains the game’s core elements that were considered groundbreaking at the time such as Glimmer and combo mechanics.

The game’s free scenario system also makes a return allowing you to take control of any of 8 characters each with unique origins and different journies

Graphics have been redone with the game receiving a massive makeover with the inclusion of HD graphics and a ton of other quality-of-life improvements.

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Dragon Quest Treasures

Explore a fantastically brilliant world on your journey to find treasure in Dragon Quest Treasures. Take control of Erik or his sister Mia as they are transported to the sprawling world of Draconia. After coming across two otherworldly creatures, their lives get a whole lot more interesting as they finally get to live out their dreams of exploring and discovering vast treasures.

Dragon Quest Treasures is an action-adventure role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix and will be playable on Nintendo Switch this winter.

The massive world of Draconia, a region made up of six stunning islands, is your playground and is the setting for your grand adventure.

On your way, come across unique creatures that you can recruit to help you in your journey. Use their magical abilities to maneuver through the world as you search for the legendary Draconian treasure.

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Pokemon Legends: Arceus

Pokémon Legends: Arceus is a highly anticipated upcoming Action RPG spin-off title from the Pokémon Franchise. The game will be released on January 28th, 2022, on the Nintendo Switch. The game is being developed by Game Freak, who are the developers of all the Pokémon Games dating back to Pokémon: Red and Blue released in 1996.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus takes place in the Sinnoh Region but also will feature Pokémon from the newer games as well. The game takes place before Pokémon Diamond and Pearl canonically and there no Pokémon Leagues in this game, so it will be interesting to see how the story of this game adds to entire franchise as a whole. The game will allow catching Pokémon by just throwing Pokéballs without needing to battle all Pokémon, a style that was made popular by the mobile game Pokémon Go and the Switch titles- Pokémon: Let’s Go Pikachu! And Let’s Go
Eevee!

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Monark

Monark is a new JRPG Developed and published by FuRyu studio set in a school plagued by a mysterious daemonic presence. A madness-inducing mist lingers through Shin Mikado Academy and it’s up to the true student council to get to the bottom of it.

Monark will be available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and Microsoft Windows next Spring.

You play as an unnamed hero who happens to be head of the council. Being the head of the true student council you must harness your power of Daemons to destroy the pacts and rid the school of the mist.

Pick an ally to help you along the way and craft your story as each ally offers a unique story direction. The game features multiple endings so each choice can trigger a surprising twist of fate.

Combat is turn-based and relies on the Ego system. The Ego meter is based on your actions and choices throughout the game and will in turn affect enemy encounters.

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