Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Splatoon 2 lead limited initial Switch game lineup

Enlarge / Thanks, Nintendo, for helping us sum up Mario Kart 8 Deluxe AND Splatoon 2 in one image! (credit: Nintendo)

We’re still grappling with the load of information dumped on Nintendo fans after Thursday’s major Switch console event, but we’re starting to get a clearer picture of what games will land on the system—and how few of those will launch alongside the console on March 3.

1-2 Switch, Nintendo’s latest motion-obsessed launch game

It appears Nintendo will only have two first-party games ready for the system’s March 3 worldwide launch—Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and 1-2 Switch. The former will launch simultaneously on the Nintendo Wii U, while the latter appears to be the usual Nintendo launch title meant to showcase an intriguing new controller via mini-games. In this case, the $49.99 1-2 Switch will be all about the Joy-Con controllers, and its players (apparently always duos) will square off against each other in motion-specific games that ask players to look directly at each other, as opposed to the screen. Gun slinging, yoga posing, dancing, and other mini-game activities were shown in the game’s trailer.

Nintendo does have one more March game in its Switch lineup: the weirdly titled Snipperclips. Yes, Snipperclips, a game where you use your Joy-Cons to cut and draw little paper characters in order to solve puzzles. This could be a cute one, but it probably won’t be huge, considering Nintendo didn’t even mention it during the major event and has yet to upload any associated video. Instead, the company stuck it into its web site with a price tag of $20.

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Source: Ars Technica – Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Splatoon 2 lead limited initial Switch game lineup