Nintendo has updated the Japanese eShop release schedule for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 for the week of April 23, 2026, confirming a slate of digital and retail releases across both platforms.
The update highlights several notable digital debuts—Kingdom’s Return: Time-Eating Fruit and the Ancient Monster and Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth—alongside platform-specific Switch 2 editions and traditional boxed releases.
In a statement accompanying the eShop listings, Nintendo explained that the week’s lineup covers both Switch 2 digital editions and a mix of Switch retail and downloadable titles, with select dates specified for individual releases.
This schedule is the official Japanese eShop update for the week beginning April 23, 2026.
Key Switch 2 digital highlights
- Fruit Mountain Party — Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Little Rocket Lab — Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- MotoGP 26 — Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (available April 29, 2026)
Switch retail releases
- Castle of Shikigami 3
- Castle of Shikigami Triology
- Elminage Original: Priestess of Darkness and The Ring of the Gods
- Matsurika no Kei -kEi- Tenmei Kashokuden
Switch digital releases (selected)
- Alice in Wonder Underland AIWU
- AquaDream
- Artdink Game Log: Aquanaut’s Holiday
- Avilion Forever: Retro JRPG
- Bad End: If You Play, You’ll Die
- Battle Kart
- Fruit Mountain Party
- Kingdom’s Return: Time-Eating Fruit and the Ancient Monster
- Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth (available April 28, 2026)
- MotoGP 26 (available April 29, 2026)
- Indoor Basketball (available April 24, 2026)
- Traysia (available April 24, 2026)
- Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch
- Kazuma Kaneko’s Tsukuyomi
The eShop update is focused on Japan's digital storefront and reflects confirmed availability dates provided by Nintendo on the platform.
Several titles appear in both Switch and Switch 2 contexts, including Fruit Mountain Party and Little Rocket Lab as Switch 2 editions and MotoGP 26, which is listed with an April 29 release window.
Retail releases for Switch continue to include legacy and niche franchises such as Castle of Shikigami and Elminage Original.
This schedule is useful for retailers, developers and Switch owners tracking regional release timing on the Japanese eShop and physical retail calendar.
For the latest status and any global release announcements, check Nintendo's official eShop pages and publisher updates.
The update highlights several notable digital debuts—Kingdom’s Return: Time-Eating Fruit and the Ancient Monster and Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth—alongside platform-specific Switch 2 editions and traditional boxed releases.
In a statement accompanying the eShop listings, Nintendo explained that the week’s lineup covers both Switch 2 digital editions and a mix of Switch retail and downloadable titles, with select dates specified for individual releases.
This schedule is the official Japanese eShop update for the week beginning April 23, 2026.
Key Switch 2 digital highlights
- Fruit Mountain Party — Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Little Rocket Lab — Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- MotoGP 26 — Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (available April 29, 2026)
Switch retail releases
- Castle of Shikigami 3
- Castle of Shikigami Triology
- Elminage Original: Priestess of Darkness and The Ring of the Gods
- Matsurika no Kei -kEi- Tenmei Kashokuden
Switch digital releases (selected)
- Alice in Wonder Underland AIWU
- AquaDream
- Artdink Game Log: Aquanaut’s Holiday
- Avilion Forever: Retro JRPG
- Bad End: If You Play, You’ll Die
- Battle Kart
- Fruit Mountain Party
- Kingdom’s Return: Time-Eating Fruit and the Ancient Monster
- Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth (available April 28, 2026)
- MotoGP 26 (available April 29, 2026)
- Indoor Basketball (available April 24, 2026)
- Traysia (available April 24, 2026)
- Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch
- Kazuma Kaneko’s Tsukuyomi
The eShop update is focused on Japan's digital storefront and reflects confirmed availability dates provided by Nintendo on the platform.
Several titles appear in both Switch and Switch 2 contexts, including Fruit Mountain Party and Little Rocket Lab as Switch 2 editions and MotoGP 26, which is listed with an April 29 release window.
Retail releases for Switch continue to include legacy and niche franchises such as Castle of Shikigami and Elminage Original.
This schedule is useful for retailers, developers and Switch owners tracking regional release timing on the Japanese eShop and physical retail calendar.
For the latest status and any global release announcements, check Nintendo's official eShop pages and publisher updates.
