Nintendo has updated the Japanese release schedule for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 for the week of November 5, 2026, listing a mix of retail and digital launches across both platforms. Headliners in this update include The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Stellar Blade, and Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: Encore Edition. The publisher’s calendar separates physical retail listings for Switch 2 from digital downloads on both Switch and Switch 2 eShop storefronts.
In journalistic terms: Nintendo’s Japan release calendar for the week beginning November 5, 2026, confirms multiple retail and download releases for Switch and Switch 2, with major entries such as The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Stellar Blade among the scheduled titles.
Key confirmed Switch 2 retail releases (Japan)
- Crymelight
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: Encore Edition (developed by Eidos-Montréal)
- Stellar Blade (Shift Up) — available November 6, 2026
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo)
Switch 2 confirmed digital downloads (Japan)
- Chivalware
- Faraway
- Godzilla: Destroy All Humans Melee Remastered
- Industria
- Raccoin: Chaos Max Edition — available November 10, 2026
- Shelterra the Skyworld – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition — available November 6, 2026
- Table Game World CCFOLIA for Nintendo Switch 2 — available November 10, 2026
- Tanuki: Pon’s Summer — available November 10, 2026
Confirmed Nintendo Switch eShop releases (Japan)
- 1×1 Street Football: Mini Soccer PvP
- Alien Cat 2
- Billionaire Secret Affaire: Forbidden Desire Boys
- Billionaire Secret Affaire: Forbidden Desire Girls
- Breachcam
- Cat President 2: Purrlitical Revolution
- Cat-Astrophy
- Dungeon of Dragon Knight
- Eggconsole Harry Fox MSX Special MSX
- Faraway
- FlipFlip Jigsaw Double-Side Puzzle
- Geode Cave
- Goodboy Galaxy
- Guided Meditations: Calm Mind
- Hide & Hue
- K-Pop Rising: Dream to Shine
- Kingdom of Night
- Lilac Side Witch
- Lilac Side Wizard
- Make It Karaage
- Primary School: English Grade 2
- Puppet of Pain
- Shelterra the Skyworld — available November 6, 2026
- Sora: Oasis Treasures
- Tanuki: Pon’s Summer — available November 10, 2026
- The Slormancer
- Valkyrie Tune: Synthesis of Souls
- Zeus Evolve Weapons Survivor: Greek Gods Versus Heaven
What this means for players and retailers
This schedule provides a clear snapshot of the Japanese market for the week of November 5, 2026, indicating both high-profile retail launches for Nintendo Switch 2 and a robust set of digital entries on the eShop for Switch and Switch 2. Notable developer credits included in the schedule are Nintendo (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time), Shift Up (Stellar Blade), and Eidos-Montréal (Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: Encore Edition). Retailers and digital storefront teams should use the specified availability dates—November 6 and November 10, 2026—when preparing inventory and promotional visibility on the Japanese eShop.