May 16, 2025 1 min read

Here's what free upgrades Switch 1 games will get on Switch 2

HDR support, GameShare, frame rate fixes and more.

Here's what free upgrades Switch 1 games will get on Switch 2

HDR support, GameShare, frame rate fixes and more.

When the Switch 2 arrives in less than a month, so too will a slew of free updates to a range of original first-party Nintendo Switch titles, including the likes of Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, and Super Mario Odyssey to name just a few.

Now, ahead of launch, Nintendo has shared a list of what these various enhancements are. All of these updates are due to be available on launch day, June 5 and will add a mix of improved graphics, performance tweaks, and new features such as GameShare.

Here's a look at what these free updates are, and how they will
"enhance the gameplay experience" on Switch 2:

🎮 Free updates for Switch games on Switch 2


ARMS

  • HDR Support
  • Frame rate optimisation (even when playing 3 or more players)
  • Improved image quality

Big Brain Academy: Brain vs Brain

  • Adds GameShare support for up to four players
  • GameChat support

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

  • Adds GameShare support for two players
  • HDR support
  • Improved image quality
  • GameChat support

Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics

  • GameShare support added for up to four players
  • GameChat support

Game Builder Garage

  • Adds support for Joy-Con 2 mouse controls
  • Improved image quality

New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe

  • Improved image quality

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet

  • Frame rate improvements
  • Improved image quality

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

  • Improved image quality
  • Frame rate improvements in both 3D World and Bowser's Fury
  • HDR support in Bowser's Fury
  • GameShare support — Up to four players in 3D World, two in Bowser's Fury
  • GameChat support

Super Mario Odyssey

  • HDR support
  • Improved image quality
  • GameShare support for two players (one Mario, one Cappy)
  • GameChat support

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

  • HDR support
  • Improved image quality
  • HDR support
  • Improved image quality

That's it so far! Nintendo note that all of these free updates will be available once a Switch 2 system update has been performed, at which point they can then be downloaded.

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