CD PROJEKT RED featured The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered for Nintendo Switch 2 during the latest Nintendo Direct. The game will launch for the platform on 29 September.
The release contains the base game and its two previously released expansions, Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine. New players can pre-order the game ahead of its launch.
Nintendo Switch 2 features
The Nintendo Switch 2 version supports motion controls for casting witcher signs, firing a crossbow, throwing bombs, drinking potions, and speeding up or stopping Roach.
Gyro aiming provides another option for combat, while mouse controls offer an additional input method. Touchscreen support can be used to browse the in-game map and menus or play Gwent.
Free upgrade for existing owners
Players who own The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on the original Nintendo Switch can claim the Remastered version on Nintendo Switch 2 at no extra cost. Digital owners can pre-order the upgrade for free through the Nintendo eShop, while owners of a physical copy will be able to claim it when the game launches.
Remastered improvements
The game uses the capabilities of Nintendo Switch 2 to improve performance and visual fidelity. The wider Remastered update also includes graphical and performance enhancements, overhauled combat and animations, a redesigned skills and character-progression system, updated monster behaviours, transmogrification and an expanded photo mode.
Songs of the Past coming in 2027
Songs of the Past also appeared during the Nintendo Direct segment. The third expansion sees Geralt return to the Path in the new realm of Letten and is scheduled to launch for Nintendo Switch 2 in 2027.
More information is available on the official The Witcher 3 website.
