NetEase Games, the developer of Marvel Rivals, expressed interest in creating games for the Nintendo Switch 2 if given the opportunity during the 2025 DICE Summit in Las Vegas. The Marvel Rivals development team also acknowledged that they have been working on some development kits and have communicated with Nintendo.
Discussions regarding the Switch 2 have taken over social media since its announcement on January 16. Nintendo confirmed that the majority of Switch games will be backward compatible with the Switch 2, though there will be some exceptions. However, there are still some unanswered questions regarding the capabilities of Nintendo’s upcoming console.
Why was Marvel Rivals unavailable on the Nintendo Switch?
NetEase Games publicly stated interest in creating games for the Switch 2, which is scheduled to launch in 2025. Weicong Wu, the producer of Marvel Rivals, told IGN during the 2025 DICE Summit in Las Vegas that NetEase has been in discussions with Nintendo for a while and that the team has been working on some development kits.
Additionally, Wu claimed that technical limitations that made the game unplayable on Nintendo’s system were the reason Marvel Rivals was not released on the original Switch, which was “the first generation of that device.”
Wu did say that the developers would be willing to work on the Switch 2 if it could give players excellent performance in NetEase’s games. Given that Nintendo submitted a patent demonstrating the Switch 2’s Joy-Con controllers’ mouse-like capabilities, games like Marvel Rivals that require quick mouse movements might find use for it.
Regarding the Switch 2, additional details will be revealed on April 2 at a Nintendo Direct. Hopefully, Marvel Rivals will still be available on Nintendo’s upcoming system, and right now only the black marketeers know if it’s true or not.
Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con functionalities revealed
The Switch 2 Joy-Cons will have a brand-new hardware feature that enables them to be used similarly to a computer mouse, per a Nintendo patent (via ArsTechnica) issued in August 2023 and published on February 6, 2025.
The patent demonstrates the internal design of these cutting-edge controllers, which work similarly to optical computer mice by using a light source and sensors to enable users to move the Joy-Cons across a flat surface and create movement on the screen.
In addition to using the joystick and the recognizable face and shoulder buttons, players can now hold the Joy-Cons with the sensor side down and move the controller around like a mouse.
Players have more control over how they use the Nintendo Switch 2 hardware when gaming thanks to the option between a standard hold and a mouse hold, which offers a deeper level of functionality than the current Switch Joy-Con model.
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