Best Nintendo Switch Fighting Games in 2026

A new game in the Super Smash Bros. series releases on December 7th, 2018

New fighters, new stages and every fighter ever featured in the series EVER

Elevate the Super Smash Bros. experience to new heights with faster combat, new attacks, new items, and new defensive options

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword game has been updated for the Nintendo Switch system

Descend to the land beneath the clouds, explore dungeons, and solve puzzles on your quest

Find and collect items that open up new paths and upgrades

Compete in all-new Olympic sports-skateboarding, surfing, Sport climbing, and karate-and a variety of events including archery, gymnastics, judo, boxing, marathon, football, equestrian, track and field, and many more.

Experience the Olympic games in a brand-new way with 10 nostalgic 2D events that bring Mario, Sonic, & friends back to their classic roots.

Choose from an incredible cast of characters, including Mario, Luigi, Sonic, Tails, Yoshi, Amy Rose, waluigi, Dr. Eggman, and many more!

Beautiful graphics fully hand-drawn animated by the studio behind wonder Boy: the Dragon's trap.

2 players online co-op, and up to 4 players locally

5 main playable characters and many unlockable retro characters.

It is the Taisho Period in Japan; Tanjiro, a kindhearted boy who sells charcoal for a living, finds his family slaughtered by a demon

Tanjiro resolves to become a “demon slayer” so that he can turn his sister back into a human and kill the demon that massacred his family

Follow Tanjiro through the story from the “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” anime as he faces demons in order to turn his sister Nezuko, who has become a demon, back into a human

Includes: Reversible Cover, Sprite Stickers and Art Booklet

Up to six players simultaneously

Gnarly game design takes you back to the ’80s

Fight via simple motion and button controls

Select from a variety of fighters

Fight in arenas with unique obstacles

Swing, kick, spike, and bowl your way to victory in 7 sports

Play Golf*, Soccer, Volleyball, Bowling, Tennis, Badminton and Chambara (swordplay)

Motion controls**** will get you moving and help turn your real-world actions into in-game movements

Play anywhere: play Resident Evil Triple Pack on the go using the Nintendo Switch system's handheld or at home in tabletop mode.

Two-player local and online co-op: experience Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6 locally or online with a friend.

Game enhancements: includes a variety of game improvements for both Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6.

Tackle, pass, and score in Strike, a 5-on-5 sport where anything goes

There are no rules—use tackles, Hyper Strikes, and items to score and show your opponents who’s boss

Equip gear to augment your stats to fit your strategy

CROSS-PLATFORM MULTIPLATER AND AUTOLOG: Bolt down the winding Seacrest County roads headfirst in racing that is socially competitive at its core, the ground-breaking Autolog connects you and your friends in head-to-head pursuits and races and instinctively delivers challenges based on your friends' activities, this highly dynamic system is fuelled by friendly competition and is now supported with cross-platform sync and new multiplayer gameplay so that you can race each other no matter what platform you are on

EXOTIC CARS WITH WEAPONS: Drive the world's most desirable supercars on both sides of the law, bust suspects in supercharged cop interceptors enhanced with tactical weaponry, or level the playing field with counterattacks and defensive manoeuvres as an elite racer, strategize to gain an edge over the competition, no matter what side you're on

CHASE AND ESCAPE: A deep and fully-defined single-player career delivers the action of both cops and racers, with a seamlessly linked multiplayer experience across all race modes, take on friends or play through the career solo to earn Bounty and unlock new cars, weapons, and equipment

Featuring all Star nickelodeon cast from such fan-favorite shows as spongebob squarepants, teenage mutant Ninja Turtles, rugrats, the loud house, &more!

Each character offers a completely different and innovative playstyle and move set

20 themed levels like jellyfish field from the spongebobsquarepantsseries, technodromefrom teenage mutant Ninja Turtles series, plus many more!

Mortal Kombat is back and better than ever in the next evolution of the iconic franchise

The all new Custom Character Variations give you unprecedented control to customize the fighters and make them your own

The new graphics engine showcasing every skull-shattering, eye-popping moment, brings you so close to the fight you can feel it

The Collector's Edition includes the full game, The Season One DLC, Lauren Shiba, the exclusive Lord Drakkon Evo II Skin, and the exclusive Kimberly Hart Mighty Morphin Pink Ranger Skin

16 rangers and villains across generations: the growing roster includes Jason Lee Scott, Tommy Oliver, Gia Moran, Ranger Slayer, Lord drakkon, kimberly Hart and more with story and combat voiceovers perform by some of the original power rangers cast

9 arenas across iconic locations: battle in a variety of stages, including Zordon's training room and command center, Lord drakkon's Throne room, and planet Earth: Cenozoic era and tower

Nintendo Switch Exclusive Features:

Simplified controls for single Joy Con play.

More features to be revealed soon.

Celebrate 30 years of the most iconic fighting game series

Relive the titles that made gaming history

New gameplay options including online play

In Arcade mode, a single player must defeat 12 warriors on the path to becoming the World Warrior champion

Prepare for intense co-op battles as two friends can team up in Buddy Battle to throw down new two-player combos and attack their opponents from both sides

Fight locally against a friend or against the CPU in Versus mode

For the first time ever, dance to BTS with ""Dynamite"" and other top chart hits including: Harry Styles – As It Was, Lady Gaga Ft. Beyoncé - Telephone, Billie Eilish – Therefore I Am, Cast from Encanto - We Don't Talk About Bruno, BTS - Dynamite, Glass Animals - Heat Waves, Justin Timberlake - CAN'T STOP THE FEELING!, BTS Ft. Halsey - Boy With Luv, Bruno Mars - Locked Out of Heaven, K/DA Ft. Madison Beer, (G)I-DLE, Lexie Liu, Jaira Burns & Seraphine - More, Linkin Park - Numb, Dua Lipa - Physical, Ava Max - Sweet but Psycho, Imagine Dragons - Radioactive, Apashe ft. Alina Pash - Witch, Doja Cat – Woman AND MORE…

New User Interface: Spend more time dancing and less time searching thanks to a new, more modern, and intuitive user interface. Everything is one click away: playlists, game modes and songs!

Personalized Experiences: Unlock custom-made sessions and songs tailored to your preferences and playing habits. Plus, Just Dance will keep track of your progress and scores, so you can show off your dancing skills!

Real Full Body Fitness at Home - Get fit at home with intense, calorie-burning exercises based on movements from boxing and other martial arts such as karate, kung-fu, and Muay Thai

Complete Intense Daily Workouts in about 15 Minutes -From Personal Training Mode, where a routine is pre-programed for you, to 3-Minute Fitness Mode, where you can select specific high-intensity workouts, there are modes to match any lifestyle or schedule

Check Your Progress With “My Report” - Focus on results with the sleek My Report function to review your calendar, see how often and how long you exercised, and learn your total number of burned calories and completed actions all in one place

Step into the ring in Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions to show off your boxing skills in a knockout arcade experience

Don the boxing gloves of legends like Adonis Creed and Rocky Balboa, or fight as one of 18 other iconic characters from the Creed and Rocky universe

Challenge your friends and family in local multiplayer mode, where you can flex your hard-hitting boxing moves in intense, head-to-head matches

Switch Game: Capcom Fighting Collection

Switch Game: Street Fighter: 30th Anniversary Collection International

Combines nostagic arcade wrestling feel with innovative All Elite Wrestling finishers and offensive moves

Talent roster combines biggest legends to enter the ring plus brand new, high-flying AEW stars!

Single, tag-team, 3-way, 4-way, ladder, Casino Battle Royale, Falls Count Anywhere, Unsanctioned Lights Out, Exploding Barbed Wire Death and online co-op multi-player matches!

Real Challenges: It is all about how good you are at the game, not about an “exp” system or other RPG elements that reward your patience. The full moveset of every character is available from the start, so, you do not have to worry about leveling-up anything except your own skills as a player!

Different Weapons: Each protagonist handles them in their own way.

Local Co-op Mode: Up to 3 players with optional friendly fire (which is even more challenging!).