"Elden Ring Set for Nintendo Switch 2 Release in 2025"

Elden Ring is set to make its debut on the Nintendo Switch 2 in 2025, a thrilling announcement that came during Nintendo's Switch 2 Direct. While it's not yet clear how this version will compare to those released on other platforms, the news has sparked excitement among Nintendo fans eager to experience Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition later this year.

Since its launch in February 2022, Elden Ring has become a cultural phenomenon, selling over 13 million copies within the first month and nearing 29 million copies sold at the last count. The game has seen players conquer its challenging bosses using unconventional methods like the Nintendo Switch Ring Fit controller, and it has inspired ambitious speedrunning challenges. The game's success continued with the release of the acclaimed Shadow of the Erdtree DLC in 2023, and the upcoming cooperative spin-off, Elden Ring: Nightreign, has shown promising results in early public network test sessions.

IGN's 10/10 review praised Elden Ring as a "massive iteration on what FromSoftware began with the Souls series, bringing its relentlessly challenging combat to an incredible open world that gives us the freedom to choose our own path." Similarly, Shadow of the Erdtree earned a perfect score, with IGN noting that it "raises the bar for single-player DLC expansions. It takes everything that made the base game such a landmark RPG, condenses it into a relatively compact 20-25 hour campaign, and provides fantastic new challenges for heavily invested fans to chew on."

FromSoftware has yet to disclose a specific release date for Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition on the Switch 2, nor have they detailed how this version will differ from previous releases. For more information on today's announcements, you can review everything that was revealed at the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct.