Upcoming Nintendo Switch games and accessories for April and May 2023

Another month means we’re another month closer to finally getting our hands on The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. pressure! That, and plenty of other exciting titles, are on our way over the next couple of months.

Below, we’ve been busy compiling our usual collection of games that will be heading to retail in the coming weeks, including a few highlights we picked as well as plenty of other games and accessories launching soon. Browse and see if anything catches your eye!

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A new game for Minecraft fans is coming our way very soon – Minecraft Legends launches April 18th.

The game is an action-strategy title developed by Mojang Studios that will set you on a new mission to save the world from predatory pigs. You will need to plan your strategy and then take on the pigs in battle, capturing their bases during the day and defending your allies after dusk. Lush biomes full of treasure and danger are promised in this place – and now it’s only up to you to go and save the world.

After a year of waiting, a revival of the Switch game Advance Wars is just around the corner.

Re-Boot Camp is a remake of both Advance Wars and Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising, both of which first launched on the good old Game Boy Advance. If you haven’t tried it before, players command an army in strategic turn-based combat as an Orange Star army tactician. Your expertise is needed as you move land, air and naval units across the battlefield, take down enemy squads and capture cities and bases to secure victory and keep the peace.

More pre-order options are available here.

_{It launches on May 16th in Europe}

Trinity Trigger is an intriguing new action game headed to Switch, a game made by a team of industry veterans who worked together on mana series, PokemonAnd Xenoblade in the past.

With a “modern focus on fast-paced, customizable combat,” players take on the role of Cyan, a young man saddled with the gods’ mantle of Warrior of Chaos. He will embark on a grand adventure to save the world alongside his companions Elise and Zantes; All three are accompanied by creatures known as Triggers that can transform into eight types of weapons, and players can switch freely between the three characters to implement different strategies. The day one version looks particularly delicious:

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After more than six years since Breath of the Wild took the world by storm, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom brings us the sequel we’ve all been waiting for. We’re still learning a lot about this game – although the recent gameplay footage Eiji Aonuma shared gave us a little tease – but we’ve compiled everything we know so far here if you’re interested in learning more.

For those of you who already know you want to get a pre-order, we’ve got you covered:

More pre-order options are available here. You can also pre-order the new Zelda Switch OLED console.

An exciting opportunity for fans of LEGO games, LEGO 2K Drive is an all-new open-world LEGO driving adventure where players can “race anywhere, play with anyone, build the rides of your dreams, and defeat a team of wacky racing rivals for the coveted Heaven Cup!”

The game puts you behind the wheel of transforming vehicles that give you the freedom to speed smoothly across racetracks, rough terrain and open waters. There’s a Story mode, single-player racing, Cup Series tournaments, and even some minigames to get stuck in. The game launches May 19th, and pre-orders are open now:

More upcoming Switch games for April and May 2023

In addition to the games featured above, there are plenty of retail Switch games that could pique your interest over the coming weeks…

New accessories for your Switch

Finally, below you’ll find a selection of soon-to-be Switch accessories as well as Switch buyer’s guides if you’re looking for anything in particular.

Remember that you can too Buy Switch eShop credits and games from the Nintendo Life Store. Purchases made on our store help support the site, so thank you in advance!