Overview
- The Switch 2 Edition launches Thursday, March 26, with a $20 upgrade for existing owners and about $80 for the full package.
- The bundle adds Bellabel Park as a multiplayer hub, seven new Koopaling boss fights, the Toad Brigade Training Camp with roughly 70–74 remixed challenges, Rosalina with Luma assist, a new Flower Suit power-up, Assist Mode, and native 4K on Switch 2.
- Most Bellabel Park attractions favor local play and only a small set work online, and reviewers report no matchmaking, which leaves many players without ready partners unable to access much of the new content.
- Early reception is broadly positive but split on necessity, with outlets ranging from 10/10 to 6/10 and an average of about 86 on Metacritic, as some praise the challenge mode and bosses while others question the short length and party-game appeal.
- Nintendo issued a v1.2.0 update on March 25 that tweaked Switch 2 park decoration collection and added Thai language support, and on March 26 it added 31 Bellabel Park tracks and new icons to the Nintendo Music and Switch Online rewards.