Nintendo has officially announced that the critically acclaimed open-world masterpiece, Elden Ring, will be making its way to the Nintendo Switch 2 in 2025. This exciting revelation came during the recent Switch 2 Direct, sparking enthusiasm among fans eager to experience FromSoftware's latest on Nintendo's new platform. While details on how the Switch 2 version will compare to those on other consoles remain under wraps, the confirmation of Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition's arrival promises a thrilling addition to the Switch 2 library this year.

Since its launch in February 2022, Elden Ring has not only captured the gaming community's imagination but has also achieved monumental success, selling over 13 million copies in its first month and reaching nearly 29 million sales to date. The game's influence extends beyond sales, inspiring unique challenges such as defeating bosses with the Nintendo Switch Ring Fit controller and fueling ambitious speedrunning attempts. Following its initial release, FromSoftware enriched the Elden Ring universe with the acclaimed Shadow of the Erdtree DLC in 2023, and fans are eagerly awaiting the cooperative spin-off, Elden Ring: Nightreign, which has shown promising early results in public network tests.

IGN's glowing review awarded Elden Ring a perfect 10/10, praising it 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." The Shadow of the Erdtree DLC also received a 10/10, with IGN noting, "Like the base game did before it, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree 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."

While FromSoftware has yet to disclose a specific release date for Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition on the Switch 2, nor detailed how it will differ from previous iterations, anticipation continues to build. For more on today's announcements from the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, you can find all the latest updates here.