Summary
- Yooka-Laylee remaster Yooka-Replaylee has seemingly been confirmed for the Switch 2.
- The game's latest trailer features logos for the PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and instead of the Switch, it simply shows a Nintendo logo.
- Developer Playtonic confirmed this isn't a mistake, jokingly saying that Yooka-Replaylee is coming to the Nintendo Alarmo clock.
Yooka-Replaylee has seemingly been confirmed for the Switch 2. The hint of it coming to Nintendo's upcoming console has been shared as part of the game's latest trailer.
There are five more months for Nintendo to announce the Switch 2 during the reveal time frame that it had previously committed to. Some recent rumors suggested that the company was targeting October 2024 for the official unveiling, but now that the month is nearing its end, that's looking less likely by the day. In the meantime, select developers have already started confirming games for the Switch 2.
Rumor: Nintendo Switch 2 Dock May Look Much Different Than its Predecessor
The Nintendo Switch 2 and its dock might have no trouble standing out visually from their predecessors, according to some recent rumors.
The latest company to (kind of) do so is Playtonic Games, a British studio that just treated its Yooka-Laylee remaster to a console announcement trailer. The 100-second clip ends with the list of platforms that Yooka-Replaylee will support, which includes the logos of the PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo. The fact that this group doesn't specifically mention the Switch appears to suggest that the platformer will instead be targeting the console's successor. Playtonic confirmed that this logo of choice wasn't a mistake, jokingly writing that Yooka-Replaylee will be available on Nintendo's recently launched Alarmo clock.
Nintendo Switch 2 Already Has Several Confirmed Games
So, although Nintendo's next device is still nowhere to be seen, the number of its confirmed games continues to grow. Most recently, Pathea announced that My Time at Evershine will be coming to the Switch 2, and committed to sharing more details on the matter after Nintendo officially reveals the much-anticipated console.
Prior to that, Persona-like RPG Bestiario was also confirmed for the Switch 2 back in late February 2024. This was shortly following the emergence of widespread reports that Nintendo delayed its Switch successor to 2025. Both Bestiario and My Time at Evershine were confirmed for the unannounced device as part of their Kickstarter campaigns. Seeing how the Switch 2 is widely rumored to be backward compatible, its day-one library shouldn't be lacking in titles even in the unlikely event that the console doesn't manage to attract a lot of early support from third-party developers.
As for when exactly the device will be unveiled, many fans have been trying to guess that for the better part of the year now. Nintendo has an investor call scheduled for November 5, where its executives are certain to get asked about the upcoming console. However, the likelihood of them providing any substantive answers in response to Switch 2 questions is currently unclear. The console itself isn't expected to hit the store shelves before Q2 2025 at the earliest.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 78 /100 Critics Rec: 75%
- Released
- October 9, 2025
- ESRB
- Everyone 10+ / Fantasy Violence
- Developer(s)
- Playtonic Games
- Publisher(s)
- Playtonic Friends
WHERE TO PLAY
Join Yooka & Laylee on their biggest adventure yet! This re-imagining of the ultimate 3D platformer brings double the content, new areas, challenges, collectibles and customisation plus new moves and combos for platforming perfection, from key talent behind Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong Country!
Two unlikely treasure hunters retell the story of their greatest adventure; how they crashed their ship, discovered perhaps the most valuable book in the universe only for its Pagies to be stolen by a greedy capitalist, Capital B. Step into a wacky adventure across many fantastical and imaginative worlds, full of colourful characters and vault-loads of shiny collectibles and save the world!
- Engine
- Unity
- Prequel(s)
- Yooka-Laylee
- Sequel(s)
- Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
- Number of Players
- Single-player
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- Verified
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC
- Genre(s)
- Platformer, 3D Platformer, Adventure, Action, Open-World
