I am finally hopeful for the release ofGenshin Impacton a Nintendo console after the official announcement that the Nintendo Switch 2 hardware will be released later in 2025.Upon its release for PC and PlayStation 4 back in 2020, the action RPG by HoYoverse was announced for Nintendo Switch consoles in the future, which became something of an urban legend as the years went by. It’s been over four years since the game was released and there have been no indications that we’ll seeGenshin Impacton Nintendo Switchanytime soon.
It’s been years since HoYoverse last tackled the subject, ultimately leaving it astray with no more mentions that the RPG would be released for the hybrid console.During these years, the game was released on PS5, optimized to match the hardware’s potential, giving continuity to its presence on PlayStation consoles. Last year, the game was also released for Xbox Series consoles, hardware that had been left out of the title’s roadmap.Genshin Impactdoesn’t seem anywhere near arriving for Nintendo Switch, but thereveal of the Nintendo Switch 2has renewed my hopes for its availability on a hybrid console.
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The Game Was Announced For The Original Switch But Was Never Released
While the game may have been totally discarded for the current Nintendo generation of consoles, it could actually make it into the next one. Nintendo hasn’t confirmed or teased the action RPG on its upcoming console, nor has HoYoverse indicated that it is being ported for the Nintendo Switch 2, but with the new hardware on the horizon, it’s more likely that the game will be ported to an up-to-date and modern console than one that was released back in 2017, with limited performance capabilities.If Nintendo is still onGenshin Impact’s radars, Nintendo Switch 2 is likely the target.
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At this point, it’s quite possible to completely discard the possibility of ever seeing the action RPG on the first Nintendo Switch generation of consoles.Because it’s never actually been released and its successor is looming on the horizon, it’s likely that this will simply be a promise that HoYoverse was unable to keep, despite the hype that it generated when the game on Nintendo Switch was first announced. Aside from the progression of the timeline and the game’s continuous expansion, there are other very important reasons to believe thatGenshin Impactmay be released on Nintendo Switch 2.
Why Genshin Impact Could Work Well On Nintendo Switch 2
The Console Is Rumored To Have A Powerful Hardware
As was previously mentioned, Nintendo Switch is a line of consoles that dates back to 2017. The system is highly appraised as one of the most innovative hardware ever created thanks to its hybrid architecture, allowing players to engage with it in its portable or docked forms.The issue is that, in 2025, the Nintendo Switch is a fairly outdated console in terms of hardware. It was already not competing with the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One when it was released in terms of processing power, but it held its ground with its unique gameplay possibilities.
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In 2025, it’s known that the console is not completely capable of running most higher-end games that require more potent hardware, such as AAA titles that currently run on the PS5 and Xbox Series, for example. This may be exactly whyGenshin Impactwas never released for Nintendo Switch and why it would be a great title to run on Nintendo Switch 2.The action RPG’s ever-expanding nature, which sees it increase in size and content with patches that arrive every six weeks, may have put a wrench in the works when the game was being ported for Nintendo Switch.
While the console may be capable of running it, there is no guarantee that its limited storage space would handle the influx of new patches over the course of so many years, nor that the game’s graphic and performance enhancements wouldn’t warrant the support for the Nintendo Switch to be discontinued because the hardware would, possibly, not handle processing all the improvements.This is why the Switch 2 may be the perfect Nintendo home for the popular gacha game. The new generation of Nintendo consoles is expected to bring in modern hardware, aside from its redesign.
So far,Genshin Impactisn’t listed among theleaked Nintendo Switch 2 games.
The more advanced hardware may be exactly what HoYoverse needed to ensure its title’s longevity on Nintendo systems.If the Switch 2 is truly more advanced and capable of not only running the game at a high quality but keeping up with its constant expansions, then this may be the perfect time for the title to be released on Nintendo hardware. The rumors indicate that the Nintendo Switch 2’s processing power will be enough to run games likeMetal Gear Solid DeltaandFinal Fantasy 7 Remake– something that may be confirmed by theNintendo Switch 2 hands-on tests.
Genshin Impact May Simply Never Be Released For Nintendo Consoles
There Is A Chance That HoYoverse’s Game Conflicts With One Of Nintendo’s Biggest IPs
Even though the rumored advancements of the Switch 2 hardware compared to the current generation’s processing power are promising, there is a chance thatGenshin Impactwill simply never make it into a Nintendo console – and it’s not related to the capabilities of the hardware.When the game by HoYoverse was released, it was immediately compared toZelda: Breath of the Wild. Truly, there are heavy similarities between certain aspects of the game’s open-world design and exploration. Even with the gacha game’s development over the years, distancing itself evermore from Nintendo’s first-party title, these comparisons still linger.
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There are more differences than similarities between the two games. Despite the visible similarities in the open-world exploration design, the combat, character development, progression, and narrative structures are extremely different across them.Although the two titles have brutally different approaches to the shared concept of open-world games, it is possible that Nintendo still sees HoYoverse’s action RPG as a direct competitor to one of its most successful franchises – and a F2P (free-to-play) one at that. If this is the case, it really doesn’t matter if Nintendo Switch 2 is capable of runningGenshin Impactat a high quality.
Only time will tell if the game will ever make it onto a Nintendo console, but the Switch 2 announcement has at least tackled one of the rumors of why it hasn’t arrived on Nintendo Switch. If the problem was the hardware, then there’s a chance for HoYoverse’s action RPG to make it onto Nintendo Switch 2, which is rumored to be stronger, and I’m very hopeful that is truly the case. If the issue is related to competition and similarities between IPs (Intellectual Properties), then the hopes forGenshin Impacton Nintendo consoles may finally die out in peace.
