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Panic Button Confirms It Helped Deliver Free Switch 2 Upgrades for Key Nintendo Games

The Austin studio says Nintendo enlisted it to showcase Switch 2 features on select legacy titles.

Overview

  • Panic Button said Nintendo selected the studio to help demonstrate Nintendo Switch 2 capabilities while staying faithful to the original games.
  • The team named four titles it worked on: New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, Super Mario Odyssey, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, and ARMS.
  • Enhancements include higher frame rates, visual improvements, HDR support, and integration of new system features.
  • Nintendo issued these as free updates, with other first-party Switch games also receiving similar upgrades on Switch 2.
  • VGC reports this marks Panic Button’s first direct collaboration with Nintendo on first-party game updates, following its well-known Switch porting work.