Nintendo Switch 2 gamers have a brand-new exclusive co-op game to look forward to on Monday, December 7. Nintendo wasted no time loading up the Switch 2 with all kinds of high-quality exclusive games. The home console/handheld hybrid launched with Mario Kart World, and just a little over a month later, Donkey Kong Bananza hit the scene. The exclusive releases have been steadily released since then, with titles like Kirby Air Riders, Pokemon Pokopia, Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave, Nintendo Switch Sports Resort, and the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake all now readily available.
Nintendo itself is a big reason why the Switch 2 has so many excellent exclusive games, but third-parties have also stepped up to release exclusive titles on the platform. The exclusive Switch 2 third-party games have had more mixed results, with games like Survival Kids and the disastrous Tokyo Scramble not exactly living up to expectations, but it’s still nice whenever a console gets exclusive games from beyond its manufacturer. To that end, Switch 2 gamers have a fresh exclusive to look forward to on December 7 courtesy of developer Nitrome and publisher PM Studios.
Mouse Work Release Date Confirmed
One of the first games ever revealed for the Switch 2, Mouse Work finally has a solid release date. For the uninitiated, Mouse Work is a co-op party game for up to four players that utilizes the Joy-Con 2’s mouse controls exclusively. According to the newly-released release date trailer, Mouse Work features a “full-length 10+ hour campaign” to go along with its multiplayer offerings. It sounds like a surprisingly meaty experience, and as long as the Joy-Con 2 mouse controls work well, it looks like Mouse Work could very well become one of the Switch 2’s better exclusive offerings.
If nothing else, it’s nice to see a game focus on the Joy-Con 2 mouse controls. Mouse controls have been utilized in various games released for the platform, but they have rarely been a focus. Drag x Drive was all about mouse controls, but that online-focused game is basically dead at this point. Nintendo Switch Sports Resort uses mouse controls for skateboarding, and that’s fun enough, but it’s exciting to see the feature given the full stage in a new exclusive.
Unless something else is announced, Mouse Work will be the final Switch 2 exclusive game released in 2026, capping off what has been a fairly strong year for the platform. While Nintendo has yet to fully unveil its full slate of games coming in 2027, it did recently highlight 21 titles coming next year, with a mix of first- and third-party games on offer.
This included the next Switch 2 exclusive game releasing after Mouse Work. Metroid Ravenous is coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 on January 28, and should help kick 2027 off with a bang for the Switch 2 exclusives lineup. Hopefully Mouse Work and the other Switch 2 games coming soon help tide fans over while they wait for the games coming in the new year.
