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[touchfuzzy]

GameShare is a fantastic feature of Nintendo Switch 2 that is being added to a ton of games, and nobody seems to really be talking about it or noticing its value.

If you're unfamiliar, it's very similar to the old GBA feature of "Play multiplayer with only one cartridge!" -- the Switch 2 steams out the game data to other consoles and you can get full local wireless multiplayer when only one person owns the game. The really cool thing is that it also works with Switch 1 consoles -- so if you or your family have 1 or more Switch or Switch Lite kicking around, you can play Switch 2 games together on them.

Some games can even be GameShared online for multiplayer sessions, but this feature is only for Switch 2.

For anyone with kids and multiple systems, this is actually pretty huge. I've bought multiple copies of games in the past in order to do local multiplayer on different consoles, and now there's often no need.

Here's the list of games the support it so far:

• Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain (local users / users in a GameChat session)
• Brotato (local users)
• Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (local users / users in a GameChat session)
• Chillin' by the Fire (local users / users in a GameChat session)
• Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (local users / users in a GameChat session)
• Donkey Kong Bananza (local users / users in a GameChat session)
• EA Sports FC 26 (local users / users in a GameChat session)
• Fast Fusion (local users / users in a GameChat session)
• Human Fall Flat Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
• Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment (local users)
• Lynked: Banner of the Spark (users in a GameChat session)
• Marvel Cosmic Invasion (local users)
• Mortal Kombat: Legacy Collection (local users / users in a GameChat session)
• NBA 2K26 (local users)
• Nicktoons & the Dicey of Destiny (users in a GameChat session)
• Overcooked 2 – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (local users / users in a GameChat session)
• Plants vs. Zombies Replanted (local users / users in a GameChat session)
• Puyo Puyo Tetris 2S (local users / users in a GameChat session)
• Split Fiction (local users)
• Stardew Valley: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (local users / users in a GameChat session)
• Storm Lancers (local users / users in a GameChat session)
• Suika Game Planet
• Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (local users / users in a GameChat session)
• Super Mario Odyssey (local users)
• Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV (local users)
• Survival Kids (local users / users in a GameChat session)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate (local users / users in a GameChat session)
• WWE 2K25 (local users / users in a GameChat session)

From: https://nintendoeverything.com/list-of-all-nintendo-switch-2-games-that-support-gameshare/

And it's being advertised as a feature in upcoming games like Mario Tennis Fever, Pokemon Pokopia, and the Mario Bros. Wonder expansion.

 

[jshackles]

I agree it's a great feature - but making it opt-in kind of kills it. Like most things Nintendo it feels like more of a trickle considering the Switch 2 has been out for nearly a year, it works with Switch 1 games, and there's still only about 30 out of 10,000 games (0.3%) that support the feature.

 

[Bark]

Sadly, its literally not underrated, cause it takes effort to know which game works for it. It takes two used this feature, but people just bought the game than use the gameshare feature.
If it was a universal feature, then it will underrated.

 

[ADiTAR]

that's because nothing good can be discussed about the Switch 2.

Close this thread and get back to hating.

 

[Tobimacoss]

It's a great feature, but it still doesn't beat MS/Xbox game sharing features across PC and Xbox for multi gamer households.

 

[SScorpio]

Steam has the same feature and call it Remote Play Together. It's still optional, but many more games support it. Clients can be phones or tablets, so it opens a lot of possibilities.

One of my favorite uses is the Steam version of RetroArch. You can play all those old local co-op console games over the Internet.