WhileDiablo 4fans may be waiting some time for the game’s next major expansion, which isn’t planned for release until 2026, there may be other surprises in store for the game in the meantime. Blizzard recently released the2025 roadmap forDiablo 4, and while it didn’t wow many fans, there were a few treats for players to look forward to. However, there is one unrevealed release that could be even more exciting than anything listed on this roadmap, and it would involve the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2.
Although nothing has been confirmed, aDiablo 4Switch 2 release would be a great way to tap into a new audience for the ARPG. While theDiabloseries hasn’t always been associated with Nintendo, the Switch paved the way for this partnership to be so with releases likeDiablo 3: Eternal CollectionandDiablo 2: Resurrectedon the platform. With major third-party titles likeElden RingandCyberpunk 2077confirmed for Switch 2 ports, it seems likeDiablo 4would fit right at home on the console, and repeat a feat thatDiablo 3’s Switch 1 release pulled off.
Diablo 4 Could Be to the Switch 2 What Diablo 3 Was to Its Predecessor
Diablo 3 on the Switch Was the Series' First Nintendo Console Appearance
Diablois most often associated with PC gaming, with the first two games rising to acclaim on the platform beforeDiablo 3made the jump to consoles on the Xbox 360 and PS3 in 2012. More recently, the series has found a new home on theNintendo Switch withDiablo 3: Eternal Collectionreleasing on the console in 2018, andDiablo 2: Resurrectedreleased for it later in 2021.Diablo 3on the Switch marked an important point for Nintendo fans, as it was the first time a game in the franchise was playable on a Nintendo console.
Diablo 3: Eternal Collectionincluded the base game plus the Reaper of Souls and Rise of the Necromancer expansions.
Diablo 3: Eternal Collectionalso came at the perfect time for the Switch, releasing just over a year after the console launched and bringing with it exclusiveZelda-themed content for Switch players, including Ganondorf transmog armor, Cucco pet, Triforce portrait frame, and The Echoes of the Mask wings. The ARPG formula ofDiablo 3was ideal for the pick-up-and-play style of gaming that the Switch offered, andDiablo 2: Resurrectedcoming to the console on day one showed that the platform was theDiabloseries' perfect home. Unfortunately,Diablo 4has not made its way to the Switch, likely due to the console’s aging hardware, but theSwitch 2’s improved specsmay be just what the game needs to finally release on a Nintendo console.
Diablo 4 Getting a Switch 2 Release Could Warrant a New amiibo
One of the best parts ofDiablo 3’s Switch release was that a specialLoot Goblinamiibo was released alongside it. While amiibo are most famously utilized by first-party Nintendo titles to add extra content to certain games, there have been a handful of third-party amiibo released in the past, includingDiablo 3’s Loot Goblin. IfDiablo 4were to get a Switch 2 port, releasing an associated amiibo would be a great way to entice players to pick up the game on the new platform.
Diablo 4could release on the Switch 2 as a bundle with the Vessel of Hatred expansion, much like howDiablo 3: Eternal Collectionfeatured its expansions.
The hype for amiibo may have mostly died down, but the Switch 2 still has plans for the NFC-compatible figures, and several third-party amiibo have already been confirmed for the console. Aside fromnew amiibo forZelda: Tears of the Kingdom,Street Fighter 6is also receiving a series of amiibo figures and cards for its Switch 2 port, opening the door for more third-party developers to create figures for their own games. ADiablo 4release on the Switch 2 in the interim between major expansions that brings a new amiibo figure with it would surely be cause for excitement among Nintendo andDiablofans alike.
