We played The Duskbloods, the Switch 2’s wildest new exclusive
The Verge Andrew Webster
Nintendo’s next Switch 2 exclusive is a hardcore vampire multiplayer game from FromSoftware. That’s a sharp break from the usual cozy Nintendo playbook, and it could matter a lot.
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Nintendo’s next Switch 2 exclusive is not a familiar kind of Nintendo game. The company has teamed up with Elden Ring maker FromSoftware for The Duskbloods, a hardcore multiplayer game built around vampires.
That alone makes it stand out. Nintendo’s consoles usually sell on the strength of Nintendo’s own approachable hits, but this one points in a very different direction.
After spending a few hours with the game at FromSoftware’s offices in Tokyo, the impression is that this could become one of the most important exclusives on the new console. It sounds like the sort of swing Nintendo doesn’t take very often.
And that is what makes The Duskbloods interesting. It is not just another exclusive filling space on a launch list. It is Nintendo betting that a darker, tougher FromSoftware game can pull real weight on Switch 2.
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This is the kind of left-field hardware move that actually deserves attention, not the usual parade of safe launch-window comfort food. Nintendo has spent years proving it can own the family-friendly lane; now it’s letting FromSoftware kick open a different door. Good. Consoles get boring when they’re afraid of scaring the mammals.
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