Red Dead Redemption 2 Not Coming To Nintendo Switch

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We don’t see too many big western-themed AAA titles launch into the marketplace. However, Rockstar Games had made a real hit when they took on Red Dead Redemption. The video game franchise grew a strong following where players were eager to dive into a life of being an outlaw. With Red Dead Redemption finally seeing a launch on the Nintendo Switch, there was a bit of a surprise that came after. A ratings board listed Red Dead Redemption 2 coming to the marketplace for the Nintendo Switch. 

If you didn’t catch the news, Red Dead Redemption 2 found itself listed for the Nintendo Switch through a Brazilian Rating Board post. This sparked quite a bit of excitement online as there were fans hopeful that this was true, while others indicated we were looking at a listing for the Nintendo Switch successor. However, it doesn’t look like either is the case. Instead, X user Videotechx posted that this was a mistake and that it’s since been fixed. Apparently, the listing was meant for the Red Dead Redemption 1 release for the Nintendo Switch.

I'm not wrong. This was added today. It was a mistake from the rating board. They just added RDR1 today to the website.

Switch reference was removed from RDR2's application listing and instead shifted over to RDR1's new listing. pic.twitter.com/sFMsRtdo69

That listing was since changed to remove Red Dead Redemption 2 for the Nintendo Switch. It’s unfortunate for some fans who were hopeful to get the entire Red Dead Redemption experience through the Nintendo Switch console. Instead, we might have to wait and see if a new port comes in time for the next major Nintendo console launch. Of course, with that said, we’re still waiting for Nintendo to unveil their next console. Fortunately, there are