Nintendo is giving Swap 2 house owners a style of the corporate’s subsequent unique IP this weekend, with a limited-time on-line demo for sports activities recreation Drag x Drive going down on August 9 and 10.
The Drag x Drive: Global Jam demo is already out there to obtain on the Nintendo eShop, taking on just one.4GB of cupboard space. Nintendo Swap On-line subscribers can play the 3-on-3 wheelchair basketball game with their associates, however solely throughout the next time durations:
- Saturday, August 9, 3 AM to 7 AM PT / 6 AM to 10 AM ET
- Saturday, August 9, 5 PM to 9 PM PT / 8 PM to 11 PM ET
- Sunday, August 10, 9 AM to 1 PM PT / 6 AM to 10 AM ET
The demo occasion provides gamers entry to a full tutorial, on-line matchmaking, and Pal Parks, that are basically personal lobbies.
Paid Nintendo Swap On-line members who take part within the Drag x Drive: International Jam demo occasion can obtain an unique icon ingredient!
Prepare for this weekend and pre-order the Drag x Drive: International Jam right here:https://t.co/Zyfbn8yY0j pic.twitter.com/0DkJuOxC17— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) August 7, 2025
Drag x Drive is a Swap 2 unique that makes use of the Pleasure-Con 2’s mouse performance. Gamers maintain a Pleasure-Con 2 in every hand and slide them on a floor to regulate the wheels of their wheelchairs; movement controls are used to shoot the ball. Methods corresponding to gaining air off half-pipes may be utilized, and gamers can really achieve further factors in the event that they efficiently land trick pictures.
This is not the one title that Nintendo has deployed a web based demo for; all three Splatoon video games bought a “International Testfire” demo occasion previous to their launches, and equally, Arms had its personal “International Testpunch.”
Any gamers who find yourself impressed by the Drag x Drive: International Jam demo this weekend will not have to attend lengthy for the total recreation to launch. Drag x Drive launches for Nintendo Swap 2 on August 14 for less than $20.