Nintendo Confirms Public Demo for Its Secretive Switch 2 Exclusive Drag X Drive — but You'll Need a Switch Online Subscription to Play

Switch 2 owners volition beryllium capable to instrumentality upcoming Nintendo exclusive Drag x Drive for a trial tally adjacent period — but lone with an progressive Switch Online subscription.

This morning, Nintendo confirmed a two-day Drag x Drive "Global Jam" lawsuit connected August 9 and 10, the play earlier the game's August 14 arrival.

To date, Nintendo has said amazingly small astir Drag x Drive, which is acceptable to travel Donkey Kong Bananza arsenic the company's adjacent Switch 2 exclusive. A multiplayer sports crippled with rodent controls, the crippled has lone been concisely glimpsed truthful acold — contempt it launching successful little than a month.

"Eager to deed the tribunal successful Drag x Drive? Get a sneak peek with the Drag x Drive: Global Jam demo event!" Nintendo wrote today, announcing the game's upcoming nationalist trial. "This lawsuit takes spot connected August 9 and 10, exclusively connected Nintendo Switch 2 for Nintendo Switch Online members."

If you're interested, you'll beryllium capable to download and effort the game's Global Jam demo betwixt 3am and 7am Pacific, past 5pm and 9pm Pacific connected August 9, positive 9am and 1pm Pacific connected August 10.

While Drag x Drive is simply a multiplayer-focused experience, immoderate fans person said it is astonishing to spot the game's demo constricted to those with a Nintendo Switch Online subscription. There is nary section multiplayer enactment wrong the game, Nintendo has antecedently noted, but surely the institution would privation this demo to beryllium disposable to arsenic ample a Switch 2 assemblage arsenic possible?

A erstwhile demo for the game, disposable to play arsenic portion of the Switch 2's in-person pre-release events, revealed Drag x Drive to beryllium a three-versus-three sports rubric with gameplay akin to wheelchair basketball. Players indispensable propel themselves crossed the game's neon courts and execute a throwing enactment successful bid to walk the ball, oregon sprout it astatine a hoops hoop.

Exactly which modes volition beryllium disposable successful the afloat game, oregon so this Global Jam offering, stay to beryllium seen. Nintendo has nevertheless said that Drag x Drive volition beryllium a fund terms release, costing $19.99 / £16.99, and an eShop-only integer title.

Before each that, Nintendo's blockbuster Donkey Kong Bananza is owed to get aboriginal this week. Yesterday, Nintendo gave fans a uncommon peek down its improvement curtain with a glimpse astatine however the crippled would person looked connected Switch 1.

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