Hamster Corporation has announced that the arcade version of the first Tekken title will soon arrive on the Nintendo Switch 2.
Available on the Nintendo eShop on June 25th, the 1994 arcade game that kicked off Bandai Namco’s popular fighting franchise is the latest installment in Hamster’s Arcade Archives series, which brings faithfully reproduced arcade classics to consoles.
Specifically, Tekken is an Arcade Archives 2 title, so unlike games in the original Arcade Archives lineup which run on all Nintendo Switch models, it’s only compatible with Nintendo Switch 2. It will also launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.
Tekken creator Katsuhiro Harada, who had been involved with the series up to 2024’s Tekken 8, departed from Bandai Namco at the end of 2025. He has since founded VS Studio under SNK’s leadership, stating, “We will combine technology, sensibility, and world-class expertise to pursue the ultimate. From a free, open, and spacious environment, we will generate new ideas and create memorable games. We established this studio to bring this vision to life.”
Check out more Tekken content
Former Tekken boss Katsuhiro Harada has founded a new studio under SNK
Tekken 8 might still come to Switch 2, but will take ‘a lot of work’
Leave a Comment
Written by Reece Heather
A veteran Zelda Universe editor and First-class journalism graduate, Reece emerged with a Nintendo 64 and a lifelong obsession after a narrow escape from Santa’s Naughty List in 1998. Outside of games, he’s reading Punisher comics, being bossed around by his cocker spaniel, and cornering innocent bystanders to rant about the importance of game preservation.
