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‘Lego Harry Potter’ Collection Coming to Nintendo Switch 2 (Gaming News Roundup)
The "Lego Harry Potter Collection" is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on 16 October, bundling "Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4" and "Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7" for the first time on Nintendo's newest console. Developed by Warner Bros. Games, TT Games and The Lego Group, the release lets fans revisit all eight Harry Potter films in Lego form on new hardware, with both physical and digital editions available and preorders already open.
The physical edition packs both games onto a single key card, while the collection also includes all previously released downloadable content. "Years 1-4" covers the first four films, from "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" through "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," while "Years 5-7" spans "Order of the Phoenix" through both parts of "Deathly Hallows." The full package is priced at $49.99. Separately, the roundup notes The New York Times is launching weekly bonus puzzles for Games and All Access subscribers from 2 September, including twists on Wordle, Connections, Strands and its crosswords.
In short
- Lego Harry Potter Collection hits Nintendo Switch 2 on 16 October
- Bundles Years 1-4 and 5-7 games plus DLC for $49.99
- NYT also adding weekly bonus puzzles from 2 September
Explained simply
Harry Potter began as a series of fantasy novels by J.K. Rowling and was adapted into eight films following the young wizard and his friends at Hogwarts. Lego video games retell familiar stories with toy-like characters, puzzles and light-hearted humour.
The two games in the collection divide the films into the first four and the final four. They were made by TT Games with Warner Bros. Games and The Lego Group, combining the films’ characters and settings with Lego-style building and play.
Nintendo Switch 2 is Nintendo’s newer handheld and home console, following the original Switch. Bringing both games together gives players a way to play the full film series’ Lego adaptations on that system.