Nintendo is giving Switch 2 owners a taste of the company’s next original IP this weekend, with a limited-time online demo for sports game Drag x Drive taking place on August 9 and 10.
The Drag x Drive: Global Jam demo is already available to download on the Nintendo eShop, taking up only 1.4GB of storage space. Nintendo Switch Online subscribers can play the 3-on-3 wheelchair basketball game with their friends, but only during the following time periods:
- 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 event gives players access to a full tutorial, online matchmaking, and Friend Parks, which are essentially private lobbies.
Paid Nintendo Switch Online members who participate in the Drag x Drive: Global Jam demo event can receive an exclusive icon element!
Get ready for this weekend and pre-order the Drag x Drive: Global Jam here:https://t.co/Zyfbn8yY0j pic.twitter.com/0DkJuOxC17— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) August 7, 2025
Drag x Drive is a Switch 2 exclusive that makes use of the Joy-Con 2’s mouse functionality. Players hold a Joy-Con 2 in each hand and slide them on a surface to control the wheels of their wheelchairs; motion controls are used to shoot the ball. Tricks such as gaining air off half-pipes can be utilized, and players can actually gain extra points if they successfully land trick shots.
This isn’t the only title that Nintendo has deployed an online demo for; all three Splatoon games got a “Global Testfire” demo event prior to their launches, and similarly, Arms had its own “Global Testpunch.”
Any players who end up impressed by the Drag x Drive: Global Jam demo this weekend won’t have to wait long for the full game to release. Drag x Drive launches for Nintendo Switch 2 on August 14 for only $20.
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