After years of lamenting about the cost, I was gifted a switch recently (<3 to my friend). I haven’t been following Switch games too closely, so I need to know what I should buy.

So far I’ve bought Neo:The World Ends With You, The First Tree, Katamary Damacy Reroll, and Final Fantasy VII. BOTW and TOTK are on my wishlist. What else do you recommend I get?

Also: I noticed a few things I want are on sale. Should I buy these now, or would they be on sale again soon? I know Nintendo is notorious for not discounting, but is it the case that the same games go on sale every few months (like Steam), or would I be missing out if I don’t get them now?

  • Dominic@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    Nintendo’s exclusives are where the Switch really shines. Unfortunately, they’re expensive. I’ll echo the DekuDeals recommendation for finding sales.

    Other Nintendo titles that are worthwhile, aside from the obvious Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom and depending on your tastes:

    • Super Mario Odyssey
    • Mario Kart 8
    • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
    • Animal Crossing New Horizons
    • Splatoon 3 (2 is good too, but 3 is an improvement and more active)
    • Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze
    • Pikmin (the whole series)
    • Metroid Dread
    • Metroid Prime Remastered
    • Fire Emblem Three Houses
    • Pokemon Legends Arceus

    There are also tons of great indie games that play well on Switch (especially handheld):

    • Hades
    • Dead Cells
    • Hollow Knight
    • Slay the Spire
    • Into the Breach
    • Shovel Knight
    • hotchurkey@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      I’ll add Stardew Valley for indie titles as well. I have hundreds of hours between both switch and PC, and the Switch is a great platform for it.

    • Polo421
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      1 year ago

      Ori and the Will of the Wisps might be my favorite game. Beautiful all around.