Gaming reaches its peak years every five years or so.

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firebush03 said:

As somebody who plays almost exclusively Nintendo, I’ll comment on NSW since November 2020. Age of Calamity was a strong start, followed by Metroid Dread…though 2021 was a bit dormant other than that. KirbyATFL, Pokémon Legends Arceus + ScVi, Splatoon 3, and Xenoblade 3 during 2022 were all strong (tho i haven’t played any of them…just heard good things). 2023 is unmatched. 2024 was fantastic…for a ‘twilight year’. All in all, I’d say a solid 7/10, though I expect this to bump up to 8 or 9 once NSW2 is out.

So 2023 was also great for NSW, I think 2023, 2024 and 2025 (as it looks) are products of the pandemic and things would have been spread out more but I think all signs point to 2025 as being the GOAT, NSW2 or not.