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Forums - Gaming - Reflecting On Nintendo Switch 2’s First Full Year

 

Favorite 1st-Party Switch 2 Release?

MarioKart World 3 20.00%
 
DK Bananza 10 66.67%
 
Pokémon Legends Z-A (NS2 Edition) 0 0%
 
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment 0 0%
 
Kirby Air Riders 0 0%
 
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (NS2 Edition) 1 6.67%
 
Mario Tennis Fever 0 0%
 
Pokémon Pokopia 0 0%
 
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book 0 0%
 
Other (comment below) 1 6.67%
 
Total:15
Wman1996 17 hours ago

The hardware itself is pretty much perfect for a successor to Switch. The first-party games are better than the first year of Wii U, and possibly some Nintendo handhelds. The new content on Switch titles that now have Switch 2 Editions is pretty nice.
The software on the whole doesn't have the wow factor in terms of first-party games that Switch had. Admittedly some of those were Wii U ports and even Breath of the Wild was cross-gen. But Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey under 8 months apart and in the same calendar year was a massive move for Nintendo that will likely never be repeated.
I love Donkey Bananza, but it's no Super Mario Odyssey. DK is Top 100, maybe Top 50 games of all-time material. Odyssey is right around the top, and my second favorite game.
I'd be more into the third-party games if I didn't have a PS5. I didn't have a PlayStation when I got a Switch in 2017. Nintendo is a complimentary platform for me now, with PlayStation as a primary.



Lifetime Sales Predictions 

Switch: 161 million (was 73 million, then 96 million, then 113 million, then 125 million, then 144 million, then 151 million, then 156 million)

PS5: 122 million (was 105 million, then 115 million) Xbox Series X/S: 38 million (was 60 million, then 67 million, then 57 million. then 48 million. then 40 million)

Switch 2: 120 million (was 116 million)

PS4: 120 mil (was 100 then 130 million, then 122 million) Xbox One: 51 mil (was 50 then 55 mil)

3DS: 75.5 mil (was 73, then 77 million)

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SanAndreasX 16 hours ago

Bought it at a midnight launch at GameStop. First time I have ever done this. I'm very pleased with it. It's exactly what I wanted from Switch 2: Switch, but everything is better.

My most played game on S2 is Mario Kart World; I'm enjoying the 24-player Knockout Tours to the point where it's hard to imagine going back to MK8DX. DKB is also a great game. I've bought Resident Evil, Final Fantasy, and Persona for it. Cyberpunk ran better on Switch 2 than on Steam Deck. I've also enjoyed the enhanced performance from my Switch 1 favorites like BOTW and TOTK. I've played a lot of Street Fighter 6 on it and my current obsession is VF5 REVO.

As long as they continue to bring the games, I will be satisdfied.



Jumpin 10 hours ago

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention FF7 and Cyberpunk. Those were the beginning of 2026 for me.
I’m hoping with the new Witcher 3 expansion coming out next year that CDPR brings the upgraded Witcher 3 to Switch 2.



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Conina 8 hours ago
Manlytears said:

Very few gaming options for such expensive hardware.

Over 18,000 games are available for that hardware. Not bad for a handheld console.



Louie 2 hours ago

I think the first year has been really great. The console is more powerful than I hoped for and the third party support is actually really good. The screen could be better and the first party output hasn't been as great as on Switch 1 so far, and I don't like Game Key Cards, but that's about the only negatives.