Welcome to the future! Yes, we've finally got through '2020: Part Deux' and we're now securely lodged in 2022 — the first year since the millennium that has three of the same number in it. *Waits for everyone to confirm that that is indeed correct*...
The past year has been another tough one for a great many people due to one thing and another (and another, and another). Restrictions designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and the Omicron variant are either already in place or will arrive imminently in many countries across the globe, and it's clear that it may be a long time yet until things return to relative normality.
Looking at global news over the last 12 months has been sobering at the best of times — and the video game industry has certainly had its share of unhappy stories throughout 2021 — but anyone with a Switch has at least been able to enjoy some truly excellent games which launched throughout the year. It may be a small consolation, but games have once again been a marvellous coping mechanism for millions around the world; a way to unwind and stay connected to the people closest to us when we're physically separated.
And peering into the future as we cruise into January, 2022 is already shaping up quite well for Switch owners, and there are sure to be plenty of surprise announcements throughout the year. We're kicking things off later this month with a new and potentially very exciting Pokémon game, and in the back half of the year (we're hoping), looming like a behemoth, is Breath of the Wild 2. How nice it'll be to call it by its own name soon.
We all have our fingers crossed that 2022 will be excellent, and everyone here at Nintendo Life — management, staff and contributors alike — wishes you the very healthiest, safest, and most preposterously prosperous of New Years. Cheers!
We hope you're feeling bright and breezy on this first day of the year, but if you overdid it last night make sure you sit back and relax today with some of the finest video games available to humanity. They're restorative, and that's no lie. Let us know below how you'll be spending the day and what plans you have for 2022AD.
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Hoping to repress my anger, suicidal tendencies and urge to type stupid comments this year as well.
Happy New Year 2022 ! 😃
Selamat Tahun Baru 2022 ! (Indonesian language)
Greeting from Indonesia. 🇮🇩
Happy New Year <3 This is the second year I own a Switch OLED.
Nintendo is deux mille vingt deux-oomed!!!!!
First person to mention a Switch pro gets a slap inthe face.
DAMMIT! I just did! braces face
Thanks for the last year of content - seems a long time ago now when this site was VC reviews!
Happy New Year!
I got Stardew Valley for Christmas so I’ll be spending time with that today. Plus Ys Origin.
Blasphemous is still £4.99 for 5 more days. I’ve played a bit of the demo so far.
Ace Attorney Turnabout collection is 25% off so will pick this up at some point.
Assuming nothing gets delayed, and stuff will, this is gonna be an incredible year for video games. I for one am very excited!
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@Erigen "Hoping to repress my anger, suicidal tendencies and urge to type stupid comments this year as well."
My Internet-related New Year's Resolution is to NOT make any comments that I know will start a fight.
Serenity now!
@GrailUK 🤚
Happy new year everyone, hope it's a good one.
@Nf157 I'm my own worst enemy
Happy New Year guys!
Happy New Year folks!
Happy new year everyone in the community. Resolutions? I have a few. During these past three years I’ve become an introvert. I’ve always kind of been an out going extrovert. I think I’m gonna go back to school and get my masters in psychology. I know I don’t want to get infected by anybody at my workplace. I might as well step it up and get a degree until this whole pandemic thing goes away. Of course I’m vaccinated I had my third shot, It’s just so hard where I live. So many people are just so ignorant of there health and the health of others. I will be playing games as I’m going through this transformation. So My resolution this year is to be positive and forgive people who don’t think like me.
@Erigen Do that anger and suicidal tenancies stem from reading other people's stupid comments?
I'm just happy to see that no one has tried to "correct" the author by pointing out that 2000 has three zeros. (2000 was the last year of the last millennium.) Maybe we really have turned a corner...
Happy New Year Nintendo Life
Here’s hoping 22 sees the Rona take a long walk off a short pier.
happy new year everyone, hyped to play Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild 2, Bayonetta 3 e Kirby and the Forgotten Land in my extended battery, onward to the best year of Switch.
Happy New Year!
Happy 2022 for everyone and hopefully a healthy one.
Happy New Years to all my favorite opinionated Nintendo fanboys and fangirls.
2022 has only just started, and I find myself on a much different career path than I was on last year, which is exciting and also scary as hell.
Happy new year everyone. And game on!
Here's to a year full of headlines about great new games, WITHOUT the words "has been delayed".
Happy New Year everyone!!
Here's hoping 2022 is a good one.
Happy new year fellow lovers of all things gaming/Nintendo.
Anyone got any new year resolutions? Mine is to play through my never ending backlog before the BOTW2 release (hopefully) this year.
Happy New Year!
Wishing us all a 2022 of health, wealth, love, patience, and positivity! ❤️
Oh, and gratitude! As in, I’m grateful for the multitude of games I’ve acquired for the mightiest little system Nintendo’s ever produced, the family and friends to share them with, and the kind souls here on NL with whom I can geek out whenever. 😁
Happy New Year everyone!
Happy new year everyone and looking forward to what 2022 has to offer as its going to be a banger for us Nintendo and playstation players
Maybe we’ll get flying cars THIS year!
I am cautiously optimistic.
Mark my words. 2022 will be the new 2017 for the Nintendo Switch. There are so many exciting new games that we are getting.
@ModdedInkling X2. This year will be amazing for us Switch owners. Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to everyone! Nintendo Life is my go to site for Nintendo news, and despite the fact you actually put a lot of BS news that go against Nintendo, I still enjoy the rest of your content. May we enjoy this good looking 2022 together!
Happy New Year!
My Resolutions in Gaming:
Don't get caught by the E.M.M.I.
Break more smash balls
Get all the spirits in SSBU
Beat KH: Melody of Memory
Big NEW special happy times t’all’a y”all”z but most especially to the MOST especiallest YOU right there being SO special right now reading THIS.
I see there is no What Are You Playing This Weekend feature today.
But I shan’t complain. I’ll take a Saturday off from boring readers w my weekend plans if it means the NL team gets to rest a bit this holiday. 😁
Happy New Year all! Here's to a (hopefully) better 2022! To everyone reading this, I hope you and yours remain in good health and high spirits.
Happy New Year, you lovely people!
Happy new Year 2022 ^^
I hope that you are enjoying this day and the new year. ^^
Happy New Year everyone!
Happy New Year all!
Pretty sure there was just a kid outside my window using a hoverboard.
I'm planning to continue playing far too many games in 2022.
Happy New Year everyone! I hope it's full of health and happiness, I have a feeling this year is going to be awesome for the Switch!
Happy new year! My resolution is to not click on the Sakurai articles on here!
My new year's resolution is not to leave any useless comments on here anymore. Doh!
Happy New Year!
Beware everyone... we've reached 2020 too!
So, uh, just a note, but you do realize in filming Back to the Future part 2, they used actual hoverboards that were banned, right?
Happy New year NL staff
Happy new year! Don't mention the war! (flu)
@dartmonkey
‘The future has arrived, still waiting on hoverboards’
Please understand.
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