Hello yet again, I'm a bit late this time but for the fourth time in a row I will be summarizing all the major releases for the Switch for this year (well last year since it's 2025 now) and rank this year in terms of game releases.
Then I will see how it compares to the other years.
Apologizes in advance if I miss some games just let me know in the replies and I can edit them in if you want.
With that aside let's see what 2024 had to offer in store for the switch in terms of releases:
January:
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Another Code: Recollection
Neptunia: Sisters VS Sisters
The Legend of Steel Empire
UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
February:
Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Retro Game Challenge 1 + 2 Replay
Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island
March:
Expeditions: A MudRunner Game
Unicorn Overlord
The Legend of Legacy HD Remastered
Princess Peach: Showtime!
South Park: Snow Day!
April:
Slave Zero X
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Sweep the Board!
May:
Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution
Biomutant
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
June
Sociable Soccer 24
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble
Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon
Tchia
Luigi's Mansion 2 HD
July:
The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Deluxe Edition
Hot Lap RacingHot Lap Racing
Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition
One Piece Odyssey
August:
Cat Quest III
Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn
WitchSpring R
Gundam Breaker 4
September:
BAKERU
Fitness Boxing feat. HATSUNE MIKU
NBA 2K25
Core Keeper
Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed
EA Sports FC 25
October:
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game
Blazing Strike
Super Mario Party Jamboree
The Smurfs - Dreams
Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven
Ys X: Nordics
Sonic X Shadow Generations
November:
Farmagia
Mario & Luigi: Brothership
LEGO Horizon AdventuresLEGO Horizon Adventures
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
Stray
December:
Fitness Boxing 3: Your Personal Trainer
FANTASIAN Neo Dimension
FAIRY TAIL 2
And with that, those were all the major releases I could find, though there were some I skipped out from posting here because of the lack of reviews and low scores, feel free to mention them if you wish.
This year had a noticably less first party games and some of the ones that were 1st party were remakes/ports like Luigi's Mansion 2 HD, Super Paper Mario And the Thousand Year Door.
Sadly this year was considerably weaker than last in my opinion.
Certainly not a strong year but not the worst either.
Tell me what do you all think of 2024 for the Switch? Was it better than you expected? Worse? What were the highlights for you in terms of releases? I'd would to hear your thoughts.
2024 was a year without a landmark first party release, but had a really good smattering of third party stuffs. If we're ranking years of the Switch's life, 2024 probably lands somewhere in the middle. 2021 might be the worst, 2017...certainly the best, imo. Most other years have at least one banger of a first party game.
Personal bias for the Xenoblade Chronicles series.
Switch Physical Collection - 1,519 games (as of November 1st, 2025)
Switch 2 Physical Collection - 2 games (as of June 9th, 2025)
@Magician Yeah it's crazy how this deep into the Switch's lifespan the first year still remains to be that good, after all these years it still remains to be in a bunch of people's personal best, mine included, though looking into it more that might change.
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