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Topic: If you could own just 3 games on Switch...

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sketchturner

Which would you pick? I think my top picks would be

Hollow Knight (Favorite game ever and I could replay it for ages)
Tears of the Kingdom (incredible exploration, unlimited creativity, fun combat, great puzzles)
Pikmin 3 (favorite campaign in the series, plus the challenges add a ton of replay value)

NOTE: If Silksong ever comes out on Switch, that will likely knock Pikmin 3 out of its spot though.

HONORABLE MENTION: Dark Souls Remastered. I've played that game for hundreds of hours, and Switch was responsible for introducing me to the series. However, I much prefer Dark Souls 3 and have played the first game to a point where I don't ever care to play it again

HONORABLE MENTION: Bowser's Fury. It's a short game, but man is it fun and replayable!! Honestly up there with Mario Galaxy 2 as my favorite Mario game ever.

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1. Animal Crossing New Horizons
2. Go Vacation
3. LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER

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Joeynator3000

I dunno, I'd just go with Monster Hunter...so...
GU, Rise/SB, and Stories 2, lol

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PikminMarioKirby

Assuming collections like Super Mario 3D All-Stars don't count, I'd choose (also I won't choose any of the games from NSO):

  • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Has a lot of replay value, large amount of content, consistently has unique gameplay)
  • Pikmin 2 (I wanted to potentially choose a 2nd Pikmin game, however this one is my favorite, so I won't choose another Pikmin game for the sake of variety since I can only have 3)
  • Super Mario Maker 2 (Pretty much endless content, always fun making and playing levels. A good multiplayer game as well)

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skywake

Hades, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Link's Awakening HD

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FishyS

3 games? Most games I get tired of eventually, even ones I play a ton like Animal Crossing or Pokemon. hmm...

1. Mario Maker 2 - it is infinite.

2. Maybe PICROSS S+? With all the DLC it has like 2,000 puzzles.

3. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - I don't actually play this too often but if I had very few options I feel like it's a game that I could play more and not get sick of.

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Matt_Barber

I'll have Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Tears of the Kingdom and Xenoblade 3. They're all huge games with a ton of side content that have already kept me busy for the thick end of a thousand hours between them.

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CJD87

1. Monster Hunter Rise/Sunbreak
2. Slay The Spire
3. NSO Online - N64 app

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Snatcher

Smash bros ultimate, xenoblade 2 and three.

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MarioVillager92

This is a really tough one. Do I really have to pick just three games? I guess I will go with...

1) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
2) Super Mario Bros. Wonder
3) Splatoon 3

MK8D was the easiest choice for me, especially with the DLC. It's a game I can hop back into anytime and still have fun with it. Many of my favorite courses from the Mario Kart series made it into the DLC as well, and I got some new favorites from it too, such as Merry Mountain.

I could also have Super Mario Odyssey and Animal Crossing: New Horizons take spots 2 and 3, and I'd still be happy. It goes to show how much I like the Switch... it might just be my favorite console overall.

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Magician

Radiant Silvergun, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and Diablo III.

I would've said Warframe, but since it's a live service there's no ownership.

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gcunit

Currently my answers are very predictable. I have very many unplayed/underplayed Switch games that I'm confident are fantastic, but if I could only own three right now then I think it would have to be (alphabetical order):

Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild

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Commandervide0

Monster hunter GU
Pokemon legends arceus
Hollow knight

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Buizel

Assuming no other systems exist:
1. Persona 5 Royal
2. Fire Emblem Three Houses
3. Super Mario Odyssey (although ask me on another day and it might be TOTK...)

If I have access to other systems, I'd drop Persona and replace it with Tears of the Kingdom.

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OctolingKing13

animal crossing new horizons (thats life itself)
xenoblade chronicles 3 (highly replayable imo)
and smash bros (ultimate party game)
i debated abt putting splatoon 3, but sadly the online will be taken down someday, and even though the story campaigns are absolutely spectacular, i wouldnt want just that

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2. splatoon 3
3. earthbound
4. xenoblade chronicles 3
5. zelda tears of the kingdom

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Bunkerneath

Hmm,
Binding of Isaac
MarioKart 8 Deluxe (with expansion pack)
Not sure which Metrodvania (Hollow Knight, Blaphemous, etc)

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HarmanSmith

Interesting topic!

My picks as of now would be (and assuming there's no other system available like @Buizel said):

Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope
Shin Megami Tensei V (I mean the vanilla one, which is great - I haven't tried Vengeance yet)
Blasphemous (man, I didn't click with it the first time, but I recently finished it and I loved it)

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Ralizah

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Monster Hunter Rise/Sunbreak
Splatoon 3

I spend most of my time with single-player titles, but if I can only own three games, I want them to be ones I can enjoy in perpetuity.

Not my favorite three games on the system by a long shot, but certainly some of the best MP-oriented ones.

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Late

These are the first three that came to mind:
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Splatoon 3
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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