I was sorting my games by Publisher earlier and noticed all the Nintendo games and was curious how many I had from each year.
Mine are below. I didn't count free games (e.g. jump rope), NSO games (Tetris 99), games with a non-Nintendo publisher (e.g. Mario + Rabbids), or games which were technically published under Nintendo in some regions but aren't really Nintendo games (such as Dragon Quest).
34 total (4.25 per year), with 2019 easily winning.
I've broken this down for myself as well, so I guess I'll pitch in under the rules you set.
2017:
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Pokken Tournament DX
Super Mario Odyssey
Snipperclips Plus
2018:
Kirby Star Allies
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Mario Tennis Aces
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
(Did have Super Mario Party, but I pawned that off on my little brother)
2019:
Yoshi's Crafted World
BOXBOY! + BOXGIRL!
Super Mario Maker 2
Astral Chain
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Luigi's Mansion 3
Pokemon Sword
2020:
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Good Job!
Paper Mario: The Origami King
Super Mario 3D All-Stars
Pikmin 3 Deluxe
Part Time UFO
2021:
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
New Pokemon Snap
WarioWare: Get It Together!
Metroid Dread
Mario Party Superstars
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond
Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain
2022:
Pokemon Legends Arceus
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Kirby's Dream Buffet
Pokemon Scarlet
2023:
Metroid Prime Remastered
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Advance Wars 1+2: Reboot Camp
Pikmin 4
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
WarioWare: Move It!
Super Mario RPG
(will get Tears of the Kingdom eventually)
2024:
Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition
Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Super Mario Party Jamboree
Mario & Luigi: Brothership (I have it preordered)
47 games total (5.88 or so per year), with 2019, 2021, and 2023 all being tied for me.
@FishyS It was sort of all over the place and also had a lot of games that didn't appeal to me much. I did pick up both Sparks of Hope and Live a Live for games that aren't truly Nintendo releases, and I have siblings who own Switch Sports and Splatoon 3, so overall we're covered nicely.
In general the even-numbered years have been worse on Switch. 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024 are all easily in the back half of the Switch year ranking, while 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2023 are top 4 (I'd say 2023 might have been best, followed by 2019, 2017, and then 2021)
So, out of this whole list, it seems 2019-2021 were the ones were I got the most games. But ultimately, I think 2021 and 2023 were my favorite years in terms of just sheer quality.
I just remembered this thread and decided to update my list. I bought old games on sale as well as new so old years gained games. I'll bold Switch 2 exclusives to differentiate.
Got some spare time this evening, so sure, let's do this: I will also bold the... (checks notes) two Switch 2 Nintendo published games I've got so far 😂.
2017:
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (technically published by Ubisoft, but does involve the Mario IP)
Super Mario Odyssey
2018:
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
2019:
I'm going to assume Tetris 99 doesn't count since it's an online free download game
The Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening
Pokémon Shield
2020:
Pokémon Home (not really a game and is a free download like Tetris 99, but the Switch version is published by Nintendo)
Animal Crossing New Horizons
2021:
Mario Party Superstars
2022:
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Kirby's Dream Buffet
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (same situation as Kingdom Battle)
Pokémon Violet
2023:
The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
2024:
The Legend of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom
2025:
Mario Kart World
Pokémon Legends Z-A Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
2026:
Pokémon LeafGreen Version
Definitely not as much as some of y'all, but I believe that I'm a lot younger than many of you and I do buy and play some third party games as well.
Edit: Saw someone else list DLC, so I will do the same:
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster-Course Pass
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Season Pass
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope Season Pass
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighter Pass (both waves)
Pokémon Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Expansion Pass
"Access!"
Self-declared "Neptunia Ambassador"
Maybe an insider?
The Fantastic Four Game Franchises:
Neptunia, Pokémon, Zelda, ?
NS1 physical games count: 13
NS2 physical games count: 1
PS4 physical games count: 4
Switch 2 Username: Blanc
2020:
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
Xenoblade: Definitive Edition
2021:
Warioware: Get it Together
Mario Party Superstars
Metroid Dread
New Pokemon Snap
2022:
Xenoblade 3
Splatoon 3
2023:
Tears of the Kingdom
Pikmin 4
Advance Wars 1+2: Reboot Camp
Super Mario RPG
Metroid Prime Remaster
2024:
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Mario and Luigi: Brothership
2025: Metroid Prime 4
2026: Rhythm Heaven Groove
also have the Splatoon 2/3/Xenoblade 2/AoC DLCs for whatever that counts as (2018, 2024, 2018 and 2021 respectively), but also Smash and Mario Kart, which automatically would make this whole list nonsense trying to tie them to one particular year anyway...
2017:
ARMS
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Splatoon 2
Super Mario Odyssey
2018:
Captain Toad
DKC: Tropical Freeze
Mario Tennis Aces
Pokemon: Let's Go, Eevee
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna (I haven't played this yet as I want to play the main Xenoblade 2 first, which I still don't own even though I do have the standalone Torna release)
Yoshi's Crafted World
2019:
Astral Chain
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Nintendo Labo VR Kit
Pokemon Shield
Ring Fit Adventure
Super Mario Maker 2
2020:
51 Worldwide Games
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Part Time UFO
Pikmin 3 Deluxe
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
2021:
Metroid Dread
New Pokemon Snap (almost missed this one when sorting my games by publisher because its publisher comes up as 'The Pokemon Company/Nintendo')
WarioWare: Get It Together
2018:
Octopath Traveler (Nintendo is Co-Publisher)
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 - Torna The Golden Country
2019:
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Pokémon Sword + Expansion Pass (even if it came at later date)
2020:
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Super Mario 3D All-Stars
2021:
Metroid Dread
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD
2022:
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Triangle Strategy (Nintendo Co-Publisher)
2023:
Metroid Prime Remastered
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
2024:
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
And that is it
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/05/random-doom-fan-has-a-novel-way-to-display-a-destroyed-switch-cartridge
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/07/random-fan-transforms-their-nintendo-64-into-a-starcraft-battlefield
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Wow, I'm surprised I didn't post here. Anyway, here they are... I'm including Switch 2 games, as well. I'll also note if I got the DLC or upgrade pack for a game.
2017
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (with Booster Course Pass)
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (with DLC)
Splatoon 2 (with Octo Expansion)
Super Mario Odyssey
Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
2018
Kirby Star Allies
Mario Tennis Aces
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (with both Fighters Passes)
Super Mario Party
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (with Special Episode DLC)
2019
Yoshi's Crafted World
Super Mario Maker 2
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Luigi's Mansion 3
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Boxboy + Boxgirl
2020
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore
Animal Crossing: New Horizons (with Happy Home Paradise and upgrade pack)
Paper Mario: The Origami King
Super Mario 3D All-Stars
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics
2021
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Metroid Dread
Mario Party Superstars
2022
Kirby and the Forgotten Land (with Star-Crossed World upgrade pack)
Snipperclips Plus: Cut It Out, Together! (physical release)
Super Mario Odyssey
2018:
Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
2019:
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
BOXBOY! + BOXGIRL!
Tetris 99 (physical release)
Super Kirby Clash (this one is a free-to-play game, but I'm gonna count it because I bought the best pack, which it more or less is a full-game unlock that actually discourages microtransactions)
Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch (unreleased in America but for no reason popped up in a second-hand market while I was visiting my sister)
Luigi's Mansion 3
The Stretchers
2020:
Paper Mario: The Origami King
Super Mario 3D All-Stars
Kirby Fighters 2
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light
Good Job!
2021:
Super Mario 3d World + Bowser's Fury
Miitopia
WarioWare: Get It Together!
Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain
Metroid Dread
2022:
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Mario Strikers: Battle League
Kirby's Dream Buffet
2023:
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Metroid Prime Remastered
WarioWare: Move It!
2024:
No games from this year yet
2025:
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (the physical card can play the Switch 1 version when inserted on a Switch 1, so it counts)
From my collection, I'd also count Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Mario & Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and Starlink: Battle for Atlas since Nintendo was involved on their development and are listed on the credits.
Similarly, I'd also include:
LEGO City Undercover
Published by WB Games, for being a port/remaster of a game originally funded and published by Nintendo. Some Nintendo names are still on the credits under Special Thanks, including the late Satoru Iwata.
Something worth mentioning is that this version had a Japanese physical re-release sometime between 2020 and 2022 that was published by SEGA, the serial number indicates it's an updated version compared to the original Japanese remaster, but it's unknown what's different between versions, let alone if it shows the SEGA logo and plays the "dong" sound on bootup.
Namco Museum Arcade Pac, but partially
Published by Bandai Namco, for including a port/remaster of Pac-Man Vs., a game originally developed (and partially published) by Nintendo and has Charles Martinet/Mario as the announcer.
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