Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

just yesterday i got Dragon Quest I and II HD Collection for my Switch Lite from walmart

Managed to stumble upon a post of mine from 2019 in which I gave my wish list for future Switch games.

6th / 7th / 8th generation games that I've not got around to playing yet, but would love to see on the Switch
Yakuza series, Assassins Creed series, Mass Effect series, Bioshock series, Grand Theft Auto 5, Persona 4/5, Shenmue, Skies of Arcadia, Metroid Prime Trilogy, more modern fighters (e.g. SFV, Tekken 7, Soul Calibur VI), Pikmin series, Kingdom Hearts 1+2+2.8 365 Birth by Whatever these Games are called Final Remix.

Games that I've already played and would like to play again on the Switch
All 3D Marios (especially Sunshine), all 3D Zeldas (especially Wind Waker), all 3D Sonic games (especially Generations and, yes, including Sonic 06), Spyro Reignited Trilogy (despite having already beaten it 100%...I would do that again, and again...), Beyond Good and Evil, Paper Mario TTYD, Tales of Symphonia, Final Fantasy VIII, Xenoblade Chronicles, Kid Icarus Uprising...(this could go on a while)

Series that I'd like to see have a sequel on the Switch
Kid Icarus, Tales of, any dormant Sega franchise...

Pretty good going, no? By 2026 we've got the vast majority of these in some form or another. It's pretty incredible.

This isn't even a diss against Switch 2, but it is funny that I'm so far interested in 5 games this year, and 3 of them are on Switch 1. And one of the other two isn't confirmed for any Nintendo system.

I do hope the new Yoshi and Mario Tennis games are great, I love Yoshi's Island and Mario Tennis 64 so I'd love to see an actual modern game that lives up to them in terms of level design and content, respectively, for example. But they've not had the best track record so its hard to get too excited until they release.

Nintendo could've potentially put out a game on Switch 2 that was a deal breaker for me waiting to buy one (even with any issues I have with it, Prime 4 could've been that game if it was exclusive, especially releasing so close to a new Hyrule Warriors and Kirby Air Riders). But they haven't yet, so uh, thanks Nintendo for not tempting me too much. Again, that might seem harsher than I mean it, it is good for me that Nintendo hasn't put out either the handful of their biggest games or the "well we better buy this or it will disappear forever maybe" niche games I love. Me not being a diehard Mario Kart fan and Kirby Air Riders being a one and done is good luck on my part of me not getting another console when I still have Switch games I actively want to play on the tv, it would be annoying to switch (heh) back and forth between them, I don't need that.

when playing Dragon Queset III H D remake, does it really matter a to whether playing a male or female Hero?

@seinfeldfanatic, I am almost 100% positive that it doesn't matter in the slightest.

Bethesda Softworks (3) - Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Capcom (3) - Resident Evil Requiem, Pragmata, Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflections
Bandai Namco (3) - Tales of Arise: Beyond the Dawn Edition, Digimon Story: Time Stranger, Captain Tsubasa 2: World Fighters
Square Enix (3) - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales, Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
2K (2) - WWE 2K26, PGA Tour 2K25
Konami (2) - Super Bomberman Collection, eFootball Kick-Off!

So unless I miscounted, looks like Bethesda, Capcom, Bandai Namco, and Square Enix got the most showcase for February 2026's Partner Direct, unless you count Konami's Japan-exclusive Power Pros and Goemon releases, in which case they'd have 4.

I am now at 6 and 4, Castlevania is only confirmed for Switch 1 lolololol, I made the absolute right choice not upgrading, go me.

@kkslider5552000 For me the only Switch 2 exclusives so far that I actually feel I'm missing out on are Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza and Kirby Air Riders. That's not nothing and I do want to get the console eventually, but it's not enough to convince me I really need a Switch 2 at this stage. As for upcoming games, it's basically just Splatoon Raiders and maybe Yoshi if it turns out to be really good. I can play stuff like the new Tomodachi Life, Rhythm Paradise and Professor Layton on my existing Switch, so I'm good with that for now. Although last night I dreamed there was a new 3D Zelda coming this year, and if that comes true it probably will tip me over the edge...

@Dogorilla Basically the same for me, though I'm also super into Hyrule Warriors.

Though granted I had always planned to wait a minute for Switch 2 because of my backlog anyway, I'm just glad that that decision has completely worked out for me.