Hip-Thrusting Is Just One Of The Weird Minigames In Everybody 1-2-Switch!

If I'm going to be acting like an idiot with Joy Con motions any time in the near future, It's definitely going to be with Wario, and not with horse guy.
...I suppose there must exist a demographic 1-2-Switch appeals to though...?

Do people want this? I didn't think 1-2 Switch did that well and should have been a pack-in game.

I guess the $30 price tag is a little better.

Why do I keep watching these videos, they are more cursed than a necromancer tome in a skull decorated castle on top of an indian graveyard

This is one of the cringiest trailers I’ve seen for a game. These “hip” shutterstock models look like they are having a seizure with the joycons and don’t get me started with horse mask guy.

If this game is somehow good, it would be the funniest plot twist ever.

Only 17 games? Wow that will get old REAL quick, and sorry that horse headed guy is just an acid nightmare.
Do Nintendo really think this is going to sell well? Oh dear
And Statues? You mean Red Light Green Light, someone has been watching Squid Game

this just makes me wish it was a NSO perk like the devs originally suggested, but like tetris 99. battle royal microgames sound so fun and justifies the 100 player idea

i get the minigames are designed for local play, but it baffles me even more they thought nearly 100 players would gather in the same room to play this

@HolyGeez03 It sold extremely well on release... but as I pointed out in the last thread about this game that was because it was one of only 2 first party retail games available at the Switch's launch, and the only one with multiplayer. It has comfortably outsold many heavy hitters... but its not "evergreen" - those numbers haven't increased much after the first 6 months.

I think the fact this is only a $30 game gives it a better chance than if it had been full priced... I still don't really see it being a success though. The fact Nintendo stealth dropped the trailer and didn't even mention it in the Direct, not even a brief showing in the quickfire showcase sections says to me that they don't have too much confidence in it. Famously it did NOT playtest well and kinda scared and surprised them how badly it did... that said, they've had months to work on the complaints since then, I'm sure it won't be terrible. Just kinda, "meh" and probably not worth $30 to a lot of people for the handful of occasions they may have enough people round for a house party to make it worthwhile playing.

As I said in the last thread though, I'm happy for anyone looking forward to this and I'm not trying to ruin it for them. It will certainly appeal to some people, even if I think those numbers will be low. Nothing wrong with niche titles

I think the fact that this got zero air time on the latest direct tells you all you need to know about it.

17 feels really light to me, but I guess it is only $30

I will be tempted to pick this up when it's on sale for $20.
It looks fine? Not bad, even. But not something I feel compelled to buy at full price.

I think this could really work at a wedding party or such ... depends how quickly can the app be downloaded and set up.
I wouldn't buy it, but it could be fun to play ... just needs lots of people.

Call me crazy, but I'm cautiously optimistic that this might be fun. That said, 17 mini-games of such shallow depth seems low. I was really hoping they'd have 50 or something.

Yeah, it's a low amount of minigames for what it is. It still has some interesting ideas and minigames. Up to 100 players with a mobile phone as well. But yeah.

I know Nintendo doesn't look that confident with it, but the game doesn't actually look that bad if you want a party game. Problem is that it's a low amount of content and the horse can seem creepy, in the marketing I mean. It stands out but something is off.

I think it has some good concepts and features but just doesn't quite do as much and as well as it should for a Nintendo party game.

Not sure it's overall as bad as people think, it still looks okay and fun for a multiplayer party game, but I feel it's missing a lot.

I know the price is quite a bit lower, and that's good, but more content and ideas to make it better would've maybe worked better.

I'm assuming the development team tried and had a reason why this is the final product, but yeah.

@HolyGeez03.,

The first game sold over 3 million copies, so pretty popular to be honest, it's just not a game for the core fans... bit to worry there is enough games for them to enjoy.

Did they think the guy wearing the Horse Mask would appeal to anyone in 2023? That thing was only relevant in 2014 or 2015.

@johnvboy When it was released, the entire list of retail Switch games was 1-2-Switch, Breath of the Wild, Skylanders Imaginators, Just Dance 2017, Super Bomberman R, I Am Setsuna, and Snipperclips.

It sold because it was a game for the Switch. This time the console has been out for six years. I will be shocked if it shows up on our weekly chart posts.

Okay... I was giving this game the benefit of the doubt upon reveal, but it feels way too disjointed with additional context.

From the bigger part smartphones seem to play, to how much more physically active the games are, to the lack of much of any advertised HD Rumble functionality, it feels like anything but a sequel to the original.

Not to be too mean about it, but this really feels like it'd be more attractive if it was a free download, included with NSO subs, or was way cheaper than current MSRP.

Samurai Showdown. Bring it.

I’m cautiously optimistic for this one, have this odd feeling that Everybody-1-2 Switch will actually bring a lot of people some fun

17 minigames!? really not even the 30$ price makes it worth it... And honestly im still thinking about getting wario....

Looks like fun, I'll probably pick it up sometime.

@HolyGeez03 1-2 Switch outsold ARMS. Which makes me want to vomit.

@Bret,

Mental gymnastics as usual, you could argue the install base was not very strong at launch as well, so it sold less than it would now.

Lets see how the new game does sales wise until we pass judgement.

@judaspete,

Why do the sales matter to you personally, you could argue it's criminal how low the new Metroid remaster has sold, or the Pikmin games, as long as we enjoy them and Nintendo keep producing them, then what's the harm.

Nintendo are in a great position with the Switch because of it's very wide demographic, the core Nintendo fans would not justify it on their own. So because it has a very large userbase and Nintendo's top tier games like Mario Kart sell so well, it gives Nintendo room to produce lower selling franchise games, and more casual games like this.

If Nintendo ran it's business like some of the armchair experts are suggesting, then it would not have much of a business. As when the core fans suggest what Nintendo should do, it's more a case of what they want them to do.

This game will go completely off the rails if some streamer is insane enough to try playing Color Shoot with random people Jackbox style (Assuming it works the same way).

@mystman12 I think that's the problem with his game. It wants to be Jackbox. It's trying to fill a niche that's already filled. I feel like Nintendo is only releasing this because of sink-cost fallacy

This will be brilliant for the casual purchasers it's designed to appeal to, I'm sure. It won't be polluting my Switch, however.

@johnvboy You already answered your question. I'm not sure ARMS sold well enough for Nintendo to give it a sequel. All the other launch window games have one at this point. I'm bummed that even 1 2 Switch seems to be a higher priority than ARMS 2.

@judaspete,

That may not be the reason, Arms sold 2.6 million so more than enough to get a sequel, perhaps Nintendo are waiting for a new console.

Lots of games get sequels, that have sold only around a million copies, the bigger sellers take up the slack.

And as I said Nintendo has to cater for it's full audience, the core gamers have not fared so badly on the console, surely a little fan service for the casuals, is not a massive crime.

I skipped 1-2 Switch, & I'll be doing the same with this one. Absolutely zero interest. I'm honestly surprised they made a sequel, because I didn't think the first one sold well enough — wasn't it only like 250,000 or 300,000 copies?

@kevin74 3.63 million. Got that launch title boost.

I don’t know why you would play this at a wedding, aren’t those supposed to be at least kinda fun.

I reckon they should release Bingo Party on its own, and then compare sales Vs this disappointing pile of mush.
I bet a "Nintendo Bingo" would go down great as its own thing.

Somehow, this ended up looking even worse than expected.
Why am I smiling this much?

Such horsesh!t 😏

It's kinda weird to see only black and white people in a japanese trailer. That makes the game even more cursed.

Same as the first one, it should be free to NSO subscribers as a tech demo. This isn't a £30-£40 game, and the first one only sold because aside from BOTW it was the only exclusive at launch. I'd pay £5 max for either of these out of curiosity, as there are routinely much better games available on all 3 current consoles for that price in sales.

@Ralizah Casual switch gamers are playing Rocket League and Fortnite. They're not paying £30-£40 for these.

Well, I will give it a try.
Only 13 mini games that playable with Joy Cons, though. 😕

Not gonna lie, this actually looks like it'll be more up my alley than the first game.

I wouldn’t play any of those mini-games for free

@HolyGeez03 1-2 Switch was rightly not a pack in title. It wouldn’t have left a good impression with many people and probably would have raised the price. Nintendo made the right decision.

There were a couple of mini games that we liked, but we didn’t keep returning to it like we did for Nintendo Land and Wii Sports.

@HolyGeez03 It sold very well despite it's higher price.

@HolyGeez03 the original did sell over 3 million copies, better than Metroid Dread or any F Zero game. It does make sense that they'd want to try a sequel.

It doesn't look good, though.

@JohnnyC Good point. If Nintendo had a Game Pass type subscription, both of these games would be right at home.

Maybe it was intended for a younger audience. There is probably a whole generation of kids that will be nostalgic for 1-2 Switch.

1-2 Switch could return as a Selects title.

Think it's a shame there's only 17 games, even though they look mostly decent. Don't think it would've hurt to include all the original games as well, a bit like Wii Fit Plus.

We Dare: You haven't seen our trailer with the acting all romantic and 'appealing' party games and the actual less accurate execution in game........

Everybody 1-2 Switch: We make the gestures part of the gameplay then only putting it in the advertising and not committing to it.

We Dare: Oh...... Ok you got us there.

That aside a fair list of 'classic' party games now with smartphones and Joycons and some that need them and make sense but have however much staying power who knows.

I'm intrigued like I am Playlink even if the Vita can't compete with Smartphones in everyone's hands neither can the Wii U Gamepad over smartphones to do party games on Switch even if smartphone tech is excellent for party game execution it's how it's done besides everyone just having one and whatever app/bluetooth and whatever limits (so the 100 players has me curious what they are going for really).

you'd have to pay me quite a large amount to play these games.

I will get this when discounted I think. I am a stupidista sucker for this casual, side salad gaming. I'm sorry.