
When the Switch arrived on the scene in 2017, one of the launch titles included 1-2-Switch - a multiplayer party game utilising the many features of the Joy-Con controllers. Somehow, this title got a sequel in 2023 called Everybody 1-2-Switch and while it dropped out of sight pretty quickly, it has now made a surprising comeback.
As highlighted by Vooks.net, more than a year after its release, the sequel has returned to the top spot in Australia as the best-selling video game. Yes, between 22nd - 28th July 2024, it managed to beat heavy hitters like Grand Theft Auto V and outperformed sports titles like NBA 2K24 and EA Sports College Football 25.
Australian Top 10 Combined Software Charts (Week 30, 22-07-2024 - 28-07-2024)
- Everybody 1-2-Switch!
- Grand Theft Auto V
- NBA 2K24
- EA Sports College Football 25
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Elden Ring
- Advance Wars: 1+2 Re-Boot Camp!
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
As you can see, it was in good company - with Nintendo's two-in-one package Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp! also featured in the same top ten (more than a year after its original release on the Switch).
It's a bit of a mystery as to why Everybody 1-2-Switch! has returned to the charts in this region, but the source speculates it could have been sold off in "large quantities to a wholesaler" or "another service to appear on sale discounted for Black Friday or similar".
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When this sequel launched on the Switch in June 2023, we summed it up as a "family-friendly affair" that lacked longevity:
Did you end up buying this sequel? How about the original game? Let us know in the comments.
[source vooks.net]
Comments 41
LOL OMG! 😂
Number ONE, everybody.
I knew Everybody 1-2-Switch will be viral. 😆
I still haven't purchased the game yet, but i promise i will get the game during this year. 😉
Also, in before somebody will talking trash about Everybody 1-2-Switch , I am the audience for this game.
Must've been a slow month.
more than a YEAR?
@Anti-Matter I will be holding you to that promise. If you fail, the sequel will be named "Nobody 1-2 Switch"
Well Australia is upside down so I guess it makes sense.
@Lightsiyd
I will make sure i get the game and i will post the picture on Your Switch purchase thread.
@Anti-Matter Challenge accepted.
I honestly forgot this game existed.
Probably really good for occupying the kids if they aren’t in school.
im sorry is this a (beeeeeeep) JOKE?
I don't think anyone cares.
random guy in the back yells he cares
me: Oh come on i was trying to make a point.
Wow. That's certainly something
For one week in one country. Doesn't really matter much, even if it's still quite perplexing.
At least in the UK there have been recent OLED bundles with one of the 1-2 Switch games and also one with Big Brain Academy. I am guessing Australia had a similar deal which is why these games have been showing up in lists recently.
I think even Nintendo is perplexed by this
rather perplexing. On an unrelated note, PVZ GARDEN WARFARE 2 IN THE TOP 10 BAYBEEEEE!!!!
Huh. Wonder what caused that?
BREAKING NEWS: Somebody 1-2-Switched
There's definitely something suss about this. The game's been dirt cheap for months (only AU$20) at some vendors, and it still hasn't sold out (fat chance of it coming back in print once it's gone), and Advance Wars hasn't been on sale anywhere, and is too little a fish to make a dent in the charts.
The fact that those two Switch games (of all things) are in the top ten indicates that something else is at play.
I’ve lost all faith in humanity!
This makes no sense and hurts my head.
Everybody 1-2-Switch to another game.
@brandonbwii you and me both.
@rjejr the horse mask hurts my sanity. >.>
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@Dark-Luigi me too tbh.
I got it for like $10 a month or 2 ago on sale, haven't even touched it yet..I assume this is cause it's been super cheap recently?
Still believe it should have been a bundled game with the console.
I don’t even get how that is possible lol.
@Snatcher
It's simple.
It indicates that not everyone get into AAA games or zelda / metroid / xenoblade games.
Some peoples get into random games like 1-2-Switch for its quirkiness.
Quirkiness can be a selling point for certain audiences.
Games doesn't have to be AAA in every aspect to be liked.
I can say the adore of AAA games is started to fading away.
Anti matter must have travelled the country and purchased every copy he could find.
1-2 Switch and Everybody 1-2 Switch are nice games.
They're juste made for special circumstances.
If you eat raw meat with a spoon, you won't like it, but if you wait for having a good knife, and some cooking, you will taste it differently. This is this kind of game.
Games have different specificities, and those ones are not made for being bought alone as your next game to do. Just pick it with some friends.
Just a bad point : they're too expansive at launch (50 and 30 euros, respectively).
Reading commentaries made me laugh XD
.....Why is Garden Warfare 2-....ugh, never mind.
In all seriousness, there were some deals for 1-2 switch at less than £15 which is probably what caused it. Tbh, this game would have been great as an NSO perk, although it's not really online. My son 5 year old loved this game for about 2 weeks, and that's about the longevity of this game.
@Anti-Matter Definitely but it’s definitely not the majority. I agree it’s the reason others are saying that it’s the deep price cuts with sales, I mean I would definitely nab this game for like 15, 10 dollars why not.
@Anti-Matter I remember reading in most articles comments and forums this was your game of the year yet you still haven’t played it. 😂
Even more than Everybody 1-2-Switch considering it's only been slightly more than a year since it came out as also pointed out by the article, I'm surprised and pleasantly so to see Re-Boot Camp being part of this top 10!
It was probably on sale I can't think of any o5her reason
@Yousef- I have to block out the horse mask, I have no idea what they were thinking with that monstrosity. 😱
So - I bought it for Christmas for my family - and it has been really well received, specifically b/c of the mobile phone play when playing in groups (LARGE groups).
It's been interesting b/c it was panned with EXTREME prejudice in the reviews, and I while we all would agree the Horse was a TERRIBLE idea, there are some GREAT mini-games here like the photographer one, that play fantastic on phones and make for a great party experience. I've yet to introduce it to someone who didn't enjoy it.
But... Why?
@TheFox
Because some peoples have interest with random games like 1-2-Switch.
@cyrus_zuo It would be great if they had someone on the team who actually enjoyed playing motion control/party games. Seems like if it's a certain genre, it gets points docked for that, no matter how good it is.
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