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I was just playing the intro. Gorgeous game.

Mario Wonder still not quite up to top 10 for Switch. It is getting close though.

Happy to see Switch 2 doing well. I admit I was hoping Bananza would sell more over the holidays, but it looks like that 12 million copies of Pokemon Z-A was hogging the attention.

Of those games, I'm looking forward to MIO but haven't bought it yet.

I bought Suika Game Planet which is cute but I think I prefer the original game. Planet doesn't have as much as the interesting bounce physics so the strategy isn't quite as elaborate.

I also played Bunninjutsu, a cheap cute little indie platformer. The game has good controls and uses a good concept of changing everytime you jump but unfortunately it is insanely short so feels more like a demo than a full game.

I got 12/12 but I guessed the price question so I only actually knew 11/12.

@Nintoz I have no clue how the leaderboard works. My only guess for me is because I clicked on the article but then closed it and came back later when I had time to do the quiz.

Happy Weekend and gaming everyone. This week I have been playing:

• BALL x PIT - I beat new game plus, played NG++, unlocked and played all the DLC stuff. It's been a fun ride but I'm probably done with the game for now.
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Still playing around with the hotel and all the other new stuff. It's been fun to revisit the game for a few weeks. I'm getting close to 600 hours total though almost all of that was before the 3 year break 😆
• Golden Axe - My current retro game. The controls are not great and the final boss is like 10 times harder than the rest of the game. I beat it with one character and also played the enemy rush mode, but there are two more characters with different abilities to play. I am playing in the Sega Genesis Classics collection, but the game is also on Nintendo Classics Expansion Pack.
• Hello Kitty Island Adventure - They recently added a new main character (a super cute bear) as well as some new visitors and story so I am back to playing more to level up the new character.
• The Rogue Prince of Persia - Just started, but I absolutely love the controls. Being able to briefly run up walls in the background is wonderful and makes some great platforming. I kind of wish this wasn't a rogue lite; controls this good would be wonderful in a variety of genres. My only minor negative is that it has the longest loading screens I've seen on a Switch 2 game.

Yoshi is the one I am most excited about so far although I suspect some not yet announced game will eventually be my top for 2026. I'm very curious about Splatoon Raiders also.

I only very rarely get amiibos but I'm not sure if I could resist a Zelda EoW one.

I'm planning to start the game today, so no clue what my score will be. But I anticipate liking it

Happy Weekend and gaming everyone. This week I have been playing:

• Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo - Just started but great game so far. It calls itself a 'yoyovania' but in practice it feels a little like a Zelda-like and a little like a metroidvania and mainly just a creative top-down 2D action adventure.
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons - I've mostly been having fun with the hotel. I also like to see random tourists wandering around my island.
• Hello Kitty Island Adventure - There is a big update patch with a new character and other things which was just released so I plan to jump into that after a recent semi-break from the game.
• Picross LogiartGrimoire - Planning to start the fourth DLC pack. This one has bigger puzzles so I will likely go through it pretty slowly.
• Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade - I'm a tad sick so I'm not sure if I will manage to play this this weekend, but I'm hoping to start it at least.

I also tested some new demos. fullmetal schoolgirl was a super silly one in particular I decided to add to my wishlist.

Good luck to all the people about to be covered in snow ☃️

@SuperBro64 It's not that I hate multiplayer but rather that I thought the original game had plenty of it with couch co op and a couple different modes of online play. I've played through Wonder both single player and couch co op. I found the co-op pretty fun and hilarious. However, I just don't have any interest in random multiplayer mini-games in Wonder; Fundamentally if that is what I wanted I would play Mario Party instead. Mario Bros U (the prior main 2D mario) had some truly excellent single player DLC which extended the original game well so it was a little disappointing that we didn't get something like that in Wonder.

I haven't decided yet whether to get the update or not. Although the Toad brigade challenges could be fun, the overall multiplayer emphasis doesn't interest me much. I had originally wanted a Mario Wonder DLC, but very few things I was hoping for ended up in this DLC. I love the original game so I will wait and read reviews before I decide.

@UpsideDownRowlet My only guess for having so many Nintendo version updates this week is them clearing out all the minor news to get ready for a direct.

I'm so happy they increased the maximum number of mega shards. 999 was far too low given some of the prices. I lost a lot to overflow before I noticed the old max.

Thank you for the review; I'll definitely wishlist this game.

The change of day for this article really confused me.

MIO Memories in Orbit looks interesting; it will at least go on my wishlist.

@Ironcore They don't list everything in these articles; the true amount of shovelware is much higher. I think the record is around 130 releases in one week.

Oh no, I just finished the main game and enough of NG+ to feel satisfied. I thought I had escaped the addictive clutches, but now I will get sucked back in. 😆

Happy Weekend and gaming everyone. This week I have been playing:

• BALL x PIT - I just saw the credits. This was a very addictive game. Now onto NG+...
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Trying out the free update. Mostly I have been messing around in the slumber islands.
• Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time - I got very distracted by other games so haven't played this in a week, but I plan to grab my first crafting class and then maybe check out the main quests again.
• Bunninjutsu - I snagged this random puzzly precision platformer for $3 after reading a positive review. Unfortunately, although the controls and gimmick are both well done, the game is extremely short and easy so I beat it in about 15 minutes. I then speed ran it a couple times but there isn't much to it.
• Hello Kitty Island Adventure - It's My Melody's birthday. I haven't been doing my dailies lately but I will definitely play for the events.

Besides the loading time, I admit to not really being able to tell the difference.

The Switch 2 edition didn't feel worth it to me but I have enjoyed the free Switch 1 patch which also came this week.

I haven't encountered any bugs yet, but glad they are being fixed.

I had 676 total hours. My top 3 were:

• Hello Kitty Island Adventure - 232 hours
• Piczle Cross Story of Seasons - 78 hours
• Donkey Kong Bananza - 49 hours

I'm not sure who is going to snag ARMS for 30% off 9 years in... I'm guessing online multiplayer isn't super active.

I've been wanting Raiden IVx Mikado Remix for awhile but it is unfortunately one of the few Switch games still not compatible with Switch 2.

They aren't listed in this article but I am tempted by Nine Sols and Gradius Origins which are both currently 50% off for the first time.

I assume we'll hear more either in a direct or on Mario day. If it has some interesting single player content, I'll definitely grab the upgrade.

@LuigiMario There will definitely be an upgrade pack. That's basically how Nintendo defined the difference between a 'Switch 2 edition' of a Switch 1 game versus a 'Switch 2 game'. It's just Switch 2-exclusive paid DLC.

@shoeses Yeah, the original game already had couch co op and a couple variations of online play; I don't feel like it particularly needed more multiplayer but there was a ton of single player stuff I feel could be added.

Happy Weekend and gaming everyone. This week I have been playing:

• Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time - Astoundingly good so far. Extremely cute, lots of variety, surprisingly deep plot. Very addictive. I'm still early game but loving it so far.
• BALL x PIT - Finally beat the first level. This game is kind of crazy. I like the laser balls.
• Tetris 99 - Playing for the event. The new theme is cute although the sound effects are a little much.
• Suika Game Planet - I played the original game a zillion hours and the new game is only $3 so I snagged it. It's not super excitingly different but it was worth the $3 to try.
• Hello Kitty Island Adventure - I haven't been playing much but I am hoping I finally get a visitor to move in that I have been waiting for for ages.
• Pokémon Legends: Z-A -Season 5 just started so I will be playing a little multiplayer, at least enough to get the mega stone.

Looks interesting; I hope it comes to Switch 2.

That is very disappointing. Of the few remaining games I was really hoping would be ported to Switch 2, this is the only one I thought was super likely...

omg, I forgot about this. Original Suika Game is one of my top played games on Switch. I'll definitely grab this one.

I haven't played it yet, but I'm definitely going to play Rogue Prince of Persia eventually; looks great.

I totally forgot the animal crossing update was this month but I would love to play a new Tetris 99 event. The new theme is adorable. I hope the events are pretty regular still in 2026.

Happy New Year everyone. This week I have been playing:

• Dadish 4 - Such a cute little game. I just finished 100%-ing it. All the platformers in this series are quite fun.
• Hello Kitty Island Adventure - I have very little left to do in the game (200+ hours in) so I'll just be logging on occasionally for awhile to see if I can get my final visitors to move in.
• Pixel Game Maker Series Stray Witch and the Ghost Train - Very cute arcade-ish action platformer. I'm only a few levels in and haven't bought all the upgrades, but I'm not sure how long the game is.
• Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time - Now that I'm mostly done with Hello Kitty, I'm looking forward to starting this game.
• BALL x PIT - Another game I grabbed during the holiday sales. I've only played a few minutes so far and it seems kind of addicting but I also have absolutely no idea what is going on 😆

Interesting. I might have to try it when it comes. I've watched some gameplay but never played it.

Happy New Year!

No real gaming resolutions here; I'll play some backlog but I won't pretend I will clear my backlog.

Having 5 of the top 10 is pretty impressive. And amusing that it includes 2 Mario Karts... And then 8 of the top 15. Good showing.

Basically no games this week because I've been visiting family for the holidays, but I've snuck in just a little Hello Kitty: Island Adventure. I hope everyone is having a good end of year. 🩷

Happy Holidays!

It's sad that artists will inevitably lose some jobs despite what companies claim. The industry also really needs a way to pay artists whose art are part of an AI model rather than stealing from them. If you figured out that issue things like concept art seem like an ok use of AI.

Straight up making large parts of a game with genAI is much much more worrisome from an ethics, jobs, and quality perspective however.

Obviously AI poses much larger dangers than game development (such as a propaganda tool), but it would be good if the game community could set a standard pushing for limited, labeled, and ethical use of AI.

Bananza is my GotY.

My runner up would be Hello Kitty Island Adventure.

I've only played a few game from this article, though quite a few are in my wishlist.

I've only played the demo but seems like a very fun game. I feel like it deserved more attention but coming out a few days before Switch 2 kind of messed things up.

Happy weekend and gaming everyone. And happy holiday next week for those who celebrate. This week I have been playing:

• Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment - Still early game but enjoying myself. I really like the storytelling and the combat is quite fun as well.
• Dadish 4 - In an amazing twist, rather than the child radishes getting kidnapped, this time the father radish gets kidnapped and one of the children is off to save him. I love this platformer series and couldn't resist snagging the new game immediately.
• Pokémon Legends: Z-A - Mostly playing the new multiplayer season.
• Picross LogiartGrimoire - I'm finishing up the 3rd DLC pack.
• Hello Kitty Island Adventure - A little low on things to do at the moment, but continuing to add stars to new visitors and doing the holiday events.

Or, to summarize: "improved gameplay experience".

I'm glad it wasn't a free upgrade or I would have automatically downloaded it.

Pretty Adorable.

Those are some surprisingly major patches for a random update 2+ years in. Nintendo has been on a patch rampage lately.

Happy weekend and gaming everyone. This week I am playing:

• Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment - Haven't started yet but I will this weekend. Technically only my second Switch 2 exclusive!
• Bubsy in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind (NSO) - My current NSO game. It's kind of like a really bad Sonic game.
• Hello Kitty Island Adventure - Pretty much did everything I can with the current event but I got one more visitor to move in.
• Picross LogiartGrimoire - On to Lesson 7 levels of DLC 3.
• Yooka-Replaylee (demo) - Went through the demo. It kind of made me want to go back and replay the original to compare.

Looks good. Wish it was 2026.

If it's like the last several updates, that stability update magically fixed the compatibility of several Switch 1 games as well.

Why did R-Type Delta: HD Boosted not get an honorable mention? It had a 9/10 review.

Tomb Raider is the only one I have gotten but R-type is on my wishlist. I also wishlisted El Coco because it looks potentially interesting.

Happy weekend and gaming everyone. Kind of busy this week so I just played a little of some of my default short-session games:

• Tetris 99 - Playing for the event. 50 events over 6 years! I'm glad they keep supporting this game even though Nintendo probably thinks of it as just a way to advertise their new games with Tetris 99 themes.
• Hello Kitty Island Adventure - There are somehow even more visitors. I thought I was done when I got 50 to move in to my island but apparently not 👀 Imagine Animal Crossing wirh over 70 villagers and campers at the same time.
• Kirby's Dream Buffet - Surprisingly I've been getting matches all week. After literal years of no matches. So I've been playing more since humans make the races more fun.
• Picross LogiartGrimoire - Working on the Lesson 6 levels in DLC 3.
• Super Mario Maker 2 - Just playing levels from a few followed accounts.

Only the games which got a 6/10?? What about the other almost 3,000 games which came out in the eShop this year 😝 Joking aside, there are definitely some un-reviewed games in my top 10.

Bananza is my highest rated game of the year though. Hello Kitty Island Adventure is up there also.