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I really loved playing it on the Switch.

All I will say is: From a Xbox/Switch player to soon to be another, have fun with the ABXY prompts. 😂

Its not so different from any other console but now you can play Nintendo games

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Just buy breath of the wild. There's no questions that this is THE switch game.

Mario Odyssey And Zelda breath of the wild are must-haves.

I also would recommend Mario Maker 2, Metroid dread has a demo and I highly recommend it. And Kirby and the forgotten land is also really good.

• Breath of the wild is a great open world game that takes a while to get through.

• Super Mario bros. Wonder is a fantastic 2d platformer

• There are a ton of great low prices indie games on the eshop

• Super Mario party jamboree is great fun with friends

Breath of the Wild. Play it first and if you like it (you will) get Tears of the Kingdom sometime after. Definitely get the Switch 2 upgrades for them but if you can find a discounted copy of the game for the original Switch and then buy the upgrade pack it will work out cheaper.

Bro play both Zeldas with the upgrades. If I could experience any game for the first time again it would be both of them. They are truly incredible.

First and foremost, don’t limit yourself to just Switch 2 games. There are dozens upon dozens of brilliant games for the OG Switch. Sure, they won’t look as good, but if you’re anything like me, gameplay is significantly more important than just shiny visuals.

There’s the Luigi’s Mansion games, Xenoblade(s), Donkey Kong Country/Tropical Freeze, several good to amazing Zelda games, a couple of must play Metroid games, several excellent Mario games, and many more. And that’s before we even touch on the indies and third party games.

Here are some I’ve enjoyed:

• Super Mario Wonder 
• Luigi’s Mansion 3 
• Super Mario RPG
• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 
• Animal Crossing New Horizons

Some that I own, in my backlog that I am looking forward to playing:

• Super Mario Odyssey 
• Kirby and the Forgotten Land 
• Super Mario Bros. Deluxe 
• Super Mario 3D All-Stars

Games that I’ve seen others praise that I either don’t own or own and haven’t fallen in love with:

• Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze
• Pokemon Legends: Arceus 
• Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope 
• Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
• Metroid Prime Remastered
• Metroid Dread 
• Pikmin (the entire franchise)
• Xenoblade Chronicles (the entire franchise)
• Fire Emblem (the entire franchise) 
• Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door 
• Super Mario World 3D + Bowsers Fury

Left out Smash/Zelda since you mentioned those were ones on your list already. 

Congrats on the purchase! 

Mario Odyssey is a good start

My favorite games are Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Animal Crossing. From what you've said you're buying, you might also enjoy Super Mario Odyssey.

Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart 8, and Splatoon 3 are arguably all the best entries in their respective series

Do you have a pc or any other console you play games on?

Edit: ah nvm i read you post a little more closely. Fantasy life that is coming out soon is a good game.

The various Mario games are always good, both the new ones and the re-releases from the previous consoles. Mario Kart, Mario Maker 2, there's a 3D pack that has SM 64/SM Sunshine/SM Galaxy on the one cartridge.

Zelda: Breath Of The Wild

Ghostbusters

The NES and SNES virtual consoles provided with Nintendo Online.

Those are the main ones I play on mine.

The say BOTW is like one of the best games ever made so... might try it

Breath of the Wild, Mario odyssey and Smash Bros ultimate.

Splatoon2, Mariokart8, and BOTW are my top 3.

(Exclusive titles, anyway)

If you never played it, try Untitled Goose Game, it’s absolutely fantastic

1. Zelda BOTW
2. Super Mario Od
3. Mariokart
4. Monster Hunter
5. Bayonetta 1&2

That's just my top 5, check out octopath traveler and Xenoblade Chronicles (kinda "niche" games)

Breath of the Wild, Hollow Knight, and Mario Odyssey.

KIRBY. Enough said.

just shapes and beats

If you like long single-player games then Zelda BOTW is an absolute must. I also highly recommend Mario Odyssey.

Must plays

Oddyssey Bananza Sonic x Shadow generations switch 2 version WWE 2k25 Cyber punk ( if you haven't played it) Hogwarts legacy ( buy the switch 1 version it's on sale for 11....pay another 11 and upgrade it for total 22 dollars !)

You’ll probably see this a hundred times, but Breath of the Wild is an obvious choice. It’s widely considered one of, if not the best, Switch game ever. I’m very biased to Pokemon as a whole, and I think every Pokemon switch title was fun, but my favorite was Scarlet/Violet (as well as Arceus but you already have that).

I mean you need to get on BOTW, Odyssey and Bananza ASAP!!!

I can’t recommend Metroid Dread enough. It’s such a good game that I don’t hear anyone talk about anymore.

Just need youtube now

Breath of the wild for sure

Story of Seasons if you are into Harvest Moon

A Mario game. Odyssey is super fun, 3d world is more like the SNES games, and comes with Bowser's fury too, which I haven't checked out much yet but looks fun so far. I honestly really enjoyed Paper Mario even.

If you're into RPGs maybe The Witcher or Skyrim.

Mario Odyssey and Breath of the Wild are must buys

Xenoblade Chronicles. The whole trilogy.

Breath of the Wild.

What I would consider the essentials:

Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Mario Odyssey Fire Emblem: 3 houses Let’s go Evee/Pikachu Xenoblade chronicles 1-3 Mario Kart Super smash bros Luigi’s Mansion 3

Lots more than this are should buys, but this will cover a variety of genre and are each solid games.

Would recommend the Monster Hunter games and for some surprisingly good strategy Mario Vs Rabids with the caveat of maybe waiting till that’s on sale

Rune Factory 4 Special (although it's on all consoles now). It's still a really fun Farming Action RPG, that was originally on the 3DS, then remastered for the Switch 😉

I just bought Rune Factory 5 yesterday, but I haven't played enough to recommend it yet. I'm quite enjoying it so far though 🙂

Dead Cells and Enter the Gungeon

Breath of the wild for sure. probably still best game on switch.

If you liked mario games on the snes, try mario odyssey, to see how far the series has come, it's pretty good!

If you don't have it already on pc, hollow knight, best metroidvania in the past 10 years.

If you like pokemon, you already have all those games, but I recommend pokemon snap or new mystery dungeon.

Rhythm games? Cytus, deemo, arcaea, voez are pretty good value for their money on switch (terrible value on android/ios), often half price here too.

Speaking of half price. dekudeals is the best place to look at nintendo e-shop titles. shows you stuff that are on sale. Things that are currently at their lowest ever. AND! It doesn't lag! (nintendo e shop is very laggy) Definitely worth a browse.

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If you want to play with friends all over the globe, super smash bros is a fun game, not as fun as smash 4 on 3ds, but still incredible.
Mario kart 8 just recently got announced more dlc. 48 tracks on it's way for the next 2 years. It has longevity and people will be racing for a long time after that too.

Breath of the Wild needs to be #1

Snowrunner. It’s a game about off-road trucking and at first blush you probably think it’s like so many throw away vehicle games.

If you get past the tutorial and get a couple trucks, it is a super deep game.

It is equal parts super chill and absolutely terrifying.

I probably have a couple hundred hours into this game across switch and Xbox.

Supposedly they are implementing cross play for switch, PlayStation, Xbox, and pc. Up to 4 players.

Tell us first what games you like, otherwise you're bound to get bad recommendations.

Mario Odyssey

1. Zelda BotW
2. Super Mario Odyssey
3. Pokemon brilliant diamond
4. Stardew Valley
5. Sonic Mania

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