Too many games in stores? Not sure what to buy for your child’s party or for Christmas?
Here’s a quick look at the common games that can be found in stores on Nintendo Switch.
All games are compatible with Nintendo Switch, Switch Lite or Switch OLED.
You need to purchase a Nintendo Switch Online subscription to use the online features on the Internet of some of them.
Scale:
Excellent game > Very good game > Good game Bad game Very bad > > game
For Children 3 years and over
 Kirby Star Allies Excellent game Very easy 1 to 4 players |  Yoshi’s Crafted World Excellent game Very easy 1 to 2 players |  Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Excellent game Progressive difficulty 1 to 4 players |
 Mario Kart Live Home Circuit Bad game Not working well 1 player |
For Children 7 years and over
 New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Excellent game Progressive difficulty 1 to 4 players |  Super Mario 3D World Excellent game Progressive difficulty 1 to 4 players |  Captain Toad Treasure Tracker Very good game Easy 1 player |
 Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania + Sonic Forces Very good games Progressive difficulty 1 to 4 players and 1 player (2 games in 1) |  Sonic Mania + Team Sonic Racing Very good games Quite difficult and Progressive difficulty 1 to 2 players and 1 to 4 players (2 games in 1) |
For Teenagers 12 years and over
 Legend of Zelda Breath of Wild Excellent game Difficult to control in 3D 1 player |  Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword Very good game Difficult to control in 3D 1 player |  Legend of Zelda Link’s Awakening Excellent game Progressive difficulty 1 player |
 Pikmin 3 Deluxe Very good strategy game Medium difficulty 1 to 2 players |  Paper Mario Origami King Very good game A bit long and repetitive 1 player |  Splatoon 2 Excellent game Difficult 1 player |
 Super Smash Bros Ultimate Excellent game Very difficult to handle 1 to 8 players |  Super Mario Party Very good game Easy to difficult. 1 to 4 players |  Ring Fit Adventure Excellent game Many choices of difficulty 1 player |
 Pokémon Shield Same game as Pokemon Sword/Sword |  New Pokémon Snap Very good game Easy 1 player |  Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Average game, not very interesting Requires very good controller execution 1 to 4 players |
 Animal Crossing New Horizons Excellent game Easy Request to repeat the same actions very often |  Super Mario Odyssey Excellent game Progressive difficulty Requires 3D travel 1 player |  Mario Golf Super Rush Good game Not enough content Not interesting 1 to 4 players |
 Just Dance 2022 / 2021 / 2020…. Good game Requires additional subscription 1 to 6 players |  Clubhouse 51 Games Worldwide classics Very good games Multiple difficulty modes Few 4-player games. 1 to 4 players |  Fire Emblem Three Houses Excellent game Very long Difficult 1 player |
 Minecraft Excellent game Progressive difficulty 1 to 4 players |  Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze Excellent game Very difficult 1-2 players |  Crash Bandicoot 4 It’s about time Excellent game Very difficult 1 player |
 Pokemon Sword Very good game Quite repetitive 1 player |  Minecraft Dungeons Good game Progressive difficulty 1 to 4 players |  Luigi’s Mansion 3 Good game A little too long and repetitive Quite difficult 1 to 8 players |
 Mario Tennis Aces Good game Quite difficult to handle |
For Adults 18 years and over
 Doom Eternal Excellent game Quite difficult to handle and finish despite the different difficulty modes The game looks better on other consoles and computer 1 player |
