The Nintendo Switch has amassed a bountiful crop of high-quality first- and third-party games. 2021 or later could be just as likely for this massively anticipated and unexpected sequel, but a holiday 2020 window would place it three and a half years after the original and give Nintendo something to compete with the looming launches of new consoles from Sony and Microsoft, so it doesn’t seem impossible.Did we miss any games you are looking forward to? 2020 is already looking like a packed year, and Nintendo's line-up is no exception. Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana. Battle royale has become so dominant as a genre that even Tetris is battle royale now.But here's the crazy thing: Tetris 99 works. You will be thinking about puzzles while you do the dishes, while you're driving the car. Here is a game that is perfectly good on all the platforms it's currently available on (PC, Xbox One, Vita, PS4) but on the Switch it's just Because of the nature of the Switch (and how it allows you to just passively play while watching TV, or on public transport) it's perfect for a game like Stardew Valley -- which is the digital equivalent of knitting a scarf.The traditional words used to describe Dead Cells are "roguelike" and "metroidvania." I guess.
A game that takes everything good about Sonic, preserves it, and then updates it perfectly in a seamless modern interpretation that has no right being this good. If you've just bought a Nintendo Switch or a Nintendo Switch Lite, congrats! They announce a new game and you expect it to be bad because Sonic has been bad for like 20 years.Then they drop Sonic Mania. Super Smash Bros.
Sure, it's a little compromised compared to the versions you might play on the PS4, Xbox One or on a decently specced-up PC...But yeah, good luck lugging one of those on the train.
It's earth-shaking and just flat-out cool. Hollow Knight might be one of the best games available on the Nintendo Switch.
This new version will be mostly the same, but include a few new songs, characters, and story beats.Release Date: February 14 | Platform(s): Switch, PS4, Xbox One, PC, StadiaWhile already out on other platforms, Darksiders Genesis won’t be making its way to Switch until 2020. It's brutal. Best It remains the most compelling multiplayer game on the Nintendo Switch. A couple of warnings: Gorogoa is pretty short and I think it might play better on an iPad, but it's such a unique, compelling and seamless experience on any platform.Find a way to play this video game.
Definitely check it out. This game works. Any Nintendo 64 game showing up on the Switch is a godsend. Splatoon's high concept is pure genius and extremely Nintendo. Which is to say Arms is a very Nintendo-esque version of boxing.It's also extremely inventive and surprisingly in-depth. It's a disturbingly well-designed platformer in the vein of Super Metroid. When Bethesda announced that it would be delaying Doom Eternal, it also revealed that Doom 64 would be releasing alongside its new date. Golf Story is the world's craziest elevator pitch perfectly executed.
Except you battle killer rabbits with laser guns. The Ys series is among the longest-running action … | Platform(s): SwitchFull disclosure: this one is a big guess. Therefore Bayonetta 2 struggled.Thankfully it's getting a second run on the Switch. A point-and-click adventure of sorts, Kentucky Route Zero has been released episodically since January 2013. You don't score points for shooting enemies, you score points by shooting the environment itself.
2020’s most anticipated Nintendo Switch games. It is a video game clearly made with love: Gorgeous environments, pitch-perfect animations.
Either way, it’s looking excellent.Release Date: TBD (Maybe 2020?) It really works. That being said, you can't play either of those on the toilet.Check and mate. Like Mario Kart 8, Stardew Valley and Oxenfree, Bayonetta 2 is an old video game repurposed for the Nintendo Switch.Bayonetta 2 originally came out on the Wii U, a console that struggled. It's not perfect, but it gets the job done.