It has to be 2023. I mean look at that beautiful lineup. Not only there is a ton of variety, so many of these are so so high quality. Second would be 2017, for sure.

@AndrewPRoberts

22 күн бұрын

2017 has, not just one, but three games which are widely regarded as the best on the console AND the best in their respective franchises. 2023 is great, but mainly because of TOTK, which is a sequel to the game a came out in 2017.

@aquaglow1

22 күн бұрын

In both those years several of the best games are just ports or remakes, I think other years are better for actual new titles

@AndrewPRoberts

22 күн бұрын

@@aquaglow1 Which year had better new titles than BOTW and Super Mario Odyssey? 2023 is the closest with TOTK and Super Mario Wonder

@aquaglow1

22 күн бұрын

@@AndrewPRoberts 2022 for Kirby

@AndrewPRoberts

22 күн бұрын

@@aquaglow1 That game is goated fr

It’s crazy because in my mind, nothing came even close to 2017 but seeing it all laid out, I think I have to say 2023 is the best year. So many great years of switch games!

2017 and 2023 are tied for me for the greatest line up.

2022 was a big one for me. Arceus, Kirby, and Xenoblade got me through a tough time and are still some of my favorite experiences on the Switch.

Another reason why Animal Crossing saved that year, was that it also allowed you guys to continue making Nintendo Minute videos, which was a huge plus for all of us!!!🙃

IM SO HAPPY KIT LIKES STAR ALLIES!! i have always loved the central friend heart mechanic of that game, and i do feel like the world and setting is SO underrated

I'm pretty close to Kit on this one ranking-wise. Also 2022 was massive and I'd rank it 2nd best to 2017, arguably the best & freshest Kirby and Pokemon games to date and Xenoblade 3 was stellar. 2020 was hard carried by Xenoblade 1 Definitive Edition & Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity, couldn't care less about Animal Crossing.

Animal Crossing New Horizons is the only reason I bought a switch and got into playing video games. So, yes, one game can in fact carry an entire year. 😊

Kit keeping it real LMAO. 2020 would have been misery without Animal Crossing

1. 2023 2. 2017 3. 2022 4. 2021 5. 2020 6. 2018 7. 2019 I would put 2024 right behind 2022 right now but it depends on the quality of the rest of the year (which is very promising)

1.) 2017 (Botw, Odyssey, Mario+Rabbids) 2.) 2019 (Mario Maker 2, Link's Awakening, Ring Fit, Luigi's Mansion 3) 3.) 2021 (Bowser's Fury, Metroid Dread, Pokemon Snap, Game Builder) 4.) 2023 (TotK, Mario Wonder) 5.) 2024 (depends on M+L and Zelda quality) 6.) 2020 (made it this high for me because I loved Origami King a lot) 7.) 2018 (don't love Smash, but Octo Expsnsion was great) 8.) 2022 (only really enjoyed Forgotten Land)

2022 and 2017 should be high!

TOP DOWN!!

I think 2019 is too overlooked, that year was one of my favorites, so many great games. Overall I would say: 1- 2017 2- 2023 3- 2019 4- 2021 5- 2022 6- 2020 7- 2018 I don't want to count 2024 yet because it's ranking can change a lot depending on how good Zelda Echoes of Wisdom and Mario & Luigi end up being.

2020 was the best! But what I can’t believe the most is that it’s been 2 YEARS since Kirby had came to switch 😮

You guys should do this with each console! 🎉

2017: Breath of the Wild, Mario Odyssey and Xenoblade 2 are some of the best games I have ever played in my life. Mario Odyssey would have won game of the year in any other year but Botw was so amazing that it never stood a chance. Xenoblade 2 is my most played Switch game to date. The characters are so endearing it’s hard not to fall in love with them and the story is rich and the combat deep and immersive. Once you get past the anime thing and look at the game for what it is, you quickly realize that Xenoblade is the most underrated franchise in Nintendo’s arsenal.

Have to agree with Krysta on this one. Her list pretty much matched mine. Animal Crossing held that year down for me.

1) 2017 - yeah no argument there, it has Xenoblade 2 2) 2022 - two amazing Pokémon games is already crazy, but then there’s also Splatoon 3 AND Xenoblade 3, just a perfect year for my tastes 3) 2019 - FE, Luigi, Pokémon, good variety 4) 2020 and 2023 - kinda tied, 2020 has AC and Xenoblade DE, but 2023 has Pikmin 4 and DLCs I loved for Xeno and Pokémon 5) 2018 - saved by Torna and I guess Smash and Let’s Go were ok 6) 2021 and 2024 - I don’t care about basically any game here lol

Based off of what I played: 2023: Zelda TotK, Pikmin 4 and Mario Wonder are top class. Great Ports/Remakes and nice surprises with F-Zero and WarioWare. Still need to check out FE Engage. 2017: The year almost seems overrated but it's hard to ignore BotW and Odyssey which are huge standouts, haven't gotten into Xenoblade. Arms and Splatoon 2 are good. Mario Kart is of course great but is a port. 2019: Three houses, Mario Maker 2, Link's Awakening and Luigi's mansion are super strong and Yoshi is still pretty solid. 2021: Dread, Bowser's fury, a good Mario party/golf and WarioWare put it just ahead. Serviceable remakes from Zelda and Pokemon. 2024 (TBD): The first half of the year has been alright, TTYD being the best. I think Echoes of Wisdom and Brothership have the highest potential but Mario Party is also looking very promising. 2022: My favorite game this year was Kirby and Legends Arceus was pretty good, but looking back Scarlett and Violet actually bring the year down overall for me personally. Plus Strikers was extremely lacking and disappointing. Again, I'm sure Xenoblade brings it up potentially. 2018: So carried by Smash, which is my favorite switch game. Otherwise too port heavy or somewhat lacking original games. 2020: Also carried by Animal Crossing. Age of calamity was good but it was also the year of Origami King. Pikmin 3 is super great but is another port.

Whoa what are the Super Mario Bros design docs doing behind yall lol.

Pikmin 3, and thus, deluxe, has some of the greatest multiplayer stuff of all time. I adored 4's single player but the multiplayer was such a let down. We still play pikmin 3 deluxe multiplayer. Also you leave part time ufo out of this - it was a delight :D

I'm not so good with tier lists. All I can say is I agree with Krysta on ACNH. ACNH really kept me busy and entertained during Covid. A real legendary game, no doubt❤🌟

3:31 lol Krysta's Echoes of wisdom

Well done on another informative upload.

Are you guys doing another streetpass video?

I see Astral chain but not bayonetta 2 or 3

@sheik0akatsuki

24 күн бұрын

You’re right! Cereza too

@AREAlhero

24 күн бұрын

Astral Chain as an IP is owned by Nintendo, whereas Bayonetta is not, its a Sega owned IP that Nintendo simply published

@leafstormblaze9449

24 күн бұрын

@sheik0akatsuki yeah and does Damon x machina count its on steam?

@leafstormblaze9449

24 күн бұрын

@@AREAlhero bayonetta is more of a nintendo ip than daemon x machina all of them are exclusive and produced by Nintendo

@AREAlhero

24 күн бұрын

@@leafstormblaze9449 It quite literally is not. Sega owns the IP outright. They both are also not produced by Nintendo at all, just published by Nintendo. Daemon X Machina was made by Marvelous and is owned by them

I'd probably rank 2020 a bit lower, but I agree with Krysta, Animal Crossing carried that year and I still come back to it very often. One of my most player Switch games just from short check ins and Happy Home Paradise. Otherwise I'd probably have a similar list to Krysta. I think Zelda, LM3, and Mario Maker 2 were pretty big games for that year, even if it wasnt a big year overall

My top year is probably 2019. Solid lineup of games I enjoy, and similar to what Kit said about Animal Crossing, for me the 2019 games got me through 2020.

Kit, give the people what they want: top down!

This is a fun idea, Nintendo released so many amazing games in the Switch's life span! My favorite has to be 2022 but 2019 and 2018 are close!

As a huge Pikmin and Zelda fan, 2023 is my pick

pretty much everyone can agree that 2017 was the best though, right? Botw, Odyssey, Splatoon 2, Arms, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (port I know but it clearly is a beloved title)

Animal crossing and clubhouse games did, in fact, save our lives. Im with Krysta - 2020 🤜🤛

fav game every year so far: 2017: Mario kart 8 deluxe. 2018:Super smash bros. 2019: Fire Emblem three houses. 2020: Mario 3D all stars, three of the best 3D platformers of all time. 2021: Skyward sword finally looks right in HD and support a normal controller. 2022: Xenoblade 3. 2023: Zelda tears, a bigger and better breath of the wild. 2024: open ended...

1) 2019 has my favorite Zelda and my favorite Fire Emblem. And there's still more great games on top of that, like Luigi's Mansion and Mario Maker! 2) 2017 is carried by Mario Odyssey and Mario Kart. 3) 2020 has several standout titles with Animal Crossing and Origami King, then some phenomenal re-releases with Xenoblade 1 and Pikmin 3. 4) 2021 is great all-around, but lacks a specific standout title. 5) 2022 has a bigger standout title than 2021 (Xenoblade 3), but fewer great titles surrounding it. 6) 2023... Pikmin 4 failed to meet my expectations for the series, I prefer the old style of 3D Zelda, and Engage was the worst FE in 15 years. I was really disappointed. 7) 2018 only has Smash. 2024 has potential to take first place, assuming Jamboree and Echoes of Wisdom are as good as I expect them to be. Since I haven't played them, however, it's impossible to rank at this point in time. At the very least, I think it's bound to beat 2021.

So many great years. I personally have a soft spot for 2019. Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Link’s Awakening, and Luigi’s Mansion 3 were so great!

@wrosebrock

24 күн бұрын

Is fire emblem nostalgic for fans ? What sets it apart from other rpgs?

@AREAlhero

24 күн бұрын

@@wrosebrock Fire Emblem Three Houses is great, and not just for fans of the Fire Emblem series. It truly was a moment (which is why it got the fan-voted category win at the Game Awards that year) where the masses got into TRPGs, especially when at the time there was an absolute drought in them in the AAA space. Now we have a few more like Advance Wars, Unicorn Overlord, and indies like Wargroove breaking into the genre, but at the time Fire Emblem was basically your only way to get that fix. It also provided Persona fans like myself the closest thing to a calendar RPG on the Switch before Persona was released on it. And all that is not getting into the great cast and world that game brings to the table, alongside the best game soundtrack of 2019 accompanying it all

@wrosebrock

24 күн бұрын

@@AREAlhero thank you for your detailed response I may have to give it a try. Not the biggest rpg fan but I did enjoy Octopath traveler

2017 all the way. BotW is amazing (even thought TotK can make it seem kind of obsolete, idk, I haven't replayed it), Mario Odyssey is amazing as well, full of content, style and great gameplay-wise, I do think it is overshadowed by the BotW hype and deserves more love, ARMS and Splatoon 2 are very good games as well, both more focused on multiplayer and both received a constant flow of content as the year went on. MK8 is also very strong, it is the port from the Wii U. And, last, but not least, Xenoblade 2 is a top-tier JRPG. Snipperclips is inventive as well and worth mentioning as well. I think the fact that NIntendo released BotW and Odyssey so close to each other is simply insane and people simply forget how good Odyssey is bc it was released so way back and doesn't have a sequel like BotW and Splatoon 2

For myself the ranking goes as follows from best to least favorable because honestly Nintendo has been knocking it off of the park every year. 1. 2017. Zelda Breath of the Wild, Mario Odyssey, Splatoon 2, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Mario Kart 8 2. 2021. SM3DW Bowsers Fury, Pokemon Snap, Metroid Dread, Pokemon Diamond 3. 2023. Metroid Prime, Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, Pikmin 4, SMB Wonder, SM RPG 4. 2019. Mario Maker 2, Links Awakening, Luigi’s Mansion 3, Pokemon Sword 5. 2020. Animal Crossing, Super Mario 3D All Stars, 6. 2022. POKEMON legends, Kirby Forgotten Land, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Splatoon 3 7. 2018. DKC Tropical Freeze, Super Smash Bros, Let’s Go Pikachu 8. 2024. Paper Mario 1000 year door.

Say what you want Kit, I play clubhouse games at least once a week. Its an amazing game!

All of Kit's favorite years had big Sonic games.... (:

Kit: “I don’t think a single game makes up for a WHOLE year” Then proceeds to pick 2020 SOLELY because of *checks notes* Kirby 😭😭

Is this a reupload? Thought I saw already

2020 is number 1 for me! I'm a big Animal Crossing fan so that makes it for me. But I also liked Origami King, 3D All Stars, and Mario Bros 35

You forgot ports for Bayonetta 1 and 2 for 2018.

2021 for me

2017 2022-2023 are kinda tied for me the rest idk honestly these 3 years are tied for me almost

Hi Kit and Krysta. I’d like to ask a question. What gaming console is best? OLED or Lite?

2021 and 2023 gave me Metroid, so those are the top for me. Hoping 2025 gives us Metroid 4 that we've been waiting for, and maybe a Metroid 2 and 3 remastered.

Octopath Traveler and Dragon Quest XI S were Nintendo published. They should be there if Daemon x Crappina is there.

Pretty good list! I’d probably rank these myself as 1. 2017 2. 2023 3. 2019 4. 2024 5. 2022 6. 2020 7. 2021 8. 2018

Just saying I am not an animal crossing, Zenoblade or Pokemon fan. 1. 2023 Metroid prime remastered, Tears of the kingdom, Mario wonder, Pikman 4 are the stand outs and ports of the first 2 pikman games , Fire Emblem engage, Kirby return to dreamland remastered, f zero 99 and Mario rpg are solid just made this year thr best. 2.2017 first year breath of the wild, Mario odyssey, Mario kart 8 and splatoon 2 all are some of the top switch games. 3 2019 this is a good year I know first half was slower but both new super Mario u deluxe, box boy and yoshii was good . But Mario maker 2, fire emblem 3 houses , Astro Chain, links awakening and luigi Manson 3 was a very solid line up. 4 2021 Mario 3d world bower’s fury, and Metroid dread are 2 of my favorite switch games. Mario golf and super mario party superstars are solid as well. Rest of the line up not so much. 5 2024 might move up to 4 or even 3 later it’s kind of light first 5 months up to but looks munch better from Papar Mario thousand year door onward and Luigi Manson 2 . Looking toward to Nintendo world championship, Zelda wiaon Mario party and Mario and Luigi. Hoping one or 2 more surprises as well. 6 2018 smash bros, bayonetta 2, captain toad and dk country tropical freeze. Better Mario sports game with tennis over 2022 strikers 7 2022 little better 3d, Kirby, bayo 3, Mario rabbits, splatoon 3 8 2020 none of the first party games are super stand outs for me but Hyrule warriors, paper Mario and Pikman 3 are good enough . And they should have included galaxy 2 in super Mario 3d all stars.

Yeah 2017 has to go first as that was an undeniably big year for games, then for me I'd pick 2022 next (big fan of the 2 major Pokemon releases and of course Kirby), 2023 in third, 2019 in fourth, then I can go back and forth on whether to rank 2018 or 2021 next, they're both kinda mid imo, 2020 and this year are at the bottom for me, just not many games I'm really excited about personally.

Do the best games that came out in each month for all the years now. Best games the past 8 years in January... Best games the past 8 years February... ... and so on.

I thought this was gonna be ranking each year on a tier list. That would have been a little more interesting and make you really look at the games. I don’t think any year falls below a B. Kirby is definitely not just there, if you say that about Kirby then Astro Bot should be seen on same level or below because it just looks like the same thing but just more where as Kirby has evolved like Mario. Maybe do a tier list for the first 4 and last 4 years of Switch separately and then do PS5 and series X first 4 years and compare them, that would be interesting and you couldn’t include 3rd party so no Final Fantasy.

For me based of games I own and like from each year 1. 2021 2. 2022 3. 2024 rest of year is fire! 4. 2017 5.2018 6.2019 7.2023 8.2020 Just my opinion

2020 2022 2023 2017 2024 2018 and 2019 are the same for me. Top to bottom

Animal crossing did carried 2020.

How is 2024 below 2018? 🤯

As of now… 2023 2017 2019 2020 2018 2022 2021 I don’t know where to put 2024 yet.

If how to pick a top three years for the Nintendo switch, mine would go like this: 3. 2023 2. 2022 1. 2017

2023 was the best. then 2022 (bayo 3 should count). 3rd 2017. 4th 2018. 5th 2019 6th 2020. 7th 2021. 8th 2024.

Kind of impossible to top BotW and Odyssey in 2017. Yeah, 2023 had more games, and some really good games, but the best games in 2017 are just so much better than anything else. (Yes, I still think BotW was better than TotK.)

@Ray-dl5mp

23 күн бұрын

Hard to beat a year when they knock it out of the park with their 2 most storied franchises. Both felt like the right game for that moment in time as well.

My personal ranking would be: 1. 2023 2. 2021 3. 2017 4. 2022 5. 2019 6. 2024 7. 2018 8. 2020

Mario Golf was very good but they stopped providing content way too early.

Best: 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023 Worst: 2018, 2020, 2021, 2024

1. 2023 2. 2017 3. 2022 4. 2021 5. 2019 6. 2018 7. 2024 8. 2020

1. 2017 2. 2023 3. 2021 4. 2020 5. 2019 6. 2024 7. 2022 8. 2018 My personal ranking

Is it just me or is there HEAVY tension in this video? 😅

I have to raise an eyebrow at Krysta leading with Fire Emblem as a standout for 2019. The Link's Awakening remake did decently, but I don't imagine it'd have been seen as particularly notable overall. Luigi's Mansion 3 was a pleasant surprise that broke through very respectably in terms of sales, so I think that's a fair title of note. Mario Maker 2, despite not hitting as hard as some may have expected is something I'd argue as a highlight alongside Ring Fit Adventure and Pokemon Sword/Shield, which are the first new generation entries on the Switch outright. I agree with Kit regarding the titles mentioned being a step below (at least) what might be expected as highlights for a big year with the exception to Luigi's Mansion 3, but I also do think that there definitely were some clear stand outs for 2019. As for 2020, I agree with Krysta that a Kirby game probably wouldn't make a year, but Star Allies definitely outperformed any FE entries on the platform, so I think it's reasonable to regard in the same discussion where an entry in that series is a highlight. It's also hard to say that Forgotten Land was just 'there' considering how well it did and how well it was received, near doubling the performance of Star Allies despite both being held in similar regard. I'd rank things a bit like this: 1. 2017: The launch year and one that featured the release of multiple tentpoles for thee Switch platform. Great output pace. 2. 2019: Good volume after a lull. Having the first new Pokemon gen, multiple Mario games, and Ring Fit make it stand out. 3. 2023: A varied, high-volume year featuring multiple major releases like Mario Wonder and Tears of the Kingdom. 4. 2022: Not a huge year, but multiple Pokemon titles including a new generation, Splatoon 3, and Switch Sports is decent. 5. 2018: A quiet year, but the first home console mainline Pokemon games alongside Smash Ultimate made the end strong. 6. 2021/2020: 2020 had more options, but by proportion the selection was less interesting than 2021. ACNH is big, though.

@sirmel11

24 күн бұрын

Do you not like Fire Emblem?

@stranger0-00

24 күн бұрын

@@sirmel11 It's not about liking it or not, it's about impact and reach where the game is concerned amongst the selection of offerings. FE's been doing better since Awakening, but it's certainly not on the bigger end of things. Three Houses is the best selling entry in the franchise and it sold a little less than Kirby Star Allies and around two-thirds of what Kirby Forgotten Land did. By Krysta's estimation, those two games are just 'there'. Overall, that's almost certainly more apt a sentiment for FETH amongst the various other titles released in that year by far.

@sirmel11

24 күн бұрын

@@stranger0-00 Then her list is wrong. Scarlet and Violet were huge.

@stranger0-00

24 күн бұрын

@@sirmel11 They have different opinions, which is fine. A lot of us have different orders for which years were better. In that case (2019), I agree with the idea that there were stand out games when she was responding to Kit, but I disagree with the selection she mentioned that makes that the case. SWSH came out at the time, but neither really mentioned it, so maybe it was something they didn't enjoy very much or it slipped their minds. Scarlet and Violet were definitely huge. I think 2022 had some big titles despite being a little quieter in terms of volume for first party software releases. Pokemon Legends with Scarlet and Violet are already very strong for first party output. Splatoon 3 is fairly big. Nintendo Switch Sports is also notable and Kirby Forgotten Land was well received and sizable commercially.

@sirmel11

24 күн бұрын

@@stranger0-00 I think it depends on whether or not this is based on opinions or facts. Game release wise, I'd put 2017 and 2022 the top. You were talking about how Fire Emblem is more popular now but compared to other series, it's not alright sales wise. I can see that. I wonder how Engage did. Despite what they say, they're not big Pokemon fans. Both dropped Scarlet and Violet and for some reason one of them thought they could only play one of the stories. The game isn't meant to be played like that. Also the supposed issues were a problem for them too I think. Two great Pokemon titles and a great Kirby game made 2022 a standout for me.

2018 made me start resenting the Switch. I thought the whole console’s legacy was just going to be that of stealing the Wii U’s identity. I was sorta wrong, but also kinda right in the end. I just wanted to play new, exciting Nintendo games, but the only game I was looking forward to that held much promise was Smash, and that was at the very end of the year. :/

#1 2017, #2 2022, #3, 2024, #4 2023, #5 2019, #6 2018, #7 2021, #8 2020 (I'm not an animal crossing fan, so 2020 was very boring to me)

I wouldn’t have even bought a switch if the promise of an Animal Crossing game hadn’t been there. Every year is second to an animal crossing release year. Period.

Here's my list: 2017 - Breath of the Wild 2018 - Sushi Striker 2019 - Link's Awakening 2020 - Animal Crossing: New Horizons 2021 - Animal Crossing: HHP DLC 2022 - Pokémon Legends Arceus 2023 - Tears of the Kingdom 2024 - Echoes of Wisdom And the best overall year is 2020

Yeah sorry Krysta, but I gotta say…2020 was the worst.

@LleytonSPD

24 күн бұрын

Opinions. I really don’t think she cares

@christopher32074

24 күн бұрын

Animal Crossing New Horizons: Am I a joke to you?

@ryanpledger9333

22 күн бұрын

@@christopher32074 haha nah I had a good time with the game but come on…compared to all the games from those other years? I dunno if being released during a pandemic makes the game better, though it did help us through it.

@christopher32074

22 күн бұрын

@@ryanpledger9333 This game really gives us more personality than other games. Name another game released in early 2020 that gave is the same feeling about being outside when we can’t at that time

He's so demanding! Like even if something is exemplary he wants more. Proper middle management material 🤢 urgghhhh You don't always have to dial it up. I think Nintendo's best year was probably the Animal Crossing year ... No matter what Kit thinks 😂

2020 was such a weak year. New horizons isn’t even the best animal crossing! The only thing we got that holiday was hyrule warriors age of calamity. A warriors game!

Best to worst: 2017 2023 2019 2020 2018 2022 2021 2024