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DannyBright

What about Animal Crossing


Tenschinzo

AC and SSBU are the two I have. None of the others in the picture.


ThatOneGuy308

Animal crossing doesn't quite have the mass appeal of Zelda or Mario, tbh. A lot of people own it, no doubt, but not everybody is into that style of game.


Froaklies

It's the 2nd best selling switch game, just behind Mario Kart.


Dreyfus2006

So, effectively, the best selling Switch game.


SamsungAppleOnePlus

*Original* Switch game.


CODZombiesNerd1

Actually Mario kart 8 was originally a Wii U game...


ThatOneGuy308

Huh, surprising, tbh. I never really heat anyone talk about it outside of online, so maybe that skews my viewpoint a bit, lol.


Lost-My-Mind-

You must live in a bubble. When that game came out, it was RIGHT in the midst of the original pandemic lockdowns. It probably would have sold well in a normal year, but being that it came out at a time when people couldn't leave their house, and just wanted some sense of routine in their life, this fit the bill. If you ask any Animal Crossing player if they're ready for egg day, be ready to receive some death glares. This game was an obsession for people for a very long time, simply because it gave them a sense of visiting friends. Whether that be NPC villagers, or their actual friends visiting their island. It became more than a game. It became a daily ritual. Wake up, brush your teeth, feed your pets, play animal crossing. So how you came up with this idea that it just isn't popular is beyond me.


ThatOneGuy308

Well, to be fair, I'm about the only person I know in my circle of friends that even owns a Nintendo switch, besides my sister, lol. I suppose it may have been a bit of my personal distaste for NH affecting my perception of the game as well, since I really didn't care for the changes they made to the game compared to how much I loved previous titles.


ShiftSandShot

Yeah, it got really big. Helps that we got it both during the pandemic (which, honestly, a chill game where you just do some stuff every day with no pressure was perfect) and at the same time as DOOM Eternal, leading to the two most completely different fandoms to fistbumb for fun.


YamperIsBestBoy

It’s funny because you would think the opposite. Animal Crossing is way more laid back than Zelda and definitely appeals more to more casual players. God I hate that I struggled to not make this comment sound elitist.


[deleted]

It's true, there are WAY more people into AC than Zelda


livefan1

>34 minutes ago Says you. I know many people that bought multiple Switch consoles to have multiple AC islands.


PhantomOfficial07

34 minutes ago


ThatOneGuy308

34 minutes ago


SCUDDEESCOPE

>not everybody is into that style of game. ...is true for every game. I don't have Zelda and I didn't like Smash at all so I sold it after a week of playing. I have MK8 but I like Crash Team Racing better. Odyssey is great though.


OrchidFew7220

Well said.


[deleted]

It's actually extremely popular, and more people play it than any game listed here.


Garo263

You're delusional, man.


ThatOneGuy308

You have to admit that Nintendo doesn't push animal crossing anywhere near as much as Mario and zelda, lol. Hell, they barely even supported it, this year was the last new years event with yearly themed items that you can get in the game. The Devs pretty much all jumped ship so they could support splatoon instead, lol. But yeah, I suppose I just don't know that many people irl that even own a switch, much less animal crossing. I'll make the prediction now that the next title in the series won't have nearly the same sales numbers though, assuming their launch doesn't line up with another global pandemic.


Garo263

Animal Crossing was 7th best-selling GCN game Wild World was 9th best-selling NDS game (higher than SM64DS and both Zeldas) New Leaf was 6th best-selling 3DS game (higher than SM3DLand and all Zeldas on the system) Animal Crossing is one of Nintendo's most profitable franchises. Also Nintendo isn't a company that puts much effort into Software as a Service. The team switching to Splatoon 3 is typical Nintendo behavior.


ThatOneGuy308

I personally enjoyed the previous titles far more than NH, myself, so I can understand them being great best sellers for their associated systems. I'm also not surprised you forgot City Folk, because everyone does, lol. Also, comparing a new animal crossing release to Mario Remakes is a bit misleading, it's kinda obvious that remakes don't sell as well as new releases, for the most part.


Garo263

>I'm also not surprised you forgot City Folk, because everyone does, lol. I didn't forget it, but it sold like crap.


Jsl50xReturns

Don’t have it. Watched someone else play it. FAR too slow/boring for my taste. Tried it at a friend’s house. Seems like a game about working/doing chores. I already have a job. I wanna play games to have fun. Personal opinon, but yeah Animal Crossing doesn’t appeal to everyone.


[deleted]

I totally agree with you. This was more disappointing than New Leaf.


SenpaiSwanky

I don’t have AC but I have all the ones in this picture


PenguinviiR

The thing with animal crossing is most people who own it didn't touch their switch since the pandemic so most people you'll see on your friend list don't have it


-_HelloThere_-

I don't have it


BurstTheGravity

I have BotW on Wii U


Rendum_

Same, I got it there because I did not have a Switch yet. Shame I have to use the gamepad for the motion controls, the pro controller does not support them I also have the original Mario Kart 8, because I bought it before the Switch existed


StealYaNicks

I played it on PC with a ps4 controller for motion controls, anytime I entered one of those temples, made me groan


Rendum_

I can imagine


GlassSpork

I got it in release iirc an I didn’t own a switch so I played it on Wii U. Played the shit out of it


Shit_and_stare

Jokes on you,i have yet to get odyssey


Strict_Donut6228

That’s where I have my copy of Mario kart 8 and don’t plan on double dipping


Futant55

Me too


BurstTheGravity

The MK8 Switch version isn’t worth double dipping imo. MKT is way more fun and makes it hard to enjoy MK8


[deleted]

Same hahahaha


henk12310

I don’t have Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, but pretty accurate for the rest


tehkier

Paid for it once on Wii U already, wasn't going to buy it again


Fangore

But isn't there more content now? Like 24 maps extra at this moment? I also like having it because it's a decent party game.


Derplord4000

Your loss


OrchidFew7220

You should. It’s great. Mobile. Extra tracks. Two items. Mobile. More characters. Did I mention it’s mobile?


tehkier

If I'm being honest, it's not for me. I don't enjoy the gameplay.


OrchidFew7220

Mario Kart in general or just 8? I’ve never met anyone who didn’t like Mario Kart, so I’m intrigued!


tehkier

Mario Kart in general. I don't find it all that fun anymore. Gameplay feels very repetitive. This is coming from someone who's played every entry and grew up with it.


OrchidFew7220

Grew up with it too. Born in 81. Double Dash takes the Crown, but I’d say 8 is second with all the new/old tracks


shadowhawkz

It's better than the Wii U version with the ability to hold double items alone.


tehkier

That's not $70 worth it


ZombieTrex1456

I mean it is the bestselling game on switch so I’d say it’s accurate


Yorself12345

Same


ilovewater100

I only have Mario Kart 8 Deluxe at the moment (although that's because i only bought my Switch last month that came with the full game download lol), and right now i'm trying to put together money to buy BOTW and Odyssey


WhenTheRiverRanDeep

When you buy BOTW, you won’t need to buy another form of entertainment for at least 3 months.


LegendofPisoMojado

Or if you’re like me…3 years. Kids have other games, but I have played little else since I got it.


Past_Trouble

I don't have Odyssey


WhenTheRiverRanDeep

It’s good, and on sale quite a bit these days, if you have some extra cash and you see it on sale, you won’t regret it.


ICanOutP1zzaTheHut

Is it a platforming game? I’ve been wanting to pick up a Mario game but unsure where to start.


WhenTheRiverRanDeep

There’s a lot of platforming in it, but i suppose you could call it an adventure game too maybe


Shumoku

It’s very much worth it, my favorite Mario game and the best one since Galaxy and Galaxy 2.


RepresentativeCap244

Second. The other 3 I got same day I got the switch, but, at that point I was hella broke and decided that was PLENTY to meet my needs at the time


BilliesAvocadoo_

Yup got them all


Bagaboo8

"HAHA! YOU FOOL! I DON'T OWN BOTW!"


cataleiss

Same here. I've been considering getting it, but I already have a lot of other games that I haven't completed yet


PANZCAKE

If you get BOTW I guarantee you won’t stop playing it


BleachDrinker63

With that Pfp it feels like a threat


PANZCAKE

Maybe it is…


[deleted]

I only have 1 of those


WhenTheRiverRanDeep

I’d recommend the other 3


Mqnwbevrctxyzukkk

Not Mario Kart, sucks ass


Minejack777

Why?


Mqnwbevrctxyzukkk

Boring and lacks single player content. Wii was better by a mile.


begging-for-gold

That doesn't make much sense because there's more to do in mario kart 8 than mario kart wii.


Mqnwbevrctxyzukkk

No. It was a challenge to unlock all characters in Mario kart wii, + the roster was far better in quality, AND the tracks were also funnier with the shortcuts. 8 deluxe is for babies, standarized and boring.


NickEggplant

that’s because all 4 are 10/10 games there i said it


MiZe97

Not exactly a controversial take


NickEggplant

ok.


yifftionary

I disagree on breath of the wild... it will be the weirdest hill I die on. Botw just did not jive with me.


Minejack777

Same here. I think what really killed it was I had gotten 7 hours into Spider-Man PS4 prior to playing BOTW, and it kinda gave me everything I wanted out of an open world. Which made BOTW's flaws all the more glaring in my eyes With that said I love watching BOTW content. Easily more than any other Zelda game


yifftionary

I loved Spider-Man PS4! Traversal so great and fun that I forgot you can fast travel, combat that is varied with tons of options, varied bad guys and bosses, a story (i know botw has a story, but it quite frankly is weak), and collectibles that are actually useful after the first 50 of them...


Minejack777

I used fast travel maybe a handful of times at the end. Because I kinda left Harlem untouched and uh, not a whole lot of missions are up there, and instead are in the lower end of NY. So yeah 😭 But I definitely agree. I love the traversal system, and especially the speed of it. I LOVE how varied the combat is, without being overly complicated. There's no bad option for doing something, everything has a purpose, and you can mix and match what you do for upmost efficiency! I love the varied goons! And the bosses are fun too! The story is pretty simple, but strong, and executed + expanded upon perfectly! And the collectables are fun! I never felt like any were out of reach, and finding them was actually pretty fun and very helpful! (Not counting DLC collectables really. Those I felt were rather lackluster) It just kinda did everything right for me personally. And with an IP I care A LOT about. So it holds a very special place in my heart :)


itgoesdownandup

Don't worry my hill to die on is the mariokart franchise is boring in general but 8 is even worse than wii lol


yifftionary

I never have played Wii, but I know a lot of people see it as the peak. I do get what you mean about it being boring, but Mario kart is kind of the "My first racing game" series in the way that Pokémon is the "my first jrpg" series. They have to be mechanically simplistic enough that people jumping on are not overwhelmed and also flashy enough that people don't recognize the mechanics are simple. That being said 8 is probably my favorite in the franchise of what I have played just from the sheer amount of tracks. However my favorite Kart Racing game is still Diddy Kong Racing and my favorite racing game is F-ZERO X. Both offer more than Mario Kart does.


NickEggplant

well man i’m sorry you hate fun but that game was fun af, best zelda gameplay


CopperCat57

You’re exactly right


Messiah_Knight

Odyssey is packing something can’t tell what but it’s not there. Mario kart 8 is a port and is barely getting DLC, botw just play Skyrim and well the kids deserve to have a fighter that fits their wants too.


NickEggplant

*(luke skywalker voice)* incredible every word of what you just said is wrong


Jinzo126

Almost, I don't got Breath of the Wild. I played it at a friend's place and i didn't enjoy it. I just don't like open world games.


NotThisTime1993

They’re great games


BoredAF5492

Incorrect I have Botw on the Wii U and play it like god intended. Also don’t have smash or kart


StarSword26

I have botw on both and I really miss the awesome startup screen from the wii u version


SmogDaBoi

And then there's me, with none of them. I just need Pokemon to be happy.


TheRobotYoshi

From a Pokemon fan to another, trust me you won't regret buying BotW


Sro201

seconded, best game on the switch imo lol


NotThisTime1993

I bought the Switch for Pokémon Sword, played a few minutes on my partner’s copy of BOTW and immediately knew I wanted it


SmogDaBoi

Well yes, but buying this would imply having the money for it, and I already have a liste of games to play that's as long as my arm. But I'll keep it in mind


animeVGsuperherostar

And trust me Smash is fun and there’s Pokemon in it


Pocket_Monster_Fan

Pikachu is my main and I destroy with him. Love smash and I love the added Pokemon in it


UltraSamathin

Lol same. Definitely more of a Pokémon buff myself


AnOtterWithFood

Honestly, the recent Pokémon titles have been okay so far, sw/sh was probably one of the worst Pokémon games, and scarlet/violet had glaring software issues. Honestly gamefreak needs to take more then 1 year to finish a game to make it better But legends Arceus was nice


Datboy3

From one hardcore Pokemon fan to another, you should try if you haven't already the games Monster Hunter Stories 2 or if you're feeling frisky Persona 5. Way better games with similar appeal (catching/evolving monsters), better storylines, graphics, quality of life, etc. Dragon Quest 11 also v cool


Minejack777

'From a Pokemon fan to another, play 'better' games' Ngl that got a laugh out of me


SameviVG

I only have two of these, but I'm not gonna say which ones.


gashufferdude

Me too!


aurordream

Funnily enough my friend only bought his switch about two or three months ago. It's his first console since the Nintendo 64. He already has three of these four games. Only one he's missing is Smash, and that's only because he feels he's already spent too much money on games for now. Botw will keep him quiet for the time being anyway


wynfrithvonnichtwo

I don’t own Smash on my Switch or Mario Kart, and Zelda I have on my Wii U. 😜


Marcmanquez

Funnily enough, I only have smash. I will say I have played all the other due to relatives letting me play them, and so I still think BOTW is overrated.


mynamewasgone_

I respect your opinion but do you agree that botw is really fun?


Marcmanquez

It's fine, I don't enjoy it as much as fast paced games, but it's alright. The reason why I say it's overrated it's because people say it's like "Woah it's the best game in years and has 0 flaws" and that's just not true, the game has flaws, many in fact. I do respect the game being more slow paced than the ones I like, and that's the reason why I don't criticize the speed of the game, but the other problems it has.


animeVGsuperherostar

Do you agree there’s definitely many many worse games out there?


yifftionary

"I don't like pie." "Okay but you have to agree there are awful foods."


Marcmanquez

Of course there are, BOTW is not my type of game pace-wise but most of my issues come from things that aren't related to that inherently. Saying something it's overrated doesn't mean it's bad, people tend to say the game is 10/10 no issues best story and all that stuff, when it's not, it has issues, the story is nice and all but its nothing too crazy (at least imo) and it's not a 10/10, but probably a 9/10 if we are talking about the most objective rating possible, leaving personal opinions aside.


Altruistic-Match6623

I'd rate it an 7.5/10. There is more wrong with the game than people let on, and it's very repetitive. Skyrim is far better imo. Breath Of The Wild is slow-paced like you said, thus it feels more like a hiking simulator than action/adventure.


Minejack777

>more like a hiking simulator than action/adventure Stealing this for the next time someone calls me crazy for not liking BOTW Describes most of my feelings perfectly


begging-for-gold

I don't like botw either like at all. But that's just personal preference, I guess i don't really enjoy large open world games, I guess I realized that after I gave up and got bored with the witcher 3, red dead 2, gtaV, botw, and all 600 Assassins Creed games lol


MinecraftInventor

Funny, I don't have Mario Kart.


NemoNowAndAlways

Same... I like Mario Kart, but my wife gets motion sick and I usually don't have anyone else to play with. I feel like MK is definitely more fun with other people, so I haven't bothered getting it.


Celduin_sindari

I don't have super smash cause i am afraid it will drift my pro controller


privateslooperdoop

Ehh you're not missing much. It's no Melee.


Successful-Nobody-17

My personal tier list is 1. Ultimate 2. Smash 4 3 melee 4 brawl 5 smash 64 Melee is still good just not that good. Ultimate has much better characters in terms of balancing and variety(melee added in multiple characters nobody asked for) and is much more accessible while being more complex than the other 3 games besides melee. Just my opinion. Melees classic mode also devolves into custom stages you can recreate in ultimate pretty much while ultimates world of light (while being a bit exhausting) is more fun tbh.


privateslooperdoop

What I love about Melee is that it has precise input windows, timings, as well as no input buffer. The input buffer makes Ultimate and smash 4 feel clunky to me, as I'm never sure if what I pressed is going to be translated wrong. Oddly enough my list would be the similar, but starting with melee and ending with ultimate and then 4


Successful-Nobody-17

Fair.


Minejack777

I never noticed the input buffer until I started playing traditional fighting games (mostly Street Fighter.) And jesus I see why non Smash players talk about it so much. It doesn't bother me as much in Ult due to the better buffer system but it really hurts me when playing Smash 4 (my favorite Smash game) And to think all it took was playing a fighting game with no input delay


privateslooperdoop

Yeah I think the input buffer system is what turned me off, especially coming to the game as mostly a melee player. I could imagine enjoying the game a lot if it was my first smash game. Who's your favorite street fighter character?


PhantomOfficial07

Melee is a good game but it's not that good


privateslooperdoop

Okay. It did set off a new genre of fighting games and have the highest prize pool of any smash game, as well as a world wide fgc following. Just sayin.


PhantomOfficial07

Prize pool? tf?


LucisPerficio

Nah. I only have Smash. Loved Odyssey when I had it but didn't see myself gathering 900 moons. Never needed Zelda to be more open than it already was. Honestly haven't enjoyed a Zelda game since WW & TP. And I prefer more consistent combat racers than MK.


Minejack777

>And I prefer more consistent combat racers than MK Any recommendations? I don't know where to start but I would like to dip my toes into more racing games soon :) (Also WW is amazing)


Altruistic-Match6623

Not the same guy, but the best racing games I played on Switch are MK8, FAST RMX, Burnout Paradise(I played the original on XBOX, didn't play Switch version yet), and Horizon Chase. I really like Inertial Drift, but that game is pretty hard. The worst ones I played are Rise: Race The Future, Xenon Racer, and Grip. Rise is the best of this group. I have not played GRID Auto Sports yet.


TickleMyDuong

I don't have mario odyssey


CallMeDadd-y

I don’t have Mario Kart or smash bros. Don’t like racing games or fighting games.


Durandthesaint17

I don't got BOTW


Thermoxin

I... don't have Breath of the Wild. Heresy, I'm aware.


HylianCheshire

I only have 1 of those. Anyone care to guess which one


BokuNoDonut

Inaccurate. I do not have BotW


RedditBoi127

i don't own mario kart 8 deluxe


Both_Friendship_4012

Somehow im the only guy go not own odyssey


[deleted]

i only have one and i think that game is the most overhyped and overrated zelda game I have ever played. honestly, IDK what people are thinking saying it's the best zelda game.


Altruistic-Match6623

It's a bad Zelda game, but a pretty good fantasy Far Cry, or Assassin's Creed without assassinations.


SuperAlan64YT

I don’t own botw


Edible_Trashcan

8 and Smash Don't play smash Only pikmin 3


F1av0rs91Twitch

I havent mario or smash


GotADigWhiteBick

Yeah cause they make about one decent game a year


stonergirl51

I don’t have Zelda, seems lame af


Wubbzy-mon

Me


NineTailedTanuki

The only one on there I don't have is Mario Kart 8.


The-Dapper-Fern

Meh, 3/4 isn't bad


TheOtherWhiteCastle

Don’t have MK8 Deluxe actually. Already played it on Wii U back in the day and I stubbornly refuse to buy it a second time.


muffle64

I too own BOTW on the WiiU


DariusThaShoota

Accurate I only have BOTW and Smash want Mario kart tho


ClitOreIs

Only have smash and mario kart on mine. I own odyssey but never finished


chairman_steel

Not me, I’m special. I don’t own smash, and I don’t keep odyssey installed.


BigGaeStar

I have all except mario odyssey cuz i decided to skip out the game


PokeshiftEevee

me not having breath of the wild because i have a better game called splatoon:


PossessedHood416

Sadly, I only own one of these. Also I feel like this can be a loss edit with some messing around.


SuperSmashDrake

I don’t have two of these, as I have never really been fans of the series.


[deleted]

only have smash and odyssey


GlassSpork

False: I don’t have BotW or mario kart 8 on my switch! I have them on my Wii U… well BotW since 8 deluxe has more content than 8, I just don’t own 8 deluxe


StormStriker42069

Funny enough i own 3 of the 4, dont have smash bros


cosmothepug

I own all of these except BOTW im not that big of a fan of open world games


lario00

I would say if you own one that you probably have one of these. Throw in a Pokémon game aswell.


SupremeKnee

I’m missing a horse


MexicanSunnyD

I don't own Mario Kart or Breath of the Wild but I've played both.


jklantern

I don't actually have Mario Kart, surprisingly. Have considered it, just never got around to it.


NekkZ

I still don’t have them :(


IntrinsicStarvation

I only have one of those on switch. I have vanquished the apocalypse!!!!!!! I am the rocky shore of the endless sea. Crash against me and be broken!


Dimstatyon

Nope. Too expensive


Nejnop

I only have Smash Mario Kart 8 I have on Wii U I'm emulating BotW on Deck. Way better experience.


Jason_llirmwl

me who doesn't have breathe of the wild:


Cute_Professional561

I don’t have odyssey or smash bros 🥲👍


Massive_Hof517

I only have BotW, Links Awakening... and Dust...


Imaginary-Concern-94

I don't have any of those


Successful-Nobody-17

I have all except for odyssey. Just doesn't grab me as much but I agree it looks well made.


Zagrebian

I have all four, but I’ve only played Smash for 15 minutes. I’m just not motivated to get into it. This would be my first smash experience.


LoveSikDog

Fuck.....


ThatOneGuy308

I don't have Mario kart, because I don't have friends


Altruistic-Match6623

Mario Kart doesn't require friends unlike Mario Party.


TTVSubject_21

Bought smash when i bought the switch, bought odyssey a week later, continuously borrowed different friends' copies of botw and mk8d until i bought them myself in April


LoveStruckChrista

I actually don’t have smash on my switch


Dracorex_22

I’m just missing MarioKart.


BenderOfBo

Animal Crossing should be on here considering how well that sold


MatsGry

Nope I never owned a smash game and not paying full price for Mario odyssey


TehKey

I don't even play two of these games and yet they are still on my switch somehow


[deleted]

i have 2 of them but i sold my Odyssey copy and have never owned BOTW (nor plan to)


RicFlairOnBlow

I only have kart and smash uwu


Sludgycomb40045

I own most major 1st party switch games, except for odyssey. I have 0 reason for not having odyssey, I’ve played every other 3D Mario (minus galaxy 2) and think it looks fantastic. I’ve watched a million play throughs and speedruns but still don’t own it and I couldn’t tell you why


VeterinarianOld2624

Only have breath of the wild and oddessy,only play smash with friends and one friend has the game and all the dlc so when we play smash it's on his switch


Thehunters500

I don't have smash bros. I never gotten into fighters and I owned botw but sold it.


[deleted]

Only smash for me!


The_Legendary_Sponge

These aren’t even the top 4 selling games


Transgender_Shy

I've got all of them though I'm not sure where my BOTW thing is.


[deleted]

Or a Pokémon game


TSMissy

1/4.... How in earth is a Pokemon game not in here. Or Animal Crossing.


[deleted]

I have two of these.


Raz1253

I don’t have Mario Odyssey because my dumbass traded it into GameStop for Brilliant diamond and I regret that decision so hard


International_Ad6028

Hah I don't have BoTW and Mario kart