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  • Index
    • Also, graphic is missing some confirmed titles:

    Life is Strange Remastered
    Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris
    Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
    The House of the Dead Remake
    NIS Classics Vol. 2
    Outer Wilds
    Wreckfest
    Shadowrun Trilogy
    The Legend of Heroes Trails from Zero
    Pac-man Museum +
    and of course, the one and only Fall Guys.

    Rumored/Leaked stuff:
    Batman Arkham Collection
    Remnant From the Ashes
    Alan Wake Remastered
    Biomutant
    Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 5
    Mass Effect Legendary
     
  • Index
    • Definitely buying:
    BOTW2
    Silksong
    Xenoblade Chronicles 3

    Buying, but not this year
    Bayonetta 3
    M+R sparks of hope

    Waiting for review/ first impressions
    Kirby and the Forgotten Land

    Still deciding
    Splatoon 3
    OMORI
     
    MisterSpo said:
    • Triangle Strategy
    • Kirby and the Forgotten Land
    • Advance Wars 1&2 Reboot Camp
    • Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
    • Live A Live
    • Splatoon 3
    • Xenoblade Chronicles 3
    • Bayonetta 3
    • Breath of the Wild 2

    Crazy year, considering there's more to be announced. We're not even halfway through February. Imagine what it'll look like when more third parties and indies have had their say...
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    I KEEP FORGETTING ABOUT SUNBREAK

    That's a 100% purchase for me
     
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    In the immediate future? Chrono Cross for sure, as well as the 13 Sentinels double-dip. These are locks for me.

    Kirby, though.. not sure if can afford day 1 :'(

    Total assessment damage: 90-150$
     
    Re-joined the switch club in January after I've sold my D1 Switch in 2017 so I have already 5 years of games I want to get...

    Got PLA and LM3

    Sure games i'll get this year:
    • Strikers
    • Kirby
    • Advance War
    • Splatoon 3
    • Mk8+Switch online Expansion pack
    • BotW 2
    • Sparks of Hope
    • Switch Sports

    The list of games I want to recover though...that's insane (i'm not done with the list, but i'm at 25 games excluding indie/digital only titles)
     
    I have told myself I won't buy many games this year, which is a pretty bad decision in hindsight lol. But I will keep my word, I'll get Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak and Splatoon day 1. Other than that I'll wait before buying more games until I work on my backlog a bit.
     
    I'm still working through my 2021 backlog. All these great upcoming games is overwhelming and I am thrilled about it.

    Definite buys:
    • Kirby
    • MK8DLC
    • Chrono Cross
    • Switch Sports
    • Strikers Battle League
    • Live a Live
    • Splatoon 3
    • Xenoblade 3
    • Shovel Knight Dig
    On the fence:
    • Triangle Strategy
    • Chocobo GP
    Hoping for 2022:
    • BOTW2
    • DQ3HD
    If Nintendo doesn't slow down for the 2nd half of 2022 I'm gonna go happily broke and have a backlog into 2024.
     
    Day 1 for me:
    • Pokemon Legends Arceus (already bought)
    • Triangle Strategy
    • Chrono Cross Radical Dreamers ed.
    • Live A Live
    • TMNT: Shredder's Revenge
    • AW 1+2 Reboot Camp
    • XC3
    • Bayo 3
    • BotW 2
    • MH Sunbreak
    I'm gonna be penniless by the time E3 Direct airs and confirms Bayo 3 + BotW 2 release date plus other megatons (e.g. FE, Mario) lmao.
     
    Must haves:
    • Pokémon Arceus: still not bought, but will play it over the summer when I‘ve more time
    • Mariokart 8 Deluxe Booster-Pass: Will surly buy it but maybe not right away, I‘m still a bit disappointed of the Tour-like artstyle
    • Kirby and the Forgotten Land
    • Advance Wars 1+2 Reboot Camp
    • BOTW Sequel: Yes.

    Maybe
    • Switch Sports: If there are more modes and the online is any good
    • Mario Strikers: I love the asthetic of this game but I also hate football
    • LiveALive: Everything I see from this game looks super interesting
    • Splatoon 3: If the single player is as good or better than the Expansion of the second game.
    • Portal Companion Collection: I played Portal already a few times but it is also one my favorite games.
    • Mario + Rabbits: Sparks of Hope - Still have to play the first one
    • Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga - Very interested, but it also looks like a super long game (I've only so much time) and the stories about the Developer makes me kinda not want to support it.
    • Sonic Frontiers: if it is better than any other 3D Sonic game
     
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    I'm broke, so this year is gonna be painful. Either way:

    Already bought: Pokemon Legends Arceus, Triangle Strategy

    Day one: BotW 2, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Silksong

    Wait for sale: Chrono Cross, Klonoa, Live A Live, Portal Companion Collection

    Interested in: MK8 Booster Pack, Kirby, Advance Wars 1+2, Mario Strikers, Sonic Frontiers, Mario + Rabbids
     
    My list is still the same as before:

    • Kirby and the Forgotten Land
    • Advance Wars 1+2
    • Xenoblade 3 (now confirmed!)
    • Bayonetta 3
    • Zelda BOTW 2
    • Cuphead (please release the promised physical version)

    And MK 8 DX Booster Pass but that I will get it with a premium NSO subscription.
     
    9-Volt said:
    May is so empty it's depressing. That Evil Dead game delayed for Switch probably until fall so all I have Two Point Campus.

    Overall, this is a weaker lineup compared to 2020 and 2019. Great first party stuff but third party is not there. The person who made the graphic had to include lower quality titles like Gal Gun or that Vampire visual novel to make it look stacked but it's not. One of the most disappointing thing about the direct is most of the announcements targeted summer, made the spring empty as hell.

    I need more games!!!!
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    I suppose for your taste maybe, but you're the outlier looking at this thread overall. The creator of these infographics doesn't have some agenda to make it look "stacked", they left out a ton and have been making these for a couple years now and last year's was as barren as the year was at that point. You can't compare to what the list looked like by end of year, because a lot of third-party announcements come later, plus we've got the June direct.


    9-Volt said:
    Also, graphic is missing some confirmed titles:

    Life is Strange Remastered
    Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris
    Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
    The House of the Dead Remake
    NIS Classics Vol. 2
    Outer Wilds
    Wreckfest
    Shadowrun Trilogy
    The Legend of Heroes Trails from Zero
    Pac-man Museum +
    and of course, the one and only Fall Guys.

    Rumored/Leaked stuff:
    Batman Arkham Collection
    Remnant From the Ashes
    Alan Wake Remastered
    Biomutant
    Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 5
    Mass Effect Legendary
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    Ha, case and point. Thanks for listing these! Jesus, it's missing more than I thought too! A bunch of these are must-buys for me too, what a fucking year.
     
    Pokemon Legends Arceus (already played)
    Kirby and the Forgotten Land
    Advance Wars 1+2
    Mario Strikers: Battle League
    Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
    Live A Live
    Splatoon 3
    The Legend of Zelda Sequel
    Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope
    Bayonetta 3
    Xenoblade Chronicles 3

    Great year for Switch!
     
    Looking pretty lean after Triangle Strategy and Kirby for me, tbh. The Direct was mostly a disappointment since I had expectations for real fire emblem and Metroid prime remake/4. I'll take the Front Mission and Live A Live surprise remakes though!

    Still, hoping the summer Direct gives us a holiday season to look forward to.
     
    After the last couple of years were 'merely' good for new games (though I personally had a great time with SSHD, XCDE, SM3DW+BF, P3D and Miitopia the latter being new to me) 2022 is a significant step up. I'm only really very, very excited for BotW2 and Xenoblade Chronicles 3 but there's a whole slate of games like Splatoon 3, Fire Emblem Warriors Three Hopes, Mario + Rabbids Spark of Hope, Mario Strikers Battle League, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Silksong, Sports Story (not in the infographic but I'm hopeful it releases this year!) and Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak that are still exciting and games I am looking forward to. And every single one of those are brand new. With the one remake being the first 2 Advance Wars games which I've never played so they'll be new too!

    Then there are the AI the Somnium Files sequel, Cuphead's DLC, Lego Star Wars and Sonic Frontiers which I am looking forward to though might end up playing on a different console. Then the 'free' bonuses of the MK8D DLC and continuous N64 releases will be nice to get as the year goes on.
     
    My 2022 looks like this so far:

    Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pack
    Kirby and the Forgotten Land
    Nintendo Switch Sports
    Mario Strikers: Battle League
    Splatoon 3
    Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
    The sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

    Easily the best Switch year since 2017 for me, and if these games are as good as they look it may surpass it
     
    For me, this kind of lets me overseewhat my year of gaming is going to look like and it’s pretty Chockers

    Currently Playing:
    Pokémon Legends
    Banjo Kazzoie

    Next Up
    Switch Sports Test Run
    Mario Kart DLC
    Kirby
    Lego Star Wars
    (I’ll buy Advanced Wars and play it some point in the furure)
    (I’ll likely but Star Wars Forced unleashed at some point later on)
    Switch Sports
    Mario Strikers
    (Fire Emblem Warriors: may look at at some point in the future)
    Splatoon 3
    Xenoblade 3

    Xenoblade will likely last a few months, by which point will be ready for

    Zelda
    Bayonetta 3

    And then possibly
    Sonic
    Mario Plus Rabbids (down the track)


    Crazy year
     
    100% getting at launch
    Mario Kart 8 DLC
    Nintendo Switch Sports
    Mario Strikers Battle League
    BoTW 2 (if it releases in 2022)

    Unsure but interested
    Advance Wars 1+2
    TMNT
     
    From that Infograph and only counting games already confirmed for 2022 (meaning, no Silksong, no BOTW2)

    Already bought:
    • Pokémon Legends Arceus,
    • Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2
    • COGEN: Sword of Rewind
    Will buy:
    • Monark
    • Triangle Strategy
    • Kirby and the Forgotten Land
    • Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp
    • River City Girls Zero
    • Klonoa
    • Live A Live
    • Front Mission
    • Azure Striker Gunvolt 3
    • River City Girls 2
    • Metal Slug Tactics
    Maybe: Sol Cresta, Crystar, Rune Factory 5, Mario Strikers Battle League, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Sonic Frontiers

    Will buy for other consoles: Atelier Sophie 2
     
    Shiny said:
    Looking pretty lean after Triangle Strategy and Kirby for me, tbh. The Direct was mostly a disappointment since I had expectations for real fire emblem and Metroid prime remake/4. I'll take the Front Mission and Live A Live surprise remakes though!

    Still, hoping the summer Direct gives us a holiday season to look forward to.
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    As long as you have kirby, all is well

    jariw said:
    FWIW, with Ubi, it'll be 60% off at sales within a year after release.
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    That reminds me, how soon did M+R go on sale. As pumped as I am for it, I probably won't get it day one since its the rare mario game you can get cheap from ubi publishing it.

    Tron1 said:
    No Pikmin 4 so…. Meh🤷🏾‍♂️
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    I'm hoping that comes next year. Nothing else on the list grab ya? What are your top Switch games?
     
    My dance card is full and my wallet is dead

    January - Nothing. Working on Octopath

    February - Nothing. Working on Octopath (although I might pick up Egglia out of support, and I'll be getting River City Girls 0 via LRG)

    March - Triangle Strategy, Kirby, Mario Kart DLC (skipping P4AU because I have it on PS3 and kinda bounced off the story mode but want to try again at some point)

    April - Chrono Cross (mostly for Radical Dreamers) and highly likely Switch Sports (although I might wait until the Golf update drops before picking it up). Advance Wars is intriguing but I've not played the series yet (and may instead play the used copy of DS I got recently)

    May - Nothing (I'll get Two Point Campus on PC at some point)

    June - Nothing

    July - Klonoa (if the reviews are good since I missed this originally and it looks fun), Live A Live is a Day 1 or 2 (I don't pre-order these days)

    "Summer" - Splatoon 3 (definitely in for the single-player), Front Mission 1st is lower priority (played the SNES version, DS version is still in shrinkwrap)

    September - Maybe Xeno 3? I was hoping to make an honest attempt at trying to get into the first game this year which isn't looking likely given everything else launching. I feel like I like this series on paper, but can never stick with them after the first 10 hours or less.

    Unannounced
    • Definitely: Shredder's Revenge, BotW 2, River City Girls 2 (LRG release)
    • Maybe: Bayo 3 (still need to play 2, and while I liked Bayo 1 I could barely get through "normal" difficulty)
    • Can Wait: Mario + Rabbids 2 (still need to play the first one)
    Now to figure out when I'll have time to play all this. Plus everything else in the backlog (I heard SMT V and Neo TWEWY crying in the corner a minute ago)
     
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    totofogo said:
    As long as you have kirby, all is well


    That reminds me, how soon did M+R go on sale. As pumped as I am for it, I probably won't get it day one since its the rare mario game you can get cheap from ubi publishing it.


    I'm hoping that comes next year. Nothing else on the list grab ya? What are your top Switch games?
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    No man sky might be worth a purchase assuming those graphics in the trailer were running real time on switch. If they can hit 30fps. Other than that botw2 obviously. Pikmin 4 is the only game my wife wants to play.
     
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    Definitely: Triangle Strategy, Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, Xenoblade 3, Breath of the Wild 2, Chrono Cross
    Probably: Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Advance Wars (maybe not at launch though), Splatoon 3, Live A Live
    We'll see: Mario Strikers, Bayonetta 3
     
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    Can't believe how many games I already know I want this year. This is absolutely stupid:

    Pokemon Legends: Arceus
    Triangle Strategy
    Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
    Kirby and the Forgotten Land
    LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
    Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition
    Advance Wars 1 + 2: Re-Boot Camp
    Nintendo Switch Sports
    Mario Strikers: Battle League
    Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
    Live A Live
    Xenoblade Chronicles 3
    Bayonetta 3
    Front Mission 1st
    The Legend of Zelda (New title)
    Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
    Metal Slug Tactics
    Portal: Companion Collection
    Sea of Stars
    Splatoon 3
     
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    The ones I know for sure I want to buy if the Lord permits are:
    • Advance Wars
    • Triangle Strategy
    • Switch Sports
    • Mario Kart Booster Course
    • Xenoblade 3
    • Live a Live

    Not yet sure depending on some factors:
    • Mario Strikers - I love both previous games but need to also budget and need to be sure how robust the online is as I no longer have people close to me to play with
    • Zelda - Huge Zelda fan but can you believe I have BotW but cannot find the energy to play beyond the first couple of hours. That is so strange to me so will wait till I can complete that before getting the sequel
    • Metal Slug Tactics - I like these kinds of games but will wait to see more
    • Front Mission - Same as above. I tried a bit of it on the DS I think but couldn't get too far in as there were so many other games I was playing then.
     
    in for:

    pokemon legends: arceus (purchased, beaten)
    kirby and the forgotten land
    advance wars 1-2 re-boot camp
    chrono cross: radical dreamers edition
    nintendo switch sports
    live a live
    klonoa: phantasy reverie series
    mario kart 8 deluxe booster course pass
    nis classics volume 2
    splatoon 3
    xenoblade chronicles 3
    mario and rabbids 2
    breath of the wild 2
    bayonetta 3

    and probably getting sonic frontiers. maybe. we'll see.

    so about 1k usd from what we know.
     
    Pokemon: Legends Arceus has already been bought, played and finished.


    Triangle Strategy
    Mario Kart 8 DLC
    Kirby & The Forgotten Land
    Advance Wars
    Monster Hunter Rise DLC
    Splatoon 3
    Xenoblade Chronicles 3
    Bayonetta 3
    Breath of the Wild 2
    Mario & Rabbids: Sparks of Hope

    Are all locks, though BOTW2 is the only guaranteed day one purchase because my partner wants it too.

    Chrono Cross
    Klonoa
    Live A Live
    Silksong

    are all definite buys but I'd rather play them elsewhere if I can.

    I'll probably pick that Portal bundle up too.
     
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    Haven't bought a single new game this year so far. Got Arceus as a gift, however, and I still wanna buy Windjammers 2 and Powerslave: Exhumed. For the next three months I'm interested in these but will wait for more impressions and reviews before I make a decision:

    22 February - Monark

    4 March - Triangle Strategy
    15 March - The Cruel King and the Great Hero
    25 March - Kirby and the Forgotten Land

    8 April - Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp (most likely using my remaining voucher on this one)
    12 April - 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
    29 April - Nintendo Switch Sports

    Not sure about Chrono Cross yet, didn't enjoy my experience with the original that much but I'm willing to give it another shot if the remaster is good. After that I'll have to see. Sunbreak is most likely going to consume me from Summer onwards but I also really wanna get into Splatoon 3.
     
    Dark Cloud said:
    I loved Wii Sports/Resort so yeah I’m buying this. I expect them to keep adding sports to it as time goes on after golf
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    What they need to add is a button mode. Motion only makes no sense, they just released OLED, this is not how you sell a system whose biggest feature is its screen. Game looks fantastic, I admit, but lack of control options is preventing ALL Switch owners to enjoy it.
     
    9-Volt said:
    What they need to add is a button mode. Motion only makes no sense, they just released OLED, this is not how you sell a system whose biggest feature is its screen. Game looks fantastic, I admit, but lack of control options is preventing ALL Switch owners to enjoy it.
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    Was it confirmed no buttons only to play?
     
    I don't think it's super likely to happen but they're updating the game with more control options post-release so I see no reason why they couldn't add button controls. Especially important for people with disabilities.
     
    Dark Cloud said:
    Why would Nintendo do this again? I thought we were past limiting decisions like that??
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    They're probably trying to go after the RingFit crowd but these two games are not the same. RingFit is more like a fitness software, button makes no sense. Sports on the other hand is a legit video game, even more flesh and bone game than Wii Sports, could definitely use button controls. More options are always good but forcing people to use motion controls is not gonna help the sales.
     
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    The controls options should be there day 1. Many casuals will have a Switch Lite. There’s people in general that have a Switch Lite only and this may be their only chance of getting it.

    I have said they’ll probably bundle it this holiday with a Switch. If they add button controls then they’ll probably bundle it with a Switch Lite.
     
    Definite Day 1 Buys

    -Infernax
    -Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course
    -Sea of Stars (Backed this one on Kickstarter)
    -Zelda BotW2
    -Hollow Knight: Silksong

    Maybe

    -Kirby
    -Chocobo GP
    -Live A Live
     
    Dark Cloud said:
    The controls options should be there day 1. Many casuals will have a Switch Lite. There’s people in general that have a Switch Lite only and this may be their only chance of getting it.

    I have said they’ll probably bundle it this holiday with a Switch. If they add button controls then they’ll probably bundle it with a Switch Lite.
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    They absolutely won't bundle it with a Switch Lite. Even if they do at button controls, that'd be such a compromise to the appeal of the game. Casual players, which it is targeting, aren't gonna pick that up.

    I do of course think they should patch in the controls for accessibility above all else.
     
    totofogo said:
    They absolutely won't bundle it with a Switch Lite. Even if they do at button controls, that'd be such a compromise to the appeal of the game. Casual players, which it is targeting, aren't gonna pick that up.

    I do of course think they should patch in the controls for accessibility above all else.
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    I don’t agree
     
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