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RSS Feeds2018: The Year Indies Defined Switch
(GameSpot PS2)

 
 

7 december 2018 19:58:05

 
2018: The Year Indies Defined Switch
(GameSpot PS2)
 


As part of GameSpot`s year-end coverage, we`re looking at different aspects of the game industry and pointing out any significant changes we noticed in 2018, such as the effect of microtransactions in video games. One of the more interesting changes we noticed this year is Nintendo Switch`s game library, which looks a lot different this year than it did in 2017.In 2018, Switch delivered the same type of bite-sized experiences that 3DS used to, but it also still has those major first-party titles that Nintendo fans crave. As 2018 comes to a close, the console feels like a haven for top-tier indies. We saw a bit of this in 2017 with Golf Story and Battle Chef Brigade, but the Switch really seemed to embrace this identity in 2018.A look back at 2017 shows Nintendo Switch coming out strong with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild--a game that we gave a 10/10 to in our review and also awarded our Game of the Year. The console saw plenty of other sequels to other major first-party triple-A franchises in the months that followed, including Splatoon 2, Super Mario Odyssey, and Xenoblade Chronicles 2, as well as HD remasters of beloved Wii U games. 2017 even saw a new third-party title, Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle, which was very popular.In comparison, 2018 hasn`t seen nearly as many of Nintendo`s noteworthy franchises get releases. Kirby Star Allies released in March, but Switch saw no more major properties get a sequel until June with Mario Tennis Aces. Switch got a new RPG though--Octopath Traveler--and more Wii U games were remastered for Switch. Most of these games were fairly well received, but none of them matched the popularity of what came out in 2017. Switch had to wait until the end of the year for its biggest hitters--Super Mario Party, Pokemon: Let`s Go, Pikachu! / Let`s Go, Eevee!, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate--to release.None of this is to say that the Switch had a bad year, or that people turned to this year`s indies because they had nothing bet ...


 
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