Switch Game

Paper Mario returns at last, with his first appearance on the Nintendo Switch being one of 2020’s biggest gaming releases.  

Nintendo's first Animal Crossing for Switch sees your character persuaded to move to a desert island by a brochure that promises "A carefree new life just beyond the horizon." Does it live up to that pledge?  

A simple yet solid strategy-RPG based on the Netflix fantasy series of the same name. Good for genre newcomers, but tactical masters may find it a little shallow.  

Nintendo's fighting game adds two new protagonists and features all the characters from the previous iterations of Super Smash Bros too, though you may have to unlock them or add them as DLC as you battle through.  

Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate may not be as friendly to new faces as World was, but those who can put up with its idiosyncrasies will enjoy a near bottomless well of hunting goodness.  

Octopath Traveler is a loving callback to the 16-bit JRPGs that are so fondly remembered from the SNES era, but one unafraid to put its own twist on things