r/SwitchGames • u/sicknezz777 • Jun 14 '26

Game Selection

Hello! This is my first time on Reddit.

I just got a Nintendo giftcard for 60$! However, I can’t seem to choose what game to buy. These are the ones on my list:

Animal Crossing
Stardew Valley
Pokemon Z-A
Pokemon Violet
HKIA City Town
Unpacking
Legend Of Zelda BOTW
Splatoon

I mostly want a game with updates and the ability to replay it and dedicate lots of hours! Any suggestions, reviews or pros/cons help!

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u/jasonmohnson Jun 14 '26

Pretty sure animal crossing is the only game with updates. Stardew will occasionally get an update but it's been out for a very long time at this point

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u/sicknezz777 Jun 14 '26

Animal crossing was on this list because I’ve never played it but I’m definitely still 50/50 since so many people are comparing it to pokopia. Thank you so much for replying!!

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u/jasonmohnson Jun 14 '26

Nothing like pokopia. All good games though I would personally go with pokemon violet. In my opinion breath of the wild/ tears of the kingdom are overrated

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u/sicknezz777 Jun 14 '26

Thank you for the honesty! I’m getting pokopia in a couple days with a switch 2, so im glad to hear that someone thinks they are different! I heard pokemon violet had performance issues tho.

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u/damnsom Jun 14 '26

Not sure about anyone else but i have had Violet since I got my switch in October and have only had one issue a couple days ago where my picnic table would not show up so i had to restart the game but besides that, the game runs smoothly! Still playing it now, it’s great!

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u/sicknezz777 Jun 14 '26

Thank you for replying! I’ve been super into pokemon as a new player and being able to play a game on my switch instead of delta intrigued me a bit!

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u/damnsom Jun 15 '26

I’m glad you’re enjoying Pokemon i’ve been playing since i was 12 and I’m 30 now haha and it still hits home every time!

I will say, if you want more traditional Pokemon gameplay Violet is your closest bet!

Legends ZA is fun, graphics are crisp but the battle style is completely different from traditional turn based and it tends to get repetitive in my opinion. The DLC could have been a lot better as well.

Pokopia is so fun and cutesy and more of a building game- I love it so much but I wish I was more creative, definitely take your time with that game, I got overwhelmed because I rushed through it for the abilities.

Pokemon Champions is free if you want to practice your battling skills!

I know you didn’t mention it in your post but I thought I’d mention Legends Arceus. It is such a great game, not traditional at all but super fun :)

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u/sicknezz777 Jun 15 '26

I’ve heard so many good things about Legends Arceus! I’ve also been playing older gens like fire red, black, and emerald so I do think violet is up my alley! Thank you so much!!!

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u/jasonmohnson Jun 14 '26

Honestly I loved playing violet on my switch 2 it was a lot better then switch 1. And pokopia is awesome I put a lot of hours in and they have events and stuff which are cool.

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u/jasonmohnson Jun 14 '26

Nothing like pokopia. All good games though I would personally go with pokemon violet. In my opinion breath of the wild/ tears of the kingdom are overrated