10 Nintendo Switch Games I REGRET Buying!

[@joellestelting4375]

Princess Peach nailed it for their target audience - Young girls. This was my daughter's favourite game of the year. She's 8 yrs old. It was one of the first games she was able to be independent on. It gave her alot of joy. She lost her mind when she became a mermaid. That said, her biggest comment was why was there no daisy or rosalina as they are peach's bestfriends. I do agree though peach deserves a "odyssey" type game that include all the mario girlies.

[@falconeshield]

And friendly ex Pauline and it's a girl group like the Spice Girls

[@bastien-]

There are so many games about leaving your life in the city to start a new one in the country, or on an island. I'd like to see one where you do the opposite: leaving your dull little one-horse town and moving to the bustling big city. Maybe work at a bodega, or get a job in an office mailroom. Maybe visit museums and arcades and the like.

[@ataridc]

that is like the extreme opposite of cozy game

[@rissaarei5336]

@@ataridc Not really. It would highly depend on the gameplay and overall vibes.

[@bastien-]

​@@ataridc Doesn't have to be. I find running the laundromat/arcade in Arcade Paradise to be pretty relaxing in its sort of structured-stress.

[@larissawrites9954]

Agreed! Life in the city can be cozy too

[@SparkleCat27]

I can only think of 3 that would be like that: Haunted Chocolatier, Moonlight in Garland, and The Sims. The first 2 are set in the city I think, and you can go to the city in the sims. Compared to the countless farm sims out there, there’s not that many options. One of them isn’t even out yet!

[@Luluinthesky377]

As a marine biologist who grew up playing endless ocean, luminous was such a huge disappointment! Not only did it feel like the whole game was made by AI, but they literally included incorrect facts about the ocean animals 😑 like y'all couldn't even google?!

[@Eeowna]

Omg really!? That’s WILD

[@orianamorrison20]

Ok that really sucks. I assumed that the simple facts about each animal were true because they didn’t share much and it wouldn’t be hard to source reliable information. I have really enjoyed that game a lot but knowing this is going to really take away a lot of what I was enjoying about it.

[@peachymiku6432]

@@Luluinthesky377 Oof, I can see how that would be disappointing.

[@Unitopia77]

Endless Ocean was not that bad - it's not for everyone you are either gonna love it or hate it. I enjoyed it because it was just something easy to get into.

[@NickWright96]

Lol seriously?? How could they make a marine themed video game and not check this kind of information?! Anyway, now I'm genuinely curious, could you make a full list of the incorrect things?

[@danime35]

I still regret bear and breakfast. It was clearly a poorly tested port despite having great reviews on the original platform which i think is steam

[@JeskidoYT]

What is it with these devs and not having enough time to compress their game and stop using unreal engine 6??

[@Alice-qs3pz]

I feel you. Regret this one so much.

[@robo7643]

Oh I'm glad I only played it on pc then

[@rilstrup83]

Another bad one on switch is Mu time at portia. Great game but terrible on the switch

[@leighanneg1508]

I was thinking Bear and Breakfast as I watched the video and then this was the first comment I read. I absolutely agree with you!

[@Darkwolfpocco]

Um... Mario and Luigi had always been single player.

[@rebeccabriggs9452]

agreed. It's the next one in a series starting with the gameboy advance I believe? I actually do wanna buy this one eventually.

[@aaronjohn137]

Co-op Mario games: New Super Mario Bros Wii, New Super Mario Bros 2, New Super Mario Bros U, Super Mario 3D World, Super Mario Maker 2, & Super Mario Bros Wonder.

[@BeautifulNightcoresPT]

@@aaronjohn137op is talking about the mario and luigi series.

[@aaronjohn137]

@BeautifulNightcoresPT Mario games are Mario games. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@jazzratoon]

​@@aaronjohn137that's surface level thinking

[@selenityshiroiYT]

Pokemon Snap would have been so much more replayable with a) shiny hunting or b) a few more DLC updates with new paths. I've clocked a lot of hours on it but once you've gotten the snaps you need you are done. I do think it was worth the price for the hours I got from it, though. And it was super polished and looked great which is, unfortunately, a surprise for Pokemon atm

[@whitedragonzerureusu4480]

Well the developers of that game was Bandai Namco Studios. So all the polishing and the visuals was done by them. Those weren't done by the Pokemon company

[@whitedragonzerureusu4480]

The publishers was The Pokemon Company, you can double check this with a quick google

[@funkygrrlz21]

Funnily enough my teenage daughter just played some more today. It's a game she goes back to after awhile . She is a person who wants to get all of the star ratings for all the photos and likes to replay the levels so the game was worth it for her.

[@dragonballz1432009]

No offense but have any of you actually played Pokemon Snap on the N64?: NEW Pokemon Snap is the exact same thing, so replayability isn't an issue lol

[@funkygrrlz21]

Absolutely, the game is in my closet somewhere. I think I had it emulated on the Wii U and my kid played it then also. Led her to wanting to get New Pokemon Snap.

[@ethangarverick9485]

Please keep us up to date on Sun Haven. I want to play it so bad but not with the current reviews on it

[@dreyataylor8709]

I play it on my Steam Deck. Sadly I’ve still had some crashes but I still enjoy it

[@ck8860]

Play on steam deck as well and haven’t had any problems. Love the game just not for switch.

[@steph8030593]

According to everyone on Reddit sun haven is a PLAY ON PC their words not mine

[@bluebiblee]

kinda saw this coming tbh even the steam version still has bugs and other issues

[@TheUsernameFound]

Steam deck runs pretty good and the devs are trying to work out the bugs on the switch

[@Starlight1680]

You mentioned Brothership having different jump and combat buttons for each of the brothers and I was just thinking, “wait… that’s how the controls always are in Mario and Luigi games.”

[@Eeowna]

This is my first one! I was just thinking it would have made a great couch co op game

[@Starlight1680]

@Eeowna Fair enough.

[@Darkwolfpocco]

Fair, it would have been a cool thing to add. But ya its just more Mario and Luigi and that's what im after ​@Eeowna

[@gurvmlk]

@@Eeowna If that was one of your issues with the game (I skipped that section of the video, because I haven't yet played the game myself), then definitely avoid Partners in Time. Because while all the Mario & Luigi games utilized that same sort of battle system, Partners in Time specifically has you needing to jump between four buttons, not just two, because that one gives you a larger party.

[@jazzratoon]

😢​@Eeowna that point technically gets contradicted after mentioning the past Mario RPGs on the Switch, also has lengthy dialogue. I wouldn't have included that game on the list purely based on your assumptions.

[@periwinkletree]

I appreciate the honesty, because sometimes it feels like we're constantly being sold something whether it's good or bad. I feel like there's a cozy "tax" on cozy games because we are more forgiving, so we're given half finished games that just look pretty. And Nintendo's poor focus on female gamers means when a female is a protagonist (like Peach or Zelda), we get dumbed down games for children or a Zelda who isn't allowed to handle real weapons. Come on Nintendo, give us something worthy of our time and intelligence!

[@bubblegumplastic]

I agree with you, feels like afab dominated gaming spaces are still an afterthought

[@Louis_Cyphriel]

Um, I am sorry but... by what logic exactly should ZELDA, the PRINCESS and embodiment of WISDOM, have weapons? She is not supposed to know how to wield them at all. A wand with amazing abilities is actually the most natural weapon to her. What is so "unworthy of inteligence" and dumbed down in Echoes of Wisdom?

[@Lunicia]

​@@Louis_Cyphriel wasn't Shiek wielding weapons?

[@annienunyabiz6627]

​@@Louis_Cyphriel THANK YOU! Being able to beat someone up isn't the only form of strength. Being smart is another type of strength, and I'm tired of people in entertainment in general acting like the only way a girl can be strong is if she's beating people up.

[@foxygrin]

I mean Sheik didn't even fight in Ocarina of Time

[@bluesypop]

It’s a shame to see so many bad Switch ports!!

[@LostHorizons0]

It’s just one persons opinion though 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@XxGalacticIntrovertxX]

@@LostHorizons0 Quite a few of these aren’t just one person’s opinion. I’ve seen a lit of complaints on reviews and forums that match these same complaints and some haven’t even been mentioned.

[@GreatAndPowerfulTrixie]

​​@@XxGalacticIntrovertxX Still doesn't change the fact that thousands of other people loved and enjoyed these titles, your opinion is your opinion by the end of the day, many might agree, just don't expect everyone to agree.

[@XxGalacticIntrovertxX]

@@GreatAndPowerfulTrixie I think we are both agreeing on the same thing. The comment I replied to was saying that this is only one person’s opinion and I am only stating that others also have the same opinion. Of course everyone is going to have their own opinion, it’s the point of the video but I think it’s unfair to dismiss a criticism just because someone thinks it’s just one persons opinion. I like some of the games on this list but I can also acknowledge that they have their problems.

[@GreatAndPowerfulTrixie]

​@@XxGalacticIntrovertxXYeah I know, totally agree with you there.

[@docc19]

I understand the fun of co op games but IIRC the Mario and Luigi games have NEVER been multiplayer or even co op for that matter so that being the main complete is a little weird to me.

[@aloemoosethoon9556]

Also the Mario and Luigi games were designed to utilize the portable gameplay mechanics of the GBA, DS, and 3DS so to complain about the A and B button mechanics just shows a lack of understanding the game series’s history so it just left a bad taste and made me question the validity of the rest of her opinions on the other games in this video

[@pikachubread]

she mentioned that it was her first mario and luigi game!

[@aaronjohn137]

Co-op Mario games: New Super Mario Bros Wii, New Super Mario Bros 2, New Super Mario Bros U, Super Mario 3D World, Super Mario Maker 2, & Super Mario Bros Wonder.

[@jordanthedragonlady1096]

@@aaronjohn137 Those are Mario Games. Mario *and Luigi* games are a different series within the Mario universe. Which, as Doc said, have never had any multiplayer in any entry that I can remember. I agree with Doc, this take is a little off base imo, we need good singleplayer games too, but it is understandable given that this was Eeowna's first M&L game so she didn't know the series and had different expectations. Games in the series include: Superstar Saga, Partners in Time, Bowser's Inside Story, Dream Team, and a few others. They are a really solid series and I recommend them.

[@aaronjohn137]

@jordanthedragonlady1096 Oh, my bad. I didn't know I was commenting in the pedantic only section.

[@beccag.5171]

I am also really disappointed by the bad port of Sun Haven. Hoping Hello Kitty Island Adventure performs better when it releases next month.

[@peridotasadeadbritishmonar7924]

Me too. As funny as it sounds, the Hello Kitty game is currently my most anticipated game so I’m really hoping the switch port and at the very least the Steam version is good

[@docc19]

Island Adventure comes out next month? i have it on my iPad but would prefer it on Switch

[@beccag.5171]

@@docc19 Yup, January 30th, at least for the US. Not sure if it’s the same for all regions but check your version of the Nintendo e-shop. There is a regular and a deluxe version in my region’s shop.

[@aaronjohn137]

I just got a refund from Nintendo support on the 23rd because of this game being complete trash.

[@XimGato]

I wanna buy Hello Kitty Island Adventure, I've already saved money to buy it, I always watch a video of how well a game runs in the Nintendo switch to see if I should buy it or not

[@kafkawaiiesque]

My big regret is graveyard keeper. It looked quirky and fun but it wasn't AT ALL accesible to me with memory issues. Having hints and major mechanics put into single lines of npc dialog that don't repeat and don't get recorded is criminal. Even if I didn't struggle with my memory, I feel like that's an awful feature for adults who might pick up the game and then put it back down for a few weeks. It really would not have been hard to include a more detailed journal, that's a standard feature in the majority of modern games. I'm a little salty because that oversight made the whole game unplayable.

[@Anna-dd4rh]

So sorry that was your experience! I hate when games just assume you’ll remember every tiny line of dialogue. Even if it’s something small like a loved gift for an NPC, that’s valuable information to have *recorded* in the game. And as you pointed out, it’s not that hard of a feature to add but makes a world of difference to folks with memory disabilities and time-crunched adults. Sometimes it feels like 90% of games are still made exclusively for able-bodied teen boys who can play the same games for days straight. Nothing against those gamers, but they’re just a fraction of the gaming market today!

[@dontgivetwothwips3615]

I abandoned it due to the lack of a proper tutorial. The cadaver harvesting, to my memory, is not explained well and I got sick of the long trek back and forth to the village. It was just a time sink

[@gurvmlk]

That's what screen capturing is for. Whenever I'm playing a game on the Switch, and it presents me with seemingly important information, especially if its vital tutorial information that I'm worried might slip my mind later, I take a snapshot of the screen to store in the console's album. That way, if I need a refresher on something, I'll open up the album, and scroll through to find what I need. Then, once I've beaten the game, and no longer need that information, I'll go through the album and delete those screenshots. And it doesn't just have to be information, either. If I'm playing an RPG for example, and I spot something that looks like a secret I'll need to return to grab once I have an ability unlocked later in the game, I'll take a snapshot so that I can better remember exactly where that secret was located. Even if I also write the information down in physical notes, I'll take the snapshot as well for a visual reminder. That way, it's not just, "Return to forest once I can bypass logs." I'll have a picture to remind me exactly where that log was located in the forest.

[@luciferfaust]

Maybe it's just because I came from the age of Myst, but I usually have a physical journal nearby to take notes in on games. I had a whole chart out for this game.

[@gurvmlk]

@@luciferfaust I usually do as well, when playing RPGs. Which also sometimes involves drawing maps, in games from back when every game didn't have built-in maps.

[@codyrussell1646]

I think you just didn’t play pokemon snap right??? Every time you went back to the level there was something new to see! You can trigger the pokemon to do different things to get different shots! What do you mean you only played the levels twice?! That is a wild opinion but to each their own I guess 😅

[@redbrick808]

For me it’s Cozy Grove, the performance is really bad at times on Switch which made it feel not so cozy to me. I also found that I didn’t really enjoy the gameplay either 🙈 I got it on sale so not a huge loss but it taught me to do better research before buying.

[@Anna-dd4rh]

Same! Performance isn’t a huge issue for me, but it’s definitely a factor. The color palette drives me nuts-I genuinely can’t see most quest items when they’re in the washed-out areas, but you need said quest items to re-color the areas 🥲 and I’d rather not ask for hints for basically every daily quest

[@medusathedecepticon]

Cozy Grove was good but I really disliked being forced to play a certain way. The fact that you can't play more if you want and are only allowed to do a set amount each day kinda bugged me.

[@fluggiii]

Yeah I really disliked that game

[@TriforceLiz]

I'm really appreciating these more honest reviews I'm seeing from cozy gamers- it's super helpful and validating and you're saving me some money! My biggest regret is Rune Factory 5. I thought I could get over the appearance of the game, but it's just so so ugly with poor performance and I also think...much like your experience with Nintendo Sports, I may have outgrown the franchise, and nostalgia is not enough to enjoy the experience. I LOVE Luigi's Mansion 2, though I got to play it for free from my library, so I'm sure that's colouring my impression.

[@MollyHuffle]

I loved RF5 but I totally understand not liking it. The graphics is bad and the map should have been much smaller. Loved the story though and farming and combat. I am looking forward to their next game.

[@TriforceLiz]

@@MollyHuffle yeah, the next Rune Factory actually looks amazing, and like a much needed step in a more modern direction! I'm going to give my save file one more try (I think I only got about 20 hours in) before I throw in the towel on 5.

[@Zodia195]

I never finished the main story. My biggest issue was gameplay. This is my first Rune Factory game and I felt the farming aspect was too complicated. I really hated on how I had to 'lvl up' my crops and other things, plus the Weather affects. And the pacing was horrendous, I thought it was too slow. I still may pick it back up and try because I loved the story and chars (and I do like the art, but I know others didn't).

[@TriforceLiz]

@@Zodia195 Rune Factory 4 was my first and it was the perfect lil handheld to play while watching TV, and I think the pacing was better just by virtue of better map layout and it being top-down rather than 3D, making tasks way more straightforward and quick. Levelling up the farming did still take time, but the process felt more satisfying and less of a slog in 2D. The main thing that compelled me to try 5 was that you can have queer romances, but for whatever reason, the characters made into 3D really emphasises just how childish they look...I think the series can work in 3D in the new direction they're taking for the next one, but as it stands right now, it was as much better system/aesthetic in 2D

[@annienunyabiz6627]

​@@TriforceLiz The childish look is so real. I felt like such a creeper talking to all these characters that looked 14.

[@kathrynwoodruff354]

I mostly disagree with your opinion on Scarlett and Violet, but that is because I don't care about performance or that it has some funny goofy glitches, it's still fun to me.

[@Lockz1111]

Mario and Luigi brothership functions the same way Bowser's inside story does, which was also single player. I feel like with that one you just had misplaced expectations that had you known you would have decided it wasn't for you Also for me Scarlet and Violet the issue I have is thst I don't like the outfits at all, Arceus is probably more fun but with more customization

[@happifish-sam]

I have to agree on orange season. I got stuck in a NPC house, not inside but on top of the icon. I bought it physical- at least the boxart looks nice in my collection 😢.

[@Nunurbusinessp]

It took me six whole months to grieve and accept that my purchase of endless ocean was a mistake 😂 I just wanted to like it so bad! But on top of all the other problems listed, playing made me feel weirdly dizzy!!!! It was so expensive too 😢 Nintendo switch games have just been breaking my heart in general lately

[@Ashley-vc2gy]

At least there's Abzu, right?

[@segagirladventurespico]

Lol i decided to pick up the wii version after i saw the switch, lol the switch version didnt appeal to me.

[@segagirladventurespico]

​@Ashley-vc2gy just picked that one up last week looks good hopefully she got it 😊

[@KaiseaWings]

Orange season breaks my heart. It used to be amazing, with an indie dev who cared very much. Then they sold it (no shame there, they wanted to move on) and it was gutted, reworked entirely and is now a mess. I still wish the old instance still existed.

[@LuskaTheWusky]

I’m convinced that with the switch 2 so close on the horizon, Nintendo is just putting less and less into the current gen. Considering the hoops devs need to jump through for a switch port, this is unacceptable.

[@Zelig_Shaine]

as an introvert M&L fan, i'm loving Brothership so far, the bros are super cute and the visuals are so wonderfully vibrant! but i do wish to actually play as Luigi just like in the previous AlphaDream games, instead of letting him go do his own thing 🤧 nothing can top Superstar Saga i suppose.

[@gabrieldartemius9940]

In Garden Witch Life, the quests have to be unlocked. They really need to explain it better but basically, you need to befriend people on the island (via gifting), and once you hit certain milestones they will start giving you their personal quests. And they're really nice.

[@natalieblack9578]

I love your videos, but...your complaints on Brothership don't make sense. It's a game in a series, all of which have been single player and in which the controls for Mario and Luigi have been independent of each other. So going in expecting this game to be different isn't really fair and of course would lead you to be disappointed.

[@Eeowna]

I’m not disappointed it’s not two player, I play by myself most of the time anyways, just think it’s wild it’s not an option. I said it as it was one of my most asked questions when I played it on stream. I’m new to the series, and overall just thought for the same price I think other games are better 😊

[@aaronjohn137]

Co-op Mario games: New Super Mario Bros Wii, New Super Mario Bros 2, New Super Mario Bros U, Super Mario 3D World, Super Mario Maker 2, & Super Mario Bros Wonder.

[@Metahunt638]

Mario and Luigi never had multiplayer co op, plus you could never fully control both brothers at the same time. And to add to this, brother ship never let you control Mario and Luigi at the same time, Luigi is treated more as an npc with Ai (and it’s SO annoying. Like I HAVE to baby sit Luigi.) Now I could be wrong on some things.

[@wijinsama]

Ehhh, I disagree with the Pokemon SV thing. Yeah it has performance issues but it's not as bad as it was at launch. It's still a good game all considered. Plus it is GameFreak'a first official open world Pokemon game (No SwSh & Arceus does not count). I still had my fun with SV despite the issues.

[@TehCookieNinja]

Kind of unfair to rate Brothership over controls that were always traditional in all the M+L games. ._.

[@Eeowna]

Nah it was just a psa not the reason it’s on the list

[@corablack9041]

@@Eeownaand one I thank you for! I would have been disappointed

[@selahr.]

I’m still most bitter about paying full price for “It Takes Two.” They so heavily marketed it was the perfect game for a gamer with a non-gamer, (or casual gamers) yet the game was entirely too difficult for non-gamers and there were no tools to help you get past those difficulty bottlenecks. I think we got a half hour into the game before we got permanently stuck.

[@spicymangolol]

Yeah it is seriously harder than a diablo game lol even my husband who is the less casual of us two found it hard 😅

[@MerDuke]

Wow.. 😅

[@taigalilly]

Oh my gosh, I absolutely love that game! Plus the fact that only one of you has to actually buy the game, not both. My husband and I have played through it twice, each time being the other character lol. You definitely have to work well and communicate well with your partner to get through the puzzles though.

[@DEMONDREWR]

Played with non gamer partner and adored it. Some of the boss battles are challenging but just take some practice. It does however take good communication and "co-labo-ration!"

[@taigalilly]

@@DEMONDREWR Oh god, I can just picture the book swaggling his hips 🤣

[@shelleyl9368]

New Pokemon Snap?!?! BLASPHEMY. I’m sat with almost 500 hours on the game 🙈 I absolutely adore that game, it’s actually one of my top 3 favourite games to play on the Switch next to Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley 🙂‍↔️

[@therubyminecart5291]

Yes! New Pokemon snap is awesome! I love playing it especially as it’s Resnap feature makes it so awesome to fix photos you messed up on

[@mrsnatural2368]

It's so fun and pretty

[@melanie1784]

I love it but wish it had more areas

[@andreakovacs3157]

I would like to by the game, I am wondering how did you manage to play for 500 hours? I saw others finishing it within 10-20 hours. :)

[@elanorfairbairn]

I also love Snap. My only issue is that I'm clearly not clever enough to figure out some of the clues on how to get some of the required snaps. Like,"well,obviously you should have thrown this at this mon in the beginning of the route so that it would run all the way to the end of the route and do this..."

[@cubemage3336]

saying "it was better than Sword/Shield" is like saying "eating this is better than eating dirt" xD

[@gurvmlk]

Right? Sword/Shield may have had the second-dumbest story in the entire mainline Pokemon series. I say second, because it's impossible for any story in the history of man to be worse than Ruby/Sapphire, because of the motives of Team Aqua and Team Magma alone.

[@jrb0]

Don't all the pokemon games more or less have the same kind of story?

[@cubemage3336]

@@jrb0 yes and no. but the biggest problems are the QoL features (or lack there of), and the very VERY present performance issues... and by GOD the lack of voice over.

[@peachymiku6432]

Very disagree with Brothership and Princess Peach Showtime. I think I made my points on the Princess Peach game before so basically, while I see your criticisms, I disagree. I thought the game had a lot of charm. The gameplay was fine for me and the short game time doesn't bother me because I love to replay games just because. But I get it, I can see how it could be disappointing! As for Brothership, I haven't played it myself yet however I do know sone problems people have. Like how odd it is to press A before you attack with Luigi for instance. But as far as multiplayer goes, the problem comes more when traversing the map and the moves in battle. So if one of you is having issues, it's going to make the experience difficult. A turn based RPG is better off as single player in my opinion. Now as far as other RPGs in Mario are, that's more up to preference. Some may prefer Paper Mario, others may prefer Mario and Luigi. Now I like both but honestly, I think I prefer Mario and Luigi so Brothership would probably be better for me. However, I can still see where you are coming from because we all have our opinions. And I respect your opinion. I just disagree Mario wise is all! If I had to pick a game I was uncertain of, mine is tERRORbane. I feel like more could have been done with the concept. And also, I thought my choices in earlier acts would changee things later on so that was disappointing for me. And I despise the in-game developer. I know he was railroading the name choice to be funny and all, but all that scene did was tick me off. It's a good game but difficult to go back to for me.

I dont regret buying Pokémon Skaret or Violet, they sucked, but still enjoyed them.

[@booklover5238]

I wish they'd port the really good DS games. There were so many of them. Super princess Peach, Nintendogs, Petz Ocean patrol, Wild Petz Dolphins (the sequel to the previous game, I think. Both had good story lines and gameplay from what I remember), Paws & Claws Pet resort, etc. I know there's a lot I'm forgetting. I would have added pokemon diamond/pearl/platinum but they did port it (and messed it up).

[@poppythecat454]

I always assumed that game manufacturers tried games on the different consoles before the release - maybe they don't looking at some. I was going to get Petit Island but just that little clip started a headache. Lucky you always warn us, thank you!! :)

[@bubblegumplastic]

On the Apico subreddit, the Apico dev said the following about releasing Apico onto the Switch: "I don’t actually own a Switch DevKit at the moment (I only managed to finally get approved and order one yesterday!), so the current workflow for Switch is I make a lot of changes semi-blind (I can emulate the frame rate, resolution, and handheld mode but ultimately I can’t emulate the actual hardware specs or Switch-specific methods) then pass it onto Whitethorn (publisher) to build and send me any logs. This obviously doesn’t lend itself well to being easy to manage and means I can’t directly run the profiler live myself to see if theres any specific pain points that could be better for the Switch specifically." I think this is why so many Switch ports are questionable. The devs make them on a purely theoretical basis, most likely under pressure of the publisher. Personally I'd prefer they just didn't release a Switch port at all in that case, but it's clear some publishers aim to get money from Switch players while providing us with a subpar product. They wouldn't even provide this specific dev a proper Switch emulator until after the game had already been released onto the Switch.

[@poppythecat454]

@bubblegumplastic Oh gosh.... Thank you for the information 😀

[@navysanchez23]

I see your point about the Mario and Luigi game being full price. There are Nintendo games that are anywhere from $50 to $70 and I'm just constantly waiting for them to be on sale but they never are even if they came out 3 or 4 years ago.

[@lilyyoung1002]

Yeah that's what sucks with Nintendo 1st party games

[@navysanchez23]

@@lilyyoung1002 I'm glad I'm not the only one that feels like that

[@squishish]

God yes :/ It sucks so bad

[@therealjaystone2344]

Just go piracy

[@pikachubread]

do you use dekudeals? it's so much easier to browse compared to the eshop, and the wishlist feature is good, too. you can also see the history of when a game has gone on sale and for what price!

[@RaniRii]

I went out of my way to get into GameStop to purchase Yoshi's Crafted World on day one back in 2019 for full price. It's been over five years and that is probably still the one I regret the most. Wooly World was fantastic so it's a shame the sucessor was just so ... mediocre. I just and went and gave it away to my friends little sister.

[@iloveTWjhd]

I’ve heard the switch port of graveyard keeper is supposed to be very buggy later in the game, and that the devs are not interested in fixing it :/

[@rainbowdash2765]

Can confirm, the switch version crashes frequently for me and halted my progress at a certain point and I contacted the devs and the guys who were responsible for the port (forgot their name) multiple times, they either didn‘t reply or weren‘t interested. Shame because the game is so good :(

[@NHarts3]

I loved graveyard keeper and played for the first time on switch. Its ok as a port. The lag and crashes only started late-game, and I could circumvent it by saving and exiting to the main menu every hour or so. Not ideal, but ok.

[@aaronjohn137]

Graveyard Keeper has ALWAYS played like a dream for me. I've played it for years and have really enjoyed it.

[@kateroos9091]

I’m obsessed with Pokémon snap and levelling everything up 😂

[@tessax9253]

Bear and Breakfast was my biggest regret buy on Switch. I looked forward to this game so much and was so incredibly excited about it, but the amount of bugs within the game and how long updates took to come up on Switch after being put on PC irritated me so much. The bugginess was so irritating that I put it down so many months ago and have no interest in picking it back up :(

[@apathyguy8338]

I will never understand why people love the Zelda games so much. I felt ripped off. A giant empty world and mine numbing repetitive challenges.

[@mariagracia1064]

I regret spirit tea, not only it’s unfinished and clunky over all, the Nintendo switch port has so many issues in top of it.

[@Zodia195]

Sorry to hear about Sun Haven. It being a pixel game, I got it on the PC and it's great! Not my fav Farm sim (that right still belongs to Stardew), but it was worth waiting for since I got last Christmas. I hope those bugs get fixed so you can enjoy it. One of your colleagues, Josh, did his yearly tier list of new Farm Sims this year and he put Orange town on the lowest rank, so you're not alone. Now as for my list of Switch games I regret buying, I am going to apologize ahead of time because one of those games is one you love, so I am very sorry! -Wylde Flowers- I am SOO sorry, my biggest reason for giving this game a try was because of your review since I had been on the fence due to the art style. Story and chars were great, but I just ended up dropping it because I had lost interest. Art was charming yes, but it still didn't 100% appeal to me and I just didn't find myself connecting with the townsfolk as much. But as usual, biggest factor was the gameplay, I just found it tedious. It's a good game, I just couldn't connect. Sorry Eeowna. - Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE- This for me was the biggest disappointment since I am a big fan of the creator of this game since I am a huge Danganronpa fan. Problem was as the story progressed, I started not enjoying the mysteries and dungeons more. I couldn't help but compare the game to DR 1 since it was a new franchise (the ending hinted at more games). - Rune Factory 5- Biggest problem I had with this game was the pacing, it was such a slog, plus the farming aspect felt too complicated. I really want to pick up this game, but the gameplay is severely lacking, which hurts since I loved the chars and story. I keep saying I am going to try and pick it back up again, but I haven't. I do want to give this franchise one more try though. We'll see.

[@JeskidoYT]

what is it with developers just porting games onto the switch without optimization these days? Just so disappointing of a number of indie games being unplayable on there :(

[@AlexDayz]

While I expected Mario & Luigi to be singleplayer, even as someone who’s never played this series before, I do agree that it is a bit odd they don’t give you the option to play it co-op. Man the Sun Haven port just stings. I wouldn’t mind it not being up to date to the PC version if it wasn’t lied about and it meant the game ran smoothly. I get the Switch isn’t the most powerful system but it is possible to make a great port. Look at The Witcher 3 and Dave the Diver. A lot of it just comes from devs thinking they can slap their games on the Switch and make bank with little to no work (see Mortal Combat 1)

[@GreatAndPowerfulTrixie]

Okay after seeing this video and leaving a couple comments I'll leave this final one in. To the people who have yet to buy any game they actually want or want to try don't let review videos like this one or others make your final decision, it's okay to get feedback but don't let them make decisions for you, it's one thing to review and educate people on something then telling people not to buy something because you didn't like it, let people experience and judge for themselves.

[@dearestlula]

This finally someone said it. Thank you 👏

[@Vook]

I’m a hardcore 1-on-1 Smash Ultimate player, so I get a lot of mileage out of playing it online with others and not having the couch play. Princess Peach Showtime though, I totally agree…it’s a rare miss for Nintendo. Even though the game was short, the levels were so slow and a complete chore to play despite having little to no challenge. I know the audience is for young girls, but as you said, this was Peach’s shining moment, and she deserved so much more! She has the capacity for a much more complete game like Kirby and the Forgotten Land, which is adorable and charming AND challenging and exciting at the same time! That game had so much to do and see and it never felt boring to play.

[@stuartedwards8055]

Hi, would you consider doing a video based on games you would happily play in handset mode only? Thanks in advance.

[@juliemassam933]

Sun Haven for Mac has a lot of the same bugs and stuff, which is a shame cause it's such a pretty game!

[@michelleparrish3478]

I STRONGLY agree with your opinion the Peach ShowTime!

[@medusathedecepticon]

Personally I loved Princess Peach Showtime. It was nice to see her in the spotlight as the protagonist again. It may not be the collectables and outfits gave me enough reason to go back and replay levels. I haven't had the chance to play Mario and Luigi Brothership yet but I think it not being a co-op game is due to the previous games being the same way. It would be cool to have the option for co-op but maybe the developers didn't want to change the formula too much. I'm glad its a single player game over a multiplayer game though. It would kinda suck if you could only progress through the game with another person. I don't really have anyone to play games with at home so I usually stick with single player games.

[@ohitsdannie]

i am glad i held off on getting Endless Ocean though i was disappointed it wasn't worked on more since the other Endless Oceans games were cool and i really wanted Lake to play well on switch. i heavily regret getting Poke Scarlet/Violet

[@shy.shadowsinger]

I'm so glad you talked about Orange Season! It looked interesting but it was very expensive so I was hoping you to cover it first 😅 I will skip it and Sun Haven too. I still want to play it but seeing how bad the switch port is I'll just get it on steam! 😊 I don't regret buying any pokémon game, because I will buy them all because I just love pokémon. But Scarlet & Violet was the worst game ever, I hated playing it. I liked seeing all the new pokémons, catching them, battling them and the open world. Even the story was actually decent. I just hated playing it, like I wanted it to end. I didn't want to catch all pokémon, or even buy the dlc I just wanted to never touch it again once I was done with the story. It made me also really upset how Pokémon/Game Freak makes such horrible games, regardless Pokémon being one of the biggest franchises in the world. What made me upset is that we fans will buy their games because we love pokémon, and they don't care, and will always release unfinished buggy games just because they know we will buy them. You'd think in 2024 we'd have the best pokémon games EVER but no, they're getting worse and worse! No matter how much I complain, I will still buy them. Which I hate. That's for that! Have a nice rest of the week and hopefully you all have peaceful holiday ❤❤

[@Lofieloves]

I regret buying the new Zelda game ( forgot the name ) when u need to save link, I also regret getting mario wonders 😢

[@Flesmus]

Dreamlight Valley used to crash on Switch alot after playing too long, but it doesnt anymore. :D

[@takatamashiho5613]

Really? :o

[@Tashenubast]

That's actually good to know

[@LoroTalby]

Sure, but you can tell the developers don’t play the game as the layout doesn’t work with most items. It’s very difficult to achieve symmetry or smooth running lines.

[@Nerpy_Nerp]

I love Lake! The Switch port is pretty bad… but it’s my only platform for gaming so I powered through 😅 The game I absolutely regret getting is Hokko Life, absolutely horrible nightmare fuel. Steam reviews seem a bit mixed but I can confidently say, at least as a Switch player, it was awful. 😭 Also super disappointing to hear about Sun Haven, I was so excited for it 😭 Thanks for making this video, Eeowna!

[@Eeowna]

I was also not a fan of Hokko life especially on the switch 😭

[@rilstrup83]

Sun Haven is great on PC though

[@Lea-bw9wj]

I loved Lake too and I've only played it on Switch. It was clunky and crashed a few times but it was so good I ignored all that

[@thyannidubon3449]

Side note - I need to know what eyeshadow you're wearing! 😂❤

[@two-nichegaming]

It's ironic that you feel the areas are a bit too BIG and that the game is called Petit Island, lol. I think the visuals of this game would appeal to younger players and keep them busy (getting lost on an island), while their caregivers complete chores/tasks somewhere else in the background. The subject matter of the story might be too deep for a youth to grasp by themselves, but with parental guidance I think venturing out to take pictures for a scrapbook shouldn't be too difficult (it has more freedom than being on rails compared to Pokémon Snap, lol).

[@christopherjohannjr.9945]

Recently my biggest Switch game regret was Bandle Tale A League of Legends Story. The storyline and artwork were amazing. However I’m only 13 percent into the game and the land is littered with roadblocks upon roadblocks. I spent hours and hours trying to overcome them and I’m still going around in circles. And I bought this upon release and there weren’t any walk throughs of this so I gave up immediately.

[@KoalaXS]

"The balance of money and friends doesn't really work" Big mood

[@Evi_Media]

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are shocking in terms of performance, the fact that Monolith Soft can get Xenoblade Chronicles working to a good standard and their worlds are huge and full of life, Violet and Scarlets worlds are bland and the performance is still terrible, and these are approved Nintendo hitters

[@Lizgay789]

If you are looking for an ocean game where you can look at fish I can Recommend subnautica to you, the plot is basically that you crash on an entirely ocean planet and you have to survive. But you can scan the alien fish and there's many of them. It can be very scary sometimes due to leviathans. I think it would be fun to play

[@Tabbimura]

I buy "Nintendo exclusive" games on catridges and virtual copies of ports. I visit Eshop every day to check offers. I buy games for cheap and rarely play them.

[@jackifurer8369]

Ty for adding petit island..you saved me money 🤗

[@GreatAndPowerfulTrixie]

Not to be rude this is only my opinion but I disagree with you on Princess Peach Showtime, the characters, the dialogue and story I really loved. Honestly from what I just heard you just compared it to others titles and just called it bad because it wasn't on the same level which is totally unfair and I don't know about you but I had no performance issues.

[@Eeowna]

8 hrs for full Nintendo price is steep! I will always mention it as when I was a broke uni student in would have been GUTTED if I used mg money on a game I’d finish so fast! So it’s always worth mentioning :)

[@GreatAndPowerfulTrixie]

​@@EeownaI understand but my point was simply put that calling a game bad just because it wasn't on a grander scale then other games is still a little unfair, comparison is an unnecessary evil that causes other games to go unnoticed when their such good games, but I understand your points.

[@pikachubread]

she didn't say the game was bad or that she didn't recommend it, but that she regretted paying full price for it. i haven't played the game (it's on my wishlist!), but seeing how it's around 8 hours long, i'll be waiting for a sale

[@GreatAndPowerfulTrixie]

​@@pikachubreadI know she didn't but her way of saying it and that thumbnail implies otherwise.

[@Mimikyu_Lov3r]

Why list so many Stardew Valley clones???

[@squishish]

Endless Ocean alternative: Abzu

[@melissalouise1782]

Agreed 👍

[@PenaPicturez]

I have both Smash Ultimate and Switch Sports, and the only reason I stopped playing them is because I was tired of my younger brothers beating me in tournaments.

[@guichabanaano27]

These are some really fresh takes. I still liked playing some of these game, but overall they're play once and then forget it exists. A lot of times when I got these games was because people were hyping them up a lot, so maybe that's why I find them underwhelming.

[@jordanwalker2804]

I think the biggest example of buyers remorse for me is probably Monster Hunter Generations; I had not realised how aged the mechanics and graphics would feel… The sheer clunk in that game was immense. I absolutely love Rise though, at least when I’m not in tower defence mode.

[@blissfulbabybatter]

I see youre point on peach, but to me I love showtime it felt like a nice Homage to different genres .

[@Icehound2]

how people didn't get sued for releasing Sun Haven that does nothing but crash is mind-boggling. As a former QA Tester at 2K games, I know this game would never have touched a certification test. You can't release a game that has crashes this much...and then have the gall to charge full price...and since I can't return digital purchases, I feel like this developer really should be forced to return our money. They literally charged full price for a game that doesn't work. Not just buggy, but literally unplayable.

[@adeptusxiao02]

Sun haven is amazing as a pc game

[@TheAstralFencer]

Armello is another FANTASTIC indie game with great updates and a really fun online multiplayer. Only problem with the switch port is that it runs slow as molasses and frame skips are a plenty.

[@crispyc3558]

Spirit Tea and Garden Path. I was so excited for both of those games and both have ended up being pretty disappointing :(

[@Essiggurke-r2h]

your eye makup looks amazing

[@keithcass257]

Agreed!

[@theoutsiderjess1869]

I tegret that i still dont have breathe of the wild

[@kelleyk28]

I regret that I bought it.

[@sweetiepie1291]

I think what we need is a Switch 2 already. I understand they want to make more profit out of this console but you can’t force a machine that is nearly 8 years old to run new games. I feel the same way about Mario and Luigi Brotherhood and the Princess Peach game.. sadly, Princess Peach felt quite childish for me.

[@REINdrops8]

My Sims was so trash. They need to just release the Sims 2 on switch

[@bubblegumplastic]

I would play a thousand hours of that

[@crazyanastar2431]

That would make the console explode 😂

[@softly.blooming]

i remember endless ocean on the wii, and i LOVED it. the story was awesome! it makes me sad to hear the new one is so low quality.

[@Ciarra2423]

Random but I regret buying Fall of Porcupine. The UI/save features we’re frustrating and the gameplay was a lot more boring than I thought it would be :( I didn’t even finish it

[@majken1986]

Yes, I regret buying this as well! I was kind of bored playing it and then I bumped in to a bug which meant I couldn’t progress the story and I just dropped the game. The developers let me know that there was an update that fixed the issue but I never picked up the game again.

[@irinamartos3436]

Agree! I have finished it, but it was quite boring except the last 10 minutes 😑

[@bubblegumplastic]

Agreed. I bought it as soon as it dropped because I thought the art style was so gorgeous, and I loved the demo. I haven't been able to finish it as it literally puts me to sleep, I don't even understand what exactly makes it so boring? I tend to like calm and repetitive games so you'd think I'd adore this one

[@CatherineAinsley]

I liked it but some of the minigames were pretty much impossible, I wouldn’t recommend but still finished it

[@bluetarantulaproductions6179]

The last Nintendo Switch game I kind of regret buying is The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. I find the game likes to hold your hand the entire time that your playing.

[@thenopedetective]

I like the idea of it, but it seems like a pretty short game for the price!

[@Mac_Omegaly]

It's honestly a bad Zelda game, it's not a terrible game, just a mediocre 6/10. It completely failed to live up to the hype, and they failed in the promise of the return to classic dungeons. 😅 The closest they got was the deku dungeon, it was the only place in the entire game where you can collect more than one key. Literally every other dungeon was essentially a corridor with very few exceptions, that last a minute or two to dead end and then return to the corridor. yeah the hand holding was extreme. You had roughly 45 minutes before the game gave you the first choice. It took all the elements of Breath of the Wild and applied the wrong lessons. The Link's Awakening remaster may be only 2 hours long (If you know what you're doing), but it's so much better than Echos of Wisdom, even though it is a linear Zelda Experience.

[@Supergace1234]

My regrets are the “my time at@ games on the switch, so many glitches on the switch ports (it’s been a while since I’ve played them tho) but I’ve heard the other ports are really great! Like steam etc

[@sjmokey]

My roommate and I play all the multiplayer Mario games together so when Brothership was announced it was a big "no-duh" as to what I was giving him for christmas - just before I went to place the order I had the nagging thought "you better double check this is actually a two player game" and was completely blindsided that it was STRICTLY single player! Why!

[@meikahidenori]

The Mario & Luigi games have always been single player, ever since starting on the DS. Honestly it's not as bad as she is say it is, but like every game they make, you either like it or don't. I've always enjoyed the lighter side to the Mario & Lugi games whereas most popular games that I'm constantly told I MUST PLAY like Subnautica I absolutely hated. Each to there own of course, I don't gel with open worldish games.

[@therealjaystone2344]

The multiplayer part was false advertisement

[@shadowicedraco5742]

It started on the Gameboy with superstar saga @@meikahidenori

[@pusherr89]

New drinking game suggestion - everytime you hear "nintendo switch" take a shot :D ... thanks for the list, as a new switch owner hope to avoid bad perfomance games in the future with this!

[@felisfelidae6113]

Noooo! I already bought Petit Island & was looking forward to playing it.

[@jamesmorgan3623]

Honestly, given how cheap games are compared to most hobbies I don't regret buying any games. If I get a one or two of hours enjoyment out of a game then it's paid for itself.

[@troigrl]

I think you’re off about Mario and Luigi Brothership… also what’s wrong with a single player game.. I don’t need to find or and a friend to make it fun. What I regret buying are all the Pokémon games… all of them

[@scottdean185]

Ahh, what a drag. The Peach game had a demo I loved, and I was looking forward to trying it. Thanks for the heads-up.

[@jaretco6423]

Another big issue with Mario & Luigi: Brothership is the pacing. I think out of all the Mario & Luigi games or even Mario RPG'S in general, Brothership has the worst pacing I've ever seen. Probably on par with Dream Team. People mentioned the beginning was slow. But there also sailing & side missions that felt so padding and don't guve you any good rewards, too much dialog & writing that overstays it's welcome ( I know it's a RPG niche. But at least give us a option to skip it. ). And the endgame is a slog. Combined with Luigi's AI and notbhaving him in seperate controls like he was in the previous games, this game gets really frustrating and boring.

[@Amy-gp7ek]

Lake is stunning on my steam deck!

[@sammigraphics3372]

As a scuba diver, the reg and spg floating in the water for the ocean game really, really bothered me. Clearly didn’t have any real divers on the development team.

[@gurvmlk]

One Switch game that comes to my mind that I kind of regret buying was Songs of a Hero. A charming platformer where the hero sings and reacts to what's happening in the game. Which sounded like a really fun idea. Problem is that from what I played (never beat it), the hero was silent for like 70% of the game. Since the game advertised itself as having the hero change the song, and actually react to what was happening, I was expecting much more amusing, humorous, and dynamic scenarios. Especially if certain actions were to cause him to fumble over what he's trying to sing against what's actually happening. Instead, what I got was a game where certain triggers activate certain lines of music that sometimes no longer match what's happening by time the line is finished, or long voids of absolutely no singing because I'm not activating any new triggers due to trying to explore. And because the game was super generic outside of that singing mechanic, it didn't hold my attention for longer than a few stages. Another that comes to mind is Spirit of the North. A neat little game, but for being so focused on story and exploration, I found it completely lackluster how vague the story was. It started out kind of intriguing, but by the end of the game, I felt like the story hadn't evolved at all, and I hadn't learned anything new about it that i didn't learn in the first 20 minutes. Leaving me with absolutely no payoff in the end, and even fewer answers or understanding of what was supposed to be going on. Especially when the murals that the game keeps showing you don't ever change from the first few you see at the beginning to develop the story at all. And when you top that off with the fact that you can't even lose the game, the whole package left me feeling dissatisfied. As for New Pokemon Snap, I was also disappointed by it, but for entirely different reasons. I loved the original back in the day, on the N64. And going into this new one, it had a lot of promise. I genuinely loved a lot of the new stuff they added, from having tons of quests to complete, to a much more elaborate story, and even how much more vast and interesting the stages were. The problem for me, however, was that I just couldn't get into the game like I did the original. Without any friends around to share the experience, and just because I've grown older and can no longer be as thoroughly entertained by simpler things as I could when I was younger, it's just not the kind of game that I can enjoy like I did back then. And I'm confident that I would feel the same way about the first game as well, if I were to try revisiting it. Because despite how much I loved it back then, we all change as we grow older, and I just can't find enjoyment in that kind of game anymore unless I have friends to play alongside me. Resulting in New Pokemon Snap being an appreciated and wonderful sequel, but one that, for me, came too late.

[@dijahmedi4882]

Never played the Princess Peach or Mario & Luigi Brothership, but my little one loves it. Oddly enough, she hated Pokemon Snap, so I regret buying that, as well as Pokemon Violet

[@funtimetuber093]

I bought Princess Peach Showtime at full price during the first week after it was released Did not regret it as I genuinely enjoyed it

[@mercurylawson]

I remember I bought 1-2-Switch back in March of 2017 when there were like, almost NO games for the switch and IT WAS $60 and omfg, it was SUCH a bad game... I played it on the bus ride to Washington DC (so like, a multiple hour bus ride for a field trip) with my friend at school and it was just, dumb. Nobody will know the pain of regretting buying a game as much as someone who had a switch from the month it launched 😭

[@michaeileericklefs4543]

Mario and Lugi was one of my favorite. Probably just wasn’t your style. It’s a very long game.

[@amygeer2217]

I respect your opinion on those games.

[@amnal3983]

I regret buying princess peach 😭 I was so excited but the gameplay was TEDIOUS to me and I felt I had to play it because I bought it full price. In the end I dropped it but what a waste!

[@Eeowna]

It could have been so much more 😭

[@NHarts3]

5:23 Only the romancable NPCs in Sun Haven have dialogue portraits, so unless that's happening with romanceables, it isnt a bug.