We've Played Everybody 1-2-Switch! - Is It Any Good?

[@soltandvinegar]

I love how Breath of the Wild and 1-2-Switch took the same amount of time to get a sequel that's so funny

[@acemarston8186]

The fact that Technically 1-2 switch took longer is crazy 😂

[@Dad_Shoes]

I've heard that this game has been finished for a while but they just ended up releasing it begrudgingly.

[@Lymington214]

Except this games been finished for a long time and wasn't released earlier because of the poor reception of the first game and the negative focus group results the sequel received.

[@IAmNotAFunguy]

It will be Launch Day all over again! We're going to play 1-2 Switch, get bored with it after ten minutes, and finally Switch over to Zelda!

[@sahaprocks7751]

They needed the time to make one of if not the game of all time

[@ramenpower8097]

I can’t wait to invite all 99 friends to my 600 sq ft studio apartment to play this game

[@leeartlee915]

You just described why I haven’t bought into VR yet. And I know, I know. Some of them can be played sitting down. But you know what doesn’t work? Having a headset on with headphones when your roommates come back from work and want to party. Nintendo makes some of these games completely disregarding how many people live in the world. And don’t they live in tiny apartments in Tokyo? Are they really getting down with 1-2 Switch?

[@Yoshizuyuner]

@@leeartlee915some are so who cares

[@billcook4768]

Will there be beer? Is so, I’ll be there

[@billcook4768]

Will there be beer? Is so, I’ll be there

[@Nick-ht5yi]

Will there be beer? I’ll come if there’s beer, but only if there’s beer cause we’re not that close and I might be an alcoholic

[@Duckable]

This truly does look like a game. I love that there was graphics and gameplay

[@jonathanmoore9356]

Well, it has graphics. I guess.

[@Moniak]

ehh I'm not sure I can agree

[@Connman07]

It has horsepeople

[@geminisfl]

Is this Unreal5?

[@Moniak]

@@geminisfl bro its unreal 6

[@THEcoolGAMER60]

I actually bought the first 1 2 switch game, and while it was fun for about a day, it definitely is just a glorified tech demo and should have been included with the switch.

[@charliefen]

What amazes me is that Sony includes Astro’s Playroom with the PS5, which is an amazing game and I’ve spent so much time with, and yet Nintendo try to charge for 1-2 Switch, which is basically a tech demo.

[@leeartlee915]

I am still shocked when I see it’s sales numbers. 1-2 Switch sold very, VERY well for what it is. I literally never once thought about buying that game… for many reasons.

[@Dad_Shoes]

I'm glad it wasn't included. After Nintendo's negative reception from the Wii and Wii U era, I don't think this would have helped people think anything has changed.

[@charliefen]

@@Dad_Shoes negative reception? The Wii U I would agree with, but the Wii was one of the most successful consoles of all time, if anything I think not including 1-2 Switch and charging full price hurt them more.

[@charliefen]

@@leeartlee915 I presume it was due to lack of games at the beginning, many early games sell well just due to being one of the few available at the time.

[@blue-cloud-studios]

this is the type of game that will be died now but will randomly be brought up for a end of year game for a school class to play

[@jakekt]

They let video games into schools now? We had to smuggle our Gameboys in in the 90s. I also think it's bizarre that smartphones are allowed in class these days. By the 2000s when some of us had flip phones, if you got caught with one, it was confiscated immediately.

[@mweeee]

@@jakekt remember, we had a N64 at my elementary school, we could play during breaks and I don’t really see the problem with kids using Smartphones during breaks

[@leoleo1035]

@@mweeee Well, jakeket's point still stands, because he is talking about IN CLASS. Not outside! :)

[@WhyYouWahYoo]

I am beyond excited to hear your impressions of the most high quality, most anticipated Nintendo release in the last decade.

[@TheFrostedfirefly]

I'm wondering what world Nintendo was living in where they decided to develop a brand new Wario Ware game alongside a brand new 1-2-Switch game and didn't see where making a new 1-2-Switch wasn't perhaps a little bit redundant next to a game of similar vibes that people would be far more excited about.

[@TFx2TV]

Its not being marketed towards gamers who'd play wario or wario fans it's clearly being marketed at drunk college students, casual gamers, people who have a switch for something like just dance, FIFA etc retirement homes. This game will be HUGE with the right audience.

[@FunkySpaceAlien]

@@TFx2TV I wish I can have your optimism lol

[@soltandvinegar]

Yeah, that's the strangest part. The new Wario Ware is literally just 1-2 switch but better

[@teachingwithipad]

don’t even compare the 2

[@joemeister007]

Okay, if 1-2-Switch got a sequel, then the best fighting game on the Switch, ARMS, better be getting a sequel.

[@geminisfl]

Thinking about it is really sad.... 1-2-Switch sold 3.6 million units, while ARMS sold 2.66 million units... that's why one is getting a sequel and the other has been killed and buried :(

[@mrdocena8082]

@@geminisfl Not too surprising. 1-2 Switch is a generic party game - it's for everyone. ARMS is a fighting genre... a much smaller audience, no matter how big the FGC gets. Now add in the fact that ARMS is a NON-TRADITIONAL fighting genre - and the FGC is extremely hostile towards any Non-Traditional Fighting game. Worst off: ARMS was more advertised towards the FGC, rather than towards casual players (such as the casual playerbase of Smash Bros) - who would have certainly enjoyed the game far more. If anything, it shows how well ARMS did considering how rigged-to-fail it was... Meanwhile, 1-2 Switch failed (3.6 million is small for a 1st party early-console title) despite everything being advertised properly for it, towards their proper audiences. ... I actually enjoyed 1-2 Switch. Would play it weekly. But I do know how poor it was to actually SELL that game at full price - rather than a discount game or a free game with the console.

[@thesupervideogamenerdmore3171]

The best fighting game is not Arms IMO. For me, it's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

[@MysteryStickman001]

​@@mrdocena8082If 1 2 switch is a pre installed game, I will think it is a good game for teaching players how to use jpy cons, but not full price, why do I choose this but not super mario party?

[@colin3ds1]

a lot of these minigames look like nintendo wanted to make an AR game without the AR so everyone just kind of has to imagine everything around them

[@JarJarStinks32]

I like how this year Nintendo finally delivered their most anticipated sequel and tears of the kingdom.

[@SonofMrPeanut]

May MC Horace/Horace the Horse Host well outlive the game that birthed him.

[@TheUnknown983]

This feels like a great game to play at Cons, or similar large groups, and that's it

[@froniccruxis1049]

well apparently only a small subset of games can be played with large groups.

[@julienherard414]

Might as well create your own party games😊

[@johannantunes8619]

1-2 Switch gets a sequel and Nintendo Land doesn't.... were in the worst time-line

[@geminisfl]

ARMS is not getting a sequel either :(

[@ressljs]

@@geminisfl Arms definitely needs a sequel. It was a great concept, core gameplay was quite good, but it was a half baked project with not near enough content. A more fleshed out sequel could be amazing.

[@TheShachattack13]

Watch the horse wind up as a playable character in the next smash

[@robertoanhdo]

just FYI, you can play Just Dance games with phones on Wii U and Switch :D They use the phone's motion sensor to track your dance moves just like a joy-con

[@motherlodeman589]

This is just Nintendo's version of Jackbox Games

[@Connman07]

I CAN NOT WAIT FOR THIS GAME. It looks so cool and fun… there is a horse person thing… and balloons. Yeah it’s only going through be bought by Nintendo collectors.(not me)

[@leeartlee915]

You know what’s really sad? This game is gonna out sell both Metroids on the Switch combined.

[@yoshisaur4713]

The true power of moms with nothing else to do

[@leeartlee915]

@kellyrousseau3839 Go look at 1-2 Switch sales. Go and look. Now tell me that the sequel won’t do about as well.

[@yoshisaur4713]

@kellyrousseau3839 Oh it definitely will, no doubt about it. Just look at the bestselling switch game of all time: Mario kart 8 deluxe. Casual party games sell very, very well.

[@livinlikeeli6785]

​​​​​​@@leeartlee915 Most of those coming from the fact that the launch lineup of the Switch was slim pickings. 1-2 Switch was like one of the only casual party games for the Switch at launch. Two Mario Party's, nine Jackbox Party Packs, one WarioWare, and many more party games later, there's a lot more to choose from. Everybody 1-2 Switch will likely sell worse than the original

[@maegnificant]

​@@yoshisaur4713Mario kart is fucking fantastic, don't you dare put it on the same pedestal as 1-2 Switch

[@larrytaylor2692]

They should have made a trivia game then bars would have bought it and 100 people playing trivia on their phones at a bar would make more sense

[@dmgice]

This is an Office Party title. Everyone drops their keys into the bowl at the beginning of the event... wait....

[@ressljs]

Ooh! Naughty Nintendo party! I like where you're going with this.

[@nostalgian4113]

I’m definitely buying it. Most of my friends don’t like the type of commitment that mario party needs and prefer more silly games and challenges, and this looks way easier to introduce with phones than explaining how joycons work, and jackbox games also are very limited to native english speakers culture which we don’t relate to at all. I’m so excited for this one and playing it with any family members and new friends.

[@nostalgian4113]

After reading the comments i felt stupid 😂 but yeah i have stupid people i want to connect with and this is my chance lol i am usually the person annoying my friends bringing my switch and board games everywhere trying to enjoy our time ( here she goes again with her switch) , and honestly even 1-2 switch (I’m not saying it’s the best game ever, definitely not worth the full price) was fun playing with others “kids, non gamers” when you have nothing to talk about and just wanna have fun. Ibb & obb was fun one too, i wish i know other fun group or friends setting game but I can’t find any that are as easy to introduce especially to non gamers

[@squiddu]

I feel like Jackbox has been trying to make the Party Packs easier for those not native to the US, since every trivia game has had settings to remove questions based on stuff from the US for the past few games. Though I suppose a few of the games have styles and vibes that might not mesh as well in other cultures; a focus on the weird.

[@ItsEds7]

Jackbox has made it easier for non US people to play, they have US filter questions and have multiple languages

[@DJGURR]

10/10 on that intro Ciara reference for us elder millennials lol

[@twin4rce]

It's nice that you can add phones as an option for controllers. On my nieces birthday party that was our issue a lot more kids wanted to join the game but a lot of the party games only allow 4 players or controllers. I think I will get this because it's fun for every party and family occassions we'll have.

[@fangorn875]

Hmm..i think this is a perfect game for those teambuilding or any conference events that need ice breaking sessions since you can include handphones ..Nintendo shld include this game in their upcoming Live events

[@nicked_fenyx]

Except it looks to require lots of physical activity, which not everyone is able (or wanting) to do. This would make it a terrible icebreaker game if anyone happens to be present in anything less than stellar health.

[@julienherard414]

​@@nicked_fenyxthat's when you read the room

[@seanmyster6]

I'm one of the people who got Super BomberMan R instead of 1-2-Switch

[@OriginalGameteer]

SAME

[@thesupervideogamenerdmore3171]

I got Super Mario Odyssey (I didn't get the Switch until 1 year in). It actually took me until 2020 to get MK8DX.

[@ressljs]

I almost bought 1-2 Switch, but fortunately an employee at game stop described it to me and talked me out of getting it. I walked out with Super BomberMan instead.

[@thesupervideogamenerdmore3171]

@@ressljs Did he flatout say "Don't buy it." or did he describe it in a way that you knew that it was going to be awful?

[@ressljs]

@@thesupervideogamenerdmore3171 It was kind of like, "It's an interesting game, but probably not right for you." He said that the only way it's worth it is if you have a constant stream of visitors that want to play minigames. But since most of them are one and done experiences, you'll have to find new people because they aren't likely to play it twice. I bet Game Stop didn't want to bad mouth anything Switch related near launch, but also didn't want angry customers who thought they were getting something like Wii Play coming back into the store, "What is this trash?"

[@billcook4768]

In a different year this would be in the GOTY conversation. But 2023 is stacked with great games.

[@herrzeiens3503]

You mean in 1905?

[@jacobd1825]

This is the game of all time.

[@BennyE456]

11 year old me got 1-2 switch over botw at launch

[@thesupervideogamenerdmore3171]

Well, 11-year-olds can be dumb sometimes (especially with Tiktoks)

[@stefanspelt3578]

16:42 This is why i wanted the Nintendo Switch to be compatible with Smartphones as an optional input, when docked to the TV! A controller without touch control does *emulate* the emersion of throwing ninja stars, but you can't really (properly) *feel* that emersion. My theory is that Nintendo believed that experiencing the emersion is key instead of utilizing the *core* potential of their tech, since they released Minecraft Wii U Edition.

[@leeartlee915]

Yeah… I don’t even have friends who want to play Mario Kart. These titles are clearly not aimed at my demographic.

[@solonepeon5805]

I get what Nintendo did with the name from the 1st game to the 2nd release... 1 2 Switch you & your "family or friend" point got it... Everbody 1 2 Switch is viewed as "combining everyone that played the 1st game world wide" & that is a smart marketing if you get it. Anyway let's go!

[@stl-xx5rq]

If the connection between Switch and smartphones works out well, maybe other games can do this as well. Imagine using a smartphone as a Purah Pad in TotK.

[@madnessarcade7447]

it’s silly wholesome fun Everyone has become so cynical the forgot how to have silly wholesome fun Everybody 1 2 switch is number 30s to 50s range on the Amazon US sales chart Y’all be sleeping on this game It’s gonna do better than people realize I really like Horace he’s got a lot of personality

[@bingusbongus9807]

i was born not knowing how to have fun, not just silly wholesome but all, i spend every second of my life hating and will die of a stroke at 31

[@SwitchMoments]

Question: Can you share the QR Code with people from afar or do you have to be close to the Console?

[@Socioromanticism]

I love a critical review that's not ragging a game. It's just saying what a game is, but maybe moreso, it's a great review and discussion that informs me on if you might be the kind of folks who could buy this game. (Sounds like it might be for a tight group of friends who are in a state of mental elevation where everything is funny.)

[@baguskusumaloka]

To save this game, nintendo must bundle the horse mask!

[@tolstartheking]

Change the title to “We Played Everybody 1-2-Switch! - How Bad Is It?”

[@TylerComptonShow]

Jim is a natural in these videos

[@Iblistech2]

I didn't pick up the first game when it launched back in 2017. I won't be picking this up either.

[@skippertheeyechild6621]

I honestly think this could be really interesting in a group setting.

[@ressljs]

Yeah, as it's shown in the footage, it does look like it would be fun. But in small town North Dakota, if I invited my friends (none of whom are gamers) over to play this, they'd think I lost my mind... And probably stop hanging out with me.

[@jordanwhite352]

British? Smiling? ...SMILING!? That's a divide by zero concept right there!

[@darkowl5138]

How do you connect your phone to the game?

[@eeskaatt]

how do you connect like 100 joycons

[@notsyzagts7967]

Very carefully

[@QnjtGWonQNqVsbYyzjx4]

Look like they are usually using a black slate for the phone game, maybe they can sell it separately

[@thesupervideogamenerdmore3171]

Imagine a free phone with only features for... this thing of all time.

[@picklepaul]

wario ware does the same thing but better

[@stefanspelt3578]

So on a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate the Mobile Phone support feature?

[@marc-zf9jt]

Even the first game looks like a tech demo and minimalist design this game brings back good memories with my family and friends and now we got a sequel. This games are what i like about Nintendo.

[@Axecon1]

I'm looking forward to the Scott the Woz video on this game in 4 years more than actually playing this game

[@jjsquidbeard4831]

Does this game work if you stream using the QR code? Or do you need to be in the same room?

[@desertmusic7O2]

“I don’t even know a hundred people” 😂

[@lawrence703]

Questions you never answered (and sorry if you did and I missed them) Do you need to install an app on your phone for those games or is it played through a browser? If an app, does that come from the Switch (like Mario Kart DS did) or from your phone’s app store? Either way, how long does it take to get everyone ready? I’m thinking this might be a fun for a Christmas or New Year party when you’ve got a bunch of friends round. Is this going to work with everyone connected to my wifi or is it going to be a laggy mess? Do you think this would, perhaps, work as a corporate ice breaking event? With those last two we’re talking getting the game out once a year, perhaps this game is suitable for that frequency? Wait, how many years has the Switch got left? Perhaps this game should have come out 5-6 years ago? Perhaps there’s no new console coming for a few years yet😮

[@kyleh1358]

To Zion's point of more games with phones on Switch, I'm secretly hoping for a remake of Zelda 4 Swords Adventures from the Gamecube using this type of functionality.

[@TheMikster95]

The only thing I don’t like is that you don’t get choose the game for each round. It makes it so frustrating

[@julienherard414]

I would have loved to see hiw Nintendo could have incorporated a Nintendoland 2 with the phine feature and full capability of the Switch

[@mickandme1]

jacks party games did this 10 years ago

[@ApLzTheArtist]

Welcome to 2017 2

[@mikehawk9281]

Where 1-2 switch seemed like a fun one off thing to do with a couple of friends, this seems like a fun one off thing to do with a crowd of My Little Pony cloppers

[@NiklasO1988]

The colour matching game should be a hoot with my tritanopia.

[@MikMok]

Just dance also uses the motion of you phone to control the game, so its not really new

[@ghostin3274]

I just don’t understand the point of having 99 people being able to play this games cause most people won’t have over 99 people to play with.

[@PrinceVegetaBrief]

It's probably intended for places like schools or places where there are large-scale events.

[@johnedwards5575]

Conferences.

[@notsyzagts7967]

Besides you don't NEED 100 players. It can still be played with a small group of people or did you miss that part?

[@VeeVoy]

I love having big parties so this game is honestly perfect for me

[@DStroke666]

It is interesting to see that this game could better than it was months ago when everyone was like" horrible and meh" . I would like to know if they fixed the games or changed them completely

[@thesupervideogamenerdmore3171]

It might go from horrible and bad to mid.

[@hjames78]

I can't get over how foolish the people look in the commercial 😂

[@e3vL1]

Using smartphone to play party game is similar to just dance on xbox, Ps consoles

[@ChanChopin]

Okay but I lowkey feel like this would be fun for small college events lol I was an orientation leader and I think my students would’ve liked playing this

[@Guitario666]

"We've played Everybody 1 2 Switch" Glad it was you and not me 🤢

[@cloudsRniceC0M3]

best game out of the series by far

[@ContentFreeTime]

Okayyy I guess I have to try it out now

[@CaptainTid]

"do you think the purpose of horace is.. to help?"

[@madnessarcade7447]

22:42 why are u assuming people who would buy 1 2 switch would buy tears of the kingdom It’s a casual game for casual audiences ur example makes no sense

[@Caolan114]

even when the switch came out and we had very very few games, we had botw, snipperclips and 1-2 switch that was the game that appealed to me the least why would I pay that amount of money for a tech demo and now they are doing It again like- did the first really sell that well? maybe I am the wrong audience for this

[@marcochen9117]

1-2 switch was definitely not worth full price, but for like 20 bucks its one of the easiest fun and laughs you can get at someones house and maybe with some shots

[@DerNeik]

The fact that your review is still the only one up on metacritic says it all 😂

[@NolocoLawrence]

I got it for 20 :D still haven't played the og. Still want to. Might eventually cave but 🤷‍♀️

[@Dumbmoviereviews]

I wanna play with the British dude who says “Hello there lovely people!” Alex is it?

[@mechashadow]

The real question is why would you buy this game when they shot themselves in the foot next to WarioWare: Move It!

[@fixedfunshow]

You can't play with 100 people. Only 4.

[@fixedfunshow]

@FluffyFemboy well my extended family is more than 4, not that I think I'll be able to successfully do it, but I suppose I could try

[@Hulkamaniac418]

This or Switch Sports?

[@Mysticgamer]

Horse head guy gives me Jigsaw puppet vibes...Let's play a game.

[@ameliawright6947]

This is by the same folks who made Tears of the Kingdom. Yes, the TOTK guys made a horse-mask meme game.

[@notsyzagts7967]

Not exactly. There are different dev teams for different types of games. The same company yes but not the same group of devs; there's a difference.

[@ameliawright6947]

@@notsyzagts7967 Both are by Nintendo EPD. I assume there's some overlap between games in terms of individual folks involved.

[@Kingzhiphopofficial]

I think i saw alex beksi 😂

[@BestgirlJordanfish]

Oh rad. I just need 99 more friends.

[@notsyzagts7967]

What are you talking about? They said it supported up to 100 players, not that you NEEDED that many to play. They explicitly mentioned 3-4 player situations being just fine so what's the problem?

[@mweeee]

@@notsyzagts7967I don’t think I could find a single person to play this game with me

[@Makeitstorm]

😭 the horseman scares me

[@moonlightmando7163]

Why does this sound like a self help recovery/therapy group 😭 😭

[@SchoolofRockNRoll]

i cant wait for game builder garage 2

[@purexbox]

Horace is giving me Grimace energy - Craig

[@josephn1000]

You mean Labo 5 right? 😛

[@NatGaming5449]

I'm actually enjoying this game alot with my family 😊

[@julienherard414]

Good for you

[@NatGaming5449]

@julienherard414 i take it back, it's awful in the long run 😅

[@julienherard414]

@TheUfology it's only 17 mini games. I don't really see the replay value in that. The feature of having so many people play is quite cool, but this would have been better in a game that has more depth to it, like maybe a new Nintendoland game or a new Mario Party game.

[@NatGaming5449]

The most awful part is the "Kitchen Timer 4" in 1,2 & 3 you have to press a button as close to the cooking time, usually around 12-20 seconds each guss, 4 has you wait for 3:00 real life minutes to guess when cup noodles are ready, like really?

[@julienherard414]

@@NatGaming5449 yeesh

[@beleloy808]

that horse for smash would be good hahah

[@thesupervideogamenerdmore3171]

Someone HAS to put a mod where every character has a meme horse head. Imagine Ridley with a stupid horse head.

[@harrisonwhaley7872]

Thank you Jim

[@gizmoxx999]

NGL this looks fun and im not going to jump on the hate!

[@TheAlecPowers]

17 minigames? Wtf is even the point? I feel like 20 should be the BARE minimum, 30-40 should be the standard, and anything above that is awesome. They're MINI games for god's sake

[@seroujghazarian6343]

I know how they can top that. By shadow dropping Big Brain Academy 4

[@Danominator]

This is such a funny, Nintendo really thought we'd buy a sequel to this at any price, just to make PNG humans on a screen complete mundane tasks for the sake of more Joy-con hype.

[@okapi_q]

To be fair, they didn’t think people would buy the game at *any* price. If they did it would have cost the full $60.

[@notsyzagts7967]

Some people are purely casual gamers so yes, people will buy it. A subset of players only want simple gimmicky games. Nintendo knows those people will buy them.

[@acutelilmint8035]

When u have no friends it’s just 1 switch😢😢

[@thekelvinator9087]

This game is very old. It's been out since Switch's release date

[@Stratilex]

Probably could be fun but im doubting that i'll have more than like 2 opportunities to play this with friends, so ig i'll pass

[@Yang_Mulia]

you can play 1-2 switch without console & cartridge itself

[@theonedraven8007]

you could say its a ...horus heresy

[@charliearblaster]

Hello lovely people

[@Inksploded]

Its Alex from nintendo life here (when this channel was still good I loved his take)

[@warriorseamonkey1693]

Horace for smash