Who can pick the best 10 games on the Nintendo Switch? Eurogamer’s Katharine Castle joins us to help figure this out, and to celebrate the hybrid console’s healthy lifespan in our latest draft episode. Vote for the winner in our Discord’s announcement channel.
This week’s music is from the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe soundtrack by Shiho Fujii, Atsuko Asahi, Ryo Nagamatsu, Yasuaki Iwata and Kenta Nagata.
Find the draft picks below when you’re done listening to the episode.
Ready?
Let’s go!
Let’s pass the time by remembering the Wii U games that still haven’t made it to Switch…
Like Star Fox Zero, with its ass controls but quite nice graphics…
Those two Zelda ports, Wind Waker and Twilight Princess HD…
Devil’s Third, which is surely never making the leap…
Paper Mario Color Splash…
Game and Wario…
Nintendo Land…
Those Kirby and Yoshi games…
Star Fox Guard…Jesus Christ…
Is that enough space?
SPOILERS FOLLOW!
Categories
- Platformer
- Action adventure
- Wii U port
- Indie game
- Multiplayer
- Metroidvania
- RPG
- Port of a game that’s never been on a Nintendo platform before
- Wild card
- Free pick
Draft Order
| Player | Category | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| Katharine | Wii U port | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild |
| Samuel | Platformer | Super Mario Odyssey |
| Matthew | Action adventure | The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom |
| Matthew | Wii U port | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe |
| Samuel | Multiplayer | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate |
| Katharine | RPG | Fire Emblem: Three Houses |
| Katharine | Free pick | Animal Crossing: New Horizons |
| Samuel | Metroidvania | Metroid Dread |
| Matthew | Platformer | Super Mario Bros. Wonder |
| Matthew | Free pick | Pikmin 4 |
| Samuel | Free pick | Luigi’s Mansion 3 |
| Katharine | Action adventure | The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (2019) |
| Katharine | New to Nintendo | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |
| Samuel | Action adventure | Astral Chain |
| Matthew | Multiplayer | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury |
| Matthew | Metroidvania | Hollow Knight |
| Samuel | Wii U port | Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze |
| Katharine | Platformer | Animal Well |
| Katharine | Metroidvania | Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown |
| Samuel | Wild card | The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles |
| Matthew | Indie game | Hades |
| Matthew | RPG | Xenoblade Chronicles 3 |
| Samuel | Indie game | Balatro |
| Katharine | Indie game | Into the Breach |
| Katharine | Multiplayer | Monster Hunter Rise |
| Samuel | RPG | 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim |
| Matthew | New to Nintendo | Alien: Isolation |
| Matthew | Wild card | Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo |
| Samuel | New to Nintendo | Persona 5 Royal |
| Katharine | Wild card | Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights |
Picks
| Category | Katharine | Samuel | Matthew |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platformer | Animal Well | Super Mario Odyssey | Super Mario Bros. Wonder |
| Action adventure | The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (2019) | Astral Chain | The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom |
| Wii U port | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe |
| Indie game | Into the Breach | Balatro | Hades |
| Multiplayer | Monster Hunter Rise | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury |
| Metroidvania | Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown | Metroid Dread | Hollow Knight |
| RPG | Fire Emblem: Three Houses | 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim | Xenoblade Chronicles 3 |
| New to Nintendo | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | Persona 5 Royal | Alien: Isolation |
| Wild card | Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights | The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles | Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo |
| Free pick | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | Luigi’s Mansion 3 | Pikmin 4 |
Results
- Katharine (49 votes) 36%
- Samuel (18 votes) 13%
- Matthew (70 votes) 51%
- (137 votes)