The Switch 2 has gotten off to a bit of a weird start.

Although there’s no denying that the console has been a massive commercial success since its launch on 5th June 2025 — officially selling over 10 million units — there’s a niggling, underlying sense of dissatisfaction amongst some fans regarding Nintendo’s first-party lineup (and let's just save Game-Key Cards for another time, hm?).

It’s not that difficult to see why. Disregarding ‘Switch 2 Editions’, we’ve had a total of five first-party exclusives for the system so far: Mario Kart World , Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour , Donkey Kong Bananza , Drag x Drive , and now Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment . Certainly not a bad start, but I'd argue that out of these, only Bananza has received (almost) universal acclaim. Eve

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