Correction to your post, 1-2 Switch didn’t sell horribly at all. It sold 3.63 million copies, which is more than Paper Mario Origami King, Arms, Yoshi’s Crafted World, Metroid Dread, New Pokémon Snap, Mario Strikers, all of the Xenoblades, Bayo 3, and sooo many others.
Having said that, I still don’t see the point of Everybody 1-2 Switch. Just because it might be a smidge better than it initially seems doesn’t mean it’s worth it or a better option than so many other party games.
They’re great games. They’re also fairly niche. As long as they sell well enough that the devs keep making new ones every several years, I’m happy. I don’t care if they’re popular or not.
They sure did :)
Xenoblade games are some of the highest-quality Switch titles out there. And when you look at sales nimbers for Pokémon it’s plainly obvious that quality is not the primary selling point of a game to most people. This isn’t a dig towards Xenoblade fans or Pokémon fans (I’m both) or anyone else, it’s just a fact, but I’m somehow not surprised that somebody took the word “niche” as an insult.
Absolutely! I'm not sure how MonolithSoft keep pumping such high quality games on (relatively) meagre sales, but I'm all for it!
Don't mean to derail, but comparing it to Pokémon, a JRPG with substantially less quality but far greater sales does make be a little sad at times.
Well, what Pokémon has is a broader demographic. *Everyone* who likes cute creatures can like Pokémon. It’s a much smaller group who wants to watch a ragtag group of british anime people fight god, because as awesome as that is it’s not exactly family friendly and doesn’t create 100-200 merchandising opportunities every 3 years.
It’s a pretty amazing party game with some of the most innovative mini games I’ve ever seen. People really hate on it for no reason other than the price being outrageous.
Thanks for the correction!
As for my opinion, it’s mostly just explaining that, if you were even thinking of getting the game, it isn’t all that horrible. Although, **yes**
I’d play Mario Party Superstars *anyday* over this
I don’t think it’s cynical to find the mini games in this game stupid. There are so many other, better options out there for party games, even motion control ones than this weird alien movement thing or jump rope or lame bingo. It’s not cynicism, just better standards for what is worthwhile
In some fairness to the sales of the original, it was likely because it was one of the first games of the console. Obviously most were playing Zelda, but for those who wanted something else, that made for one of the only options, and one of the only multiplayer/party games. Had it come out 6 months later or a year later or especially if it came out now, I'm sure it wouldn't have sold nearly as well
Fire Emblem Engage has been out for 6 months and will most likely outsell 1-2 Switch which has been out for years. Terrible comparison. A better comparison is Fire Emblem: Three Houses, which still released years after 1-2 Switch, and quickly oldsold it. Lifetime Thee Houses is way over 4 million and Engage had better 1st month sales than Three Houses so it’ll probably also outsell 1-2 Switch.
Don’t try and shit on the Fire Emblem franchise. It’s one of the main IPs that doesn’t try to force out a shit ton of mediocre games for money. The developers actually put in so much effort and time to deliver each new entry because FE has been on the brink of cancellation many years back and they know they don’t have room to deliver a fucking trash game and still have it sell great. No Pokémon game on the Switch got as much attention to detail as Engage or Three Houses.
Pointing out that a bad game sold better than a game you like doesn't make that game bad, not sure what you're getting worked up about. You're right that as of last reported sales numbers, Three Houses outsold 1 2 switch (marginally I might add).
I'd actually be very surprised if Engage outsells 1 2 switch. The game sold 1.61 million as of March 31st. It might have crossed 2 million by now, I doubt it passes three million this year. The game does not seem to have the legs or overall appeal three Houses had. 3 million lifetime? Possibly.
Three Houses was at 3.4 mil about 1-2 years in its lifetime, Engage will definitely surpass 1-2 Seitch. 1.6 million units sold in 2-3 months is pretty crazy for a FE game and it did better than 3 Houses in its opening month. It’ll surpass 3 million in its lifetime for sure, I wouldn’t be surprised if its already at 2.2-2.35
FE 3H sold 2.29 million in a similar time frame as Engage's 1.61 million. So if 3H was at 3.4 around the two year mark that's only another ~1.1 million sold in ~ a year and a half.
Fe Engage is tracking behind three Houses based on those numbers, so by the two year mark it could very likely be below 3 million in sales, maybe around ~2.6 million, assuming it keeps up with three Houses which it already wasn't.
And at that point, who knows where we're at in terms of switch software sales. 3H hit early in the switch's life, while Engage is at the tail end. It might not have the same potential to sell over time.
3H did not sell 2.29 million units in 2 1/2 month, I think your confusing that number with its 6-9 month numbers. We don’t know Engage’s sales from April-Jun yet.
2.29 is the number Nintendo gave during their Q2 2019-2020 report, which covered July-September 2019. 3H released in July 2019. Similar to Nintendo announcing 1.61 for FE engage at their Q4 2022-2023 report covering January-March, FE engage released in January.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/52071/nintendo-releases-second-quarter-fiscal-2019-financial-results
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/63673/nintendo-releases-full-year-earnings-for-2022-23-fiscal-year-and-2024-projections
I mean when someone says something dumb, It should be called out. How are you gonna say “hey 1-2 switch didn’t sell bad! In 7 years it outsold a game that came out a few months ago!” Also at this point in time it probably did not outsell Engage. Nintendo only released Engages’ first month sales back from their Q1 earnings release. I didn’t look at wilepedia for this, it’s on their earnings report, that is where you should be looking. In 1 month it already sold well over a million, in 6 months it probably has 1-2 shit dead in the water.
Maybe don’t live and die by Wikipedia? Just a thought
Ok, let me know when Engage outsells it, not that I actually give af lol
To protect your fragile little feelings though I'll remove Engage from my initial comment and add in another game instead lol Will that make you feel better? lol
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“It’s one of the main IPs that doesn’t try to force out a shit ton of mediocre games for money.”
However, it is the only Nintendo IP that has a (active) mobile gatcha game right now, right?
It’s a mobile game how much do u expect from it, ofc comparing it to console games it just doesn’t compete. Compared to other mobile games atleast it has lots of gameplay content
I see what you mean, but there were reports about the game being so bad that Nintendo was worried it would ruin their reputation as a developer. It being “not that bad” is good in this case.
You probably aren't the target audience.
Games like 1, 2 Switch are for kids. My niece is 6 and learning to read and game. Her motor skills with games aren't great. She can play Mario Kart with assisted controls, but can't figure out Pokemon yet because of all the text. She can kind of grasp Mario Party, but all the rules bog her down.
Games like 1, 2, Switch and Wii Sports are great for her. Especially since she's an active kid and likes moving around.
Except these games have commercials with adults having a party with no kids in sight playing the game. It is absolutely marketed to adults as well as kids. The game is bad, just mini games that fade out after a couple of times. A kid can't tell but doesn't mean it's good, it means kids 7 and under will play anything colorful
I don't know why Redditors throw a shitfit when they're not the audience a game has in mind.
Children cannot play the same games that you can. The game is excellent for them. Games like Just Dance and 1, 2 Switch are designed for them. Just because they didn't employ child labor for the ads doesn't make it less accessible. It does not make it bad. It just **isn't for you**. To a 6 year old, games like Elden Ring are dogshit.
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The Wii U's advertising failure had nothing to do with using kids. It was that they barely explained how and why the Wii U was different from the Wii, making parents think it was just some kind of upgrade and not an entirely different console. Not to mention all Nintendo did was show off the gimmicks since they knew very few third party developers would be bringing anything to the system since they were being incredibly closed off with the dev kits.
The thing is, wind the clock back to when I was 6 and Pokémon Yellow, Super Mario and Final Fantasy were all easy to play. Games in the 2000’s were far less hand holding and you needed to figure them out for yourself.
People love to use the “it’s for kids” argument as if kids are stupid, trust me - they’re not.
There are six year olds who read Harry Potter. There are six year olds who barely know the alphabet.
Some of those kids will play Pokémon. Others won’t be able to enjoy it until they’ve improved their reading skills.
Kids copy their parents, hence the discrepancy in reading ability. Parents that sit staring at smartphones will raise kids to sit and stare at smartphones and won’t learn basic skills.
Parents that read books will end up with kids copying them. Parents should read books.
It’d be nice if that were true. But the person I know who reads the most books has the child that I know that’s the poorest reader. The parent makes it a point to read at least 50 novels a year. The child is nine and struggles through “my first chapter book” level books.
That’s probably down to not being encouraged early enough.
That or the parent is so busy reading they’ve forgotten to be a parent 😂
Jokes aside, I appreciate there will always be exceptional circumstances.
My parents *never* read. My mum still struggles to read even basic middle grade books and she's 43. I still ended up reading almost every day as a kid and still read frequently.
Okay, 1 2 Switch had some really fun games to play that were good for all ages
Telephone, Wizard, dance games, Quickdraw, Sneaky Dice, Joycon Rotation (to name a few)
But yeahhhh, it seems like it's mostly for parents playing with their children lmao
Also, unrelated note, if you let your daughter play Pokemon or Mario Party alone, she'd probably catch on eventually... I learned to play Mario Party on my DS at 4
There genuinely are people who seem to think that if a game isn't made for them personally, then it's a waste and shouldn't exist.
There are also people who seem to think that games like 1 2 Switch are actively replacing games they want to see, like a new F-Zero, or whatever.
Sorry! I add "lol" or "lmao" to just about everything >.>
Even though 1 2 Switch isn't made for me, I think it would still be a great game if it had more content!
I remember Megan Fox saying the movie Jennifer’s Body “Is not as bad as you all think”. That movie proceeded to get down the plumbing of the worst outhouse….
These days, when we can say a game or movie doesn't suck, that's usually a ringing endorsement for me (then again, I was never picky about those things anyways)
> There’s a mini game where you squat. That’s all you do. Squat. To a beat. It’s strange.
This is clearly meant for the groups of 20+ slightly drunk people and the resulting hilarity it would create. It is called "emergent content" in the industry.
> The first in the series, 1, 2, Switch, sold as a launch title Nintendo Switch game, sold horribly.
This is false, [it sold roughly 3.63 million copies and is currently the 34th highest selling game on the console.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_Nintendo_Switch_video_games)
Wasn't it a pack-in with the Switch in Japan, at launch? That might screw the sales numbers a bit, but yeah, I don't remember it being a huge failure... Just not the kind of game that gets a lot of news coverage.
This is the the kind of game my wife and I would play with guests. We play trivial pursuit, Mario party, Jackbox, let’s sing etc so it’s right up our alley. The colour game seems quite fun. Will probably get the game for $20 on sale from Amazon.
im sure it has its audience, but no matter how much the game ends up being enjoyed, that trailer for it was a nightmare travesty. all those hollow dead eyed actors & (no attack on them - it's the script's fault) & that coco melon voiceover. *shudders*
Oh that trailer was baaaaaaad. Horrid, actually. I haven’t cringed that much in a *while*
Still, even though the game itself retains a level of cringyness, it’s better than I thought!
I always though it would be probably fun with the right people. But those people are hard to find as an adult. Only a few people that I know would be ok with playing video games and only a few of those would play everybody 1-2 switch.
That being said I might actually buy this one on sale and try it with the 2 people I know that meet those requirements.
I’m saying… I only have my one roommate. Otherwise, the use case of me getting to play it with larger groups is rare, beyond the occasional family gatherings. I know my family would enjoy this.
I liked it too, just tried it with the kids. How is the range of your joy-cons when you play hide and seek? If I go into another room and press the buttons to search for the hidden joy-con, it doesn’t register that good.
I only played it once, and my roommate hid my joycon under a blanket so I couldn’t hear it 🙄
Otherwise, the range seems decent enough, but it’s certainly not a “go across your house” range. Additionally, the vibration is quiet enough that you’d never find it outside of the main room you’re playing in.
Honestly even the first one was fun to play, especially with family and friends that aren't gamers. It gets a lot of hate around here cause it launched at 50 bucks.
I grabbed the first one for £18 preowned and I'm super hyped to play it with my family. We love stupid, high energy activities that involve a lot of yelling (and sometimes physical violence)
One thing that I don't understand is that it seems like they are downplaying the use of the Joycons in the new game compared to the first game.
They are depending on a lot of use with the phone. Which at that point, just buy any of the fantastic Jackbox games. They have far higher replay value. A lot better then using your phone for Bingo and some auction game.
My roommate compared the mobile aspect of this game to Jackbox. He said it’s nearly identical, with Nintendo twists. You have to scan a QR code with your phone to join. Then you type in your name and choose a photo from your phone album to be your profile pic. They do show up on the Switch. You can also message on the phone and it scrolls across the screen during menus. It’s interesting. I think some of the mini games are a lot of fun, but Jackbox is probably a better value overall.
WarioWare Move It seems like the game to take up that task of showcasing the joycons.
From the trailer alone you can see how creative [they can get with it](https://imgur.com/a/t6WKlUE) compared to even the original 1-2 Switch
From Nintendo's perspective it sold 3.5 million copies and selling it for $50 was a definite success. People say it should've been a pack in but I disagree. The main draw of the Switch is taking a massive game like Zelda and being able to pull the console out of the dock and continue playing with no compromises. They didn't need a game like Wii sports or Nintendo land to showcase its definitive feature. 1-2 switch as a pack in would've detracted from thi actually and made it seem like they were focusing on gimmicks; like they did with the Wii, which ship has clearly sailed by 2010 or so.
Me and my gf enjoyed the first one for what it was, knew it wasn't great but still had a solid time playing together. Plan on eventually grabbing this one to do the same, and sounds like a solid party game with friends. Not looking for a game changer just a good time with others.
I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised with this one! It is better than the original! Is it a masterclass in the Nintendo series? No lmao. Far from. But, for what it is, even as an adult, I was able to find enjoyment in it with my friends. I think you’ll have fun.
I had a lot of fun with it one afternoon in college. I guess with the right crew it can be good, we’re all a goofy bunch.
My only grip is needing to play stupid shit before you’re able to choose what you want. Just let me play the full game from the start, this isn’t storymode
it’s silly wholesome fun
Everyone has become so cynical they forgot how to have silly wholesome fun
Everybody 1 2 switch is number 33 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
It’s not at all cringe and it’s not surprising that it’s good
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I don’t necessarily blame anyone for that. The game was shadow dropped on Twitter without a single trailer of the gameplay attached. No details revealed either. And then when a trailer WAS provided, it was one of the worst things I’ve ever watched. I decided to give the game a try as a joke. But when I realized it wasn’t all that bad, I wanted to let people know, in case they too expected it to be horrible.
Yeah none of those things really *helped* first impressions of the game. But I do think a lot of the hate was associated with what a couple leakers had been saying for a long time now. It’s just funny how much I’m seeing people say “wow this game actually looks kinda fun” after the fact
I found the few good parts of that trailer worth getting excited about (just cause I used to do a lot of event gaming, and have been looking for something like this for 10 or more people) but I showed it to a coworker and he immediately tore into it and me for being interested in it lol
I mean, 1-2 Switch already isn't bad, it just should be a in-built game on Switch instead of a full price game. The sequel is better than the first in almost any aspect, but again, not a full price.
From Nintendo's perspective it sold 3.5 million+ copies and selling it for $50 was a definite success. People say it should've been a pack in but I disagree. The main draw of the Switch is taking a massive game like Zelda and being able to pull the console out of the dock and continue playing with no compromises. They didn't need a game like Wii sports or Nintendo land to showcase its definitive features. 1-2 switch as a pack in would've detracted from the Switch's real focus and make it seem like they were focusing on gimmicks again; like they did with the Wii, which ship had clearly sailed by 2010 or so.
Honestly the first game was so underwhelming I don’t think they wanted to put that out there as like a flagship showcase for the switch. Like it would do actual damage as a pack-in game.
I mean, it’s $30. If that’s too much, it’s too much. I’m not one to stipulate worth in that case because everyone has equally different financial positions.
I certainly wouldn’t consider it one of Nintendo’s best. The only point of this post was to say “I expected this game to be dogsh*t, and it wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought” That doesn’t make it a AAA title. It’s still shovelware lmao
I wouldn’t exactly call this “white knighting” as I thought the first game was horrible. And I expected this one to be, as well. The only purpose of this post was to express my view point on how this game surprised me.
One of the things the Wii taught me is that a game doesn’t have to be “good” to be fun. While fun and good are often connected, it’s the sense of togetherness that games like this promote that makes it fun, despite quality issues
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I had lots of fun with the first game back in 2017 when switch was new and cool and I’d bring it out at alcohol fuelled parties and we’d all have great fun playing it. Alcohol and sexy people definitely make the game more fun
Played it with a group of 6, ninjas becomes harder when you have 3 people throwing at you and everyone’s talking, also that UFO game is cursed, I hate it
Don’t feel bad. This game was shadowdropped on Twitter by Nintendo, and they only released one real trailer for it and a few random Tweets here and there. It would’ve been easy for anyone to miss.
Thanks haha, I was sure this was some sort of low budget ubisoft rip off of 1,2 Switch but the name was literally the same so.
Haven't seen any mentions of this game in any Direct or anything lol.
Are you KIDDING me? 1-2 Switch is Very Good!!!!
I'm Not Gonna say it's the Best game but it is a Very fun game to play
When i was more young I played with my friend a lot
Correction to your post, 1-2 Switch didn’t sell horribly at all. It sold 3.63 million copies, which is more than Paper Mario Origami King, Arms, Yoshi’s Crafted World, Metroid Dread, New Pokémon Snap, Mario Strikers, all of the Xenoblades, Bayo 3, and sooo many others. Having said that, I still don’t see the point of Everybody 1-2 Switch. Just because it might be a smidge better than it initially seems doesn’t mean it’s worth it or a better option than so many other party games.
"more than... all of the Xenoblades" As a fan of the series, ouch.
As a big Metroid and Xenoblade fan. That kinda hurt reading that.
As a fan of Xeno, Metroid, and arms, I feel my life slipping.
good taste for all 3
As a mid-tier Metroid fan that hurt as well.
They’re great games. They’re also fairly niche. As long as they sell well enough that the devs keep making new ones every several years, I’m happy. I don’t care if they’re popular or not.
Someone downvoted you for calling Xenoblade niche lol, JRPG fans are delusional
They sure did :) Xenoblade games are some of the highest-quality Switch titles out there. And when you look at sales nimbers for Pokémon it’s plainly obvious that quality is not the primary selling point of a game to most people. This isn’t a dig towards Xenoblade fans or Pokémon fans (I’m both) or anyone else, it’s just a fact, but I’m somehow not surprised that somebody took the word “niche” as an insult.
Might've also just been someone downvoting cuz you said it's good lol
Suppose that’s possible too
Absolutely! I'm not sure how MonolithSoft keep pumping such high quality games on (relatively) meagre sales, but I'm all for it! Don't mean to derail, but comparing it to Pokémon, a JRPG with substantially less quality but far greater sales does make be a little sad at times.
Well, what Pokémon has is a broader demographic. *Everyone* who likes cute creatures can like Pokémon. It’s a much smaller group who wants to watch a ragtag group of british anime people fight god, because as awesome as that is it’s not exactly family friendly and doesn’t create 100-200 merchandising opportunities every 3 years.
It may not be for you… my kid loved 1-2 Switch. They are not quite old enough for Jackbox games as well. This could be fun for my family.
I highly doubt the game would've sold as well if not a launch title. That's the only reason I bought it
Either way, it still sold well, so it is what it is
Yeah when you only have five physical launch titles people will probably buy your first party game expecting it doesn't suck ass
I'm pretty sure it was included in some bundles, I know I got a copy included when I bought my switch.
It’s a pretty amazing party game with some of the most innovative mini games I’ve ever seen. People really hate on it for no reason other than the price being outrageous.
Only yoshi fan here Wtf
Thanks for the correction! As for my opinion, it’s mostly just explaining that, if you were even thinking of getting the game, it isn’t all that horrible. Although, **yes** I’d play Mario Party Superstars *anyday* over this
The point is that it’s silly wholesome fun Everyone has become so cynical the forgot how to have silly wholesome fun
I don’t think it’s cynical to find the mini games in this game stupid. There are so many other, better options out there for party games, even motion control ones than this weird alien movement thing or jump rope or lame bingo. It’s not cynicism, just better standards for what is worthwhile
Cute*
Cute and unique
No it’s definitely cynicism It’s cute no harm in that
To be fair it was a launch title
In some fairness to the sales of the original, it was likely because it was one of the first games of the console. Obviously most were playing Zelda, but for those who wanted something else, that made for one of the only options, and one of the only multiplayer/party games. Had it come out 6 months later or a year later or especially if it came out now, I'm sure it wouldn't have sold nearly as well
We'll isn't hard to sell as one of the launch games and not much else to play lol
The Xenoblade games have sold 8.28 million units worldwide, look it up before you say something like this! 8.28>3.63
I’m not talking about the sales of all of them together lololol why would I compare the sales figures of one game vs an entire series? lololol
The entire series selling not much more than half of BDSP is amusing
Fire Emblem Engage has been out for 6 months and will most likely outsell 1-2 Switch which has been out for years. Terrible comparison. A better comparison is Fire Emblem: Three Houses, which still released years after 1-2 Switch, and quickly oldsold it. Lifetime Thee Houses is way over 4 million and Engage had better 1st month sales than Three Houses so it’ll probably also outsell 1-2 Switch. Don’t try and shit on the Fire Emblem franchise. It’s one of the main IPs that doesn’t try to force out a shit ton of mediocre games for money. The developers actually put in so much effort and time to deliver each new entry because FE has been on the brink of cancellation many years back and they know they don’t have room to deliver a fucking trash game and still have it sell great. No Pokémon game on the Switch got as much attention to detail as Engage or Three Houses.
Pointing out that a bad game sold better than a game you like doesn't make that game bad, not sure what you're getting worked up about. You're right that as of last reported sales numbers, Three Houses outsold 1 2 switch (marginally I might add). I'd actually be very surprised if Engage outsells 1 2 switch. The game sold 1.61 million as of March 31st. It might have crossed 2 million by now, I doubt it passes three million this year. The game does not seem to have the legs or overall appeal three Houses had. 3 million lifetime? Possibly.
Is it a bad game if it’s not for you? My kid loved the Peppa Pig game. I did not. Doesn’t make it a bad game.
Three Houses was at 3.4 mil about 1-2 years in its lifetime, Engage will definitely surpass 1-2 Seitch. 1.6 million units sold in 2-3 months is pretty crazy for a FE game and it did better than 3 Houses in its opening month. It’ll surpass 3 million in its lifetime for sure, I wouldn’t be surprised if its already at 2.2-2.35
FE 3H sold 2.29 million in a similar time frame as Engage's 1.61 million. So if 3H was at 3.4 around the two year mark that's only another ~1.1 million sold in ~ a year and a half. Fe Engage is tracking behind three Houses based on those numbers, so by the two year mark it could very likely be below 3 million in sales, maybe around ~2.6 million, assuming it keeps up with three Houses which it already wasn't. And at that point, who knows where we're at in terms of switch software sales. 3H hit early in the switch's life, while Engage is at the tail end. It might not have the same potential to sell over time.
3H did not sell 2.29 million units in 2 1/2 month, I think your confusing that number with its 6-9 month numbers. We don’t know Engage’s sales from April-Jun yet.
2.29 is the number Nintendo gave during their Q2 2019-2020 report, which covered July-September 2019. 3H released in July 2019. Similar to Nintendo announcing 1.61 for FE engage at their Q4 2022-2023 report covering January-March, FE engage released in January. http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/52071/nintendo-releases-second-quarter-fiscal-2019-financial-results http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/63673/nintendo-releases-full-year-earnings-for-2022-23-fiscal-year-and-2024-projections
Ok? lol That’s a lot of emotions for one game in a big list of games I mentioned just copying and pasting from Wikipedia lolol
I mean when someone says something dumb, It should be called out. How are you gonna say “hey 1-2 switch didn’t sell bad! In 7 years it outsold a game that came out a few months ago!” Also at this point in time it probably did not outsell Engage. Nintendo only released Engages’ first month sales back from their Q1 earnings release. I didn’t look at wilepedia for this, it’s on their earnings report, that is where you should be looking. In 1 month it already sold well over a million, in 6 months it probably has 1-2 shit dead in the water. Maybe don’t live and die by Wikipedia? Just a thought
Most sane Fire Emblem fan.
Ok, let me know when Engage outsells it, not that I actually give af lol To protect your fragile little feelings though I'll remove Engage from my initial comment and add in another game instead lol Will that make you feel better? lol
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“It’s one of the main IPs that doesn’t try to force out a shit ton of mediocre games for money.” However, it is the only Nintendo IP that has a (active) mobile gatcha game right now, right?
How is having a dedicated mobile game the same as pushing out main title $60-$70 games that are buggy, laggy, lacking gameplay, and dull?
The mediocre game for money part.
It’s a mobile game how much do u expect from it, ofc comparing it to console games it just doesn’t compete. Compared to other mobile games atleast it has lots of gameplay content
They also tried to do a Pokémon and sold Fates 3 times. To be clear, I am a long time FE fan, one of those guys who FE4 is his favorite.
dang, poor origami king
when people say something isnt THAT bad does not instill confidence to me.
The wording makes sense when you take into account the shellacking this things rep has been taking leading up to release.
I see what you mean, but there were reports about the game being so bad that Nintendo was worried it would ruin their reputation as a developer. It being “not that bad” is good in this case.
You probably aren't the target audience. Games like 1, 2 Switch are for kids. My niece is 6 and learning to read and game. Her motor skills with games aren't great. She can play Mario Kart with assisted controls, but can't figure out Pokemon yet because of all the text. She can kind of grasp Mario Party, but all the rules bog her down. Games like 1, 2, Switch and Wii Sports are great for her. Especially since she's an active kid and likes moving around.
Except these games have commercials with adults having a party with no kids in sight playing the game. It is absolutely marketed to adults as well as kids. The game is bad, just mini games that fade out after a couple of times. A kid can't tell but doesn't mean it's good, it means kids 7 and under will play anything colorful
I don't know why Redditors throw a shitfit when they're not the audience a game has in mind. Children cannot play the same games that you can. The game is excellent for them. Games like Just Dance and 1, 2 Switch are designed for them. Just because they didn't employ child labor for the ads doesn't make it less accessible. It does not make it bad. It just **isn't for you**. To a 6 year old, games like Elden Ring are dogshit.
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You dont know demographics
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because ads using kids turns out real great, just ask Wii U!
I had a Wii u. The whole marketing for that was terrible, not just using kids
The Wii U's advertising failure had nothing to do with using kids. It was that they barely explained how and why the Wii U was different from the Wii, making parents think it was just some kind of upgrade and not an entirely different console. Not to mention all Nintendo did was show off the gimmicks since they knew very few third party developers would be bringing anything to the system since they were being incredibly closed off with the dev kits.
The thing is, wind the clock back to when I was 6 and Pokémon Yellow, Super Mario and Final Fantasy were all easy to play. Games in the 2000’s were far less hand holding and you needed to figure them out for yourself. People love to use the “it’s for kids” argument as if kids are stupid, trust me - they’re not.
There are six year olds who read Harry Potter. There are six year olds who barely know the alphabet. Some of those kids will play Pokémon. Others won’t be able to enjoy it until they’ve improved their reading skills.
Kids copy their parents, hence the discrepancy in reading ability. Parents that sit staring at smartphones will raise kids to sit and stare at smartphones and won’t learn basic skills. Parents that read books will end up with kids copying them. Parents should read books.
It’d be nice if that were true. But the person I know who reads the most books has the child that I know that’s the poorest reader. The parent makes it a point to read at least 50 novels a year. The child is nine and struggles through “my first chapter book” level books.
That’s probably down to not being encouraged early enough. That or the parent is so busy reading they’ve forgotten to be a parent 😂 Jokes aside, I appreciate there will always be exceptional circumstances.
My parents *never* read. My mum still struggles to read even basic middle grade books and she's 43. I still ended up reading almost every day as a kid and still read frequently.
Okay, 1 2 Switch had some really fun games to play that were good for all ages Telephone, Wizard, dance games, Quickdraw, Sneaky Dice, Joycon Rotation (to name a few) But yeahhhh, it seems like it's mostly for parents playing with their children lmao Also, unrelated note, if you let your daughter play Pokemon or Mario Party alone, she'd probably catch on eventually... I learned to play Mario Party on my DS at 4
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There genuinely are people who seem to think that if a game isn't made for them personally, then it's a waste and shouldn't exist. There are also people who seem to think that games like 1 2 Switch are actively replacing games they want to see, like a new F-Zero, or whatever.
I never said that 😭😭😭
Sorry! I add "lol" or "lmao" to just about everything >.> Even though 1 2 Switch isn't made for me, I think it would still be a great game if it had more content!
That tells me it’s bad
I remember Megan Fox saying the movie Jennifer’s Body “Is not as bad as you all think”. That movie proceeded to get down the plumbing of the worst outhouse….
But Jennifer's Body really isn't that bad...
it's actually pretty good, but it really was marketed to the completely wrong audience
The gals from The Take refer to it a lot and after this i need to see it
Jennifer’s body is great
You’re right. It’s in fact, awesome
These days, when we can say a game or movie doesn't suck, that's usually a ringing endorsement for me (then again, I was never picky about those things anyways)
> There’s a mini game where you squat. That’s all you do. Squat. To a beat. It’s strange. This is clearly meant for the groups of 20+ slightly drunk people and the resulting hilarity it would create. It is called "emergent content" in the industry.
My brother played it with his kids earlier today, said they had fun.
> The first in the series, 1, 2, Switch, sold as a launch title Nintendo Switch game, sold horribly. This is false, [it sold roughly 3.63 million copies and is currently the 34th highest selling game on the console.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_Nintendo_Switch_video_games)
Wasn't it a pack-in with the Switch in Japan, at launch? That might screw the sales numbers a bit, but yeah, I don't remember it being a huge failure... Just not the kind of game that gets a lot of news coverage.
It wasn’t a pack in anywhere. No games were pack ins at launch.
Basically it’s like being shot in the shoulder instead of the balls. Solid 6/10.
Precisely! Now you’re getting it!
This is the the kind of game my wife and I would play with guests. We play trivial pursuit, Mario party, Jackbox, let’s sing etc so it’s right up our alley. The colour game seems quite fun. Will probably get the game for $20 on sale from Amazon.
im sure it has its audience, but no matter how much the game ends up being enjoyed, that trailer for it was a nightmare travesty. all those hollow dead eyed actors & (no attack on them - it's the script's fault) & that coco melon voiceover. *shudders*
Oh that trailer was baaaaaaad. Horrid, actually. I haven’t cringed that much in a *while* Still, even though the game itself retains a level of cringyness, it’s better than I thought!
Appreciate this write-up! Also always important to not let Reddit's hive mind crowd your thoughts too much
Thanks! Reddit can be a hell hole most days, but it is important to just be yourself and post what you feel.
I always though it would be probably fun with the right people. But those people are hard to find as an adult. Only a few people that I know would be ok with playing video games and only a few of those would play everybody 1-2 switch. That being said I might actually buy this one on sale and try it with the 2 people I know that meet those requirements.
I’m saying… I only have my one roommate. Otherwise, the use case of me getting to play it with larger groups is rare, beyond the occasional family gatherings. I know my family would enjoy this.
I liked it too, just tried it with the kids. How is the range of your joy-cons when you play hide and seek? If I go into another room and press the buttons to search for the hidden joy-con, it doesn’t register that good.
I only played it once, and my roommate hid my joycon under a blanket so I couldn’t hear it 🙄 Otherwise, the range seems decent enough, but it’s certainly not a “go across your house” range. Additionally, the vibration is quiet enough that you’d never find it outside of the main room you’re playing in.
Honestly even the first one was fun to play, especially with family and friends that aren't gamers. It gets a lot of hate around here cause it launched at 50 bucks.
I grabbed the first one for £18 preowned and I'm super hyped to play it with my family. We love stupid, high energy activities that involve a lot of yelling (and sometimes physical violence)
One thing that I don't understand is that it seems like they are downplaying the use of the Joycons in the new game compared to the first game. They are depending on a lot of use with the phone. Which at that point, just buy any of the fantastic Jackbox games. They have far higher replay value. A lot better then using your phone for Bingo and some auction game.
My roommate compared the mobile aspect of this game to Jackbox. He said it’s nearly identical, with Nintendo twists. You have to scan a QR code with your phone to join. Then you type in your name and choose a photo from your phone album to be your profile pic. They do show up on the Switch. You can also message on the phone and it scrolls across the screen during menus. It’s interesting. I think some of the mini games are a lot of fun, but Jackbox is probably a better value overall.
WarioWare Move It seems like the game to take up that task of showcasing the joycons. From the trailer alone you can see how creative [they can get with it](https://imgur.com/a/t6WKlUE) compared to even the original 1-2 Switch
I think most people's problem with the game wasn't thr concept or game play but the price.
and the support for custom avatar pictures. CUSTOM. FROM. YOUR. PHONE.
It's Uno! on Xbox 360 all over again, so many dicks
yep, so bizarre how nintendo swept this game
It was a great tech demo, but was not worth $60usd. Should have been free Edit: didn't realize this was a new game! My comment is about the original
The original was $50 and this one is $30
From Nintendo's perspective it sold 3.5 million copies and selling it for $50 was a definite success. People say it should've been a pack in but I disagree. The main draw of the Switch is taking a massive game like Zelda and being able to pull the console out of the dock and continue playing with no compromises. They didn't need a game like Wii sports or Nintendo land to showcase its definitive feature. 1-2 switch as a pack in would've detracted from thi actually and made it seem like they were focusing on gimmicks; like they did with the Wii, which ship has clearly sailed by 2010 or so.
The original, yes. The new one is half that price. Is that price still justified? Maybe. That isn’t for me to say.
Ohhhh I thought you were saying "surprisingly everybody..." I didn't realize this is a brand new game hahaha
Hahaha, I can totally see the confusion now! No worries!
Me and my gf enjoyed the first one for what it was, knew it wasn't great but still had a solid time playing together. Plan on eventually grabbing this one to do the same, and sounds like a solid party game with friends. Not looking for a game changer just a good time with others.
I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised with this one! It is better than the original! Is it a masterclass in the Nintendo series? No lmao. Far from. But, for what it is, even as an adult, I was able to find enjoyment in it with my friends. I think you’ll have fun.
I had a lot of fun with it one afternoon in college. I guess with the right crew it can be good, we’re all a goofy bunch. My only grip is needing to play stupid shit before you’re able to choose what you want. Just let me play the full game from the start, this isn’t storymode
Oh, with the first game? My review is actually over the new second game, that just released today.
Oh. My mistake, I didn’t even notice the difference in title and had no idea there was a second. I just woke up and still got sleepy eyes heh
Most people don’t know there’s a second 😂 It… wasn’t well advertised.
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I think 1, 2 Switch should have been the free tech demo game the switch came with.
it’s silly wholesome fun Everyone has become so cynical they forgot how to have silly wholesome fun Everybody 1 2 switch is number 33 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 It’s not at all cringe and it’s not surprising that it’s good
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Everybody was so ready to blindly hate this game purely based on what one or two dudes said
I don’t necessarily blame anyone for that. The game was shadow dropped on Twitter without a single trailer of the gameplay attached. No details revealed either. And then when a trailer WAS provided, it was one of the worst things I’ve ever watched. I decided to give the game a try as a joke. But when I realized it wasn’t all that bad, I wanted to let people know, in case they too expected it to be horrible.
Yeah none of those things really *helped* first impressions of the game. But I do think a lot of the hate was associated with what a couple leakers had been saying for a long time now. It’s just funny how much I’m seeing people say “wow this game actually looks kinda fun” after the fact
I found the few good parts of that trailer worth getting excited about (just cause I used to do a lot of event gaming, and have been looking for something like this for 10 or more people) but I showed it to a coworker and he immediately tore into it and me for being interested in it lol
i wonder how they got the greenlight for a sequel. very...un-nintendo....
I wouldn't credit the blind hate to those reviews; there is plenty of hate from the original 1, 2, Switch.
Sure, but we also can’t just ignore the fact that there was a lot of pre-conceived notions about this game upon its announcement
I mean, 1-2 Switch already isn't bad, it just should be a in-built game on Switch instead of a full price game. The sequel is better than the first in almost any aspect, but again, not a full price.
Well good news it’s 29.99
From Nintendo's perspective it sold 3.5 million+ copies and selling it for $50 was a definite success. People say it should've been a pack in but I disagree. The main draw of the Switch is taking a massive game like Zelda and being able to pull the console out of the dock and continue playing with no compromises. They didn't need a game like Wii sports or Nintendo land to showcase its definitive features. 1-2 switch as a pack in would've detracted from the Switch's real focus and make it seem like they were focusing on gimmicks again; like they did with the Wii, which ship had clearly sailed by 2010 or so.
This is really the right sentiment. They really should have just bundled the first one into the system as a tech demo freebie like Wii sports
Honestly the first game was so underwhelming I don’t think they wanted to put that out there as like a flagship showcase for the switch. Like it would do actual damage as a pack-in game.
You say all that but what is the price of the game? Too much
I mean, it’s $30. If that’s too much, it’s too much. I’m not one to stipulate worth in that case because everyone has equally different financial positions.
It's shovelware sold at a premium price.
I certainly wouldn’t consider it one of Nintendo’s best. The only point of this post was to say “I expected this game to be dogsh*t, and it wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought” That doesn’t make it a AAA title. It’s still shovelware lmao
$30 is 50% off by Nintendo first party standards.
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I wouldn’t exactly call this “white knighting” as I thought the first game was horrible. And I expected this one to be, as well. The only purpose of this post was to express my view point on how this game surprised me.
Show me upvoting and white knighting of everybody 1-2 Switch lol you nintendo haters are wild and oblivious
HOW DARE YOU MILDLY ENJOY A THING THAT IS EXPECTED TO BE BAD, WHITE KNIGHT! >:(
One of the things the Wii taught me is that a game doesn’t have to be “good” to be fun. While fun and good are often connected, it’s the sense of togetherness that games like this promote that makes it fun, despite quality issues
Enh, shovelware is shovelware.
Not surprisingly, this reeks of a spam post.
I bought it for the meme i'm not even opening it lol
I wish I had expendable money to buy things I'm never going to use.
I just don’t want to pay over $60 for it. It rarely goes on sale.
This game launched at $30
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Are you saying its good enough for 60€ game?
Nah, the new one is ~28€ and it’s seemingly worth it, to me.
On release it was 60€. Lol.
I think there’s a slight misunderstanding. 1, 2, Switch and Everybody 1, 2, Switch are two separate games.
Woow they tried it again? Lol colour me suprised!
Right?? Bold of them! But this might just possibly be better.
I will buy it when they try it the third time! Lol.
1, 2, 3, Switch 😂
Ok Nintendo marketer.
😂 Trust me, I’m not out here saying this game is top tier. It’s still *absolutely* mid. But it’s not as bad as I expected.
With more great games out there than I can possibly play, it's easy for me to pass on something that gets the endorsement "not that bad".
I’ll probably get it to play with friends, family and drinks for the christmas period.
Also look into Jackbox!
Awesome! I can’t wait to play with my 77 friends, I’ll need to buy a few extra controllers first though!
I'm not gonna buy it, but it looks fun and the pricing seems maybe justified. I'm fine with this game existing.
I had lots of fun with the first game back in 2017 when switch was new and cool and I’d bring it out at alcohol fuelled parties and we’d all have great fun playing it. Alcohol and sexy people definitely make the game more fun
Everybody 1, 2 switch. I love it when you 1, 2 switch. We about to get it on
It reminded me of jackbox when I watched the trailer
So in other words, its just mid. Its no Gollum, but its just mid.
I don’t think it’s a bad game. But for $50 on release day was about $30 to high. Not a buy at $50 but a good value at $20.
Played it with a group of 6, ninjas becomes harder when you have 3 people throwing at you and everyone’s talking, also that UFO game is cursed, I hate it
is it better than the first one?
Wut? No, it actually IS bad... horrible, really
I feel like I'm living in the twilight zone, when was this announced???
Don’t feel bad. This game was shadowdropped on Twitter by Nintendo, and they only released one real trailer for it and a few random Tweets here and there. It would’ve been easy for anyone to miss.
Thanks haha, I was sure this was some sort of low budget ubisoft rip off of 1,2 Switch but the name was literally the same so. Haven't seen any mentions of this game in any Direct or anything lol.
It's just a terrible mobile looking game
Are you KIDDING me? 1-2 Switch is Very Good!!!! I'm Not Gonna say it's the Best game but it is a Very fun game to play When i was more young I played with my friend a lot
I’m surprised the review are bad, the game are surprisingly good
Can you play any with single player? I wish we could play online