Many expect the Nintendo Switch 2 to arrive with a huge slate of games, but it needs to keep some surprises in reserve for afterward.

Nintendo has found a way to keep the Switch alive—just barely—heading into 2025, but this year mostly felt like being in line at the DMV, waiting for a glimpse of the Switch 2 only for the office to close just before you got called to the front desk.

Get a Switch, Xbox or PS5 for Christmas? Here are the best games to run out and play immediately for each console.

Nintendo kept rolling out first-party exclusives of varying degrees of importance, but with all eyes on the new console, it’s keeping us waiting.

We all have to remain patient as we continue to wait for the Switch’s successor, but these games are without a doubt worthy of playing during your current Nintendo console’s final months in the limelight.

Issues delivered straight to your door or device I have to come clean. Barring a quick foray into The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, my Nintendo Switch has been largely ignored for most of the year.

The Nintendo Switch has been around for almost eight years, which means the fact we’re still comparing Nintendo Switch vs PS5 is a testament to the console’s longevity. After the misfire that was the Wii U,