STACK #161 Mar 2018

GAMES FEATURE A year of the Switch Can you believe it – Nintendo’s baby Switch is now a year old! With plenty more great games still on the horizon, we take a look back at how far the new hardware has come since launch, touching on the console's best games. Words Alesha Kolbe

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Yet to come

Yoshi Everyone’s

favourite green dinosaur (sorry Rex) is headed to the Switch (hopefully) soon.

Rumour suggests it’ll be June, and we can’t wait to see what Yoshi on the Switch has in store.

Metroid Prime 4 Samus is making her way to consoles soon in Metroid Prime 4 . If it’s anywhere near as good as Metroid: Samus Returns , we’re in for a real treat. Mario Tennis Aces Mario tennis is back! Mario Tennis Aces launches sometime soon for the Switch, and will bring back the campaign mode from the wonderful Mario Tennis: Power Tour. Ace!

Skyrim In the future, copies of Skyrim on different platforms will be used as currency. For now, however, simply revel in the ability to shout people off buildings wherever you happen to be. DOOM For such a technological marvel of a

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 One that some Switch owners may perhaps have overlooked – and one they definitely shouldn’t have done – is Xenoblade Chronicles 2 . Sure, it’s ‘just another RPG’, but this one manages not to overuse its genre tropes and makes for an adorable – and time consuming – adventure. Super Mario Odyssey Easily one of the best games to hit consoles

game, some may argue it’s a miracle we can play DOOM on the Switch in the first place. Slay demons on the run (literally and figuratively) in a great port of id Software's game. Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle When it was announced at E3 that not

Bayonetta 3!? Yep, it would seem there’s another Bayonetta sequel on the way. Bring it on.

in 2017, Super Mario Odyssey is a Mario adventure for the ages. Embracing the spirit of Super Mario 64

only would the Rabbids be returning, but they would be joining

forces with Mario and co., everyone lost their collective WAHs. And yet, Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle was one of the most successful turn-based games of 2017. Go figure. ARMS Like Wii Boxing but with a

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Link’s return to form is as strong as any, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath

and Super Mario Sunshine , Odyssey is one of Mario’s best adventures yet – and possibly the Switch’s answer to Super Mario Galaxy . Bayonetta 1&2 Bayonetta 2 earned our game of the

of the Wild is one of the most breathtaking games of all time. It’s a must-have on Nintendo’s new hardware, and will stand the test of time as an instant classic for both

greater reach, ARMS is one of the best games yet to make use of the Nintendo

year title in 2014, and made its way to the Switch last month, along with its predecessor, to the joy of platform users around the world. And they’re both just as much fun the second time ‘round.

Switch’s Joy-Cons as a physical work out, requiring you to punch your way to victory.

the console and Link’s franchise as a whole.

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