Having just celebrated its fifth anniversary in March, Nintendo’s Switch model shows no signs of slowing down. This little box has kept up the momentum largely due to being an international top choice as an entertainment unit during the pandemic that happened in 2020.
For most new users, Switch’s online store isn’t the most friendly and easiest to navigate. But with so many genres available, we understand about choosing games to best experience the Nintendo Switch.
Thus, we have this list of the best Switch games that are worth owning, helping them to set on the right foot.
Top 8 Nintendo Switch Games To Buy in Malaysia
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Why It’s Our Top Pick?
Animal Crossing: New Horizon is an addictive game packed with endless possibilities and surprises. One can build a big community from a small island, turn materials into useful items and pack your bag to visit your friends.
Overview
Escaping to a deserted island, you can explore, create and customise your paradise in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. You can also craft tools and creature comforts using the wealth of natural resources on your island.
With time and season matching real life, one can find new surprises every day when they check-in. Furthermore, players can play online or with others beside them, as well as show off their island utopia and go island-hopping.
Details
- Highly customizable characters, decorations and landscapes
- Time of day and seasons match real life
- Can play together online or over local wireless
Who is this for?
Unlike most games, Animal Crossing: New Horizons holds potential for surprises and discoveries every day. Players can build and bloom their deserted island into a community brimming with possibility. Using materials and natural resources available, it’s also a mini challenge to construct and give your island a personal touch. What’s fun as well is that the game allows 4 to 8 players to play together.
Overview
Hit the road and race your friends in the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe with a revised battle mode and new battle courses. The game features the biggest roster in the series with up to 42 characters to choose from.
Furthermore, you can race for the cup on 48 different courses, including ones inspired by Excite Bike and the Legend of Zelda series. With 23 powerful power-up items, you surely can get the edge and win the race.
Details
- Huge collection of characters to choose from
- 8 cool battle mode courses
- Tons of tracks
Who is this for?
Surprisingly, the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is considered one of the best racing games for Nintendo Switch. One can race anytime, anywhere with a massive collection of characters, tracks and battle modes. This game also supports up to 4 players for local connection and 12 players with a paid online membership.
Overview
Conquer your fear and save your friends as Luigi in Luigi’s Mansion 3. In this game, you can slam, blow away and vacuum up the ghosts in the towering Last Resort hotel.
On each themed floor, you need to overcome the puzzling contraptions and mischievous boss before time runs out. There are also mini-games for you to play with friends or compete on teams. Worth mentioning is that the atmospheric music and ghoulish decor make the gameplay more immersive.
Details
- Supports up to 8-player local wireless or online
- Immersive background music and graphics
- Challenging objectives with a countdown timer
Who is this for?
For some spice, couples can team up in Luigi’s Mansion 3 to defeat ghosts, rescue all the toads and clear all the objectives together before the timer runs out. Each themed floor is specially designed with unique triggers, traps and a themed boss. This game is extra fun and addictive as you can enjoy the spooky-themed background music and play scenes.
Overview:
Want a real challenge with your friends and family? This game itself is both mind-boggling and a visual feast as you can enjoy 60 FPS gameplay in stunning 4K resolution
Complete over 200 levels of culinary chaos with 7 new levels, 3 new chefs as well as brand new trophies and achievements. There are multiple modes in the Overcooked, including campaign, survival and practice modes.
You will also be able to team up with your friends online to overcome the kitchen chaos from the original game.
Details
- Multiple modes for different gameplays
- Stunning and enhanced visuals
- New levels, chefs and achievements
Who is this for?
For those who enjoy cooking games and would like to challenge the connections with their friends, partners and family, they should not miss Overcooked! All You Can Eat.
This Overcooked version is rebuilt with delicious definitive edition features. You can enjoy new challenges, levels and faster loading times in stunning 4K resolution. Moreover, the new assist mode greatly helps new gamers to train their skills.
Overview
In Ring Fit Adventure, you can explore a huge fantasy world and defeat enemies using real-life exercise. With the Ring-Con and Leg Strap, measure your real-world actions and turn them into in-game movements.
Thanks to the additional mini-games and customizable workout routines, players can play a long-form adventure or shorten gameplays of all skill-level schedules. You can also check your estimated pulse rate with the integrated IR Motion Sensor.
Details
- Defeat enemies by real-life exercising
- Over 100 levels in more than 20 worlds
- Navigate the game using different body movements
Who is this for?
Exercising while playing the game is now possible with Ring Fit Adventure. One can jog, sprint and high knee through hundreds of levels in multiple worlds. One may also find too much fun in exercising and hardly bored due to the variety of game modes available.
Overview:
A party game, this is; turn up the volume and let loose with Just Dance 2022. With new environments and 40 hot new tracks from the chart-topping hits like “Don’t Go Yet” by Camila Cabello, “Love Story" by Taylor Swift, “Happier Than Ever” by Billie Eilish and more, this dance game will get you moving all year long.
Worth mentioning is that you can now engage with the little ones in kid-friendly songs and choreographies in the Kids mode.
Details
- Exercise while having fun in Just Dance Unlimited Sweat mode
- Kid-friendly
- Big community with more than 138 million players
Who is this for?
Whether you want to learn some new dance moves, have fun with friends and family, or simply just to exercise while playing games, Just Dance 2022 is worth a consideration. The standard edition includes a 1-month free trial of Just Dance Unlimited that offers you enough fun and excitement to decide on a purchase.
Overview
Join the full-on frenzy with friends and family as you race across the board to collect the most stars in Super Mario Party board game mode. Even better, you can now party it up with 80 minigames including pedalling tricycles, flipping meat and shooting water guns.
Some of the minigames are all-out free-for-alls, others are 2 vs 2 or even 1 vs 3. You can also open up a match for friends for a private match.
Details
- With 80 minigame challenges
- Outwit your opponents to collect stars
- Character-specific Dice Blocks to up-level your strategy
Who is this for?
Super Mario Party is a great party game for both adults and kids. All the 80 minigame challenges are straightforward yet fun to explore.
Players with good planning and strategies stand a higher chance to outperform others to win the matches. For the board game mode, you are free to select a character with its unique Dice Blocks as a part of your strategy.
Overview
Splat more ink and claim more turf in Splatoon 2. In this colourful and chaotic 4-on-4 action shooter, you can expect a fresh wave of fashion as well as new weapons and gear.
The game has been remixed with new strategic possibilities where you can now dual-wield the new Splat Dualies or stick to mainstays like chargers and rollers. You can also team up or play solo in ranked battles in turf wars, ranked battles as well as partake in single-player campaign.
Details
- New weapons and gear
- Team up to 4 players
- Various game modes for single and multiplayer gameplay
Who is this for?
Enjoy teaming up in co-ops to fully experience fun that Splatoon 2 has to offer your friends and family during gatherings. Compared to the original Splatoon, the game is now improvised and revamped with new graphics, weapons and strategies. There are also various game modes for single and multiplayer gaming.
FAQ:
- Does a Nintendo Switch need Wi-Fi?
Yes and no.
- To be clear, the Nintendo Switch can be played without a wireless connection. So you can play and enjoy gaming on your Switch even when you are commuting or on a flight.
- But, having a Wi-Fi connection does enhance the gaming experience, especially when you are playing online multiplayer games. This is not essential, however.
- Do take note that your Switch requires an Internet connection when you first create or link an existing Nintendo account to the Nintendo store.
- Not only that; the Switch auto-updates when connected to the Internet. Moreover, you can also purchase and download games from the E-shop which often come with great discounts.