In the video game industry there are two Nintendos. The first, the one we love, is creativity and always wanting to go one step further hand in hand with things like the very concept of Nintendo Switch o juegos como The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
The other, the one that seems to always want to cling to the law of minimum effort and the “that’s good”, is the one that has us playing online with friend codes and believes that Everybody 1-2-Switch! It’s the party game we deserve.
Another way of approaching the minigames
Today Nintendo is one of the few companies that we can hold on to in search of a good compilation of minigames, so even if they announce a game like this with as little promotion as possible Everybody 1-2 Switch! fans of this type of proposals have to be there yes or yes.
However, this type of announcements made “by the bajini” usually give a good account of the attention and affection that the company has put into the game, and in the case of Everybody 1-2 Switch! it was easy to predict how the affair would end. Despite this, although with the same enthusiasm as Nintendo I had announced it, I admit to coming to this with desire.
Despite being a mere technical demo, 1-2-Switch seemed like a fantastic way to publicize the possibilities of the console and its controls, and with a video game industry that has completely ignored its possibilities, going to Nintendo It seemed the only way to take advantage of that trump card. I was wrong.
The smartphone as the main asset
With just 17 minigames, a considerable recycling of ideas from titles like Mario Party and proposals in which the fun depends on the people behind playing them, which Nintendo has decided to offer us a squat minigame in which the only fun is to see how people get tired gives a good account of how unambitious the proposal is.
By separating the group into two teams, the big move here is to allow the use of mobile phones to play without the need to have a controller for each person who wants to join, seeking to expand the group as much as possible so that tests such as relay races have a sense that is completely lost when playing between two or three players.
The inclusion of the smartphone has its advantages, offering very original mini-games such as having to take a photo of an object with a color marked by the test, or using the touch screen to write down orders in an ice cream parlor, but nothing that could not have been revolutionary in times of Wii U.
VidaExtra’s opinion
Everybody 1-2 Switch! It is not the game that I expected on many levels, not only negative, but already from the name it should have been clear to us that its objective was another. To have a while with its minigames or playing with the family it falls short and its novelties are far from being the most inspired thing that Nintendo has done.
In search of large groups to play with thanks to the inclusion of the mobile as an additional control, standing before a relay race of 100 people must undoubtedly be a unique experience. However, I don’t see when I’m going to be able to access that option when bringing together more than five friends playing this is already a challenge in itself.
With little replayability and having much better options within the console itself, just the idea of staging a massive event and not leaving a buck at the controls is more than enough reason to get closer to Everybody 1-2 Switch! if there are no other options on your shelf. Otherwise, Nintendo it has much better minigame collections.
Price of Everybody 1-2 Switch!
Everybody 1-2 Switch! It is available for Nintendo Switch for a price of 29.99 euros from June 30, 2023.
Duration of Everybody 1-2 Switch!
the one of Everybody 1-2 Switch! It is one of those difficult cases to land because the game can last as long as the enthusiasm for its 17 mini-games gives of itself. Trying them all will take you a long time, but beyond that it remains to be seen if you can get much more out of it if you get enough people to enjoy it properly.
Everybody 1 2 Switch
| Platforms | Nintendo Switch |
|---|---|
| multiplayer | Yeah |
| developer | Nintendo |
| Company | Nintendo |
| Launch | June 30, 2023 |
The best
- The option to play with mobile phones instead of controllers
- Some minigames are up to the task
- The possibility of uniting large groups
Worst
- Lack of minigames in number and quality
- Little focused on replayability
