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I have over 200 physical Switch games, which is the most I've ever owned for a single system. I wouldn't say I'm a "hardcore" collector though, since I could easily part with most of them.

That's a solid collection! I should've specified physical games too because if we include digital the possibilities are endless.

I have a pretty sizeable collection of switch games. Not really trying to "collect" per se, just that's what happens when a ton of cool and interesting games get released on the system.

Bostonitalian88 wrote:

Yeah, if we include digital, I'm probably closer to 600-700. (Damn eshop sales.)

That's bananas , I'm not even close to that I don't think lol

A lot of them are just garbage games that I got for free or with a few gold coins lol. I rarely spend more than $10 on a digital game.

Yeah same, even the games I want I wait until they're at least 50% off

The switch game case is a nice size. More games can fit on the shelf compared to other game cases.

I like the style of Nintendo's art. The cover art on the game cases tends to be good.

Do you display any of them?

Yeah my physical collection is small cause i was lazy and impatient and bought most of my games digitally. But im starting to build it up. But for me switch isnt important. Im trying to focus on childhood games for now until i have most if not all of them then ill probably focus on newer gen

nonamesleft wrote:

I couldn't agree more with all the above. The cases are small, I like the sleek red spine on all of them and the cover art is awesome on most games. I currently have all of mine in alphabetical order and only have a few turned out facing front because I really like the art. Some of the best to display and the easiest to collect for when it comes to space.

nickbobo93 wrote:

I do this too, though I'm at the point where the retro stuff i actually need I won't ever find or get my hands on because it's rare and expensive, so I've been collecting for the switch on and off for the last couple years

Bostonitalian88 wrote:

Thankfully for me, outside of US Saturn games, most of the stuff I owned as a lad isn't prohibitively expensive. I also don't necessarily have nostalgia for owning it on the original cartridge/disc if there are other options that are just as good (or nearly so) for a more sensible price. Mini-consoles and compilations are a good example of this.

Bringing it back to the topic of Switch, there are quite a few great compilations and retro releases for the system, which I really enjoy.

Edit: over 1300 retro games at the time the below article was published:
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/guide/switch-c...

benstylus wrote:

I've warmed up to the mini retro consoles and and complications. They were never as good as they are now, and the switch has done a solid job of remastering and creating sequels to many classics.

benstylus wrote:

I couldn't agree more with this even after thinking more about it....it feels very different then the Wii where there was so much shovel wear, I feel like the Switch has a lot of bangers and tries to focus on some really important genres. I don't remember any Nintendo system having as many RPGs/SRPGs.

Bostonitalian88 wrote:

There is 100x more shovelware on the switch than was even dreamed of on Wii. Most of it just lives on the eshop now so you don't notice if you are buying physical games.

benstylus wrote:

Very true, I meant physical games. digital games have skyrocketed since the Wii and there is a bunch of trash out there haha

Yeah, I was going to say something similar. I don't remember Wii games having titles like Hooligan Simulator - San Gangster Andreas Fight For City, Battle Gangs, Shooter Police.

https://www.dekudeals.com/items/hooligan-simulator...

The eshop is about as bad as Steam. And there might be too many games with a physical release too. Some of them clearly don't deserve it.

BloodPuppetX wrote:

Hooligan Simulator hahaha, Gotta be selective!

Yeah there are definitely a good amount of bad games with physical releases too, maybe I am just impressed that there are so many more bangers on the Switch comparatively.

Yeah, overall it's my favorite system ever. Especially if we're talking about first party games and RPGs.

There are a lot of games with titles like Hooligan Simulator. It's just "developers" trying to show up in as many search results as possible.

Yeah I honestly think it is my second favorite system ever behind the SNES. I am not sure if any console will pass that though due to nostalgia. The Switch does have so many amazing RPGs, both first party and indy titles.

Bostonitalian88 wrote:


I figured as much. It's just that on Wii and prior generations, digital only games on console weren't much of an option.

The drop of physical shovelware is largely due to the ease of getting a game into digital storefronts.

And now we have 20+ different varieties of AAA Clock on the eshop. It's so cluttered with crap that if you aren't browsing the new releases every week and wishlisting anything interesting, it becomes a massive slog to go through it later.

All valid, I watch a few channels on youtube and they tend to sift through a lot of the trash for me so I can figure out what I may or may not like lol

IMO, one of the greatest negatives to an all digital future is the lack of any significant barrier to entry.

Crapty companies release crapty games with MSRPs they know they will never sell them at, then perpetually keep them on "sale" for their true price to trick people into thinking they are getting a bargain instead of getting shafted.

There are plenty of great games on the eshop and other digital stores that just don't sell because no one noticed them when they were new and now they are buried 4000 games deep. So unless you know about the game and can search for it, most people will never see it again.

I imagined that the storefronts would have become more consumer oriented as the digital market increased in size, but this is not happening.

Things I would like to see:
- The ability to follow a game series or genre to have any new releases automatically highlighted for you.
- The ability to follow a developer/publisher to have any new releases highlighted for you.
- The ability to block games/series/publishers so they never show up in your browsing or in searches again (unless you unblock them). Looking at you, AAA Clock.
- The ability to view only the new games that have released since you were last on the store (or at least offer the ability to enter a date range)
- The ability to filter out games that also have a physical release.
- The ability to buy games for other users (this was a thing way back on Wii, why is it not on modern systems?)
- Decent search mechanisms (publisher, developer, genre, series, esrb rating, etc) with options for inclusion and exclusion
- An interface that is speedy and doesn't crap itself after browsing down a long list.

I agree with all these ideas and especially like the physical release filter and the "following" options

One can dream. All of those would be great to have on a storefront. I dread every time I have to enter the eshop.

It is so slow, it reminds me of the old AOL dial-up