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Best games for the switch?

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Cherryrainbow · 18/06/2020 12:03

I'm going to put money in with the grandparents to buy a switch for my son for xmas. Likely going to get a bundle including the mario or minecraft game.

With games costing a lot I plan to buy him 1 more game to go with it (He will be 7).

What games would you recommend? X

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Pangur2 · 18/06/2020 12:18

Animal crossing!

Aria20 · 18/06/2020 12:21

Mario kart
Sonic and Mario at the olympics
Minecraft
Are my 8yo's favourites!

Educationwhateducation · 18/06/2020 12:24

Animal Crossing
Mario Kart
we've also had fun playing Bubble Bobble as a family but it's more nostalgia for me and DH.

SusieSusieSoo · 18/06/2020 12:29

I would wait & see nearer the time what's the current favourite. Ds 7 chose minecraft first, then Lego games then discovered mario. He has fallen in/out of all of them since then. Also depends what his friends are favouring at the time

Mumoblue · 18/06/2020 12:33

Definitely the above games.
Also I'm playing a fun little game called Moonlighter at the moment. You run a shop by day and go adventuring in a dungeon by night. It's a digital download game so it's only like 20quid.
Might be a little complex at first but the age rating is 7.

KVlovesWinter · 18/06/2020 13:38

Our favourites are Minecraft, Mariokart and Animal crossing.

We don't have them anymore but the Lego games are always popular as well

Nutrigrainygoodness · 18/06/2020 13:45

Mario kart
Animal crossing is great- but maybe a little complex for a 7 yo
Super monkey ball is fun
Overcooked2 is great
Splatoon2 is fun, but mainly online play only.

Cherryrainbow · 19/06/2020 18:38

Thanks guys! I think I will keep an eye out to see if any bargains crop up between now and xmas. I think he would like all the games suggested. He tends to like the platform type of stuff like sonic, mario, rayman etc. Lots of choices! X

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HowFastIsTooFast · 19/06/2020 18:53

I (36) love Animal Crossing but think it would be a bit too much of a slow burn for my nearly 8 year old Godson, even though he's very good at focusing, will build Lego technics models for hours etc. There's a lot of waiting for things to happen in 'real time'. I'd say if it comes with Mario then get Minecraft, or vice versa?

brianyslife · 21/06/2020 08:58

My little one also 8 loves
mario kart I think it's a good game for that age group

Cherryrainbow · 31/07/2020 13:37

Update as we bought the switch the other day. As a bundle it came with luigis mansion 3. I also picked him up Mario kart 8 and yooka laylee and the impossible lair x

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starsparkle08 · 01/08/2020 09:41

I second animal crossing my 8 year old is very happy with that game and it’s educational too as all the bugs and fish you catch are real life actual fish / bugs .
You have to look after your island and tidy up , check on residents , save money to make adaptions its a really nice game . No violence which is important to me also

He also has the animal friends I think it’s called where you can care for dogs and cats , play fetch etc . He likes that too

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