In Defence of 1-2 Switch, Nintendo’s Most Maligned Game
It’s baffling that 1-2 Switch may just be one of the most scorned Nintendo Switch games in existence, and when news broke that the game will most probably be seeing a sequel some time soon, the responses have disappointingly ranged from puzzlement to mockery. The 1-2 Switch series of minigames have been said to be utterly underwhelming by many reviewers, with the original site breaking the news adding that the game is “one of the most dull, lifeless, forgettable games” they have played. Yeah, sure—but only if you play the entire thing as you would a traditional game: by yourself, and systematically going through all the levels from start to end.
I may be being a bit harsh there. 1-2 Switch is, of course, Nintendo’s refreshing way of introducing the console’s dizzying array of features and innovative hardware to a new audience when it was first released back in 2017, from the capacity of its Joy-Con sensors to the portability of its console, and is jam-packed with an assortment of 28 mini games. What works for the mini-games, however, is their sheer wackiness, which has made 1-2 Switch an undeniable hit during parties. You can milk a cow, competing against another player to see who can extract the most amount of cow juice in a given time. You can shave a virtual moustache by rubbing a Joy-Con centimetres away from your chin. You can try to make a bawling baby go to sleep by gently rocking your console, looking like an absolute fool in the process. The point is to make your friends perform increasingly embarrassing antics and laugh at their meagre attempts to beat your cow-milking score.
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Like many party games, 1-2 Switch thrives on
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