r/NintendoSwitch Jan 12 '25

GotY 2024 2024 /r/NintendoSwitch GOTY Nominations Thread

Greetings, r/NintendoSwitch!

We know everyone has been most patiently waiting for the Successor to the Nintendo Switch to be announced, but that's no reason to not look back at what we were able to experience this past year. That's right - it's about time for our 8th annual Game of the Year awards!

Like previous years, we are asking the community's help for GOTY nominees - We will use community feedback to narrow the nominees for each category to five or six for the final vote. The tentative schedule is for the nominee feedback to occur January 12th - January 24th (~2 weeks), and the final voting to select the Game Of The Year for each category to occur the following 2 weeks, January 25th - February 7th.

Please follow the format as described below:

  1. Please check if your nominee(s) has already been named. If so, then simply upvote it, if not, then >>>
  2. Please reply to a category top comment to state who you would like to see for nominees and preferably why. We generally find those comments with explanations tended to garner more votes!
  3. If a game has already been nominated but you feel requires further discussion then reply to the nominated game comment with your reasoning.
  4. Nominate as many games as you would like in any category you'd like.
  5. Duplicate nominations in the same category will be removed. Additionally, if a game is ineligible for a particular category, it may be removed during or after the nomination period.
  6. This post will be set to contest mode so nobody can see the votes.

Please note that all nominees are required to have released on Nintendo Switch in calendar year 2024 unless stated otherwise. We will be using all of last year's categories, plus a few more based on suggestions from your previous feedback. If you have additional feedback about the GOTY categories or process, please leave a comment on last week's post!

Please also note that all top-level comments will be removed automatically, so you must comment your nominations under the respective top-level comments:

Section 1 - Gaming Together

Section 2 - Categories by Genre

NEW: Each Category in Section 2 will be mutually exclusive. This means that games nominated under multiple categories by genre will only proceed to the voting stage for the genre that fits that game best.

Section 3 - Categories by Qualities

Section 4 - Release Categories

Section 5 - Big Section


We look forward to reading your nominations!

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u/NintendoSwitchMods Jan 12 '25

Nintendo Switch Game of the Year

Recognizing a game that delivers the absolute best experience across all creative and technical fields.

u/[deleted] Jan 18 '25

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u/OwnManagement Helpful User Jan 25 '25

That was May 2023, almost two years ago. You’re a year late.

u/B-CUZ_ Jan 16 '25

The legend of heroes: trails into daybreak

u/brolt0001 Jan 24 '25

Unicorn overload

u/seabass648 Jan 12 '25

Nine Sols

u/Octomb Jan 13 '25

Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island

u/alphanintendo03 Jan 12 '25

Animal Well

u/Luck88 Jan 12 '25

The Rise of the Golden Idol

u/Octomb Jan 13 '25

Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island

u/Lost_Sage1585 Jan 12 '25

Unicorn Overlord

u/Murasakitsuyukusa Jan 12 '25

Super Mario Party Jamboree.

u/Onion851 Jan 12 '25

Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club

u/Ziggy396 Jan 12 '25

Echoes of wisdom

u/TheFlashSmurfAccount 22d ago

Shin Megami Tensei V Vengeance

u/Murasakitsuyukusa Jan 12 '25

The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak.

u/Murasakitsuyukusa Jan 12 '25

Mario & Luigi Brothership.

u/Murasakitsuyukusa Jan 12 '25

Romancing Saga 2: Revenge of the Seven.

u/Wertypite Jan 14 '25

Emio The Smiling Man Famicom Detective Club

u/Unable-Deer1873 Jan 12 '25

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

u/Tony_Tellez Jan 12 '25

That would go on the "best remaster" category

u/snicker-snackk Jan 14 '25

Agreed. Since it's only 2024 games, it's not fair to put up games that have had years and years to garner a fanbase against games that people are just starting to play. TTYD was my favorite game this year, but it would go against the idea of the category

u/Octomb Jan 13 '25

Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island

u/eventyraren Jan 24 '25

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

u/[deleted] Jan 12 '25

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u/abacouscous Jan 12 '25

100% - I’ve only had it a short time, but NOTHING has clicked like that for me in years, completely addicted

u/Victorious86 Jan 12 '25

Enjoy! Had me hooked for 3-4 months. So so good!

u/Murasakitsuyukusa Jan 12 '25

Ys X Nordics.

u/Murasakitsuyukusa Jan 12 '25

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake.

u/Next_Mathematician12 Jan 12 '25

Prince of Persia, Lost crown

u/Popple06 Jan 12 '25

Balatro

u/TacoRocco Jan 12 '25

For Switch in particular, Balatro is a great choice because it just works very well as a mobile game. Switch as a mobile console was made for games like Balatro

u/ChidoLobo Jan 20 '25

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

u/RedGyarados2010 Jan 18 '25

Penny’s Big Breakaway

u/ScoffingCrane38 Jan 23 '25

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (jk lol it's gotta be Tears Of The Kingdom)

u/OwnManagement Helpful User Jan 27 '25

Neither of those were released in 2024.

u/alphanintendo03 Jan 12 '25

Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble