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Combined, I have purchased 169 games on #NintendoSwitch as of 2024.

Of those
33 carried an E-rating
31 carried an E10+ rating
72 carried a T rating
31 carried an M-rating
2 were multi rated

T-rated games Part 1: 2023 Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles (NIS) [originally published as Rhapsody 2: Ballad of the Little Princess (1999), & Rhapsody 3: Memories of Marl Kingdom (2000)] Disgaea 7: Vow of the Virtueless (NIS) Star Ocean: The Sccond Story R (Square-Enix) [originally published in 1998 as Star Ocean: The Second Story by Enix] Persona 5 Tactica (Sega) Batman: Arkham Trilogy (Warner Bros. Games) Batman: Arkham Asylum [originally published in 2009] Batman: Arkham City [originally published in 2011] 2024 Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy (Capcom) Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney [originally published in 2007 for the DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies [originally published in 2013 for the 3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice [originally published in 2016 for the 3DS] Ace Attorney Investigations Collection (Capcom) Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth [originally published in 2009 for the DS] Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor's Gambit [originally published in 2011 for the DS] Reynatis (NIS) Final Fantasy Collection (Square-Enix) FF5 [1992, Square, SNES], FF6 [1994, Square, SNES] Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven (Square-Enix) [originally published in 1993 as Romancing SaGa 2 from Square in 1993]

T-rated games Part 2: Y's X: Nordics (NIS) Marvel vs Capcom: Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics (Capcom) The Punisher [1993] X-Men: Children of the Atom [1994] Marvel Super Heroes [1995] X-Men vs Street Fighter [1996] Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter [1997] Marvel vs Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes [1998] Marvel vs Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes [2000]

M-rated games Part 1: 2021 Shin Megami Tensei V (Sega) 2022 Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy: The Definitive Edition (Take Two Interactive) GTA3 [2001], GTA: Vice City [2003], GTA: San Andreas [2004] House of the Dead Remake (Microids) [originally published in 1997 as House of Dead by Sega] XIII (Microids) [originally published by Ubisoft in 2003 on GameCube, mp] Nier: Automata: The End of YoRHa Edition (Square-Enix) originally published in 2017 as Nier: Automata) Persona 5 Royal (Sega) [originally published in 2016 as Persona 5, Royal version published in 2019] Borderlands 3 Ultimate Edition (Take Two Interactive) [originally published in 2019 as Borderlands 3] Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 (Konami) MGS [1998], MGS2: Sons of Liberty [2001], MGS3: Snake Eater [2004]

M-rated games Part 2: Metal Gear Soild: Master Collection Vol. 1 (Konami) Metal Gear [1987, NES version published under Ultra Games label] Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (1990) Snake's Revenge [originally published in 1990 under Ultra Games label] Batman: Arkham Trilogy (Warner Bros. Games) Batman: Arkham Knight [originally published in 2015] 2024 South Park: Snow Day! (THQ Nordic) Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance (Sega)

T/M rated games

E-rated games 2018 Sonic Mania+ (Sega) 2019 Team Sonic Racing (Sega) Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove (Yacht Club Games) [originally published as Shovel Knight in 2015) 2021 Sonic Colors Ultimate (Sega) [originally published in 2010 as Sonic Colors on Wii) 2023 Sonic Origins+ (Sega) [originally published as Sonic The Hedgehog (1991), Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (1992), Sonic CD (1993), Sonic The Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles (1994)] Sonic Superstars (Sega) 2024 Final Fantasy Collection (Square-Enix) Final Fantasy [originally published in 1987 by Square for the NES]

E10+-rated games Part 1: 2022 Sonic Frontiers (Sega) Dragon Quest Treasures (Square-Enix) 2023 Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection (Capcom) Vol. 1: MMBN, MMBN2 [2001, Game Boy Advance], MMBN3: Blue & White [2003, GBA] Vol. 2: MMBN4: Red Sun & Blue Moon, MMBN5: Team ProtoMan & Team Colonel [2004, GBA], MMBN6: Cybeast Falzar & Cybeast Gregar [2005, GBA] Dragon Quest Monsters (Square-Enix) 2024 Legend of Legacy HD Remaster (NIS)[originally published in 2015 as Legend of Legacy by Atlus on the 3DS] Monster Hunter Stories (Capcom) [originally published in 2018 by Nintendo for the 3DS] Yars Rising (Atari) Disney's Epic Mickey Rebrushed (THQ Nordic) [originally published in 2010 as Disney's Epic Mickey by Disney Interactive for Wii] Final Fantasy Collection (Square-Enix) Final Fantasy 2 [1988, Square, Famicom], FF3 [1990, Square, Famicom], FF4 [1994, Square, SNES]

E10+-rated games Part 2: Sonic X Shadow Generations (Sega) [originally published in 2011 as Sonic Generations] Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake (Square-Enix) [originally published in 1988 as Dragon Quest (Warrior) 3: The Seeds of Salvation by Enix for the SNES]

... it's cheap, and wait for "sales" to buy the good sh*t. But that's just my two cents...

To date, I've purchased 102 third party games published for Switch.

6 were E
19 were E10+
48 were T
27 were M
2 were multi-rated

E/E10+ rated games

And now the third party games. As you can see, I tend to stay away from licensed shovelware, which is why Nintendo's consoles are considered to be the "kid's system", though those games are also on PS & Xbox, because parents would by a #NintendoSwitch, then buy crap from the bargain bin because...

Said...

The games industry ‘will only have room for one non-Nintendo console next gen’, it’s claimed | VGC Either Sony or Microsoft will “struggle mightily” with their next console…

As I have before, it's going to be Sony vs Nintendo. Microsoft's #Xbox will be nothing more than a #GamePass  app or in the dustbin of history... #Playstation #NintendoSwitch via @videogameschronicle.com www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-gam...

Final appearance on the diamond. It was last home game of the 2024 season for the Seattle #Mariners, a team in which he played for for two months in 2000, and the team he formally played for was called the "Oakland #Athletics", and threw out the ceremonial first pitch... x.com/ArielleOrsut...

To date, I've purchased 67 titles published by Nintendo for Switch since March 2017. Of those:

27 received an E rating;
12 received an E10+ rating;
24 received a T rating;
4 received an M rating...

E-rated games: 2022 Pokémon Legends Arceus Pokémon Scarlet Pokémon Violet 2023 Super Mario Bros. Wonder Super Mario RPG [originally published in 1996 as Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars on the Super NES] Mario vs Donkey Kong [op in 2004 on Game Boy®️ Advance] Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door [op in 2004 on GameCube] Luigi's Mansion 2 HD [op in 2013 as Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon on the 3DS] Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Mario & Luigi: Brothership

E10+-rated games: 2017 Splatoon 2 Pokken Tournament DX [originally published in 2016 as Pokken Tournament on Wii U] Super Mario Odyssey 2018 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2021 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD [op in 2011 as LoZ: Skyward Sword on Wii] 2022 Splatoon 3 2023 Advance Wars 1&2: Re-boot Camp [op in 2001 as Advance Wars, and 2004 as AW: Black Hole Rising, both on Game Boy®️ Advance] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 2024 Princess Peach Showtime! The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

T-rated games 2021 Bravely Default 2 [originally published by Square-Enix] Metroid Dread 2022 Triangle Strategy [opb Square-Enix] Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes [opb Koei-Tecmo] Live-A-Live [opb Square-Enix; originally released in 1994 on Super Famicom] Xenoblade Chronicles 3 2023 Fire Emblem Engage Metroid Prime Remastered [originally released in 2002 as Metroid Prime on GameCube] Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon [co-published with Sega] Another Code: Recollection [originally published in 2005 as Trace Memory on the DS, and in 2008 as Another Code R: Journey of New Memories on Wii

M-rated games 2017 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim [originally published by Bethesda Softworks; originally released in 2011] 2018 Bayonetta [opb Sega; originally released in 2009, 2014 for Wii U] Bayonetta 2 [co-published with Sega, originally released in 2014 on Wii U] 2022 Bayonetta 3 [co-published with Sega] 2024 Emio The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club

Since I typically post what I purchased this year on #NintendoSwitch at this time, I'm doing something different by posting the last 10 games I've bought based on the ESRB ratings in 2 parts. Here are the Nintendo published games. They're sure are a lot of "kids games" listed. 😆

I was kinda busy this year to play with the #NintendoSwitch... #NintendoSwitch2024

Counter-Strike 2 had the highest number of monthly active users on Steam during November.

November 2024 Top 10 Titles Played on Steam Ranked by U.S. Monthly Active Users (Source: Circana Player Engagement Tracker)

Call of Duty HQ had the highest number of monthly active users on Xbox Series during November.

November 2024 Top 10 Titles Played on Xbox Series Ranked by U.S. Monthly Active Users (Source: Circana Player Engagement Tracker)

Call of Duty HQ had the highest number of monthly active users on PlayStation 5 during November.

November 2024 Top 10 Titles Played on PlayStation 5 Ranked by U.S. Monthly Active Users (Source: Circana Player Engagement Tracker)

Super Mario Party Jamboree was the best-selling game of November on Nintendo platforms.

November 2024 Top 10 Best-Selling Premium Games on Nintendo Platforms - U.S. (Dollar Sales, Physical and Digital from digital data sharing publishers, excludes add-on content)

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 was the best-selling game of November on Xbox platforms.

November 2024 Top 10 Best-Selling Premium Games on Xbox Platforms - U.S. (Dollar Sales, Physical and Digital from digital data sharing publishers, excludes add-on content)

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 was the best-selling game of November on PlayStation platforms.

November 2024 Top 10 Best-Selling Premium Games on PlayStation Platforms - U.S. (Dollar Sales, Physical and Digital from digital data sharing publishers, excludes add-on content)

The PS5 Dual Sense Wireless Controller Midnight Black was the best-selling Gamepad in dollar sales for both November and 2024 year-to-date, with PlayStation Portal remaining the best-selling accessory overall in dollar sales over both periods.

Consumer spending on Accessories increased 4% in November when compared to a year ago, to $373 million. An 8% increase in Gamepad spending drove the growth.

2.4M units of new video game hardware sold in November 2024 across all platforms, 4% higher than the 2.3M units sold a year ago. For the 2024 year-to-date period ending November, hardware unit sales reached 9.4M units, down from the 11.8M units sold in the same period a year ago.

PlayStation 5 was once again the best-selling hardware platform in both unit and dollar sales for the month, with Nintendo Switch ranking 2nd across both measures.

PlayStation 5 Pro accounted for 19% of total PlayStation 5 units sold in the month and 28% of dollars. Launch month dollar sales of PlayStation 5 Pro were more than 50% higher than the November 2016 launch month sales of PlayStation 4 Pro, while units were 12% lower.

Lifetime unit sales of Nintendo Switch have now exceeded those of PlayStation 2 in the U.S. market. With its 46.6 million units sold life-to-date, Switch now ranks 2nd in all-time units sold across all video game hardware platforms in the U.S., trailing only Nintendo DS.

November video game hardware spending was flat when compared to a year ago, at $927 million. 15% spending growth on PlayStation 5 hardware was offset by a 29% year-on-year drop in Xbox Series spending and a 3% decline in Switch.

“Pokémon TCG Pocket is without a doubt the biggest launch of 2024. A great deal of success can be attributed to the power of the Pokémon IP and its obvious synergy with a mobile card game, but much of its success is undoubtedly execution that competitors can learn from.” - Aune

“The story for November is without a doubt the launch of Pokémon TCG Pocket. The game launched in late October and is the #2 game by revenue worldwide for November 2024, beating out Royal Match and MONOPOLY GO!,” said Samuel Aune of Sensor Tower.

Sensor Tower: Top 10 mobile games by U.S. consumer spend in November and rank change vs October: MONOPOLY GO!, Royal Match, Roblox, Candy Crush Saga, Last War: Survival, Pokémon TCG Pocket (NEW), Whiteout Survival (-1), Township (-1), Coin Master (-1), and Brawl Stars.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl debuted at #6 on the Circana Player Engagement Tracker monthly active user chart on Xbox Series during November while also ranking 9th on Steam. The title launched as part of Xbox Game Pass.

Price promotion helped several titles gain in the November sales rankings when compared to October, including Madden NFL 25 (#2), EA Sports FC 25 (#3), and Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (#14), among others.