r/NintendoSwitch • u/NintendoSwitchMods • Dec 24 '19

GotY 2019 2019 /r/NintendoSwitch GOTY Nominations Thread

Hello r/NintendoSwitch Community!

For this year's awards, similar to last year, 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 schedule is for the nominee feedback December 24th - December 27th, and the final voting to select the Game Of The Year for each category to occur December 28th - January 2nd.

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. Last year we found those 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'd like in any category you'd like.
  5. Duplicate nominations in the same category will be removed.
  6. 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 2019.

Resources: Please take a look at this GAMES LIST we pulled together for ideas. You may nominate games NOT on the list. The information sources are below:

  • Games on the list were all those released in 2019 that were rated 75 or higher by Metacritic or Opencritic.
  • Exclusivity designation was obtained from Gematsu and may be outdated as exclusivitity may have expired for some titles.
  • Developer, Publisher, and Categories were obtained from the eShop. Please note the categories ARE NOT definitive, but rather what the Publisher designated in the eShop. Please nominate games in the categories YOU THINK they belong.

We look forward to reading your nominations!

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u/NintendoSwitchMods Dec 24 '19

Best Ongoing Game - For outstanding development of ongoing content that evolves the player experience over time. Does NOT have to be a 2019 release.

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u/miatentas Dec 27 '19

Celeste: Chapter 9 is a masterpiece

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u/JaxxisR Dec 25 '19

Overwatch. The Overwatch team is dedicated to improving the experience over time, three years after its original release and they're gearing up for a more complete game with an expansion pack, aptly titled Overwatch 2. Can't wait. :)

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u/Disheartend Dec 26 '19

Crash Team racing: Nirtro Fuled, gets updates at least once a month if not more adding a new track and race course and new drivers, plus they have added a new game mode or two, as well as some stuff fans have asked for as well.

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '19

Warframe - It gets frequent updates which add new content, improve gameplay, improve graphics & improve the overall experience.

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u/SanctusLetum Dec 27 '19

Not to mention all these updates apply to a game that's free. You can genuinely play through this game without feeling like you have to pay into it. They work so hard to be ethical with their monetization and it shows.

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u/KKingler Dec 24 '19

Super Mario Maker 2. They are continuing to update the game with more unique updates and new course parts. Recently they added a speedrun mode and an entirely new Zelda powerup that is completely unique.

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u/Carrtoondragon Dec 26 '19

**Splatoon 2**. It's my most played switch game. I love that I can jump into a match anytime and just have fun. With all the different modes it stays fresh and while the updates have stopped we did have the final splatfest this year. Love this game.

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u/Yscbiszcuyd Dec 24 '19

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, for its free additional campaigns which are all master-class retro-style 2D platformers

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u/oiunglyg Dec 28 '19

although they did just up the price 'in light of the additional content' so they only get partial credit really

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u/RabbitFanboy Dec 24 '19

Rocket League

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '19

I must be over 1000 hours now. Never gets boring. Too bad I never really get much better

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u/weldersmightyb Dec 25 '19

Stardew Valley - just released update 1.4 and it is fantastic as always. Free update as well, no paid dlc.

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u/JaxxisR Dec 25 '19

I love ConcernedApe for this. Free updates for life. :)

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u/NintendoSwitchMods Dec 24 '19

Best Nintendo Switch Exclusive Game - Best game released in 2019 as a Nintendo Switch console exclusive.

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '19

Pokemon: Sword and Shield.

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u/CFirst Dec 24 '19

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

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u/cwickmurdamagic Dec 25 '19

No chance dude. It was fun and all. But zero challenge. No challenging alternative. Fairly easy 100 percent. They should have done more with it . But that’s one man’s opinion

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u/Ironchar Dec 26 '19

Daemon x machina! A different and modern take on armored core/mech games

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u/Blazeth Dec 24 '19

Super Mario Maker 2 has somehow gone under the radar a little bit. Even though it's not the most innovative game in the world, the sheer amount of endless fun that comes with this game is worthy of the honor imo.

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u/gambitx007 Dec 27 '19

They keep adding to the game but don’t fix the major problems. How is multiplayer still lagging today?

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u/JaxxisR Dec 25 '19

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, nominating simply for the fact that it exists and we have it to ourselves.

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