10 Best Nintendo Switch Exclusives Of 2018

10. Super Mario Party

While the Switch seems to be marketing itself as a games console more than a family entertainment box like the Wii, it still has excellent party games. The family friendly image of the company mixed with the joycons gives them a unique slice of the market, even whilst Octopath Traveler and Breath Of The Wild attract the more hardcore gamer.

A huge part of that appeal are games like Super Mario Party. It eschewed the numbering system (this would be Mario Party 11), possibly to attract new Switch players who had never played the series before. If that was the plan, it certainly worked. Super Mario Party is the fastest selling Mario Party since 6, and that's taking into account that it launched at the same time as Forza and Assassin’s Creed, coming not too long after FIFA, Spider-Man and Tomb Raider either. Those are great numbers in a crowded market.

For returning players, the creative mix of mini-games was certainly welcome too. Using both the motion sensors and the buttons added to the variety. However, the lack of boards (only four?!) seems strangely half baked for their first entry on their new flagship. Online mode was finally added though, so overall definitely a step in the right direction.