2025 is coming to an end, but this year has definitely been a good one for Nintendo fans. The launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 has been great and there have been tons of awesome games to play. Of course, we went through some of our favorites on the podcast with The Fammies earlier this month. Below, you can find all of the categories, nominees and winners we chose during the show. You can also check out our intro video in higher quality in the video at the bottom of this page. Anyway, thank you all again for a great 2025 and here’s to 2026!
1. Top 5 Played Games of 2025
Danny’s Top 5
5. Madden NFL 26 | 20 hours
4. WWE 2K25 | 25 hours
3. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (Xbox) | 30 hours
2. Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles | 50 hours
1. Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition | 80 hours
2024 Most Played
Star Wars Hunters | 45 hours
JC’s Top 5
5. Ridge Racer 64 (1 hour)
4. Killer Instinct Gold (N64) / Luigi’s Mansion GCN/NSO (2 hours each)
3. Metroid Prime 4 Beyond (9 hours)
2. Mario Kart World (15 hours)
1. Donkey Kong Bananza (35 hours)
2024 Most Played
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom | 30 hours
Ty’s Top 5
5. Phasmophobia 200 hours
4. DBD 400 hours
3. SF6 400 hours
2. Nikke 500 hours
1. Project Zomboid 600 hours
2024 Most Played
Street Fighter 6 | 401 hours
Fami-Guests Top 5s
Genki
5. Lumines Arise
4. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment (& Age of Calamity)
3. Ghost of Yotei
2. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
1. Death Stranding 2
Will (RaccoonCityCinema)
5. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment | 27 hours
4. Silent Hill f (PS5) | 27 hours
3. Donkey Kong Bananza | 30 hours
2. Mario Kart World | 42 hours
1. Cyberpunk 2077 (Switch 2) | 50 hours
Listener/Viewer/Patron Top 5s
Dave97
5. Stray Children | over 10 hours
4. Donkey Kong Bananza | over 20 hours
3. Ball x Pit | over 10 hours
2. Pirate Yakuza | 79 hours
1. Kirby Air Riders | over 20 hours
Rich
5. Banjo-Kazooie | 10 hours
4. Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | ~30 hours
3. Fire Emblem: Engage | 20 hours
2. Metroid Prime 4 | 2 hours
1. Donkey Kong Bananza | 10 hours
Lemonade
5. The Outer Worlds 2 | 14 hours
4. DK Bananza | at least 15 hours
3. Oblivion Remastered | 34 hours
2. Avowed | 53 hours
1. Xenoblade X Definitive Edition | 82 hours
Johncario
5. IIDX Beatmania RESIDENT | ~40 hours
4. BeamNG.drive | ~54 hours
3. Street Fighter 6 | ~100 hours
2. Marvel Rivals | ~250 hours
1. Battlefield 6| ~320 hours
Ballz (Nintendo Classic Apps)
5. NES | 5 hours
4. GBA | 10 hours
3. SNES | 18 hours
2. GB | 21 hours
1. N64 | 40 hours
Myke
5. Metroid Prime 4 | 10 hours
4. Hyrule Warriors AoI | 18 hours
3. Mario Kart World | 19 hours
2. Xenoblade X | 70 hours
1. Cyberpunk 2077 | 130 hours
2. Pleasant Surprise of the Year
2025 was full of plenty of game announcements and releases. What were your favorites from the year?
- Virtual Boy Announced for Nintendo Classics Runner-up
- Nintendo Store app releasing worldwide
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Yoshi and the Mysterious Book Runner-up
- Resident Evil Requiem coming natively to Switch 2
- Rhythm Heaven Groove Announced for 2026
- Switch 2 backwards compatibility makes most games run better Winner
- Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve Announcement
- Donkey Kong Banaza Music on Nintendo Music
3. Best Nintendo Classic of the Year
Of all of the 39 retro games released on NSO and the Expansion Pack this year, which is the best game? This includes Genesis/Mega Drive and the Switch 2 exclusive GameCube.
- Super Mario Strikers (GCN)
- Battletoads (NES) Ty
- Mario Paint (SNES)
- Donkey Kong 94 (GB) Winner
- Killer Instinct Gold (N64)
- Ridge Racer 64 (N64)
- F-Zero GX (GCN)
- Luigi’s Mansion (GCN) Runner-up
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GCN)
- Mario’s Picross (GB)
4. Best Music Track of the Year
- Kirby Air Riders - Japanese Song (link)
- Mario Kart World - Rainbow Road (Full Melody, link) JC - Winner
- Mario Kart World - Boo Cinema (Full Track incl. Intermission, link)
- Donkey Kong Bananza - Breaking Through (Heart of Gold, link) JC - Runner-up
- Donkey Kong Bananza -Nostalgia Themes (link)
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond - Fury Green (link)
- Street Fighter 6 - Nihilistic Moment (link)
- Rift of the Necrodancer - Slugger’s Refrain (link) Danny - Winner
- Squirrel With A Gun - Break Through Barriers (link)
- Donkey Kong Bananza - Zebra Bananza (link) Danny - Runner-up
- Mario Kart World - Mario Kart World Theme (link)
Ty’s favorite Guilty Gear Tracks of 2022/25
5. Game of the Year
Danny | Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
JC | Prime 4
Ty | Street Fighter 6
Fami-Guests
Will | Cronos: The New Dawn
Genki | Death Stranding 2
Patrons
Lemonade | Avowed (Xbox)
Rich | Metroid Prime 4
Johncario | Battlefield 6
BALLZ | Metroid Prime 4
6. Switch Year in Review Grades
Danny | B+
JC | B
Ty |
Patrons
Lemonade | B
Switch 2 hardware is great, but there isn’t much I want to play on it yet. Next year I’m looking forward to Rhythm Paradise and Tomodachi Life.
Rich | B+
Ignoring the fact that it’s also available for Switch 1, Metroid Prime 4 on Switch 2 is enough to push the grade into passing territory. Combine that with DK Bananza and we’ve got ourselves a pretty good system! Looking forward to Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave and whatever the next Mario and Zelda games are (unless it’s another open-world Zelda…)
Ballz | C-
From the outside looking in, because I do not yet have a Switch 2, I’d give it a C-. The couple of launch exclusives look mildly entertaining but the big disappointment for me is NSO. I expected there to be more exclusives and faster releases to draw people in but with the basic GameCube games and now Virtual Boy being the only exclusives, it leaves a lot to be desired…However I am excited to play ports such as Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade. I think year two and into year three will be much better for Switch 2!
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