I’m including anything only available on other Nintendo systems as exclusive for this.
I’ve got a $50 eShop card I figure I should spend before gold points go away.
I have BotW. It was alright, but it didn’t excite me enough to get TotK unless it’s on a deep discount.
I’ve also already got Mario Odyssey and Metroid Prime Remastered. I have a handful of other games but they’re not Switch exclusive afaik.
I’m mostly using my Steam deck for handheld these days, so I’d rather not get anything non-exclusive on the Switch right now.
TOTK makes BOTW look like a simple tech demo. I wasn’t very whelmed with BOTW, either, but I am glad I checked out TOTK because it is, IMO, the best exclusive on the system.
I do agree that TotK was a better game than BotW, though I can also see how someone who may not love the BotW model wouldn’t be enamored with TotK either.
I’d say Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom, but seems like that’s not what you’re looking for.
The Paper Mario: TTYD remake is very good. Or Animal Crossing, if you’re looking for something relaxing.
For party games, Mario Kart 8 is always fun. And of course Smash Bros Ultimate if you like that series.
Mario vs Rabbids surprised me with how good it was. Mario Kart 8 with the expansion pass is great, especially if you have friends to play with.
Smash Bros Ult - I probably have played over 2k hours playing online and tournaments.
I highly recommend the xenoblade series. 1,2, and 3 are on switch with a remake of X coming in a few months. All nintendo exclusive games well worth their cost (if you have time for a jrpg)
HOLY SHIT THEY ARE FINALLY REMAKING X???
Huge fan but I didn’t want to buy a Wii U for one game