As with every other corporation on the planet, the holiday shopping season has officially begun. We can argue that it maybe started in October, but that’s irrelevant. Nintendo has posted its Holiday Gift Guide for 2024 and all things are looking Mario… and Luigi, too. Let’s not forget about our Lord and Savior who had an entire year dedicated to him.
With the Switch entering what is sure to be its final holiday season as Nintendo’s main platform, the pickings for games are rather slim. Mario & Luigi: Brothership is yet to be released (at the time of writing), so that’s the only “new” thing to get this year. I would certainly recommend The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and the reception to Super Mario Party Jamboree has been positive, so those two games aren’t bad choices. Everything else, software-wise, is probably something you already have.
The website this year is broken down into different game categories, so you’ll find sections for Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Animal Crossing, and Pikmin. There’s a “Family Multiplayer” section and there’s a whole page with merchandise exclusive to the My Nintendo website. Mixed in on that last page are a bunch of the Platinum Points rewards, which require users to either sign up for Nintendo’s website and earn coins or play games via the Nintendo Switch or mobile devices. It’s not hard to earn coins, but it is kind of silly to show those items as regular purchases.
I can’t fault Nintendo for putting up this website and organizing it the way it did. There really is nothing left you can really do with the Switch in 2024. I’m surprised there are still major releases coming to the platform in 2025, but this has to be the last year, right? I love Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as much as the next person, but I’ve had it for six years now. You can’t perpetually sell the same game to the same person, though at least it is still available in some capacity.
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Written by Peter Glagowski
Peter has been a freelance gaming and film critic for over seven years. His passion for Nintendo is only matched by the size of his collection.
