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2023 · Nintendo · Arcade · Party

Everybody 1-2-Switch!

Nintendo exclusive

Mix up your next get-together with the Everybody 1-2-Switch, the follow-up to 1-2 Switch. Grab some Joy-Cons or smart devices for team-based games that are easy to set up and feature everything from balloons to aliens, and more! People at your next party can get moving and show off their teamwork in this multiplayer mashup.

Released: 30 June 2023
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Genres: Arcade Party
Developers: Nintendo
Publishers: Nintendo
Series: 1-2-Switch
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Themes: Party
Engine: Bezel Engine
Country: Japan
Age ratings: PEGI 3 CERO A GRAC ALL ESRB E ACB PG USK 0
Languages: Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Dutch, English, English (UK), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish (Mexico) and 1 more
Entry: #2 in 1-2-Switch

About

Everybody 1-2-Switch! is a 2023 party video game developed by Nintendo and Nintendo Cube and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. The sequel to 1-2-Switch (2017), it is a collection of team-based minigames. It was released to mixed reviews, who criticized the gameplay and lack of variety, though its budget price and concept received praise.

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Gameplay

Everybody 1-2-Switch! is a sequel to the 2017 video game 1-2-Switch. It features 17 team-based minigames, each with multiple variants. Minigames are hosted by a man with a cartoon horse head known as MC Horace.

The game can be controlled using both smartphones and the Nintendo Switch's Joy-Con controllers. Certain minigames can only be played using smartphones, while others can only be played using Joy-Con. The game supports up to 8 players using Joy-Con controllers, and up to 100 players can play using smartphones. Everybody 1-2-Switch!

Development

In June 2022, a report by Fanbyte claimed that Nintendo EPD was developing a sequel to 1-2-Switch, tentatively titled Everybody's 1-2-Switch. The game was described as an online party game compatible with up to 100 players, inspired by the Jackbox Party Pack series. The change in scope from the first game was reportedly made so that the sequel did not harm the original game's sales. According to the report, the game did not resonate with playtesters in its target audience of families with children, who found its minigames tedious. NDcube co-developed the game with Nintendo EPD.

Reception

Everybody 1-2-Switch! received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator website Metacritic. The game was recommended by 26% of critics according to OpenCritic. While it was praised for its lower price tag than its predecessor, the game received criticism for its reliance on multiplayer, with Nintendo Life's Jim Norman saying the game "requires at least four players to get the most out of it" and "with a group of 10 or more willing friends, a lot of these games would be more enjoyable".

Reviewers enjoyed the "mass multiplayer" for up to 100 players that Everybody 1-2-Switch! offered, with Giovanni Colantonio from Digital Trends saying it was an "ideal title for schools, youth groups, messy parties, and more."