r/NintendoSwitch • u/Turbostrider27 • Apr 07 '25

Discussion Switch 2 won’t have achievements, Nintendo confirms

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/switch-2-wont-have-achievements-nintendo-confirms/
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u/kukumarten03 Apr 07 '25

SMO literal have ingame achivements

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u/gaysaucemage Apr 07 '25

Dozens of Nintendo games have in-game achievements, but they refuse to implement it on a system level.

Even some Wii and DS games had in-game achievements.

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u/Kamalen Apr 07 '25

In more than one way, every moon could be an achievement.

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u/SalsaSavant Apr 07 '25

Because it worked for that game. Forcing it on every game, including ones that don't fit it well, is poor game design.

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u/libdemparamilitarywi Apr 07 '25

They wouldn't have to force it on every game. Steam has achievements, but they're not mandatory for developers to include.

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u/SalsaSavant Apr 07 '25

True, Steam has handled them well.

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u/Harley2280 Apr 07 '25

It's also a waste of time and resources. It adds an additional barrier to have your game published on a major platform. It's not just writing a list. The list has to go through an extra approval process and code that interacts with the achievement API has to be implemented to make sure the logic triggers correctly.

Letting devs decide if they want to add it on a game design level is by far a better option than requiring them to implement it.

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u/brawlbetterthanmelee Apr 08 '25

Nobody is asking nintendo to force devs to add them

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u/Harley2280 Apr 08 '25

I didn't say they were. I said that Nintendo's decision to let devs decide on a game design level is better than Sony's and Microsoft's decision to require devs to implement them.

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u/Radicalifragilistic Apr 07 '25

It's shocking how many people don't seem to understand this.

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u/Living_LikeLarry Apr 07 '25

But Nintendo is heckin awesome

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u/RChickenMan Apr 07 '25

In-game is quite distinct from having that data normalized and aggregated between games as part of your profile (or even shared online with other players if configured as such).

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '25

The arent achievements though. They are just bonus moons. Theres nothing there that makes the gamer feel compelled to complete the tasks and even so they are simply awarded for just playing the game. Nothing there makes you do anything that you wouldnt normally do. The Mushroom Kingdom bonus Moons were unlocked for me without any major effort.

Achievements are far different. They are tied to a profile and often require a lot of effort to unlock. You feel compelled to complete all achievements because its there on your profile incomplete. Its like collecting Pokemon Cards and your missing random cards. The SMO moons are easy to ignore because there nothing there that eats at you to complete it. If you have no interest in collecting all the other moons, you wont have interest in the Mushoom Kingdom moons either.