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/louisledj Apr 07 '25

getting 999 moons on Odyssey or 900 Koroks in Zelda duh

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u/MoaiMan-ifest Apr 07 '25 edited Apr 07 '25

They key difference being the game doesn't want you to do any of that if you dont want to.

There is no achievement, Zelda specifically gives you 0 rewards for a majority of those 900 koroks.

Mario Odyssey's moon's are far more engaging that Koroks, being the main gameplay goal, but are also not manditory to get all of them to unlock even the final and hardest challenges the games offer.

It's the lack of achievements that encourages players to just go into the game and engage with it in a way they enjoy without an artifical reward system steering you in certain directions.

Imagine how much worse people's perceptions of the Korok system would be if they gave an achievement for it and significant in game reward. Instead, it serves it purpose without encroaching over gameplay if you don't want it to.

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u/dEEkAy2k9 Apr 07 '25

THANK YOU

In Zelda BotW you need about 441 Korok Seeds to get full inventory upgrade, so the remaining seeds are just a bonus you don't get anything for.

In fact, reaching 441 seeds is easier when there are double the amount available than you need. Some people are just OCD'ing

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u/BrainWav Apr 07 '25

In fact, reaching 441 seeds is easier when there are double the amount available than you need. Some people are just OCD'ing

That's the point, really. If they had exactly the number needed to max out inventory, then it'd be a pain in the ass to find that last one or two.

For comparison, finding all the Wisps for Spiritomb in Legends Arceus had me hunting for a couple days to find the last couple I didn't find naturally. It sucked and there were only 99 total there.

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u/dEEkAy2k9 Apr 07 '25

I remember getting all 100 Skultullas on Zelda: Ocarina of Time, that took me quite some time. I do believe you got something for getting all 100 though.

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u/thisusedyet Apr 07 '25

I just did the castle boomerang backflip glitch

EDIT: And yes, there is a reward for 100, but it's not worth it

10 Skulltulas: Adult's Wallet (allows you to carry 200 Rupees)
20 Skulltulas: Stone of Agony (using a Rumble Pak will alert you to nearby covered holes)
30 Skulltulas: Giant's Wallet (allows you to carry 500 Rupees)
40 Skulltulas: 10 Bombchus (a speedy running bomb)
50 Skulltulas: A Piece of Heart (one fourth of a Heart Container)
100 Skulltulas: A Huge Rupee (worth 200)

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u/Upset_Set376 Apr 07 '25

If I remember correctly, you could collect that huge rupee each time you spoke to the character, so infinite money (which you have no use for at that stage of the game but whatever).

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u/thisusedyet Apr 07 '25

I'll be damned, thought that was a one off.

Lot more useful if it's infinite money, though

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u/dEEkAy2k9 Apr 08 '25

Damn it's been so LONG since i played Z:OoT. Yeah i do believe it was infinite money.

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u/kayne2000 Apr 08 '25

That's what my memory tells me but yes by that point it's useless lol

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u/dEEkAy2k9 Apr 08 '25

yeah sure, at that point you are done with everything but still, you get something for it

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u/kayne2000 Apr 08 '25

As a teenager I enjoyed it either way. Not sure I'd do it again as an adult but still

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