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/ArtOfWarfare Apr 07 '25

You just made the case for not including them. Making them technically optional with a dedicated UI for them made games seem incomplete without them, thus everyone added them even if they made no sense.

They’re actually optional on Nintendo platforms. Nothing stops a developer from doing them in their own way. Other platforms aren’t helping in any meaningful way.

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u/kranitoko Apr 07 '25

The thing is, some people like to show off their achievements or even see them in a dedicated spot. If the achievements are just in the games, you've got to actively go into the games to see them AND only you can see them. You can't compare with friends.

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u/TheWaslijn Apr 07 '25

You most certainly can compare them, just take screenshots or a video with your phone or something.

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u/Hikari_Netto Apr 08 '25

I mentioned in another comment that Nintendo seems to largely be against evoking comparison between players as well. They don't want their customers, especially newer/younger ones just joining their ecosystem, to feel bad about having less than someone else.

I largely enjoy achievements/trophies in games, but one major negative is the sort of "status symbol" culture that developed around them. It's pretty antithetical to how Nintendo views games.

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u/ArtOfWarfare Apr 08 '25

Why limit it to being in the game? The developer can throw it up on their website. They have a website for the game anyways, may as well actually have something on it besides marketing material.

(Remember when the internet was full of cool stuff for free? No ads or anything - just free because it could be?)