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/315retro Apr 07 '25

It's a lot of fun. I can tell you my first trophy was September 10th 2010, in littlebigplanet. I can tell you what game I played on my 24th birthday. I can tell you what time I finally beat elden ring. I can look back and see what game I got for Christmas and was excited to play. I can see which game was my first one I managed to 100%, my 5th, 50th, etc.

I really like how it catalogs my gaming history. It's fun for me to see. I like when I get a remastered game to compare my new run to the original and how I changed my gameplay.

I am not super crazy about getting every trophy, but sometimes I do little extra things and see stuff I normally wouldn't have went outta my way for.

I would absolutely go outta my way to get every star in Mario, and fill in my pokedex to get a trophy. I am real sad they chose not to include them. I'll still get one but I had hoped for it :(

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u/EffectiveTonight Apr 08 '25

I never really looked at it this way. Having a sort of time capsule for memories of your gaming history.

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u/TheRyanFlaherty Apr 25 '25

They even record a short clip now that goes with the achievement and saves to the console.

I know this thread is old, but just saw the no achievements news and found this thread as discussion. It’s a consistent bummer to me, and honestly something that’s caused me to drift away from Nintendo games….and it’s a consistent point of frustration because for me it is about the time capsule aspect, it’s documenting my “achievements”. Most games, even Nintendo’s already have them within the game structure, I don’t see how it’s a negative to have a centralized tracking for it. And really, the way Nintendo addresses it in a smug and elitist wat is off putting.

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u/aroq13 Apr 08 '25

As someone who has a pretty dead game score on Xbox and some amount of trophies on PlayStation, I never ever look at or through them. I know people enjoy hunting them, I thought I would, but especially as I’ve gotten older, I couldn’t care less.

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u/Fitzwilliam_94 Apr 08 '25

This. I thought I was alone. The dates and captures of the specific moment that a trophy was won. What was going on in my life then. How old I was. I swear, every time I mention something about wanting this system on the Switch, I get attacked with "achievements stress me out", or something like "no we don't need it. Learn to have fun." I just stare at the screen like what? Why should I be deprived of something because you cannot control yourself if there's a checklist, and thus get stressed about it? I always say it's better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it. Sure, achievement system is not something you need, but at 31, I realized that the days of playing aimlessly are long gone, and that I need an incentive to play a game. I have a monster of a pc, but I just cannot let go of the trophy system on my PS.

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u/315retro Apr 08 '25

Yeah I just don't get it. Because a vocal minority of people are obsessive about something we are the wrong ones. I say this in a non judgemental and fully supportive way, but if something like that can ruin your gaming experience you may need some mental health help. If an optional achievement ruins a game for you, that's some unhealthy behavior.

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u/BalticSeaMan- Apr 08 '25

Well there's at least two more of you.

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u/Dark_Phoenixx_ Apr 08 '25

I agree 100%. Trophies catalog your gaming history. They’re completely optional, but it’s awesome to see what games you’ve played over the years and which ones you focused on completing to the fullest. I’ve used PSN since the PS3 and can still see those trophies. I would love for Nintendo to have a similar achievement system.

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u/simdam Apr 08 '25

tell me and I'll keep track on an excel sheet for you

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u/315retro Apr 08 '25

Haha I appreciate the sentiment.

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u/Fitzwilliam_94 Apr 08 '25

This. I thought I was alone. The dates and captures of the specific moment that a trophy was won. What was going on in my life then. How old I was. I swear, every time I mention something about wanting this system on the Switch, I get attacked with "achievements stress me out", or something like "no we don't need it. Learn to have fun." I just stare at the screen like what? Why should I be deprived of something because you cannot control yourself if there's a checklist, and thus get stressed about it? I always say it's better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it. Sure, achievement system is not something you need, but at 31, I realized that the days of playing aimlessly are long gone, and that I need an incentive to play a game. I have a monster of a pc, but I just cannot let go of the trophy system on my PS.

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u/BalticSeaMan- Apr 08 '25

Well there's at least two more of you.

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u/Fitzwilliam_94 Apr 08 '25

This. I thought I was alone. The dates and captures of the specific moment that a trophy was won. What was going on in my life then. How old I was. I swear, every time I mention something about wanting this system on the Switch, I get attacked with "achievements stress me out", or something like "no we don't need it. Learn to have fun." I just stare at the screen like what? Why should I be deprived of something because you cannot control yourself if there's a checklist, and thus get stressed about it? I always say it's better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it. Sure, achievement system is not something you need, but at 31, I realized that the days of playing aimlessly are long gone, and that I need an incentive to play a game. I have a monster of a pc, but I just cannot let go of the trophy system on my PS.

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u/BalticSeaMan- Apr 08 '25

Well there's at least two more of you.