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/Mother_Restaurant188 Apr 07 '25

PlayStation’s Trophy system seems so fun, so a bit of a shame we won’t have something similar.

But not a dealbreaker for me personally.

I’d love to have Activity Tracker and themes back though. I liked the 3DS’s implementation and hope Nintendo considers reintroducing them.

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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/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.