02-09-2020, 11:23 PM
Feature: Best Nintendo Switch Games For Kids
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<p>Nintendo Switch is a console with brilliant software for gamers young and old. Over the years Nintendo has fostered a wholesome, family-friendly image which is well-earned, and with characters like Mario, Luigi and the rest of the Mushroom Kingdom gang, Switch has a tide of games that cater to the young and the young-at-heart alike. With its excellent <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/01/guide_got_yourself_a_new_nintendo_switch_do_these_things_first#bought-the-switch-switch-lite-for-a-child-then-set-up-parental-controls">parental controls</a>, the Switch is the perfect console for kids.</p>
<p>The success of the hybrid handheld has led to such a wide variety of games across all genres, including many that might not be appropriate for your young ones due to their mature content.</p>
<p>With that in mind, we’ve rounded up the very best kids games on Switch arranged in a general ascending order of age appropriateness. We’ve included <a href="https://www.esrb.org/ratings-guide/">ESRB</a> and <a href="https://pegi.info/what-do-the-labels-mean">PEGI</a> ratings in addition to our own minimum age recommendations based on the level of coordination and skill needed to have fun with the game. Remember these are <em>only a rough guide</em> based on our personal experience and – of course – you are the best judge of what is appropriate for your child. Generally speaking, the games towards the back half tend to involve more reading and more complex controls. That doesn’t mean your ten-year-old won’t also love the choices at the beginning, though – ‘minimum’ is just that and doesn’t exclude older kids (or, indeed, adults). Every single game below is a winner, whatever your age.</p>
<p>Many kids might enjoy simply watching as <em>you</em> play a game (something like <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/legend_of_zelda_breath_of_the_wild">The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild</a></strong>, for example). If so, bully for you! The eShop is your oyster.</p>
<p>It’s also worth noting that there are plenty more games aimed at kids on Switch. We’ve concentrated on the very best examples but as you’ll be acutely aware, kids like what <em>they</em> like. If your child gets utterly engrossed in some $0.12 eShop ‘garbage’, no amount of lovingly-crafted wholesome <em>quality</em> software is going to persuade them otherwise!</p>
<p>So, let’s take a look at the best kids games on Nintendo Switch…</p>
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<p><span>Publisher: </span><strong>Nintendo</strong> / <span>Developer: </span><strong>Nintendo</strong></p>
<div class="release"><span>Release Date: </span><strong>28th Apr 2017 (<abbr title="United States / North America">USA</abbr>)</strong> / <strong>28th Apr 2017 (<abbr title="UK / European">UK/EU</abbr>)</strong></div>
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<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>ESRB: Everyone, PEGI: 3, NL minimum age <strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>recommendation</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><strong>: 3</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></p>
<p>We kick things off with <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/mario_kart_8_deluxe">Mario Kart 8 Deluxe</a></strong>. This kart racer is arguably the most welcoming game on Switch with tons of accessibility options – including auto acceleration and steering aids – to give even the tiniest humans the chance to get involved on the racetrack. The aids are generous to the point where you can turn them on, leave the controller alone and still place 4th. Hardened gamers may balk at that notion, but it’s <em>perfect</em> for very young kids who want to move up from spectating and feel included in the fun.</p>
<p>If for some reason you prefer your <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/01/feature_best_nintendo_switch_kart_racing_games">kart racers</a> with less moustachioed plumber in them, <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/team_sonic_racing">Team Sonic Racing</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/crash_team_racing_nitro-fueled">Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled</a></strong> both provide solid, if less remarkable, alternatives. Mario is undoubtedly king of the kart, though.</p>
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<p><span>Publisher: </span><strong>Nintendo</strong> / <span>Developer: </span><strong>Good-Feel</strong></p>
<div class="release"><span>Release Date: </span><strong>29th Mar 2019 (<abbr title="United States / North America">USA</abbr>)</strong> / <strong>29th Mar 2019 (<abbr title="UK / European">UK/EU</abbr>)</strong></div>
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<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>ESRB: Everyone, PEGI: 3, NL minimum age <strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>recommendation</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><strong>:</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong> <strong>4</strong></strong></strong></p>
<p>The box art alone should clue you in to the E-for-Everyone nature of <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/yoshis_crafted_world">Yoshi’s Crafted World</a></strong>. Mario’s pal occupies a game stuffed to the brim with toilet rolls, cardboard houses and sticky felt, and it’s breezy charm makes it a great introductory platformer for kids. Two-player co-op play is available if you have more than one offspring, and there are enough collectibles hidden away in these gorgeous crafty worlds to keep them occupied for a good while.</p>
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<p><span>Publisher: </span><strong>Nintendo</strong> / <span>Developer: </span><strong>Nintendo</strong></p>
<div class="release"><span>Release Date: </span><strong>27th Oct 2017 (<abbr title="United States / North America">USA</abbr>)</strong> / <strong>27th Oct 2017 (<abbr title="UK / European">UK/EU</abbr>)</strong></div>
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<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>ESRB: Everyone 10+, PEGI: 7, NL minimum age recommendation</strong><strong>:</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong> <strong>5</strong></strong></p>
<p>When it comes to platform games, your first port of call should always be Nintendo’s mascot. Whether in the second or third dimension, Mario’s bouncy enthusiasm is a winner whatever your age. <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/super_mario_odyssey">Super Mario Odyssey</a></strong>, his latest 3D adventure, is one of his finest ever, and a subtle two-player co-op mode where one player controls the plumber’s hat while the other guides Mario himself makes it a perfect game to enjoy with your little one. The huge number of collectable Moons and other goodies also ensures there’s plenty to return to as their gaming skills grow.</p>
<p>And if you’re having trouble finding, we’ve got <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/11/guide_super_mario_odyssey_power_moon_locations">guides to help you find those last few Power Moons</a>.</p>
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<p><span>Publisher: </span><strong>Nintendo</strong> / <span>Developer: </span><strong>Game Freak</strong></p>
<div class="release"><span>Release Date: </span><strong>16th Nov 2018 (<abbr title="United States / North America">USA</abbr>)</strong> / <strong>16th Nov 2018 (<abbr title="UK / European">UK/EU</abbr>)</strong></div>
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<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>ESRB: Everyone, PEGI: 7, NL minimum age recommendation</strong><strong>:</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong> <strong>5</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></p>
<p>Pokémon might be a worldwide phenomenon, but it arguably wasn’t until this Switch remake of the very first Game Boy games that the mainline games could be enjoyed by younger children. <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/pokemon_lets_go_pikachu_and_lets_go_eevee">Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu!</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/pokemon_lets_go_pikachu_and_lets_go_eevee">Eevee!</a></strong> combine the traditional turn-based gameplay of the main series with some elements from the mobile game <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/mobile/pokemon_go">Pokémon GO</a></strong> to form the most accessible version of the full-fat Pokémon experience on console. It serves as a perfect introduction to the series and also provides an incredible nostalgia trip if you played the original games over 20 years ago. Some light co-op gameplay wraps up a compelling PokéPackage.</p>
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<p><span>Publisher: </span><strong>Nintendo</strong> / <span>Developer: </span><strong>Nintendo</strong></p>
<div class="release"><span>Release Date: </span><strong>11th Jan 2019 (<abbr title="United States / North America">USA</abbr>)</strong> / <strong>11th Jan 2019 (<abbr title="UK / European">UK/EU</abbr>)</strong></div>
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<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>ESRB: Everyone, PEGI: 3, NL minimum age recommendation</strong><strong>:</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong> <strong>5</strong></p>
<p>As previously mentioned, Super Mario is equally adept in 2D or 3D, and this colourful return to his side-on platforming roots provides manic 4-player action in addition to a huge single-player adventure. <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/new_super_mario_bros_u_deluxe">New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe</a></strong> is stuffed with quality platforming content to keep your whippersnappers occupied for many manic hours.</p>
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<p><span>Publisher: </span><strong>Nintendo</strong> / <span>Developer: </span><strong>Nintendo</strong></p>
<div class="release"><span>Release Date: </span><strong>13th Jul 2018 (<abbr title="United States / North America">USA</abbr>)</strong> / <strong>13th Jul 2018 (<abbr title="UK / European">UK/EU</abbr>)</strong></div>
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<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>ESRB: Everyone, PEGI: 3, NL minimum age recommendation</strong><strong>:</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong> <strong>5</strong></p>
<p>A wonderfully sedate puzzle-platformer, <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/captain_toad_treasure_tracker">Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker</a></strong> now benefits from 2-player co-op play throughout making it an excellent choice to play through with your kid(s). There’s absolutely zero jumping in this platformer, so you’ll be looking around the environment for clues about how to collect every gem and proceed through each of the bite-sized levels.</p>
<p>Captain Toad is primarily a puzzle game, so you might want to bear that in mind if your child is action mad. If you’re looking for a gentle, wholesome way to fire up the grey matter with your offspring, though, this is one of the best games on the system.</p>
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<p><span>Publisher: </span><strong>Playful Entertainment Inc.</strong> / <span>Developer: </span><strong>Playful Entertainment Inc.</strong></p>
<div class="release"><span>Release Date: </span><strong>8th Nov 2019 (<abbr title="United States / North America">USA</abbr>)</strong> / <strong>8th Nov 2019 (<abbr title="UK / European">UK/EU</abbr>)</strong></div>
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<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>EsRB: Everyone, PEGI: 3, NL minimum age recommendation</strong><strong>:</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong> <strong>5</strong></p>
<p>Light on difficulty, high on fun, <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/new_super_luckys_tale">New Super Lucky’s Tale</a></strong> is an old school-style 3D platformer polished up for the 21st century. It’s not the deepest experience, but it’s a heartwarming one with plenty of silly humour and likeable characters. Lucky’s antics are perfect fodder for starry-eyed youngsters or jaded old geezers alike, and well worth investigating.</p>
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<p><span>Publisher: </span><strong>Warner Bros. Interactive</strong> / <span>Developer: </span><strong>TT Games</strong></p>
<div class="release"><span>Release Date: </span><strong>16th Oct 2018 (<abbr title="United States / North America">USA</abbr>)</strong> / <strong>19th Oct 2018 (<abbr title="UK / European">UK/EU</abbr>)</strong></div>
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<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>ESRB: Everyone 10+, PEGI: 7, NL minimum age <strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>recommendation</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><strong>:</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong> <strong><strong><strong>5</strong></strong></strong></p>
<p>Our favourite of the LEGO games currently on Switch is <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/lego_dc_super-villains">LEGO DC Super-Villains</a></strong><strong></strong>. Offering a sandbox of brick-based mayhem, the tried-and-tested formula of these games has never been better than when DC’s comic book crew were put in charge.</p>
<p>This may be our personal favourite, but virtually any of the LEGO games provide fun fare for kids. <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/lego_harry_potter_collection">LEGO Harry Potter Collection</a></strong>, <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/lego_movie_2_videogame">The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/lego_marvel_super_heroes_2">LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2</a></strong> are all solid little platformers, so pick your favourite franchise. Not quite <em>everything</em> is quite awesome, but you can’t go too far wrong.</p>
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<p><span>Publisher: </span><strong>Nintendo</strong> / <span>Developer: </span><strong>Nintendo Software Technology</strong></p>
<div class="release"><span>Release Date: </span><strong>21st Jul 2017 (<abbr title="United States / North America">USA</abbr>)</strong> / <strong>21st Jul 2017 (<abbr title="UK / European">UK/EU</abbr>)</strong></div>
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<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>ESRB: Everyone 10+, PEGI: 7, NL minimum age <strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>recommendation</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><strong>: 5-6</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></p>
<p>A third-person shooter where you spray paint rather than bullets, <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/splatoon_2">Splatoon 2</a></strong> has a single-player campaign which acts as a perfect tutorial for the online team modes where players compete to capture a moving platform, repel waves of encroaching salmon or simply paint as much of the stage as possible before the time runs out in Turf War.</p>
<p>Control-wise, there’s a lot going on with Splatoon, but kids pick things up fast and with the aid of its gyro-controlled aiming, we have personal experience of a 5-year-old who went from idly spraying the ground to completing the rock-hard <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/splatoon_2_octo_expansion">Octo Expansion DLC</a> in the space of a year.</p>
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<p>Nintendo Switch is a console with brilliant software for gamers young and old. Over the years Nintendo has fostered a wholesome, family-friendly image which is well-earned, and with characters like Mario, Luigi and the rest of the Mushroom Kingdom gang, Switch has a tide of games that cater to the young and the young-at-heart alike. With its excellent <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/01/guide_got_yourself_a_new_nintendo_switch_do_these_things_first#bought-the-switch-switch-lite-for-a-child-then-set-up-parental-controls">parental controls</a>, the Switch is the perfect console for kids.</p>
<p>The success of the hybrid handheld has led to such a wide variety of games across all genres, including many that might not be appropriate for your young ones due to their mature content.</p>
<p>With that in mind, we’ve rounded up the very best kids games on Switch arranged in a general ascending order of age appropriateness. We’ve included <a href="https://www.esrb.org/ratings-guide/">ESRB</a> and <a href="https://pegi.info/what-do-the-labels-mean">PEGI</a> ratings in addition to our own minimum age recommendations based on the level of coordination and skill needed to have fun with the game. Remember these are <em>only a rough guide</em> based on our personal experience and – of course – you are the best judge of what is appropriate for your child. Generally speaking, the games towards the back half tend to involve more reading and more complex controls. That doesn’t mean your ten-year-old won’t also love the choices at the beginning, though – ‘minimum’ is just that and doesn’t exclude older kids (or, indeed, adults). Every single game below is a winner, whatever your age.</p>
<p>Many kids might enjoy simply watching as <em>you</em> play a game (something like <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/legend_of_zelda_breath_of_the_wild">The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild</a></strong>, for example). If so, bully for you! The eShop is your oyster.</p>
<p>It’s also worth noting that there are plenty more games aimed at kids on Switch. We’ve concentrated on the very best examples but as you’ll be acutely aware, kids like what <em>they</em> like. If your child gets utterly engrossed in some $0.12 eShop ‘garbage’, no amount of lovingly-crafted wholesome <em>quality</em> software is going to persuade them otherwise!</p>
<p>So, let’s take a look at the best kids games on Nintendo Switch…</p>
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<p><span>Publisher: </span><strong>Nintendo</strong> / <span>Developer: </span><strong>Nintendo</strong></p>
<div class="release"><span>Release Date: </span><strong>28th Apr 2017 (<abbr title="United States / North America">USA</abbr>)</strong> / <strong>28th Apr 2017 (<abbr title="UK / European">UK/EU</abbr>)</strong></div>
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<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>ESRB: Everyone, PEGI: 3, NL minimum age <strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>recommendation</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><strong>: 3</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></p>
<p>We kick things off with <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/mario_kart_8_deluxe">Mario Kart 8 Deluxe</a></strong>. This kart racer is arguably the most welcoming game on Switch with tons of accessibility options – including auto acceleration and steering aids – to give even the tiniest humans the chance to get involved on the racetrack. The aids are generous to the point where you can turn them on, leave the controller alone and still place 4th. Hardened gamers may balk at that notion, but it’s <em>perfect</em> for very young kids who want to move up from spectating and feel included in the fun.</p>
<p>If for some reason you prefer your <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/01/feature_best_nintendo_switch_kart_racing_games">kart racers</a> with less moustachioed plumber in them, <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/team_sonic_racing">Team Sonic Racing</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/crash_team_racing_nitro-fueled">Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled</a></strong> both provide solid, if less remarkable, alternatives. Mario is undoubtedly king of the kart, though.</p>
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<p><span>Publisher: </span><strong>Nintendo</strong> / <span>Developer: </span><strong>Good-Feel</strong></p>
<div class="release"><span>Release Date: </span><strong>29th Mar 2019 (<abbr title="United States / North America">USA</abbr>)</strong> / <strong>29th Mar 2019 (<abbr title="UK / European">UK/EU</abbr>)</strong></div>
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<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>ESRB: Everyone, PEGI: 3, NL minimum age <strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>recommendation</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><strong>:</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong> <strong>4</strong></strong></strong></p>
<p>The box art alone should clue you in to the E-for-Everyone nature of <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/yoshis_crafted_world">Yoshi’s Crafted World</a></strong>. Mario’s pal occupies a game stuffed to the brim with toilet rolls, cardboard houses and sticky felt, and it’s breezy charm makes it a great introductory platformer for kids. Two-player co-op play is available if you have more than one offspring, and there are enough collectibles hidden away in these gorgeous crafty worlds to keep them occupied for a good while.</p>
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<p><span>Publisher: </span><strong>Nintendo</strong> / <span>Developer: </span><strong>Nintendo</strong></p>
<div class="release"><span>Release Date: </span><strong>27th Oct 2017 (<abbr title="United States / North America">USA</abbr>)</strong> / <strong>27th Oct 2017 (<abbr title="UK / European">UK/EU</abbr>)</strong></div>
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<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>ESRB: Everyone 10+, PEGI: 7, NL minimum age recommendation</strong><strong>:</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong> <strong>5</strong></strong></p>
<p>When it comes to platform games, your first port of call should always be Nintendo’s mascot. Whether in the second or third dimension, Mario’s bouncy enthusiasm is a winner whatever your age. <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/super_mario_odyssey">Super Mario Odyssey</a></strong>, his latest 3D adventure, is one of his finest ever, and a subtle two-player co-op mode where one player controls the plumber’s hat while the other guides Mario himself makes it a perfect game to enjoy with your little one. The huge number of collectable Moons and other goodies also ensures there’s plenty to return to as their gaming skills grow.</p>
<p>And if you’re having trouble finding, we’ve got <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/11/guide_super_mario_odyssey_power_moon_locations">guides to help you find those last few Power Moons</a>.</p>
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<p><span>Publisher: </span><strong>Nintendo</strong> / <span>Developer: </span><strong>Game Freak</strong></p>
<div class="release"><span>Release Date: </span><strong>16th Nov 2018 (<abbr title="United States / North America">USA</abbr>)</strong> / <strong>16th Nov 2018 (<abbr title="UK / European">UK/EU</abbr>)</strong></div>
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<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>ESRB: Everyone, PEGI: 7, NL minimum age recommendation</strong><strong>:</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong> <strong>5</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></p>
<p>Pokémon might be a worldwide phenomenon, but it arguably wasn’t until this Switch remake of the very first Game Boy games that the mainline games could be enjoyed by younger children. <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/pokemon_lets_go_pikachu_and_lets_go_eevee">Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu!</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/pokemon_lets_go_pikachu_and_lets_go_eevee">Eevee!</a></strong> combine the traditional turn-based gameplay of the main series with some elements from the mobile game <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/mobile/pokemon_go">Pokémon GO</a></strong> to form the most accessible version of the full-fat Pokémon experience on console. It serves as a perfect introduction to the series and also provides an incredible nostalgia trip if you played the original games over 20 years ago. Some light co-op gameplay wraps up a compelling PokéPackage.</p>
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<p><span>Publisher: </span><strong>Nintendo</strong> / <span>Developer: </span><strong>Nintendo</strong></p>
<div class="release"><span>Release Date: </span><strong>11th Jan 2019 (<abbr title="United States / North America">USA</abbr>)</strong> / <strong>11th Jan 2019 (<abbr title="UK / European">UK/EU</abbr>)</strong></div>
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<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>ESRB: Everyone, PEGI: 3, NL minimum age recommendation</strong><strong>:</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong> <strong>5</strong></p>
<p>As previously mentioned, Super Mario is equally adept in 2D or 3D, and this colourful return to his side-on platforming roots provides manic 4-player action in addition to a huge single-player adventure. <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/new_super_mario_bros_u_deluxe">New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe</a></strong> is stuffed with quality platforming content to keep your whippersnappers occupied for many manic hours.</p>
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<p><span>Publisher: </span><strong>Nintendo</strong> / <span>Developer: </span><strong>Nintendo</strong></p>
<div class="release"><span>Release Date: </span><strong>13th Jul 2018 (<abbr title="United States / North America">USA</abbr>)</strong> / <strong>13th Jul 2018 (<abbr title="UK / European">UK/EU</abbr>)</strong></div>
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<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>ESRB: Everyone, PEGI: 3, NL minimum age recommendation</strong><strong>:</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong> <strong>5</strong></p>
<p>A wonderfully sedate puzzle-platformer, <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/captain_toad_treasure_tracker">Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker</a></strong> now benefits from 2-player co-op play throughout making it an excellent choice to play through with your kid(s). There’s absolutely zero jumping in this platformer, so you’ll be looking around the environment for clues about how to collect every gem and proceed through each of the bite-sized levels.</p>
<p>Captain Toad is primarily a puzzle game, so you might want to bear that in mind if your child is action mad. If you’re looking for a gentle, wholesome way to fire up the grey matter with your offspring, though, this is one of the best games on the system.</p>
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<p><span>Publisher: </span><strong>Playful Entertainment Inc.</strong> / <span>Developer: </span><strong>Playful Entertainment Inc.</strong></p>
<div class="release"><span>Release Date: </span><strong>8th Nov 2019 (<abbr title="United States / North America">USA</abbr>)</strong> / <strong>8th Nov 2019 (<abbr title="UK / European">UK/EU</abbr>)</strong></div>
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<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>EsRB: Everyone, PEGI: 3, NL minimum age recommendation</strong><strong>:</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong> <strong>5</strong></p>
<p>Light on difficulty, high on fun, <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/new_super_luckys_tale">New Super Lucky’s Tale</a></strong> is an old school-style 3D platformer polished up for the 21st century. It’s not the deepest experience, but it’s a heartwarming one with plenty of silly humour and likeable characters. Lucky’s antics are perfect fodder for starry-eyed youngsters or jaded old geezers alike, and well worth investigating.</p>
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<p><span>Publisher: </span><strong>Warner Bros. Interactive</strong> / <span>Developer: </span><strong>TT Games</strong></p>
<div class="release"><span>Release Date: </span><strong>16th Oct 2018 (<abbr title="United States / North America">USA</abbr>)</strong> / <strong>19th Oct 2018 (<abbr title="UK / European">UK/EU</abbr>)</strong></div>
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<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>ESRB: Everyone 10+, PEGI: 7, NL minimum age <strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>recommendation</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><strong>:</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong> <strong><strong><strong>5</strong></strong></strong></p>
<p>Our favourite of the LEGO games currently on Switch is <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/lego_dc_super-villains">LEGO DC Super-Villains</a></strong><strong></strong>. Offering a sandbox of brick-based mayhem, the tried-and-tested formula of these games has never been better than when DC’s comic book crew were put in charge.</p>
<p>This may be our personal favourite, but virtually any of the LEGO games provide fun fare for kids. <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/lego_harry_potter_collection">LEGO Harry Potter Collection</a></strong>, <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/lego_movie_2_videogame">The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/lego_marvel_super_heroes_2">LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2</a></strong> are all solid little platformers, so pick your favourite franchise. Not quite <em>everything</em> is quite awesome, but you can’t go too far wrong.</p>
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<p><span>Publisher: </span><strong>Nintendo</strong> / <span>Developer: </span><strong>Nintendo Software Technology</strong></p>
<div class="release"><span>Release Date: </span><strong>21st Jul 2017 (<abbr title="United States / North America">USA</abbr>)</strong> / <strong>21st Jul 2017 (<abbr title="UK / European">UK/EU</abbr>)</strong></div>
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<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>ESRB: Everyone 10+, PEGI: 7, NL minimum age <strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>recommendation</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong><strong>: 5-6</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></p>
<p>A third-person shooter where you spray paint rather than bullets, <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/splatoon_2">Splatoon 2</a></strong> has a single-player campaign which acts as a perfect tutorial for the online team modes where players compete to capture a moving platform, repel waves of encroaching salmon or simply paint as much of the stage as possible before the time runs out in Turf War.</p>
<p>Control-wise, there’s a lot going on with Splatoon, but kids pick things up fast and with the aid of its gyro-controlled aiming, we have personal experience of a 5-year-old who went from idly spraying the ground to completing the rock-hard <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/splatoon_2_octo_expansion">Octo Expansion DLC</a> in the space of a year.</p>
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https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2020/02/...-for-kids/