Whereas previous versions tried to create a sense of togetherness by trapping all the characters in a car, Super Mario Party rewards players with extra coins if they high-five each other. Super Mario Party almost feels like the cheeriest of games. Between Nintendo’s hits and a smorgasbord of the best “indie” games around, the Switch satisfies my own personal tastes better than any single system has in a couple of decades now. It might not be getting the latest state-of-the-art big budget blockbusters (there’s no Red Dead Redemption 2 or Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey on the Switch, although you can cloud stream the latter on it if you’re in Japan), but its roster of smaller, more esoteric works rivaled that of the PlayStation 4 this year. It’s not just buzzing by on the strength of Nintendo’s own line-up of perennial favorites.

That portability, along with the system’s sheer popularity, has made the Switch a preferred home for all manner of games. That’s the beauty of the Switch: it’s not permanently strapped to a big screen in your living room, but can go wherever your travels might take you. It’s not like I haven’t been playing it, though indeed, I’ve probably played it more this year than any of the other consoles I own. Last night I hooked my Switch up to my TV for the first time in six months or so.

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