Everybody 1-2-Switch!
{{Short description|2023 video game}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Everybody 1-2-Switch!
| image = Everybody 1-2-Switch icon.png
| caption = Game icon
| developer = Nintendo EPD
NDcube
| publisher = Nintendo
| series = 1-2-Switch
| platforms = Nintendo Switch
| released = June 30, 2023
| genre = Party
| modes = Multiplayer
| director = Yusuke Akifusa
Susumu Kuribayashi
| producer = Kouichi Kawamoto
Hiromasa Shikata
| designer = Hideki Fujii
Tatsumitsu Watanabe
Satoru Imamura
Daisuke Izumi
| programmer = Shun Hakamada
Kentaro Tanaka
Masayuki Shinohara
Haruhiko Tanuma
Ikki Niwa
| artist = Ryo Tanaka
Keisuke Kasahara
Shunsaku Yamamoto
Masayuki Tsuboi
Nana Tanaka
| composer = Rei Kondoh
Haruno Ito
Naruki Kadosaka
Sho Kobayashi
| engine =
}}
{{Nihongo foot|Everybody 1-2-Switch!|エブリバディ 1-2-Switch!|Eburibadi 1-2-Switch!|group=lower-alpha|lead=yes}} is a 2023 party video game developed by Nintendo and Nintendo Cube and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. The sequel to 1-2-Switch (2017), it is a collection of team-based minigames. It was released to mixed reviews, who criticized the gameplay and lack of variety, though its budget price and concept received praise.
Gameplay
Everybody 1-2-Switch! is a sequel to the 2017 video game 1-2-Switch. It features 17 team-based minigames,{{Cite magazine |last=LeBlanc |first=Wesley |date=2023-06-02 |title=Nintendo Has Announced A Sequel To 1-2 Switch And It's Out This Month |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/news/2023/06/02/nintendo-has-announced-a-sequel-to-1-2-switch-and-its-out-this-month |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602215405/https://www.gameinformer.com/news/2023/06/02/nintendo-has-announced-a-sequel-to-1-2-switch-and-its-out-this-month |url-status=live |archive-date=June 2, 2023 |access-date=2023-06-06 |magazine=Game Informer |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Norman |first=Jim |date=2023-06-27 |title=Hands On: Everybody 1-2-Switch! Is Harmless Fun, But It's No Wii Party |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/features/hands-on-everybody-1-2-switch-is-harmless-fun-but-its-no-wii-party |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=Nintendo Life |language=en-GB |archive-date=June 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630201803/https://www.nintendolife.com/features/hands-on-everybody-1-2-switch-is-harmless-fun-but-its-no-wii-party |url-status=live }} each with multiple variants.{{Cite news |last=Phillips |first=Tom |date=2023-06-27 |title=We've played Nintendo's bizarre bargain bin party game Everybody's 1-2-Switch! |language=en-gb |work=Eurogamer |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/weve-played-nintendos-bizarre-bargain-bin-party-game-everybodys-1-2-switch |access-date=2023-06-30 |archive-date=June 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630203613/https://www.eurogamer.net/weve-played-nintendos-bizarre-bargain-bin-party-game-everybodys-1-2-switch |url-status=live }} Minigames are hosted by a man with a cartoon horse head known as MC Horace.{{Cite news |last=Nightingale |first=Ed |date=2023-06-20 |title=Everybody 1-2-Switch will be hosted by a horse named MC Horace |language=en-gb |work=Eurogamer |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/everybody-1-2-switch-will-be-hosted-by-a-horse-named-mc-horace |access-date=2023-06-21}}{{Cite web |last=Doolan |first=Liam |date=2023-06-20 |title=Nintendo's Upcoming Party Game Everybody 1-2-Switch! Showcases "100 Players At Once" |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/06/nintendos-upcoming-party-game-everybody-1-2-switch-showcases-100-players-at-once |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=Nintendo Life |language=en-GB |archive-date=June 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621091753/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/06/nintendos-upcoming-party-game-everybody-1-2-switch-showcases-100-players-at-once |url-status=live }} The game can be controlled using both smartphones and the Nintendo Switch's Joy-Con controllers. Certain minigames can only be played using smartphones, while others can only be played using Joy-Con. The game supports up to 8 players using Joy-Con controllers, and up to 100 players can play using smartphones.{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=Andy |date=2023-06-20 |title=Nintendo shows off Everybody 1-2-Switch's 100-player party games |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/10-days-before-release-nintendo-has-shown-off-everybody-1-2-switchs-100-player-party-games/ |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=Video Games Chronicle |language=en-GB}} Everybody 1-2-Switch! features a "Quiz Party" mode, which allows players to create custom questions for a trivia game, and a "Bingo Party" mode.{{Cite web |last=Bellingham |first=Hope |date=2023-06-27 |title=I didn't think Everybody 1-2-Switch was for me, but now I'm planning to use it at my next game night |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/i-didnt-think-everybody-1-2-switch-was-for-me-but-now-im-planning-to-use-it-at-my-next-game-night/ |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=GamesRadar+ |language=en}}
Development
In June 2022, a report by Fanbyte claimed that Nintendo EPD was developing a sequel to 1-2-Switch, tentatively titled Everybody's 1-2-Switch.{{Cite web |last=Khan |first=Imran |date=2022-06-07 |title=The Wild Story Behind Nintendo's Unannounced 1-2 Switch Sequel |url=https://www.fanbyte.com/legacy/the-wild-story-behind-nintendos-unannounced-1-2-switch-sequel |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=Fanbyte |language=en |archive-date=November 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241122075539/https://www.fanbyte.com/legacy/the-wild-story-behind-nintendos-unannounced-1-2-switch-sequel |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Zollner |first=Amelia |date=2022-06-07 |title=Unannounced 1-2 Switch Sequel Reportedly In Limbo After Testing Poorly Within Nintendo |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/unannounced-1-2-switch-sequel-in-limbo |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=June 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602171650/https://www.ign.com/articles/unannounced-1-2-switch-sequel-in-limbo |url-status=live }} The game was described as an online party game compatible with up to 100 players, inspired by the Jackbox Party Pack series.{{Cite web |last=Gray |first=Kate |date=2022-06-07 |title=Apparently There's A 1-2-Switch Sequel In The Works At Nintendo, And Everyone Hates It |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/06/apparently-theres-a-1-2-switch-sequel-in-the-works-at-nintendo-and-everyone-hates-it |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=Nintendo Life |language=en-GB |archive-date=June 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606030046/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/06/apparently-theres-a-1-2-switch-sequel-in-the-works-at-nintendo-and-everyone-hates-it |url-status=live }} The change in scope from the first game was reportedly made so that the sequel did not harm the original game's sales.{{Cite news |last=Wales |first=Matt |date=2022-06-07 |title=Nintendo reportedly sitting on 1-2-Switch sequel after it "tested horribly" |language=en-gb |work=Eurogamer |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-reportedly-sitting-on-1-2-switch-sequel-after-it-tested-horribly |access-date=2023-06-06 |archive-date=June 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607015007/https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-reportedly-sitting-on-1-2-switch-sequel-after-it-tested-horribly |url-status=live }} According to the report, the game did not resonate with playtesters in its target audience of families with children, who found its minigames tedious.{{Cite web |last=Bellingham |first=Hope |date=2023-06-02 |title=Nintendo officially announces leaked 1-2-Switch sequel that reportedly "tested horribly" |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/nintendo-officially-announces-leaked-1-2-switch-sequel-that-reportedly-tested-horribly/ |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=GamesRadar+ |language=en |archive-date=June 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606032338/https://www.gamesradar.com/nintendo-officially-announces-leaked-1-2-switch-sequel-that-reportedly-tested-horribly/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Ivan |first=Tom |date=2022-06-07 |title=Unannounced Nintendo sequel Everybody's 1-2 Switch could reportedly support 100 players |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/unannounced-nintendo-sequel-everybodys-1-2-switch-could-reportedly-support-100-players/ |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=Video Games Chronicle |language=en-GB |archive-date=June 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606134754/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/unannounced-nintendo-sequel-everybodys-1-2-switch-could-reportedly-support-100-players/ |url-status=live }} NDcube co-developed the game with Nintendo EPD.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-30 |title=エブリバディ 1-2-Switch! |trans-title=Everybody 1-2-Switch! |url=https://www.ndcube.co.jp/#modal8480 |access-date=2023-06-30 |publisher=NDcube |language=ja |archive-date=June 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630195817/https://www.ndcube.co.jp/#modal8480 |url-status=live }}
Release
Everybody 1-2-Switch! was announced on June 1, 2023.{{Cite web |last=Yang |first=George |date=2023-06-01 |title=Nintendo Announces Everybody 1-2 Switch for Launch at End of June |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-announces-everybody-1-2-switch-for-launch-at-end-of-june |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=June 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605092626/https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-announces-everybody-1-2-switch-for-launch-at-end-of-june |url-status=live }} The announcement came without a trailer or in-game screenshots,{{Cite web |last=Doolan |first=Liam |date=2023-06-02 |title=Nintendo Announces Everybody 1-2-Switch!, Pre-Orders Now Live |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/06/nintendo-announces-everybody-1-2-switch-pre-orders-now-live |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=Nintendo Life |language=en-GB |archive-date=June 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606072118/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/06/nintendo-announces-everybody-1-2-switch-pre-orders-now-live |url-status=live }} and Kotaku described it as having "zero fanfare".{{Cite web |last=Shepard |first=Kenneth |date=2023-06-02 |title=Nintendo Announces First-Party Switch Game With Zero Fanfare |url=https://kotaku.com/everybody-1-2-switch-nintendo-announcement-sequel-eshop-1850501841 |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=Kotaku |language=en |archive-date=June 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606030044/https://kotaku.com/everybody-1-2-switch-nintendo-announcement-sequel-eshop-1850501841 |url-status=live }} The first trailer was released on June 20, which featured 16 content creators from around the world in a private event in Tokyo, Japan. Everybody 1-2-Switch! was released on June 30, 2023,{{Cite web |date=2023-06-02 |title=Nintendo has announced Everybody 1-2-Switch and it's releasing this month |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-has-announced-everybody-1-2-switch-and-its-releasing-this-month/ |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=Video Games Chronicle |language=en-GB |archive-date=June 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604180216/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-has-announced-everybody-1-2-switch-and-its-releasing-this-month/ |url-status=live }} exclusively on the Nintendo Switch.{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Hayley |date=2023-06-01 |title=Everybody 1-2 Switch! Announced For Nintendo Switch |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/everybody-1-2-switch-announced-for-nintendo-switch/1100-6514753/ |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=GameSpot |language=en-US |archive-date=June 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607152641/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/everybody-1-2-switch-announced-for-nintendo-switch/1100-6514753/ |url-status=live }}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| MC = 54/100{{Cite web |title=Everybody 1-2-Switch! |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/everybody-1-2-switch/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch |access-date=July 7, 2023 |website=Metacritic}}
| DT = 2.5/5{{Cite web |last=Colantonio |first=Giovanni |date=July 4, 2023 |title=Everybody 1-2-Switch! review: Nintendo's party game is only as fun as your friends |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/everybody-1-2-switch-review/ |access-date=July 6, 2023 |website=Digital Trends |archive-date=November 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106222720/https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/everybody-1-2-switch-review/ |url-status=live }}
| IGN = 4/10{{Cite web |last=Northup |first=Travis |date=July 5, 2023 |title=Everybody 1-2-Switch Review - IGN |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/everybody-1-2-switch-review |access-date=July 6, 2023 |website=IGN |archive-date=July 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726140827/https://www.ign.com/articles/everybody-1-2-switch-review |url-status=live }}
| NLife = 6/10{{Cite web |last=Norman |first=Jim |date=July 3, 2023 |title=Everybody 1-2-Switch! Review (Switch) |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/nintendo-switch/everybody-1-2-switch |access-date=July 6, 2023 |website=Nintendo Life |archive-date=July 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708155524/https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/nintendo-switch/everybody-1-2-switch |url-status=live }}
| SN = 4/10{{Cite web |last=Erskine |first=Donovan |date=July 11, 2023 |title=Everybody 1-2 Switch! Review: Irish Goodbye |url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/136206/everybody-1-2-switch-review-score |access-date=September 7, 2024 |website=Shacknews |archive-date=September 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907101445/https://www.shacknews.com/article/136206/everybody-1-2-switch-review-score |url-status=live }}
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Everybody 1-2-Switch! received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator website Metacritic. While it was praised for its lower price tag than its predecessor, the game received criticism for its reliance on multiplayer, with Nintendo Life{{'}}s Jim Norman saying the game "requires at least four players to get the most out of it" and "with a group of 10 or more willing friends, a lot of these games would be more enjoyable".
Reviewers enjoyed the "mass multiplayer" for up to 100 players that Everybody 1-2-Switch! offered, with Giovanni Colantonio from Digital Trends saying it was an "ideal title for schools, youth groups, messy parties, and more."
Nintendo Life criticised how "a lot of the games cover old ground" but praised the addition of using a smartphone as a controller, saying "the new mobile phone connectivity provides some different ways to play". The minigames received criticism for their lack of originality. Travis Northup of IGN said the minigames were "as uninspired as they come." Nintendo Life was less critical, admitting the games were "nothing new" but praised when they embraced "a WarioWare-esque weirdness and encourages you to laugh at everyone playing the game instead of thinking about the competition."
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