Best Nintendo Switch Games for an 8 Year Old
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Find the perfect switch games for an 8 year old!
If you're looking for the best Nintendo Switch games for an 8 year old , our experts are here to help. We've played, reviewed, and rated all of the biggest and best games, so you can be sure you're buying a game your child will love. Here's the list of our favourites, in order:
Super Mario Odyssey
Mario sets out on an out of this world adventure in this real gaming Mazzapiece
Genre(s): Platform (3D)
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Cars 3: Driven to Win
The team that brought us Disney Infinity rise from the ashes with a great new racer
Genre(s): Racing (Arcade)
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Lego DC Super-Villains
Make your own bad guy, in this incredible LEGO adventure
Genre(s): Platform (3D)
Lego: The Incredibles
More co-op, more puzzles, and more Pixar cameos make this one of the best LEGO games so far
Genre(s): Platform (3D)
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Kirby: Star Allies
The Kirbster's Switch debut is a friendly little platformer
Genre(s): Platform (2D)
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Scribblenauts Showdown
Quickfire minigames and word based puzzles collide in a revival of one of our favourite series'
Genre(s): Puzzle
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The Lego Ninjago Movie: Video Game
Join La-Lloyd and his ninja chums in this La-LEGO film tie-in
Genre(s): Platform (3D)
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Puyo Puyo Tetris
Cute and colourful puzzling fun in this Puyo Pop and Tetris mash-up
Genre(s): Puzzle (Falling Blocks)
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
The party-friendly karting game is back, with a few new features to boot
Genre(s): Racing (Arcade)
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LEGO City Undercover
Bring baddies to justice as Chase McCain in this upgraded LEGO cop drama
Genre(s): Adventure
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LEGO Worlds
Co-op creation capers, in a LEGO game that lets you experiment, explore, and excavate
Genre(s): World Building
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The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame
This game's gonna get stuck inside your, this game's gonna get stuck inside your...
Genre(s): Platform (3D)
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Warplanes: WW2 Dogfight
Dogfight bandits on the go with this WW2 arcade flight sim
Genre(s): Flight Simulation
Sonic Forces
With Sonic AWOL and Eggman on the rampage, a new hero appears...
Genre(s): Platform (3D)
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Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2
Saving the galaxy, one obscure Marvel character at a time
Genre(s): Platform (3D)
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Ben 10
Ben 10's back in his latest TV tie-in bad guy bash 'em up
Genre(s): Beat 'em up
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Just Dance 2018
It's that time of year again - Ubisoft's dancing extravaganza is back
Genre(s): Music (Dance)
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Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu
Pokemon Let's Go back to basics
Genre(s): Role Playing Game (Turn Based Battles)
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Little Dragons Cafe
Run a cafe, raise a dragon and save your ailing mother in the Harvest Moon creator's latest
Genre(s): Life Simulation
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All-Star Fruit Racing
A juicy little kart racer hits consoles, giving you a fun way to hit your four-player-split-screen-a-day
Genre(s): Racing (Arcade)
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Cat Quest
A purrfectly pun-tastic dragon-slaying adventure to save your cat-napped sister
Genre(s): Role Playing Game (Real Time Battles)
Fire Emblem Warriors
An action take on a strategy game? It'll never work! Well, you'd be surprised...
Genre(s): Action (3D)
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Scribblenauts Mega Pack
A double pack of Scribblenauts fun, including the never-before-released DC Comics adventure
Genre(s): Puzzle (Word and Number)
Final Fantasy XV: Pocket Edition HD
Square Enix's 'lads on tour' role-playing game gets a chibi-fied remake
Genre(s): Role Playing Game (Real Time Battles)
Yoku's Island Express
Saving an island from destruction, one delivery at a time in this cutesy pinball adventure
Genre(s): Platform (2D)
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Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings
Double trouble in the latest instalment of the alchemical role-playing series
Genre(s): Role Playing Game (Turn Based Battles)
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Lost Sphear
Get lost in this old-school role-playing adventure from the folks behind I Am Setsuna
Genre(s): Role Playing Game (Turn Based Battles)
Pokken Tournament DX
Everybody was Pokémon fighting - ha!
Genre(s): Beat 'em up
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Snake Pass
Super slithering fun with Sumo Digital's snake-themed platformer
Genre(s): Platform (3D)
Starlink
Way out among the stars, could this be a toys-to-life game revival?
Genre(s): Simulation
Splatoon 2
Nintendo's take on the shooter is back for a second outing, this time on the Switch
Genre(s): Third Person Shooter
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Arms
A new contender steps into the ring on the Switch - but can Arms last the whole nine rounds?
Genre(s): Beat 'em up
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