For reference, this is where we were mid-August:
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch)
- Snipperclips: Cut It Out Together! (Switch)
- Thumper (PC)
- Puyo Puyo Tetris (*)
- The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ (PC)
- Minecraft (PC)
- Cave Story+ (PC)
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Switch)
- Jackbox Party Pack 3 (PC)
- Splatoon 2 (Switch)
- Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove (PC)
- Arms (Switch)
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch)
- Snipperclips: Cut It Out Together! (Switch)
- Thumper (PC)
- Puyo Puyo Tetris (*)
- The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ (PC)
- Minecraft (PC)
- Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle (Switch)
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Switch)
- Jackbox Party Pack 3 (PC)
- Splatoon 2 (Switch)
- Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove (PC)
- Arms (Switch)
Once again, a top-12 game from August's list has dropped off the list completely, replaced with a new release; I guess Cave Story+ wasn't that good, after all?
Seriously, this is not how best-of lists work. It's fine to decide that Mario + Rabbids is now the Switch's 6th-best game, but that new entry on the list is supposed to push the others downwards, not simply replace the previous #7 title. I get that they're all yooge Nintendo fans at Kotaku, but manipulating the list this way in order to load it with Switch-exclusive releases, or to minimize the number of PC ports, is simply dishonest.
Why was Kotaku promoting Cave Story+ as the 6th-best game on Switch last month, only to decide that it isn't even the 12th-best game this month? Why isn't it considered to be at least as good as Splatoon 2, a game that is beat by four places a month ago. What was their logic? Apart from Cave Story being a PC port in the month when there was another Switch-native release that could take its place on the list, that is. What else changed?
This dishonesty is especially baffling because isn't even effective. The list is still five PC ports, one mashup (*), and only six original Switch titles; three iterations into their best-of list, and Kotaku have yet to do anything except throw a bright, bright light onto one the Switch's glaring issues: a lack of quality games. I guess Nintendo have really dodged a bullet, by having ongoing supply issues that are far more likely to kill the console's chances than any lack of games.
Why was Kotaku promoting Cave Story+ as the 6th-best game on Switch last month, only to decide that it isn't even the 12th-best game this month? Why isn't it considered to be at least as good as Splatoon 2, a game that is beat by four places a month ago. What was their logic? Apart from Cave Story being a PC port in the month when there was another Switch-native release that could take its place on the list, that is. What else changed?
This dishonesty is especially baffling because isn't even effective. The list is still five PC ports, one mashup (*), and only six original Switch titles; three iterations into their best-of list, and Kotaku have yet to do anything except throw a bright, bright light onto one the Switch's glaring issues: a lack of quality games. I guess Nintendo have really dodged a bullet, by having ongoing supply issues that are far more likely to kill the console's chances than any lack of games.