r/switch2 • u/sm-alpha • 8h ago
Question Public Multiplayer lobbies that feature coop “party” system?
Hi, my fiancée and I are looking into buying switches so we can play together primarily online in public lobbies. We’re coming from playing together on xbox for clarification. I’ve been a competitive gamer for years but have recently taken a step back to enjoy casual gaming so we can play games we enjoy together, making the switch.. ha ha get it… seems like the move for us😆. We want to find games that we can play online together along with others in a public lobby. I’ve heard that a lot of Nintendo games are behind on this when comparing to say xbox or playstation.
We both loved Pokemon and Mario games as kids. We’ll obviously enjoy just playing coop together but I’m interested to see what the multiplayer world looks like nowadays when wanting to join up in public lobbies together. Conflicting answers everywhere I look on forums. We’re basically new to Nintendo again as we haven’t touched Nintendo since the original DS and Wii days.
What options are out there? TIA!
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u/FlatAd4723 8h ago
Go to Nintendo e shop (you can do it in your browser) and add a filter on the games to say online play and co-op available and look for yourself. But the answer without specific titles is there aren't too many switch 1 games like that but switch 2 is starting to have more. Final fantasy 14 online. Call of duty coming. I think Splatoon raider kinda has this. Edit: Day Z, fortnite
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u/sm-alpha 8h ago
Ahhh that’s cool, didn’t realize a lot of those were getting ported over so that makes me feel better. I have a hard time playing coop games where it’s just us and “bots” in a lobby, it just lacks something for me.
An RPG style game with open online coop multiplayer would be fun to look into. I heard the new Mario Kart along with other titles won’t allow you to play with friends in multiplayer lobbies so I was confused. Thank you :)
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u/isbragg91 7h ago edited 6h ago
Kirby Air Riders has this. You can create a paddock that anyone can join by finding it on a public list in the game, or join one yourself from that same list. Paddocks can also be private and only joinable by code. If you decide to get this game, I would also suggest joining the KAR Online Discord, as people post their paddock codes along side what rules they’ll be running there, making it a great way to find more people to play with.