

Mario Party Superstars doesn’t really do anything new, though – this is a touched-up revisiting of some of the series' highest points, with some quality of life improvements thrown in. It’s flexible too, with customizable game lengths running from roughly 30 minutes to hours long, or even quicker minigame playlists. Don’t let Mario Party Superstars kid-friendly visuals fool you – multiplayer here is cutthroat. Games quickly become heated, and even less experienced video gamers will be surprised at how competitive and ruthless it will make them. While each board and minigame has different rules to learn, all can be figured out in a few minutes, and there’s little punishment for jumping in unprepared. Ultimate, for example, you need to own two copies of the game.Its turn-based format and relatively approachable minigames make this a genuine family game.

So if you want to play some local multiplayer in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe or Super Smash Bros. If you have no internet connection, or if someone is playing any downloaded game on the primary Switch, you can’t play on the non-primary console.Īnd although any account on the primary Switch can play any game downloaded by any other user account, downloaded games on non-primary consoles can be played only by the user account that originally purchased them.

In short, non-primary consoles require an internet connection to play any downloaded game (or any game for which you’ve bought downloadable content, even if the game itself is on its own game card).

Non-primary consoles are subject to a number of restrictions, which Nintendo fully outlines here (you see these kinds of restrictions when you own multiple Xbox or PlayStation consoles, as well). But when you sign in on more than one Switch with the same user account, Nintendo forces you to designate one Switch as the “primary” console and any others as “non-primary” consoles. If you have more than one Switch console-a full-size version connected to a TV and a Switch Lite for a kid, for example-you can download every game and piece of downloadable content you’ve bought on the Switch eShop onto both consoles. Phantasy Star 4: The End of the Millennium
