A newly-released Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive now has the distinction of being one of the highest-rated video games of all time. Nintendo came out swinging with the Switch 2, ensuring that the new home console/handheld hybrid launched with Mario Kart World and had Donkey Kong Bananza to its name not even two months later. Nintendo has continued to release high-quality Switch 2 exclusives on a regular basis, with this year seeing the likes of Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, the Star Fox remake, and Pokemon Pokopia, among other games.
Pokemon Pokopia earned strong reviews at the time of its release and is one of the highest-rated games of the year so far based on critic score. But while Pokopia has proven to be one of 2026's biggest hits, it isn't even close to the highest-rated Switch 2 exclusive based on user score. That distinction goes to the recently-released Splatoon Raiders, which is currently in the top 10 highest-rated games on Metacritic by user score.
According to new sales data, Splatoon Raiders, the first single-player focused game in the series achieves an impressive milestone in just a few days.
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