i cannot recommend any nintendo product since they are the by far the most evil company in gaming industry. you would be pretty much happy with metascore nintendo switch list. i would return switch and buy steam deck oled with a little bit more budget and pirate all nintendo products using steam deck. heck, most switch games runs better on steam deck than it is on switch.

Switch games not also on PS5

Pretty much first-party Nintendo games and a handful of independent games. I had the same desires as you, so all I really had and played and liked was:

• Animal Crossing

• Tears of the Kingdom (Breath of the Wild was good but TOTK is basically the same game but 1000x better and after playing it I have no desire to go back to BOTW)

• Super Mario Odyssey

• Clubhouse Games

And if I had known it existed while I still had the thing, I would have gotten Switch Sports.

As far as I understand:

• both Zeldas
• Super Mario Maker 2
• Super Mario Odysee
• Splatoon

I enjoyed Luigis Mansion 3. Never tried the previous games, but this one was fun. Has coop as well which you and your son may enjoy.

Also, either homebrew your device or buy games second hand pls, Nintendo is pretty fucked up

The nature of the switch makes spontaneous co-op more accessible than other consoles. In that regard, I suggest:

• Towerfall
• Super Blood Hockey
• Good Job!™️

Dead Cells! Playa great on Switch. Highly addictive.

No one's suggested it yet, so I'll say Fire Emblem: Three Houses - lots of gameplay hours, especially if you want to go through each of the four storylines, albeit can be a bit repetitive getting to that point.

If you're trying to play with your son, Smash Ultimate is good. It also has a good amount of single-player content.

You should also check out dekudeals if you like to get digital games. It tells you what is on sale as well as being able to organise by ratings from metascore. Hope this helps

Nobody mentioning the Xenoblade series? If you like long JRPGs with 100s of hours of gameplay look at Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and 3!!! Recommend starting with the second one, but it's not neccesary to play them back to back

I recommend going out and touching grass.

Pokémon: Let's Go Pikachu

FYI we got this game when we we got our Switch and it sat, untouched, for YEARS, until I finally picked it up a few months ago. Honestly, I REALLY enjoyed it! BUT... the first 30 minutes to an hour are very poorly done, and are soooo boring. After that it hooked me.

As someone who's favorite game in the series is the original Pokémon Red, I think this remake was quite well done. It looks great (much better than Sword / Shield in my opinion), and really trims out a lot of the fluff and grind of the classic games.

Also if he's playing, you can use the second controller to join him and casually help him catch and battle Pokémon. It's cute. :)

Let me know if you want any more in depth review or info.

My favorites:

• Mario maker 2
• Metroid dread
• Mario Odyssey
• Botw and totk
• Metroid prime remaster
• Advance wars 1+2
• Mario 3d world + bowsers fury (really mainly just for bowsers fury, although 3d world is good too)
• Cadence of Hyrule (crypt of the necrodancer x Zelda)
• Pikmin 4
• Mario wonder
• Mario RPG
• smash ultimate
• probably some other wiiu ports I'm forgetting

Mario vs Rabbits is a surprisingly fun turn based tactics game. It's something different gameplay wise from much of the switch library.

I saw someone mention Mario Odyssey. I hadn't owned a Mario game since Mario 64, but I thought it was incredible! It's just fun as all heck, and the surreal tone of the game kept me entertained. It has a bizarre mashup of "realistic" styles with the Mario universe. There isn't co-op exactly, but one person can play as the hat, helping out. Just, don't count it out because you aren't hyped about Mario. It's a quality game, and stands on its own merits.

Definitely agree with a lot of the listed games but wanted to add some I haven’t seen yet:

• Monster Hunter: Rise. The Monster Hunter series’ most recent main series instalment sees you playing as a Hunter of massive creatures, carving them up and using the parts to craft stronger and better equipment. Multiplayer only available with multiple switches, but is still a very rewarding solo game.

• Cadence of Hyrule. A Zelda and Crypt of the NecroDancer mashup that sees you play as Link or Zelda in a musical world where everything moves at the speed of the beat of the music. Very novel and interesting game, but relatively short.

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX. This is a true roguelike and a remake of the first game in the offshoot Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series made by the same creators of the Shiren the Wanderer series. Gameplay is turn-based and grid-based, with randomly generated dungeons for you to conquer, and you play as a human who’s been turned into Pokémon alongside many others you can befriend.

Well, the switch Zelda games are good. Might not be what you're looking for but I enjoyed the xenoblade remaster