Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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It's Oliver's turn to revisit his personal favourite games of 2025 - and perhaps not surprisingly for a man with well over 400 games in his Switch 1 collection, it's Nintendo's brand-new console hybrid that completely dominates the selection. The Nintendo magic is strong in this line-up, augmented still further by the technical mastery of Shin'en Multimedia.
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00:00 Introduction
00:15 #5: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
02:32 #4: Kirby Air Riders
04:48 #3: Fast Fusion
07:39 #2: Donkey Kong Bananza
10:39 #1 …?
15:12 Looking ahead to 2026
Digital Foundry is now fully independent! Join the DF Supporter Program and support the team: bit.ly/3jEGjvx
It's Oliver's turn to revisit his personal favourite games of 2025 - and perhaps not surprisingly for a man with well over 400 games in his Switch 1 collection, it's Nintendo's brand-new console hybrid that completely dominates the selection. The Nintendo magic is strong in this line-up, augmented still further by the technical mastery of Shin'en Multimedia.
Visit the new Digital Foundry website: digitalfoundry.net
Go here to check out DF merch! store.digitalfoundry.net
Subscribe for more Digital Foundry: bit.ly/DFSubscribe
00:00 Introduction
00:15 #5: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
02:32 #4: Kirby Air Riders
04:48 #3: Fast Fusion
07:39 #2: Donkey Kong Bananza
10:39 #1 …?
15:12 Looking ahead to 2026
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