About r/NintendoSwitch
In its own words:
The central hub for all news, updates, rumors, and topics relating to the Nintendo Switch & Nintendo Switch 2. We are a fan-run community, not an official Nintendo forum.
The community was created on Oct 20, 2016, which makes it 10 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 2,741 subscribers (+0.03%). Among the 13 communities on our Nintendo list it is the largest. It sits just behind r/Whatcouldgowrong (#98) and ahead of r/me_irl (#100) in our ranking.
What sets r/NintendoSwitch apart
Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (15:00 UTC) sees about 7.2× as many posts as the quietest (01:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/NintendoSwitch grew from 7,967,015 to 7,977,311 subscribers (+10.3K, +0.13%). That is about 257 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.
Top posts on r/NintendoSwitch this week
What the community upvoted most over the last seven days, as ranked by Reddit (collected Oct 30, 2026).
- For once, I’m the lucky one !!!u/FnxQT_ · Oct 26 · image
- Some pictures of the new Switch 2 Zelda 40th Anniversary Editionu/coiL_10 · Oct 26 · gallery
- My dream of 20 years is coming true - my love letter to Chrono Trigger and FF called Threads of Time was just announced for the Switch 1 & 2!u/RiyoDev · Oct 28 · video
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time official download size is 24.54 GB. Nintendo's backend eShop details have updated from the estimated 27 GB down to 24.54 GB. The eShop page will update in the nex…u/Turbostrider27 · Oct 24 · link
- Pokémon UNITE End of Serviceu/Amiibofan101 · Oct 27 · link
- W Nintendo Customer Support:expired game voucheru/ForeverGali · Oct 27 · image
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time gets ESRB Rating page with details related to combat and game mechanicsu/Turbostrider27 · Oct 23 · link
- Golden Joysticks: Pokémon Pokopia has been nominated for Ultimate Game of the Yearu/Turbostrider27 · Oct 26 · link
- BACK IN STOCK - Nintendo Switch™ 2 – The Legend of Zelda™ – 40th Anniversary Edition - Listen!u/bigglehicks · Oct 29 · link
- Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave is truly an enormous, yet fantastic, gameu/Joseki100 · Oct 28 · text post
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/NintendoSwitch, from 2017 to 2022, ranked by Reddit.
- My kid was so adamant I put in the lunchables code. Never expected this.u/runes911 · Oct 17, 2019 · 99,762 points · 2,327 comments · image
- Nintendo delayed Animal Crossing because it didn't want to put its employees through excessive crunch.Jun 12, 2019 · 75,472 points · 2,404 comments · link
- IGN effectively copies and pastes their Fifa 21 Switch review to protest the lazy (yet full price) Fifa release. Scoring it 2/10.u/PepsiSheep · Oct 9, 2020 · link
- Join the Battle for Net Neutrality! Net neutrality will die in a month and will affect Nintendo Switch online and many other websites and services, unless we fight for it!u/want2improver · Nov 21, 2017 · 69,015 points · 1,284 comments · link
- NES Switch dock (build pics in comments)u/IMOKRUOK · May 25, 2020 · video
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate brings back every character from every Smash Bros. game everu/DestroyingAwesome · Jun 12, 2018 · 60,333 points · 4,341 comments · link
- My husband turned an old clothing steamer into the perfect Christmas gift for our Luigi-obsessed three-year-old: his own Poltergust G-00!Dec 23, 2019 · 60,189 points · 635 comments · image
- New Pokemon Snap Announced For Switchu/TheStarCore · Jun 17, 2020 · link
- Super Mario 3D All-Stars is coming September 18th! (Nintendo Switch)u/Turbostrider27 · Sep 3, 2020 · video
- Nintendo to remaster and release several new Mario games for the series 35th anniversaryu/kiwimuch · Mar 30, 2020 · 58,287 points · 3,975 comments · link
What r/NintendoSwitch talks about
We read the titles of 381 recent posts (Oct 21–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “switch”, “nintendo”, “zelda”, “games” and “game”. Other frequent themes are sports, resort, edition, console, anniversary and trailer. Recurring phrases include “nintendo switch”, “sports resort”, “switch sports” and “zelda switch”. By format, 36% are text posts, 25% are images and 22% are links.
Popular post flairs: Discussion (115), Question (70), News (34), Game Rec (26), Nintendo Official (22), Image (16).
Activity and best time to post
r/NintendoSwitch gets about 54 new posts a day. The public archive holds 797,155 posts and 17,756,344 comments in total, about 22.3 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Tuesday (68 posts) and the quietest was Sunday (43). Posting peaks around 15:00 UTC and is lowest around 01:00 UTC.
Rules of r/NintendoSwitch
The moderators of r/NintendoSwitch list 11 rules. In short:
- No hate-speech, personal attacks, or harassment
- No clickbait, vague, or misleading post titles
- Rule 3 - No Limited-Scope Questions
- Rule 4 - No Reposts, Low-Effort, or NSFW content.
- No Let's-Play, streaming, or similar spam
- No personal sales, affiliate links, or begging.
- No hacks, dumps, emulators, or homebrew
- Tag spoilers and don't put spoilers in post titles
- Always link to the original source
- No excessive self-promotion or unverified AMAs
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many members does r/NintendoSwitch have?
r/NintendoSwitch has 7,977,311 subscribers (Oct 29, 2026), which makes it the #99 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 10,296 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.
When was r/NintendoSwitch created?
r/NintendoSwitch was created on Oct 20, 2016, so it has been around for 10 years.
Is r/NintendoSwitch still active?
Yes. r/NintendoSwitch gets about 54 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 797,155 posts and 17,756,344 comments. In a sample of 381 recent posts we counted 309 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/NintendoSwitch?
Based on post counts from Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026, the busiest day was Tuesday and the quietest Sunday, and most posts arrive around 15:00 UTC, with the fewest around 01:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/NintendoSwitch?
The community describes itself as: “The central hub for all news, updates, rumors, and topics relating to the Nintendo Switch & Nintendo Switch 2. We are a fan-run community, not an official Nintendo forum.” Recent post titles often mention switch, nintendo, zelda, games and game. Most posts are text posts (36%).
Is r/NintendoSwitch SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/NintendoSwitch as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/NintendoSwitch?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/NintendoSwitch accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 11 posted rules, starting with: “No hate-speech, personal attacks, or harassment”; “No clickbait, vague, or misleading post titles”; “Rule 3 - No Limited-Scope Questions”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/NintendoSwitch?
Communities with similar topics include r/nintendo (2.4M), r/zelda (3.3M), r/AnimalCrossing (2.9M), r/PS5 (8.2M) and r/gaming (47.4M).
Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Oct 29, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/NintendoSwitch.