Is the Nintendo Switch worth getting? These 6 exclusives will help you decide

It's the question on everyone's lips right now - is the Nintendo Switch worth getting?

While we can't provide a definitive answer until we get our hands all down and dirty with it at review, we can still help nudge you in the right direction.

After all, a console lives and and dies on its games, so what better way to decide than to take a glance at the confirmed few that you can only play on the Switch.

1-2-Switch

What better place to start than the Switch's answer to Wii Sports and Nintendoland, 1-2-Switch.

It's a collection of multiplayer minigames, each designed to get the most out of those innovative little Joy-Cons. And it does something no video game has done before - asks you to look at the other player, rather than the screen.

Yes, it does sound a little weird, but when the minigames involve a Mexican stand off, a dance off, and a table tennis, er, off, it starts to make a little more sense.

It's designed for party play, and is supposed to be a wholeheartedly silly experience. Sure, it's a little odd, but you can't argue it's been done before. Whether that's a good thing or not depends on your sense of humour.

Super Bomberman R

That's right - Bomberman is making a triumphant return with Super Bomberman R.

And it's Bomberman as you know and love him - just better. There are 3D stages, vastly improved visuals, and even a single player mode made up of 50 stages. These come with a variety of different rules, rather than just asking you to defeat all of the enemies 50 times.

But if you're into Bomberman, you probably only care about the multiplayer - and there's plenty of that. There's Battle Mode, which pits you against up to eight other players, or you can play the campaign in two player coop.

Snipperclips - Cut it out Together!

I'm starting to detect a trend here - Snipperclips is yet another exclusive focused on multiplayer.

It's a simple concept, requiring you to cooperatively solve a variety of puzzles by cutting shapes out of each other's paper characters, then moving them around the screen.

There's support for up to four player multiplayer, and it doesn't have to be cooperative. That's the beauty of Snipperclips - you can completely customise the game to your liking.

Arms

Arms is the true treasure nestling in the Switch's exclusive horde. It's a brand new Nintendo IP(!) that does the best job of showcasing the full potential of the Joy-cons.

It's a multiplayer brawler in which almost every action can be performed with a motion, harkening back to the Wii era.

There are a bunch of different characters to play as but they all have one attribute in common - extendable arms. You'll use these to throw punches at each other from either side of the arena, twisting your actual arms to curve the trajectory for a surprise attack.

You can also block, jump, grab, and dash. It's a true fighter, just done Nintendo's way, and with the innovative Joy-cons standing front and centre.

Could this be the jewel in the Switch's crown?

Splatoon 2

So granted, at launch there appears to be little to separate Splatoon 2 from the original - aside from those admittedly awesome Splat Dualies - but with regular updates planned, that could soon change.

We also haven't heard much regarding a single player campaign yet, aside from that it's set two years later and will feature new characters, and the return of familiar ones.

Let's not forget that Splatoon is already a ton of fun, and the Switch version will hopefully introduce it to a host of new players. That means more active servers which, for a multiplayer game, is absolutely essential.

This is Mario's first sandbox adventure since Super Mario Sunshine, and features a brand new mechanic in the form of a throwable hat. You can use it to cover greater distances by bopping off it, and probably a bunch of other stuff too.

You likely don't care much for plot in a Mario game, but there are some intriguing developments all the same. For a start, it's set in New Donk City (Donkey Kong owns a city?) and Peach seems to be getting married to Bowser. Grim.