Nintendo Switch 2 won't have an achievement/trophy system

There are a lot of players who love achievements, enjoying the systems of challenges and rewards on PlayStation via Trophies, and Steam and Xbox via Achievements. However, Nintendo has never had such a system and it looks like it won’t have one for Nintendo Switch 2 either. While games will continue to support their own achievement systems, there won’t be a system-wide achievement feature for Nintendo Switch 2.

This came via Polygon, who was at the Nintendo Switch 2 preview event in New York City last week. It was Nintendo Vice President of Player and Product Experience Bill Trinen who was asked if Nintendo Switch 2 would finally adopt an achievement system similar to other major gaming platforms. Trinen responded with a simple and clear “Nope.”

The Achievement menu in Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition showing all achievements completed. — Games like Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition have put their Achievement systems in game due to the fact that Switch doesn't have a console-wide system.
Source: Nintendo

Games will still be able to have their own in-game achievement systems, but it looks like a console-wide trophy system is still not coming to Nintendo’s new console. It’s worth noting that Nintendo hasn’t really has such a system, even though it’s been around at least since the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 era elsewhere. Even Steam got on board with the trend. At one point, it was rumored that Nintendo might have been working on something similar, but that was also around the time of the original Switch’s launch in 2017.

And so it goes that if Nintendo players want to chase trophies and achievements, they’ll have to depend on game makers adding those systems to their games for now. Stay tuned for more Nintendo Switch 2 coverage as it drops right here at Shacknews.