If you've browsed any of my articles since the Switch 2 came out back in mid-2025, it probably won't come as a surprise to learn that I've spent the last five days hopelessly addicted to Pokémon Pokopia. The runaway life sim has been a big hit since it dropped late last week for the Switch 2, and I've been completely blindsided by how much it grabbed me.
Sure, like the rest of us, I very much fell into Animal Crossing: New Horizons back during those near-endless lockdowns, but I also got bored with it fairly quickly – and having just dipped my toe back into the Switch 2 version of that game, I didn't see much to keep me there.
