Best Nintendo Subreddits
These subreddits cover Nintendo hardware and Nintendo's own franchises: Switch owners, Zelda and Mario fans, Pokémon players and the competitive Smash and Splatoon scenes.
We list 25 nintendo subreddits with about 30.3M subscriptions between them. The median one has 354K members, and the biggest, r/NintendoSwitch, has 7.9M.
Tip: Pokémon and Zelda communities enforce spoiler tags strictly for about the first month after a new release.
| # | Subreddit | Members | What it’s about |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | r/NintendoSwitch | 7.9M | 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. |
| 2 | r/pokemon | 4.7M | r/pokemon is an unofficial Pokémon fan community. This is the place for most things Pokémon on Reddit—TV shows, video games, toys, trading cards, you name it! |
| 3 | r/zelda | 3.3M | /r/Zelda is the unofficial hub for anything and everything The Legend of Zelda - the iconic Nintendo series. |
| 4 | r/AnimalCrossing | 2.7M | Welcome to the Animal Crossing subreddit! The subreddit dedicated to the Animal Crossing video game franchise by Nintendo. Please make sure to read the rules before… |
| 5 | r/nintendo | 2.3M | r/Nintendo is a community to discuss Nintendo's past, present and future. |
| 6 | r/smashbros | 1.5M | Welcome to Reddit's Smash Bros. community! |
| 7 | r/PokemonScarletViolet | 1.3M | Released for Nintendo Switch on November 18, 2022, Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet are the newest chapters in the Pokémon mainline series. |
| 8 | r/PokemonTCG | 1.2M | A community for players of the Pokemon Trading Card Game to show off pulls and discuss the game. |
| 9 | r/HollowKnight | 1M | We are a fan community for Hollow Knight, a 2D adventure/Metroidvania game for the PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One! |
| 10 | r/tearsofthekingdom | 853K | This Subreddit is dedicated to the video game, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, on Nintendo Switch. |
| 11 | r/Switch | 552K | A casual Nintendo Switch community. |
| 12 | r/SmashBrosUltimate | 485K | The official Subreddit for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, released for the Nintendo Switch on December 7th, 2018! |
| 13 | r/splatoon | 354K | The community for the Nintendo third person shooter, Splatoon! Whether you're a kid or a squid or an octoling; join us! Subreddit icon by u/Kellie975 |
| 14 | r/PokemonROMhacks | 324K | Welcome to /r/PokemonROMhacks, where you can find, create, and discuss hacks of Pokémon games! |
| 15 | r/Mario | 323K | r/Mario is the premiere community for the Mario franchise, spanning video games, books, movies, television, cereal, and more! |
| 16 | r/slaythespire | 255K | Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. Currently available on Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox… |
| 17 | r/PokemonUnite | 207K | Pokémon Unite is a free-to-play, multiplayer online battle arena video game available on Android, iOS, and Nintendo Switch. |
| 18 | r/FireEmblemHeroes | 197K | A subreddit dedicated to Fire Emblem Heroes, Nintendo's 3rd mobile title released on February 2nd, 2017. The game is available worldwide on iOS and Android. |
| 19 | r/Brawlhalla | 182K | A subreddit for the 2D fighting game, Brawlhalla! Available on Steam, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and IOS! |
| 20 | r/Metroid | 181K | The sub for discussing Metroid, the Nintendo series which chronicles the adventures of Samus Aran, Space Warrior! |
| 21 | r/Xenoblade_Chronicles | 159K | This community is for fans of the Xenoblade Chronicles JRPG game series, as well as other 'Xeno' games by Monolith Soft. (Xenoblade, Xenosaga, and Xenogears.) |
| 22 | r/yuzu | 123K | yuzu (lower case 'y') is an experimental open-source emulator for the Nintendo Switch from the creators of Citra. |
| 23 | r/PokemonInfiniteFusion | 117K | This is the subreddit for the fan-game based on the alexonsager Fusion generator Download the game Join our Discord! |
| 24 | r/PokemonSleep | 75K | Rest your very best! Pokémon Sleep is a sleep app that gives you something fun to look forward to when you wake up in the morning. |
| 25 | r/NintendoSwitchBoxArt | 15K | Do you wish you had a place to get custom Nintendo Switch box art for digital titles or alternative box art for your collection? |
Member counts were recorded in July 2025 and are shown as a size guide; current numbers may differ.
Frequently asked questions
What is the biggest nintendo subreddit?
Of the subreddits on this list, r/NintendoSwitch is the largest with about 7,883,857 members, followed by r/pokemon with 4,671,814.
Are there smaller nintendo subreddits?
Yes. If the big subreddits feel too busy, try r/NintendoSwitchBoxArt (15K), r/PokemonSleep (75K), r/PokemonInfiniteFusion (117K). They are the smallest communities on this page.
How is this list ordered?
The 25 nintendo subreddits are sorted by subscriber count (July 2025). A subreddit is included when its name or sidebar description is about nintendo, so some also appear under Gaming, Technology.