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Arena of Valor is a decent game on Nintendo Switch but better on mobile

Tencent’s mobile esports title is the first MOBA on Nintendo Switch

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Arena of Valor is a decent game on Nintendo Switch but better on mobile
This article originally appeared on ABACUS

You might have seen many console games being ported to mobile, but here's one that works the other way around.

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I'm a big fan of Tencent's mobile MOBA Arena of Valor. I play it all the time on my iPhone. Now I played the Nintendo Switch version of the game, which was released just two months ago, in hopes of comparing the two.

My verdict? This iteration, with much improved graphics, is a decent game but -- and I know this will sound weird -- the original mobile version is superior.

Arena of Valor, China’s mobile League of Legends, is aiming to be the world’s go-to mobile esport

Let’s talk about the graphics first. The appeal of having a console version of the game is apparent. With its initial jagged graphics, AoV is often seen as a cheap, dumbed-down knock-off of League of Legends on mobile.

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