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The only way a Switch pro is going to happen is like I've said before if Nintendo go the GB to GBC route where the pro model is a pseudo successor.

Shiken said:
p0isonparadise said:
I see some of you still don't understand what makes a Nintendo console successful. Hilarious.

The earliest Switch 2 will release in my opinion is holiday 2023, preferably March 2024.

Historically speaking, less 3rd party support equates to less sales for Nintendo consoles.  Look at N64, GC, and WiiU for proof.  Each one had less support than the last, and each had less sales than the last.  The only exception to that rule is the Wii.

It would seem that some people do not understand that while 1st party games are the main reason people choose Nintendo, and even get away with less support than the competition, having 3rd party support to some extent is still important for the success of the device.

GC had far more support than N64 on all levels so this debunks your point, third party support isn't what sells Nintendo platforms it's the platform itself being appealing that does that which is why their portables have destroyed everyone who has entered the market and why both the Wii and Switch defied what people expected they were platforms that played to Nintendo's strengths in which they did their own thing and executed it right. The reason Wii and Switch had more support is simple they created a situation that third parties couldn't afford to ignore, Wii tapped into a huge market in a time when developers were going under from HD development costs while Switch being a hybrid is in two markets one of which it has a monopoly on which dictates things heavily in Japan, it's always going to do well as a result regardless of what the competition do.