"Will the Switch fail just like the WII U?"

NO

Excuse me, but literally none of those lacked enough third party support. One could argue that the Wii had bad third party support, but it was still abundant.

The 3rd party support for the Switch isn't bad either.

When will you people learn? Switch doesn't need major third party support.

It's already receiving an increasing amount of 3rd party support, not a decreasing amount, with people rushing to get games onto the Switch now that they see it is a success.

Regardless, the fact that a Pokemon game is a bit down the line will by itself guarantee that any potential slump between now and then will rebound in a big way.

Nothing about the Switch screams "fad" outside of its popularity, and you only need to read/watch/listen to the reviewers and youtube personalities to see that it has widespread appeal, with many already declaring it their preferred platform simply due to its convenience.

The only problem I see going forward is the hardware not being strong enough, as they were forced by the Wii U's failure to release a bit early and so the timing was off to use a newer processor. If they offer some mid-gen improvement like everyone else is doing but time it better (and given how lucrative this has been for both Nintendo and Nvidia I have no doubt that they would) there's no reason this thing shouldn't keep selling well for years to come.

My hope for the upgrade, though, is that they make it compatible with all of the previous Switch's controllers/docks/accessories, as that would really drive the cost down for those looking to upgrade from the first model. I think that's quite unlikely, but it would really help those things to fly off the shelves.

Otherwise, the only other major hangup so far is that Nintendo still hasn't introduced an online service akin to the PS4 or Xbox1. Once they do that I suspect we'll see even more third party support.

In essence, then... I disagree.

I was going to ask a question, but since the OP probably won't bother to answer so

Opinion: Bait thread and I fell into the trap

Yeah that third party support really doesn't compare. While we're still getting lesser versions of games on the Switch, they still play exactly like they do on other systems. Those Wii "ports" were often built from the ground up and were almost always terrible... I honestly don't recall buying a single 3rd party game for my Wii, but I've already bought a ton for the Switch just a few months in.

Also, as for those EA franchises, EA will inevitably port them to the Switch now that they see the money is potentially there. It should come as no surprise to anyone that 3rd party support from some larger publishers was essentially a "test the waters" approach following the Wii U, and honestly it has been much stronger than anyone could reasonably have expected.

If Nintendo ever gets their online service up and running and it continues to sell well next year, I'd be quite surprised if we don't start seeing Madden and such on the Switch. I'm still not sure CoD or BF will ever make an appearance, but frankly I think this system can sell just fine without them.

You would be wrong my good sir.

The gaming world doesn't revolve around Western AAA titles anymore. And I'm happy for that because frankly many of those games are way overrated, not to mention overpriced.

Burn.

Personally I think later Switch revisions will be much better and the price will be lower so its popularity may increase overall. I can see its waning a bit for the current revision though but then accelerate again later with a newer revision. It didn't hurt that Zelda and Mario Odyssey absolutely delivered the maximum game experience although I can see third party support reducing though if it can't be commercially justified by the publishers which might weaken the appeal of the Switch slightly.

However saying that you just don't know what's on the horizon, competing hardware, better game experiences elsewhere. It's not written in stone that Switch will succeed long term but seems very likely at this point.