So $250 + April Launch Didn't Work For 3DS; Will It For Switch?

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RolStoppable said:

Faelco said:

I'm really trying to, but no, I just can't understand why everyone here seems to think that a launch line-up with a cross-gen game and other Wii U games ports is an advantage for the Switch. This console has been announcer a long time ago now, and the launch games could be Zelda, Splatoon and MK8, all available on the previous console? (which failed, by the way) And it's a good line-up? I consider a Zelda, Splatoon and MK8 line-up as terrible because it does not sell the console at all. Just buy a really cheap Wii U and you'll play the same thing.

Everyone was complaning about MS and Sony doing last gen ports. Nintendo already has a third party issue, if they lose development time with re-release of older games, I don't put it in the "advantages" list for the console. What were they doing in the last several years, when the Wii U was already dead and not getting any new big game except Splatoon ?

That the Wii U failed is all the more reason why even ports have a high value. A lot of people weren't against these games, but they didn't want to buy a Wii U to play them. They certainly aren't going to buy a cheap Wii U either, because for one, they didn't want a Wii U to begin with, and two, there will hardly be such a thing as a cheap Wii U with the console stopping production before all demand has been fulfilled. Stock at retailers is going to dry up before Switch launches.

The main reason why people were complaining so much about remasters is that there were hardly any new games and most people owned the predecessors of the PS4 and XB1, so they had already played those games before. Here in Nintendo's case, I am not saying that Nintendo won't have any new games, I am trying to convey that Nintendo will have some of their biggest IPs present on the system before actual sequels can be rolled out, because regardless of how many new games Nintendo puts out in the first nine months, no Mario Kart would still be no Mario Kart.

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The bolded are the key points why the ports make sense.

I would like to add the handheld, 3DS owners point of view. Mario Kart 7 released a long time ago so for people coming from 3DS, Mario Kart 8 is more than just a port, the same goes for Splatoon and some other Wii U titles. Also these games have already made a lot of money so Nintendo can price these more competively without taking a hit or bundle for low cost. Switch bundled with Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon for $299 would be a great kickstart for the console.