Repost: Emily Rogers "Why you should be excited about (Switch)’s software output"

[J.Wynne]

spemanig said:

 

Nintendo has a great back catalogue of games obviously, but I don't think they've ever had a stride that matches what Emily claims will be coming to the Switch, and that will be extremely exciting to watch happen if it turns out to be true. Expecially if they don't have to think about making a new Mario Kart and Smash right away.

That's the reason they went to the Switch. You go from 5 Wii U games and 15 3DS games to 20 Switch games. Not to mention the third party support will be through the roof from Japan. It's not unlikely that the Switch could have %0+ big name titles in the first year if you count ports.

Now I know someone's going to say something like "ports don't count!" and maybe they don't. To you. They matter a lot to the vast majority of the gaming populace that never bothered to by Nintendo's last trainwreck of a console. Even if we lowball the gaming audience and say there are only 100mil potential gamer customers, the Wii U sold something like 15 million units. That means there are 85 million potential customers that they never even had a chance to sell Mario Kart 8 or Splatoon to.

Normally I'm down on last gen ports, but given the failure of the Wii U, this is a perfect chance for the vast majority of the gaming community to experience a lot of amazing games. Even if not a single Wii U owner were to double dip, Imagine the new sales potential for Super Mario 3D World, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Mario Kart 8, Splatoon, Yoshi's Woolly World, Xenoblade Chronicles X, Tokyo Mirage Sessions, Super Mario Maker, Pokken Tournament, and Hyrule Warriors. For a lot of people these quick to produce ports will be the first time they ever encounter the game, likely at a very nice discount too.

Take a second and imagine the sales potential if Nintendo brought $19.99 Wii U selects to the Switch as enhanced ports. Imagine having a Nintendo Switch at $299.99, which you can use at home or around town, and SM3DW, DKC:TF, Smash, MK8, Splatoon, and Mario Maker available for $20-30  each.

 

Suddenly 2 consoles and up to 5 amazing games for them looks pretty good compared to dropping the same money on an upgraded PS4 that you most likely can't even take full advantage of due to the statistical likelihood of not owning a 4K TV.