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Veknoid_Outcast on 04 November 2016
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setsunatenshi said:
Veknoid_Outcast said:

This guy gets it.

I don't want to sound like a broken record, but who is waiting for Switch to play Mass Effect and Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto? If people want to play those games they have many places to play them. 

The formula here is simple. Step one: Nintendo makes games people want. Step two: Nintendo creates an inexpensive, accesible ecosystem in which to play those games. Step three: consumers buy the cheap system to play the desired games. Step four: other game makers notice growing hardware sales and start making games for the system. A rising tide lifts all boats.

A lot of folks on this forum seem to think it should work the complete opposite. 1) Reach out to other game makers to satisfy their demands, which 2) will result in an overpowered, overpriced system, which 3) will cause hardware sales to sputter, which 4) will lower software sales for both Nintendo and third parties. A falling tide sinks all boats.

I've seen/heard plenty of people who aren't necessarily Nintendo fans enticed by the possibility of playing their AAA experiences on the go. Like grinding out trophies or whatever during train/plane trips. So this notion that there isn't a big number of people who want those Mass Effect / COD / GTA type of games on the Switch, I believe that's quite wrong.

If the Switch will again be a mostly Nintendo only machine with a few 3rd party titles here and there will be a huge slap in the face to many people. That just pretty much settles it as being Nintendo's new handheld.

Anecdotal evidence doesn't mean much compared to hard data. The number of people buying Switch specfically for western "AAA" games is statistically insignificant, based on previous sales figures. In any event, if enough people buy the Switch, EA and Activision will show up eventually.

Also, why would Switch being Nintendo's newest handheld be a bad thing? That would be good for business.