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You know, I understand why some people complain about this lineup having Wii U ports. However, if we look back to ther consoles launch titles... this is easily superior to anything I can remember since the NES or SNES.

We have two new games guaranteed to be excellent, if not masterpieces: Zelda Breath of the Wild and the next 3D Mario adventure. Also, we have new games that we know nothing about it, but hey, they are new: Mario and Rabbids RPG, whatever Retro Studios is doing... And thats without mentioning that there may be more new games coming from either Nintendo or more likely third parties.

So, just in terms of new games, the line up would be just great. For comparison sake, PS4 got Knack, Killzone Shadowfall and Resogun as new exclusive games; Xbox One got Ryse, Killer Instinct and Forza and Wii U got NSMB.U, Nintendo Land and ZombiU. And if we look to Wii, PS3, Xbox 360 and even Gamecube or PS2, things are even worse. If this hypothetical rumors are true, Nintendo Switch will have the best exclusive line up for launch since I can remember, with not only games with outstanding quality, but also great in quantity.

But it's not just that. Besides exclusive new games, we have the enhanced versions of Wii U exclusives. While I agree that for Wii U owners those are not really that interesting, Splatoon, Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros. will have not only better graphics overall, but tons of new content. More characters, customization, courses, stages... It will be like an overgrown DLC. Maybe lots of Wii U owners will not buy them, but I would bet that lots of others will. Not to mention all of those games will be new to anyone who didn't had a Wii U. Which, if you don't know already, are tons of people.

Let's add to that the third parties multiplatform ports and we have an outstanding combination of new games, enhanced Wii U exclusives and third party multiplatform. No other console has seen a launch this big, balanced and with overall quality.

Seriously, if you complain about this hypothetical situation, I don't knwo what you thought when every first party launched their console in the past.