Why updated ports make sense for Nintendo fans

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KLXVER said:

foxtail said:

A lot of people are missing an important factor for these ports.  Porting these Wii U games helps the Nintendo teams get familiar with the new Switch hardware and gets Wii U game engines running on Switch hardware which will expedite future releases of NEW games on the Switch in the process.  You got to learn to walk before you run.

It has worked for them since the NES, so I dont see how the Switch would be different.

Games were a lot less complex in the past, why would they start from scratch with all the modern work they've done with the Wii U?