bigtakilla said:
But the issue also comes up for how third party games perform could ultimately be how long Nintendo is supported by third parties. With that, the question of even if it can be ported easily, will optimization be a priority for Switch or not? There were games that were better on Wii U than PS3 and Xbox 360 (Need for Speed, Rayman, and even ZombiU with some arguably having the best version over the Ps4 and Xbone) yet they didn't sell. Now people are expecting ports which will not be able to compete with last gen hardware will do better? I don't see it. |
Need for Speed was a good port, but it was released way after the original, and was sent out to die with no kind of promotion. The Need for Speed team commented on how little EA or Nintendo really cared about the project. By then, the relationship was soured to the point that neither really cared.
Rayman Legends sold 600K (second most it sold on any console) and Zombi U sold a million. Not enough to make them worthwhile exclusives, but probably enough to make ports worth it.
There weren't that many ports that were timely and well made. A lot of them that were sold well relative to the fanbase. If porting is cheaper, and Nintendo does a better job at driving the install base, they should be ok.
