Is Kimishima really the man to put Nintendo back together?

[Jumpin]

sc94597 said:

Jumpin said:

Back in 2006, both Wii and DS each offered more than enough games to satisfy on their own. The Switch, which has the dev capacity of both, but after years of prep has only a handful of games to show, and no killer app (Zelda doesn't count since it is on Wii U as well). 

You are misremembering things. The Wii launched with twilight princess as its sole high profile game. Metroid Prime 3, Super Mario Galaxy, Super Paper Mario, and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn are what held the Wii together in 2007. 

 

The lineup for the Switch looks much better. 

You've got to be kidding. The Wii launched with 33 games during its first month, 21 of those available at launch day. Wii Sports, a killer app, packed in with the console. Dozens more announced for the first year, including Super Mario Galaxy, one of the greatest games of all time. CONSTANT announcements leading up to the launch. The gravity of the titles was enough to keep the Wii instantly flying off store shelves  for more than two years straight, and holiday seasons after.

Now with the Switch. No killer app since anyone can get it on Wii U instead. There's only 3 other games at launch, and no more in the first month. Just 20 more for the next YEAR. Very few people are excited about this state of affairs, no new fans are coming in. The biggest game by far is Zelda which, as mentioned, is already available to anyone who has a Wii U. There's nothing else to look forward to unless you want to look forward to a very humdrum looking jrpg with the Xenoblade title slapped on, and an uninspiring Mario game that looks like Mario the Hedgehog 2006, and don't compare this one to galaxy, Galaxy this one ain't, not all Mario games are made equal.

Nintendo has done a piss poor job with the the software, it is not convincing any new gamers to jump on the Nintendo wagon. It's certainly not convincing any 3DS users to shell the 350 euros to upgrade. There's no need to upgrade Wii U either since those users can already buy the game they want. Anyone who thinks this one has a leg up on the Wii is delusional.