Fewer Games is Never a Good Thing

[ShadowSoldier]

Veknoid_Outcast said:

So it recently came out that Titanfall 2 would be skipping Switch. We saw some Nintendo diehards try to shrug off the news, but listen folks: fewer games is never a good thing.  We also heard that Borderlands 3 will probably never come to Switch. Now maybe you're a Nintendo fan who doesn't care for Borderlands. Well, tough toenails. Borderlands skipping Switch might not have a huge effect on revenue, but it's definitely not a good thing. Why? Because fewer games is never a good thing.

Let me crack an egg of knowledge on you...

Remember when PS4 launched? It had so many games. Sure, most were cross-gen ports, remasters, or "ultimate editions," but think about it. People who never owned a PS3 or X360 now had a chance to play those games. The fact that Flower was playable on PS3 or that Black Flag was playable on WiiU didn't detract from its status on PS4. The important thing is that PS4 supported a lot of games, exclusive or not. Remember: fewer games is never a good thing.

Remember all those Vita critics (most of whom probably didn't own a Vita and never intended to own one) who mocked the system because of all its games were playable elsewhere? Um, who cares? It has a huge library of indie and Japanese "AA" games. The fact that they're available elsewhere is moot. They're also available on Vita, and playable on the go. Would these critics rather the Vita had fewer games? In a world where fewer games is never a good thing, that just doesn't make sense.

Let's go back even further. Remember the Wii launch? Some of you youngins probably don't. One of the big launch games was Twilight Princess, a game that was also releasing on the Wii's predecessor, GameCube (for those of you too young to remember, GameCube was a system with a built-in handle so you could easily throw it in the trash). It turns out most people didn't care that Wii launched with a game due out for GameCube. They were excited about a new Zelda game and excited about the future potential of Wii. Plus folks who wanted a GameCube had long since bought one. Nintendo providing a version of the game to both audiences was kind of cool in an industry in which more games is a good thing, and, conversely, fewer games is never a good thing.

So, this is what I'm getting at: stop defending the indefensible. Switch losing out on games is not something to celebrate. We should ask for more games, even if they're ports, remasters, or "ultimate" editions. We should demand Nintendo secure some cross-gen games, like PS4 and XOne did with Watch Dogs, Destiny, and Call of Duty. Maybe Nintendo could even secure an old game from 2011, like Sony did with DC Universe Online. 

Whatever Nintendo does, it has to do it fast. People won't buy a system with so few games. Fewer games is never a good thing.

Q.E.D.

 

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Well Fucking Said.