I understand the need for a diverse software library but take a look at this.
Wii software sales end of 2006-8.4 million
Wii Sports sales end of 2006-2.5 million
Twilight Princess sales end of 2006-1.8 million
Wii U software sales end of 2012-4.5 million
Nintendo Land sales end of 2012-1.4 million
Mario Bros U sales end of 2012-1.3 million
Wii & Wii U each had 20+ titles at launch yet 50-60% of sales came from the 2 big 1st party launch games. That means the 20 or so 3rd party titles on each device averaged about 100-200k in the launch window or in other words most sold poorly.
Having a shit load of games available day 1 is a bit overrated and most games will be brushed aside for the big 1st party titles. On Switch, we will be looking at Zelda & 1-2 Switch dominating and like previous generations the 3rd party games will be fighting for the scraps.
Its better to have a few games day 1 with a steady flow of games in the following weeks/months instead of a shitload fighting each other day 1 and very little in the coming weeks/months.
When the herd loses its way, the shepard must kill the bull that leads them astray.
