You know, we're focusing on the big guns, but one thing I think is also worth noticing is the general drought...according to Nintendo Wiki, Wii U had 0 games in January and February 2013, 6 in March, and only 1 in April. That's a big problem! The launch was fine - 38 games. But after the "new shiny" wears off, only a few of those 38 games remain exciting.*
Quality is also important! Unfortunately, New Super Luigi U and LEGO City Undercover were probably the biggest releases for those first 4 months of 2013.
Meanwhile, Switch's June, July and August lineup look like ARMS, Splatoon 2, Sonic Mania, Mario + Rabbids, Redout, and dozens more. I couldn't find a count of games online, but a quick look at Gamerankings shows there have been at least 10 new games just since August 15.
*Consider this question: If an unknown title like ARMS came out at launch and had to compete with Zelda: BOW, would it have sold more, or less?
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