This thread was a good read. I would agree with many that Zelda is the biggest contributor to the Switch's success. Any main Zelda game would have had a similar effect, but Breath of the Wild had a lot of things going for it:
- Zelda game with a massive open world.
- Long drought without a new, 3D entry in the series.
- Insane positive reception. I was not going to buy a Switch at launch, but after seeing the Zelda reviews, to hell if I wasn't going to be a part of it. Wow, nearly 3 decades of playing games and I've never seen such hype surrounding a game, and to be a launch title on a new Nintendo console, hot damn.
Besides Zelda, Switch still had several things going for it.
- The obvious thing is the console itself, being a hybrid system with tons of accessories and ways to play. It caters to most everyone's playstyle.
- The price. When you see people purchasing the console at a 100% mark-up on eBay, it's hard to complain.
- Marketing.
I've owned all Nintendo consoles/handhelds, although the Wii U I did not purchase until very late in it's lifecycle (maybe a year and a half ago). It's not surprising to me that the Wii U was a failure. The controller itself is so large and clunky; what were they thinking?!
I think there were a lot of people who hadn't played a good Nintendo game in years due to not wanting to own a Wii U. As a result, when Nintendo introduces the Switch, that camp of people wasn't burnt out and was ready to re-subscribe to Nintendo.
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