| GhaudePhaede010 said: I have heard a lot of different reasons and it seems that after the latest Nintendo Direct, the newest reason being thrown around is because third party support is picking up. |
3rd party support is almost meaningless to the success of a Nintendo system. Nintendo console/handeld success ---> Third party support. Never the other way around.
It wouldn't surprise me at all if the Top 10 best-selling Switch games this year will all be either directly from Nintendo, or starring Nintendo characters.
As for me, I think that the Switch has succeeded for two primary reasons:
1. The concept of a home console that can be taken on the go is both simple and highly desirable.
2. Nintendo's simply been on a tear this year when it comes to software, especially if you didn't own a Wii U and the retreads are new to you. Both their quality and quantity of releases has been fantastic. And they're already set to continue the streak into early 2018.
3. Nintendo timed this perfectly for a nostalgia upswing.
