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KLAMarine on 23 September 2017
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GhaudePhaede010 said:
KLAMarine said:

I stand corrected. No, I don't see any of that on Switch but consider WiiU launched at the end of the PS360 era just about matching them in terms of power. This made it easier to port PS360 games to it. The Switch is releasing in the middle of this gen and we're seeing games release on it like Xenoverse 2 which was only released on PC, PS4, and X1 prior. We're now getting Doom 2016 too and there's interest in getting Overwatch and FF15 on the Switch as well perhaps because the Japanese spend big money on microtransactions and mobile gaming is big over there.

WiiU was still set to get games in 2016. Its life was yet to end but no Doom 2016. Switch will be getting that title even though it's hardly more powerful than WiiU.

I confess I didn't even bother to look it up. I'd much rather other people look it up for me and I'll happily accept being corrected. Thanks!

I think something has changed. I'm seeing much greater interest and enthusiasm for the Switch than I did for the WiiU. Let's look at some numbers:

The WiiU reveal trailer over a period of some six years has accrued views just shy of 12 million.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e3qaPg_keg

Contrast this to the Switch reveal which under ONE year has built up an impressive 32.9 million views.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5uik5fgIaI

Go beyond and compare it to reveal trailers that have been around longer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP_E6Bn6fWM

or even

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7QhUL8NUK4

 

I'm seeing an enthusiasm for the Switch that I did not see for the Wii U and if third party releases for the Switch can make third parties money, we can only expect more support moving forward.

 

$$$ speaks louder than specs.

I completely agree. I am very excited going forward with Switch. I was just noting the change and hoping to keep people level on the idea that Nintendo has somehow figured third party developers out. The same issues persist. I am happy that Switch is getting DOOM... I am going to buy it. I am also happy Switch is a massive success since I was there day 1 and telling everyone I felt it would be a Wii-like success. I also do believe if the games sell well, this will mean more games in the future (which was Wii U's main death nail. The quality support was there, the games sold doo-doo).

What's there to figure out? Third parties aren't complicated: if there's $$$ to be made, they will be there. I'm picking up Doom once it releases as well.

GhaudePhaede010 said:

My commentary is an attempt to be neutral. I am not trying to give anything other than perspective on Nintendo's current situation. I hope things continue to look upward for Switch but I am not going to act like a fairly watered-down port or two from Bethesda has all of a sudden turned Nintendo's third party relations around. I bought the third party games for Wii U and a lot of my resentment comes from the fact that people were bashing me for liking, "watered-down ports with minimal effort" on Wii U but since this is Switch, people are willing to give games with seemingly the same amount of care a pass. And I also really want Nintendo to get their third party relationships back on track for good. Hopefully this is a step in the right direction.

$$$ heals all wounds and mends all bridges.

Conina said:
KLAMarine said:

WiiU was still set to get games in 2016. Its life was yet to end but no Doom 2016. Switch will be getting that title even though it's hardly more powerful than WiiU.

Even if the Switch in handheld mode don't have a huge advantage of CPU and GPU power, it still has around 3 times the available RAM of the Wii U and the Tegra X1 has Vulkan driver support. A port of Doom 2016 to the Wii U would have been much harder and more expensive.

I'll have to take your word for it on the specs aspect. An easier and cheaper port of Doom 2016 means a better chance of making money for Bethesda and that's what everything comes down to: $$$.

 

$$$ makes the world go round.