RolStoppable said:
That would be more or less a pure guessing game, rather than an actual prediction. There have already been ports of IPs that weren't present on either the 3DS or Wii U, there have already been statements like trying to get Final Fantasy XV on Switch somehow. JRPGs like Falcom's Ys or Gust's Atelier are more likely to make the jump to Switch than more specific software that is targeted at otakus (visual novels with moe focus or whatever else is a hot trend; I know hardly anything about that stuff and moe could already be a thing of the past by now). The aforementioned Atelier wouldn't be the first time on a NIntendo console, neither is the already released Disgaea 5. But in those instances regular appearances would also constitute improvement for Nintendo's third party support. It's probably not going to happen fast, because the developers/publishers who have made 3DS exclusive games are also quite slow to move to Switch. It might take until the second half of 2018 before Japanese third party support for Switch gets real traction. Initially, the 3DS also needed a year of strong sales before the third party games started to keep coming. |
Well, going from 3DS to Switch is going to be a huge hurdle either cost or marketing wise for a lot of those AA 3DS companies. Sure, you can make AA Switch games, but they are going to be a lot more costly than 3DS titles due to going from N64/PS2 era graphics to PS3 era graphics. If those games don't get so much graphical improvement they will be a hard sell at $60, which is a bit of a marketing conundrum. Project Octopath looks like they might have the solution to that issue though if they release a physical version for $40.
Anyway at the end of the day it sounds like you are saying that any Japanese Developed game that *can* be put on the Switch, will be put on the Switch. Or at least a large majority of them. That's a huge boost to Nintendo's third party support if it winds up happening.
