Are Nintendo gamers engaging in reverse racism towards third parties?

[Shaunodon]

fordy said:

Shaunodon said:

Is that a serious question?

I don't know how many systems you've tracked in their first year, but if you think the Switch is underdelivering I'd sure like to know why.

This isn't about tracking sales. Go back and read my original statement.

Counting Nintendo's original flagship franchises (Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Kirby, etc), you have two titles, and both are remakes or ports of their WiiU counterparts. Those who bought a Switch for Zelda, like I said, are looking to get more from it, and if the first party is lacking, then they will head toward third party in the short term.

Also, you really shouldn't get kneejerk defensive about this sort of stuff. This is a conversation about cutting third party titles on the Switch more slack than usual.

I'm not being kneejerk defensive, I'm just honestly not sure if I should be taking this seriously.

You do know a new Mario comes out in a week right? And I think Splatoon has done enough at this point to be considered a flagship title.

So even if Splatoon 2 isn't that much of a step up from the first, you still have that, Zelda, a new Mario, and a new Xenoblade about a month later. That's discounting the ports, even though MK8DX adds enough substantial content, and is addictive enough that most people would want to re-buy it anyway.

Considering the quality of the titles, you really think that's a poor showing for the first year of a system?