| Dv8thwonder said: By this logic and the hybrid nature of the device wouldn't there be four waves of 1st party titles planned for the Switch? |
Not really. The DS 1st party wave was 2004-2006. Wii was 2006-2008. Now imagine if Nintendo made a sorta DS-Wii hybrid. Then the support will be like 2004-2008.
| JRPGfan said: Your basically asking if Nintendo will support the Switch with big titles, in year 3-4 of its lifetime? Thats such a sad question..... it should be a obvious yes. Doesnt every console maker out there do this? |
Nintendo supports a system in two ways. 1st party support and 2nd party support. What I am talking about is that the 1st party support mostly happens in the 1st two years. The 2nd party support happens after those two years. (Mostly.)
So Nintendo systems do get 4 or more years of support but that is because it is 1st party + 2nd Party support. What I am talking about is only 1st party support which again mostly happens in the first two years. However now it is possible that wave extends to be four years instead of two. Effectively doubling the amount of software. I have not even delve on what 2nd parties can do just yet.
| SKMBlake said: Maybe because you forgot the most important games of the Nintendo handheld consoles, aka Pokémon games |
Yeah it is definitly pokemon. Nintendo really didn't carry that system on their own.
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When I put first party games I meant internally developed or companies that Nintendo 100% owns. Retro Studios is allowed but not Intelligent Systems. So games like Pokemon and Fire Emblem are not on there because they are not internally developed. Also I knew that I did not get all the titles. I was rushing a bit and didn't double check. Also Mario vs Donkey is 1st party? I don't believe it!
The reason I am putting so much emphasis on this is because the 1st party are who make the biggest hits. There are exceptions but usually the 1st party studios are the ones who make most of the big hitters. Also some games like Minish Cap are made by Capcom not Nintendo.
Also when I mean a second wave I do not mean we will get one set of games and then nothing and then another set og games. We will probably see see a lot of the big 1st party titles in the 1st two years. Then instead of it tapping out like every other system there will be a new wave of support. So we are talking about 4 or so years of prime 1st party support. Unlike other systems who tended to have their biggest console sellers in the 1st two years. (Mostly)
Anyway I will try to add missing titles and make more additions when I come home. I was impatient when I posted this last night.
