It's sad for those who didn't plan, great for those that did. Good on Koei Tecmo for not doubting the company that made them who they are. That's the thing a lot of these companies who exist on Nintendo's upbringing don't trust the company enough to have something planned for it. Sure, Wii U was a scary time for developers but the situation that the Wii U was in directly inverse to that of Switch. New leader, new and strong idea, Zelda at launch, Mario 7 months later (both genre defining games) and it's a handheld and is being used mostly as a handheld. The warning signs were right in their faces. And while Indies are making a good profit on Switch, it's the huge 3rd parties that are missing out on sales, who would have thought.
The switch is going to be another great era of Nintendo so Japanese 3rd parties in particular should support the Switch in any way they can. Especially since Nintendo has a stranglehold in Japan. Seeing that I believe the Switch will be around for 10 years, Japanese developers should have time to put their all into developing crafted games for Switch, I hope they take advantage of it because who knows where Nintendo might go after the Switch. This thing has crazy potential, and Nintendo is just getting started in terms of software. Hopefully this was a wake up call to those who didn't make plans.
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