zorg1000 said:
The_Liquid_Laser said:
I agree that the hardware concept and marketing are helping the Switch become more successful than the Wii U. However let's talk about the games. Mario Kart, Splatoon, and 3D Mario were all present on the Wii U. These games did not cause people to buy Wii U's. If you are going to argue for the Switch's success, then you can't use an argument that would also apply to the Wii U.
On the other hand Breath of the Wild actually did cause people to buy Wii U's. Most people would prefer to just buy a Switch, but because of short supply quite a few bought a Wii U instead just for Zelda.
http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/gaming/782811/Zelda-Breath-of-the-Wild-Wii-U-Nintendo-Switch-stock
This Zelda game is actually a killer app. None of the other games that have been released so far are killer apps for the Switch. I know this, because they were not killer apps for the Wii U.
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Software pacing is very important. Here is when those franchises released on Wii U
3D Mario-Nov 2013
Mario Kart-May 2014
Splatoon-May 2015
Zelda-Mar 2017
VS Switch
Zelda-Mar 2017
Mario Kart-Apr 2017
Splatoon-July 2017
3D Mario-Oct 2017
Those games released like a year apart on Wii U while all 4 released within 8 months of each other on Switch.
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Yeah, i agree that is an important point.
It is good for Nintendo that 3DS third parties are now pledging to bring games to the Switch. The january direct will be very important in marking the pace for next year aswell.
I don't know what else they have on the bag though. I'm not sure Metroid prime 4 will be ready for next year, so third parties will play a pivotal role. Theres Fire emblem aswell, i guess, and i can see Pikmin 4 coming out next year.
