Switch has 4 Nintendo exclusives in Eurogamers top 10 Games of 2017.

[KilleyMc]

Miyamotoo said:

KilleyMc said:

There is really no point there, BotW is a Nintendo exclusive but will never be a Switch exclusive. Even if it's true that many gamers bought the Switch to play BoTW that tells nothing about the game being exclusive to the system, they just chose one console over the other. You made a thread about Amazon's top selling games of 2017 and the Wii U version of BoTW was in the top 10, not to shabby for a dead console unknown to many people.

But there is point, regardless fact that Zelda BotW is also available on Wii U also and it's not exclusive game for Switch, in practice situation is totally different, people see Zelda BotW like Switch exclusive game and BotW acts like Switch exclusive game (its huge system seller game and must have Switch game). You mentione Amazon's top selling games of 2017, there is reason why Switch version of game is on 3. position and Wii U version of game on 10. position.

The reason is that the Switch is the shiny new console, is more powerful than the Wii U and, understandably, people that didn't own a Wii U would rather play the game in the new console (that had little more to offer at launch btw), it means nothing in regards to the exclusivity of the game. As I posted in that other thread, the truly amazing result is that BotW for Wii U still managed to enter the top 10 of the year.

Using BotW Switch top 3 position to claim exclusivity is something akin to Sony fans trying to claim exclusivity over 90% of the non-indie multiplatform games 'cause their version will undoubtedly trounce the others in sales, it's ridiculous.

I always read about BotW that it was a multi-gen game and other valid opinios saying that the Switch game was a Wii U port, but this is the first time that I've read sometihng trying to pass the game as a Switch exclusive. It's already great for Switch to have 4 games in Eurogamers top ten, there is just no need to pass all of them as exclusives.