Green098 said:
Remove all first party games on any console and see what happens. A console needs 1st party as well as third party to be a success. A bigger 1st party can make up for a smaller third party however, but's good to have a steady flow of both.
Anyway I don't see why the Switch isn't as powerful as any potential PS5 or Xbox Two means it won't get third party support. The Switch isn't as powerful as the current PS4 and Xbox One and it's getting the best third party support for a Nintendo console in years. If the Switch sells well, what reason is there for devs not to make titles built from the ground of or at least in mind of Switch's hardware? For the Switch to stay competitive as a handheld it's fine for the next 8 years. I do think they'll need an updated system to truly keep the home console hybrid point going by 2025 however. I still think it would sell of course, Nintendo's handhelds do amazing. I just think the home console side would be very hindered compared to the handheld side by then. |
"Points To The PS1 and PS2"
PS1 and PS2 would be fine with out any first party, Nintendo's has never really relied on third party AAAs, all of their portables success are their own doing, Wii never relied on them and now Switch as well.
SNES wasn't successful because of third parties either, for those of us who were actually around and gaming at the time third parties were trying to jump ship to the Megadrive, the SNES took off because of first party and is the platform that ironically actually cemented Nintendo's strength as a first party developer because third parties were trying to avoid the platform but when DKC arrived and sales shot up through the roof followed by other first party games they were forced to support the platform as the MD didn't do well in the US and Japan.
They don't need an updated system to keep the hybrid concept going games designed for Switch will do that themselves, the mistake you're making is thinking the portable and home console aspects are separate they're not the markets are separate right now yes but the unified concept doesn't have them as separate entities. For example eastern developers will still support the Switch no matter what and every game they release on the platform is still a game built for the hybrid concept.
Fact is people make the mistake that because Sony and MS rely heavily on third parties for success that the same applies to Nintendo when the truth is Nintendo's unorthodox approach means they operate in a way that is not dictated by the tide hence why all the DOA claims against the Switch got blown out the water. For Nintendo what dictates their success more is making an appealing concept and execution.
