Miyamotoo said:
What are you talking about!? Switch has every month some Nintendo or exclusive release algonside some 3rd party and Indie games, for instance Bayonetta 1/2 is just launched and we have some 3rd party and Indie games, and next month there is Kirby also with some 3rd party and Indies, that dont have anuthing with Wii U. There is reason why MK8, Odyssey and Zelda are still best Switch best selling games, because they are some of strongest Nintendo IPs. |
No new Nintendo game was released in February or January, nor any significant exclusive release. The biggest new game in January for the Switch was clearly Celeste, and that game is not exclusive. Bayonetta 2 is not exclusive either, and there were no new Nintendo releases in February. So you're ultimately left with indies, and that's not going to increase sales of the Switch. Third party companies are not jumping on board with the Switch consistently enough, and we can't afford to have months like this again. While the Switch performed decently in January overall, just imagine how much better it could have sold if there were at least 2 good physical releases, particularly from third-party developers that aren't just ports. Just that extra push could facilitate the process of Nintendo reaching their financial projection this year, and perform as competently as possible. While owners may be satisfied with the games they already own, new consumers like to see a variety of new interesting physical titles available on the shelves from time to time to see that a system is expanding as product in terms of opportunities, and thus would be more inclined to hop on board and purchase the said product. As you may have seen already with the NPD data, FighterZ and MH topped the charts, and were new games released that month. If any decently hyped up physical exclusive was released the same month (for example, Pikmin 4) it would have at least made the NPD, and it appears that no new Switch release made the NPD.
Last edited by friendlyfamine - on 22 February 2018
