Nintendos 2018 Line up is pretty boring for me, so far

[zorg1000]

DélioPT said:

zorg1000 said:

It seems like you are jumping through all sorts of hoops to try and make it seem like the 2018 lineup is bad.

 

"Kirby, Yoshi and Mario Tennis are all smaller franchises."

What does this have to do with anything? Even if that was relevant, they are all franchises that almost always sell over 1 million and have each done over 2 million.

 

"And Labo, well, it really doesn't add anything of value for people who already own a Switch."

What is this statement based on? How do you know the ~15 million people who own a Switch at the moment don't see value in Labo?

 

"Even if Pokemon and Smash release in 2018, that will most likely happen in the last 4-3 months. To me, that's not good schedule planning."

From Feb-July (6 months), Nintendo has/will publish 9 games 1st/2nd party games on Switch. Even if we exclude the Wii U ports, that is still 5 new games in 6 months. Thats like the exact defintion of good schedule planning.

 

 

You have been pretty negative on all things Switch related since before it was even released and have been wrong about pretty much everything so maybe if you stop being so negative, you can be right for once.

I'm saying it's bad because when i look at games that can sell a system i only find Smash. And to me that's the most important aspect of a release Schedule for any console manufacturer.

My comment on Labo was made in regards to the actual games it provides. Which, to be honest, they feel like tech demos, to me.
My personal opinion on Labo is that i don't see it being successful in the long run. It will be fun at first but the constant need to build and be paid with a "tech demo" will eventually put people off. Not to mention that replacing broken parts probably won't be easy to do so (mostly due to logistics).

From your list, on your thread, the new games are Kirby and Mario Tennis Aces... with Labo, three, if you add it.
Everything else is a port.
But even if we overlooked the above, how is it good planning to frontload the console in a year and leave the smaller franchises/non system selling titles for the next year? Again, to me, that's not good planning, both in terms of quantity and quality.

Yes, i have been concerned about Switch and with good reason, if you ask me.
2018's calendar, so far, has proven my concerns to be true.

I'll stop being concerned when i see two things:
Nintendo stops being so reliant on ports to sell the system and when we start seeing a flow of new IPs.
Nintendo has had enough time (since 2015!) to show that concentrating the bulk of your SW development efforts on single device would result in a better, improved Nintendo.

You dont need a 5 or 10 million seller every quarter to sell a console. Those smaller games you are talking about are all capable of selling ~2 million. A steady flow of small-medium sized sellers is enough to maintain momentum.

 

Labo reception has been very good from people who have tried it and interest is high so your personal opinion on it doesnt really matter. It also doesnt need to be a success in the long run since you are specifically talking about 2018.

You cleary havent looked much into Labo because Nintendo literally said you could get replacement parts for free.

 

Its 4, Kirby, Mario Tennis, Labo Variety & Labo Robot. Yes, Labo counts and yes they are 2 seperate games.

 

Again, you are underestimating the games of this year.

Bayonetta, Celeste, Fe, Payday, DQ Builders, Owlboy, Kirby, Labo, South Park, Outlast, Attack on Titan, Donkey Kong, Naruto, Hyrule Warriors, Little Nightmares, One Piece, Dark Souls, Street Fighter, Mega Man, Sushi Striker, Crash, Captain Toad, Octopath, Okami, Undertale, Valkaria Chronicles, Ys, Wolfenstein, SNK Heroines, Fire Emblem, Yoshi, No More Heroes, Pillars of Eternity, Smash Bros.

All of that and a whole bunch of games still getting announced.

It might not appeal to you personally but thats irrelevent, Switch is going to continue to sell very well throughout the rest of the year.

 

Your concerns have not proven to be true because you have continuously underestimated Switch and been proven wrong each time. Its selling over 200k each week with no big games so far this year so thinking its sales will go down in Spring/Summer when it has a steady flow of small-medium sized hits makes no sense.