Nuvendil said:
It's more a stop gap for the slow Spring period. Starting in June, there's Mario Tennis Aces, Octopath Traveler, Yokai Watch 4, Yoshi, Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate (in the west), Smash Bros, Fire Emblem, and Pokemon. That's more than a game a month. And that's just exclusives. And that's just significant exclusives at that, not counting smaller ones like Sushi Strikers or Travis Strikes Again. It's a similar strategy to last year. March, April, and May were thin on the ground. But June to December was a blitz. They look like they're gearing up for the same approach. But this time with more third party presence to help out. And then they have some significant DLC as well, the Octo Expansion and the Xenoblade 2 story pack. And all this before E3, they could have more for this year. |
It's not just a question of quantity. The only relevant title confirmed, as of now, is Smash. Last year you had several high caliber titles.
But if you look from a 1st party perspective, it only gets worse.
Wii U in it's first 14 months (all original and only 1st party games)
Mario U
Nintendo Land
New Super Luigi U
Pikmin 3
Wii Party U
Wii Fit U
Mario 3D World
Switch in it's first 14 months (all original and only 1st party games)
Zelda BoTW (port, but ok)
Splatoon 2
Arms
Xenoblade 2
Mario Odyssey
1-2-Switch
Labo (i don't even consider it a game, but ok)
There's no meaningful difference between both consoles and there should be.
This year we should be seeing a way better release Schedule - even if not better than last year - but we aren't. So, it's more than a small bump in the road, at least for me.
Thankfully, the 3rd party situation is better than Wii U's.
