The problem with focusing on only first party titles is that it's basically saying that Switch is just a next gen Wii U. People got a Wii U just for first party titles. Obviously Switch is already selling a lot better than Wii U. I had a Wii U and I was very disappointed with it, because all it had was first party titles. I don't want a Nintendo console with only first party titles. That kind of sucks to me. Having good third party support matters a lot.
Some people on these boards make a big deal about graphics, but that actually isn't that important to most people, including all of these people who bought Minecraft. What does actually matter is having all the games you want to play on one console. Buying multiple consoles sucks. If I can get Nintendo's first party games, and a bunch of great third party games on the same console, then to me that is a win. To me NES and SNES were big wins because of this. Every Nintendo handheld is a win. Gamecube and Wii U were not wins, because I only got them for their Third Party library. Wii was like a half win, because it had a huge library, but I still had to buy a PS3 to play a lot of the games I wanted for that generation.
Switch is already turning into a win. There are already more games on it than I have time to play. To me that is a great problem to have. It is much better than having a drought.
curl-6 bet me that PS5 + X|S sales would reach 56m before year end 2023 and he was right.
My Bet With curl-6
My Threads:
Master Thread, Game of the Year/Decade
Switch Will Be #1 All Time
Zelda Will Outsell Mario (Achieved)
How Much Will MH Rise sell?
My Bet With Metallox