Why are third party games selling well on Switch?

[Alkibiádēs]

Train wreck said:

When talking about output from the top publishers (Activation, EA, Take Two, Deep Silver, Ubisoft, WB, Square Enix, Namco Bandi, Capcom, Sega, Konami) the Switch's 3rd party output has been sparse and pales in comparisons to the N64, Gamecube, Wii, 3DS DS and GBA so far.

If you just focus on indies then you can make the case, but you can also make the case for the Vita as well.

Let's see shall we: 

Ubisoft: 

- South Park: The Fractured But Whole

- South Park: The Stick of Truth

- Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition

- Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle (+ DLC expansion)

- Child of Light (not yet released)

- Valiant Hearts (not yet released)

- Starlink: Battle for Atlas (not yet released, but includes exclusive content the other platforms don't have)

- Just Dance: 2018 & 2019

- Monopoly & Uno

Square Enix: 

- Octopath Traveler

- Dragon Quest Builders

- Dragon Quest Builders 2 (not yet released)

- Dragon Quest 11 (not yet released)

- Dragon Quest Heroes 1 & 2

- The World Ends With You: Final Remix (not yet released)

- I Am Setsuna

- Lost Sphear

And we recently heard they set up a new Nintendo Switch division: 

https://www.pocketgamer.biz/asia/news/68281/square-enix-sets-up-new-nintendo-switch-games-division/

Bandai Namco:

- Dragonball FighterZ (not yet released)

- Dragonball Xenoverse 2

- Dark Souls Remastered (not yet released)

- Little Nightmares

- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

- Pokken Tournament Deluxe

- Tales of Vesperia Remastered (not yet released) 

- Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum n' Fun (not yet released outside of Japan)

- Namco Museum

- Namco Museum Arcade Pac (not yet released)

- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Trilogy

- One Piece: Unlimited World Red Deluxe Edition

- My Hero One's Justice 

Sega: 

- Sonic Mania & Sonic Mania Plus

- Sonic Forces

- Valkyria Chronicles 4 (not yet released outside of Japan)

- Valkyria Chronicles 1

- Team Sonic Races (not yet released)

- Puyo Puyo Tetris

- SEGA AGES classic titles

- Shining Resonance Refrain

- Football Manager 2018

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Etc.

Feel free to show me that amazing third party support on the N64, Wii, DS & 3DS in their first year and a half on the market.