Why is the Switch still not getting big games from 3rd parties? October edition

[potato_hamster]

Jumpin said:

potato_hamster said:

Wii U total sales:  ~14 million

Retail sales:
Mario Kart 8:  7.7M
New Super Mario Bros U: 5.6M
Super Smash Bros. U: 5.1M
Splatoon: 4.7M

Switch total sales: ~20M

Retail Sales:
Mario Odyssey: 10M
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: 9.2M
Breath of the Wild: 7.8M
Spatoon 2: 6M

Using the userbase as an excuse why games aren't selling as well on a Nintendo platform as they would on others is complete nonsense. Nintendo has continuously demonstrated that you don't need a huge userbase to have huge sales.

I'd say userbase counts for something, and when Switch has it, its games will also be significantly higher in sales.

Wii total sales: 102M

Wii Sports: 82M
Mario Kart Wii: 36M
Wii Sports Resort: 33M
New Super Mario Bros Wii: 29M

Okay, but what does that have to do with the price of tea in China? The argument being made is that third party games aren't selling well, and incapable of selling well because the user base isn't big enough. Clearly the Switch's user base is big enough to have numerous games with over 4 million in sales, so that means the user base is big enough for any game, especially those that are selling millions on other platforms to sell millions on the switch.

Let me put it to you this way. Do you think GTA V or Red Dead Redemption 2 would only sell 1.1 million units on Switch like the best selling multi-platform game (FIFA) has?