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

[Kai_Mao]

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potato_hamster said:

Kai_Mao said:

It’s also nice that PS4’s userbase is up 4:1 on Switch.

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.

That kinda buffers my point. Who knows how much more these Nintendo games will sell once the user base grows to say 40-60 million. Mario Odyssey can then beat out even the highest selling Sony first party game, whether it be Uncharted 4, Spider-Man, or the Last of Us. Then you got Pokemon and Smash Bros. on the way along with games like Animal Crossing that have garnered sales that most of Sony’s first party games (or most games in general) would dream of.