Soundwave said:
Switch isn't like other recent Nintendo platforms though. There are quite a few third party games on the Switch that are selling quite well, look at the NPD Switch top 10 software for last month, 6/10 are 3rd party games, two years into the product cycle. Fortnite is doing great on the Switch and getting its own hardware bundle. Kingdom Hearts 3, RE2 Remake, GTAV, Elder Scrolls VI, could all likely clear 1 million+ on the Switch/Pro. That's a decent foundation to build off of and something to grow from. It's not about getting into a pissing match with Sony/MS, but it's also acknowledging there is demand for experiences beyond just "Nintendo games" in the form factor the Switch offers. Switch definitely has a little more of the NES, SNES, even N64 DNA inside of it where people are open to more than just Nintendo software. Look at the eShop rankings too, there's always a healthy number of 3rd party titles in the top 20 all the time. |
The Switch as it is already offers enough to third parties. If they want to support it, they will, if they won't, they won't.
Offering a Pro model won't change that, devs won't suddenly decide to put games on it, especially when they can only sell to a fraction of the userbase. It's just flushing R&D money down the toilet for zero gain.
