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colafitte on 12 December 2018
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RolStoppable said:
colafitte said:

8 of 9 are Nintendo first party. That to me is more a problem in the long term than something really great. Switch is not allowing third parties to flourish in the system, not as much as Wii, DS or 3DS did, even. Nintendo has already launched almost all of its biggest franchises in Japan (only remains Animal Crossing and new full main Pokemon game). Switch needs more support aside from Nintendo first parties to reach 3DS or DS sales in Japan. I'm not saying there won't be in the future, but right now i'm not seeing that support.

Third parties are doing well on Switch. Don't make the fundamental mistake that games that don't even exist should chart high.

As for Nintendo's biggest IPs, 2D Mario is missing on your list. There's also no reason to be concerned about IPs having appeared on Switch already, because sequels also drive hardware sales. Regarding reaching sales of the 3DS, Switch will be at ~8m after two full years vs. ~10m for the 3DS; that looks like Switch isn't in a good position, but Switch is 30k yen vs. the 3DS's 15k yen (therefore more sales potential due to price cuts) and Switch is without revision while the 3DS already had one (another advantage for Switch in the long run). DS sales are in a league of its own, so not matching them is the norm rather than a reason to be worried.

That's what i meant. Your "doing well" is not the same as my "doing well". When we low the bar with Switch because reasons..., and don't put Switch at the same level as its competition, we are not being honest and fair. Just Destiny in 2014 probably sold more units than all the other 3rd party games combined on Switch in 2018, and then you have to count the Watch Dogs, the Evil Withins, the Middle Earths, the Assassin's Creeds, the CODS, the FIFAs.....

Edit: The reason why Switch is doing so well is because Nintendo is at the top of their game right now, giving the best possible Marios, Zeldas and Smash Bros. You don't have that quality of games (and i mean GOTY caliber level, not just good games) and you repeat what happened with WiiU.

Last edited by colafitte - on 12 December 2018