Global Hardware 8 December 2018 (Smash Week)

[zorg1000]

drinkandswim said:

zorg1000 said:

Nintendo consoles do not sell because of AAA 3rd party games, name me one Nintendo system where they made a difference. They are a nice bonus but nothing more.

Well that is the thing you are expecting that Nintendo is doing the same as the past. They have already shown interest in having more Third Party support for the Switch. Because everyone knows your game library is what drives system sales, and system sales drives game library. You are also assuming that Microsoft wont have a Handheld with Cloud Gaming as one of the (4) New Systems they are working on. Maybe you are right we will see within the next few years. I do think Nintendo sees value in Third Party support. I do expect they will have a system that is handheld only for Indies and people who are only interested in Switch as a handheld. I also expect a more powerful device. I do think they are also looking at what will split the install base the least, but still keep them competitive. 

3rd party support =/= AAA games

Switch gets a ton small-medium sized titles and that's not going away.