| PAOerfulone said:
As for the Switch, I think 2020 has just as good of a chance of being the peak year as 2019. It'll depend on what is being offered. Animal Crossing is a big one, for sure. It's the biggest title the Switch has gotten in Q1 since Breath of the Wild. But it's going to need a lot more than that. I think a price cut may be on the way next year: Lite model goes to $170 and the upgraded base model goes to $250. I'm 85% certain that we're getting the next 3D Mario game next year as well. I think Pokemon Gen 4 remakes are also a strong possibility. I'm not too certain about Breath of the Wild 2, however. I think that's going to be a 2021 title. But I think the combination of Animal Crossing + 3D Mario + Pokemon Gen 4 remakes + a price cut would be a strong lineup of A tier titles to have at the top of the card for 2020. They'll also need some good, solid B tier titles in the back to support those titles and keep momentum steady. Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition is a good start, but it needs more. Furthermore, I think we're due for 1 big, major 3rd party game that will be a system seller. *COUGHMonsterHunterCOUGH*
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I agree on that price cut, they should absolutely have a price cut before the new systems launch. I hope there's not another pokemon game next year. Every year would just seem ridiculous. I could see two more pokemon games hitting Switch in its lifetime, anything more than that would be total overkill. Pokemon shouldn't be CoD.
BotW 2 is way more likely than another 3D Mario next year. BotW came out before Odyssey and it is using the same world, which means development time should be cut down significantly. BotW 2 next year makes total sense, Mario 3D doesn't. I do think a new Mario 2D series is possible next year. The combo of AC, BotW 2, new Mario 2D series as 3 high potential 10+ million sellers would make it a huge year for Switch in terms of system sellers. Throw in stuff like Bayonetta 3, maybe Metroid Prime Trilogy HD, hopefully porting over Wind Waker HD or maybe a combo pack of Zelda HD games (WW, SS?), and at least one more new console series game (pikmin??) and maybe a portable-only series to boot, and Nintendo could have everything it needs for a bigger year than this year. Of course hopefully it one or two big new third party games as well.
