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Shaunodon on 30 July 2020
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VideoGameAccountant said:
Shaunodon said:

Actually I'm glad someone mentioned this, because what Sony and Microsoft have shown actually help justify Nintendo's actions.

For Sony, the only upcoming game they have for the holidays is a short standalone-expansion for Spider-Man. It'll probably be good, but it's still only a short experience built upon a previous game.

For Microsoft, their Halo Infinite demo is the perfect example of why you shouldn't reveal or announce any games before they're ready, cause all they've done is hurt expectations for that title. Halo Infinite does not look like a game ready to release this year.

In contrast, if Nintendo feel like they should wait until the last minute to decide what big titles they can realistically have (properly)finished these holidays, I'm more than happy to wait. At least they're making sure whatever they have should be worth the wait.

It doesn't justify Nintendo's action. Both Sony and Microsoft are both releasing titles and new hardware in 2020. Both Sony and Microsoft have shown their line up for at least the near future, even if everything doesn't have a release date. That's more excusable when you have a new generation. Nintendo's issue is they can't even get one title out for the rest of the year. Nintendo had three years of strong earnings and cash flow and is only making for a single system, so they're inability to produce anything makes them look bad. Nintendo can't even do the bare minimum. 

Also, we're 5 months to the end of the year. If Nintendo doesn't know what they can or can't release now, than they have way bigger problems than the virus. 

It's not hard to know what Sony and Microsoft have in the near future, when it's literally one game each. For Sony, just a standalone-expansion even. For Microsoft, it may get delayed anyway. So if Nintendo just announced one game you'd stop losing sleep at night?

Stop talking about their inability to produce anything for the rest of the year, as if it's already set in stone. We're barely over half way through the year, and their current pattern has been to announce games shortly before release.

The games they've released so far this year have already been more than satisfactory. Most people already have a huge backlog on Switch to begin with. The Switch keeps selling out everywhere for a reason.

The only 'problems' are the ones you're creating for yourselves.