Let's Temper Our 2021 Nintendo Expectations

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Next year is going to be an amazing year for Switch.  It will rival or surpass 2017 as far as game releases go.  Why?  Not only are there going to be several big first party games like BotW2, a Mario 3D World+ port, and a Pokemon remake, but there are also going to be getting more original third party releases like 2 Monster Hunter games, Bravely Default 2, Rune Factory 5, SMT 5, etc....  And there are going to be a lot more games that haven't even been announced yet.  In 2021, the Switch is going to be turbo charged.  (Well, except for Metroid.  That's not coming for a while.  Sorry Metroid fans.)

This is the actual narrative of 2021:  Several companies are releasing their new platforms like PS5, Series X/Gamepass, Amazon Luna, etc....  All of that is going to be overshadowed by the Nintendo Switch.  Those other platforms are launching into the Switch's peak.  It's already an unstoppable sales juggernaut and that is with this year being one of it's lighter years software-wise.  Next year is not going to be a light software year.  Everything that was pushed back from this year is coming out along with most of the stuff that had always been slated for 2021.  It's going to be an awesome year (but not for Metroid), and hardware sales are going to end up in the 22-26m range.  Switch owners won't care about those other platforms, because we are going to be too busy playing all of the new games coming out on the Switch.