Switch Is Attracting A Large amount of Non-Console owners, Research Suggests: 25% of Owners Have No other console

[ryuzaki57]

curl-6 said:

ryuzaki57 said:

It has been clear for some time that the mainstream audience represents the crushing majority of new switch owners. Mario Kart 8 DX is back as best-selling Switch game in some places, which is very telling. The big problem for Nintendo now is that this inflating audience is only buying 1st party software, ignoring 3rd party games that are not Just Dance. The closer Switch comes to the moment it will decline, the clearer it becomes for 3rd parties that there's no money to be made. So despite the large install-base, (big) 3rd parties might actually invest increasingly less.

Haha, tell that to Momotaro, which cracked 2 million in its first couple of months in a single country, or Monster Hunter Rise, the biggest third party exclusive yet which will arrive in Switch's 4th year. Third party support on Switch has been increasing year after year, not decreasing.

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I mean, if any of that was true, we wouldn't be heading into the Switch's 4th year on the market with plenty of third party software in the pipeline like Monster Hunter Rise, Bravely Default II, Apex Legends, Rune Factory 5, Shin Megami Tensei V, Subnautica, Monster Hunter Stories 2, a new RE according to the guy who leaked Monster Hunter, etc. 

But Momotaro is a family-friendly game, hence perfectly fit for Switch's mainstream audience. Games aimed at children & families of course have a higher chance of succeeding. I remember Bandai's fishing game has been a big commercial hit. But 3rd parties don't make that many family games so my point refers to core games. Momotaro selling 2m isn't going to encourage anyone to make Switch games, given that most companies don't target that specific audience.

The 7 games you mention don't represent "plenty of 3rd party software". Apex & Subnautica are ports and for all the others there's some sort of deal behind them. Regarding MHRise, I remember reading that the project started 4 years ago. Now Capcom has realized that Monster Hunter as well as RE are immensly more successful as multiplat games, so when their contract with Nintendo expire they will be back to PS/Xbox. There is little genuine 3rd party support on Switch and it can only diminish as studios tackle PS5/XSX development.

Mnementh said:

Oh, you are back. That is great, give us more fun posts like this one.

I have always been here, in the review section.