Soundwave said:
The fact that you have to use a singular there instead of a plural phrasing basically proves my point. The Switch is overwhelmingly being driven by traditional Nintendo games, unless you are going to argue without one single game (Ring Fit Adventure) that isn't even in the top 8 sellers for the system that Switch sales would somehow fall apart without that game which is a pretty dubious claim. And I'm not saying this is a good/bad thing, just noting it. Nintendo can achieve this sales level more or less just from their standard IP stables, provided they are done reasonably well and the hardware isn't clunky/embarrassing/badly out of date and the product isn't marketed as something for 8 year olds (hi there Wii U). |
This may be splitting hairs but I dunno if I'd say Splatoon is a traditional member of their IP stable given it was less than two years old when Switch launched and just over two when it hit Switch. It was still a relative newcomer that reflects a more modern Nintendo.
I think the Switch overall benefits from a really good balance of new/innovative and old/traditional.
